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[Q] Standby wifi and OS differences with GS2

I have a Samsung GS2 (with 2.3.3) and I just got a P970 which I upgraded to (2.3.4) for use with a foreign SIM.
I didn't do much research and thought 'they're both Android GB, they'll be the same' - ho ho. Had a bit of a fight with the p970 but eventually got all my apps etc installed so it's very similar to my GS2 which is what I want... Not that the GS2 way of doing things is particularly better I just want them both to be usable in exactly the same way to avoid frustration.
I've noticed some things that I really want to fix:
1. The GS2 leaves wifi on all the time, whether it is asleep or not. I want this because I use push email with K9. The p970 turns the wifi off when the phone is asleep - so K9 uses mobile data for email, which is a pain. I used titaniumbackup to move the K9 install and settings from the GS2 to the p970 - I also later removed it and installed it through the market. No difference. Can I force wifi on while the phone is asleep?
2. The scroll feel of the p970 was very light with no friction - pages scrolled on forever gradually coming to a stop. I managed to fix that (removed the lgscroller in the build.prop) but the p970 has a 'glow' effect when you try to scroll beyond the end of a list (the list doesn't move any more, the bottom of the list glows blue) whereas the GS2 has this 'elastic' effect (you can scroll the list right off the screen but it moves at half speed and springs back into place when you let go.) Can I replace this somehow?
3. In Dolphin HD, the GS2 scroll snaps to axes - if I scroll vaguely vertically, it knows I mean 'scroll vertically'. The P970 interprets anything other than a very deliberate vertical scroll as meaning 'scroll diagonally'. It's a pain. What on earth causes this?
4. The included mms.apk is crap. Can't insert contacts as plaintext? I want the GS2 mms.apk - I tried to adb install it but it failed on dependencies. Is it possible? I am using Handcent on the p970 now after trying Go SMS, tbh not really liking ether.
Apart from all that it's fine albeit a bit slow. Biggest gripe is the positioning of the unlock button.
Any advice?

I really don't know the others, but for #1 you go to settings>wireless>wi-fi settings>advance[press menu button the square one]>wi-fi sleep policy there you can choose to never sleep

Thanks for that, didn't even know there was a submenu to the wifi menu. Wifi now remains on regardless!

#2 you would have to install a Cyanogen ROM, there you can choose what to happen when you scroll past the end of the list (Glow, Bounce or Glow+Bounce). The official Rom (and those built on it) don't support changing the way the "scroll past end of list" animation, it's only present in ROMs built on Cyanogen (for example the MIUI one).
Now, i don't know how stable the Cyanogen ROMs are, you'll have to read about it in the forum and decide if it's worth it for you or not.
#3 i saw that the Optimus Black interprets pressing/dragging on the screen a little different from other phones, probably comes from the way LG implemented the digitizer interface, i don't think you can change that (i very often drag icons on the launcher instead of starting the apps even though i do the exact same movement as i do on my Samsung Spica and there i never had this problem).
#4 the applications bundled with the SG2 have dependencies on libraries on the phone, you would have to also copy the files from /system/lib the problem is that you can't just copy all the files since many will be present on both phones but with different version and dependencies.
You would probably have to experiment by adding different libs and seeing if it works or not.
I tried only once to port and app and after several hours i got to a point where the lib required by the app was already present on the phone but a different version, i tried adding the other version which crashed many of the already existing apps so i gave up

Thanks for that - I understand the Cyanogen ROM isn't stable yet (?) so I'll wait a bit before trying that... need the thing usable as a phone, can't keep bricking it!
For the last point, is there a way to identify from the APK which libraries it's looking for? Something like the 'ld' command in Linux?

bluetooth locked
hello everybody!
I can't use bluetooth.
I open settings, open wireless and network settings, tap bluetooth, enter access bluetooth settings, tap make discoverable, (untap make discoverable then), but:
1.) I can't scan for devices: tap and press but nothing happened,
2.) I can't modify my device name, I have one, but can't rename,
3.) I have a long list of bluetooth devices discovered but not paired, but I never allowed, and
4.) I can't remove these devices from my Bluetooth pairing list:
when I press and hold on the name of the device I want to remove, applications close and get out from settings.
5.) I can't discover and pair my bluetooth headset.
Get out the baterry, get out SIM, get out micro sd: not working!
I have 2 same smartphones. the another optimus black in working very well, including the same headset.
can you advise me, please?
thanks.

oalgvi17 said:
hello everybody!
I can't use bluetooth.
I open settings, open wireless and network settings, tap bluetooth, enter access bluetooth settings, tap make discoverable, (untap make discoverable then), but:
1.) I can't scan for devices: tap and press but nothing happened,
2.) I can't modify my device name, I have one, but can't rename,
3.) I have a long list of bluetooth devices discovered but not paired, but I never allowed, and
4.) I can't remove these devices from my Bluetooth pairing list:
when I press and hold on the name of the device I want to remove, applications close and get out from settings.
5.) I can't discover and pair my bluetooth headset.
Get out the baterry, get out SIM, get out micro sd: not working!
I have 2 same smartphones. the another optimus black in working very well, including the same headset.
can you advise me, please?
thanks.
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Is it on another ROM maybe? If so, which one do you use? Or did you maybe restore a backup of another phone?
Sent from my LG-P970 using XDA

Floating Commander (alpha release) - Premium features

The Past:
I've been working on this app since last 3 months and I'm pretty happy with the progress I made:fingers-crossed:. I was waiting for this day to post the app publicly in the forum which taught me so much:laugh:. Well, some might say this app is completely useless, but other might find it useful. I've considered all kind of users and accordingly added features to make it as productive as possible. This is still an alpha release and you may find several bugs, and I would really appreciate if you guys can report it whenever it crashes:angel:. I'm open to all kind of ideas and feel free to suggest me additional features.
About Floating Commander:
Well, I'm sure you're all are in love with Google Now, but then, so I'm I. But it sucks sometimes, how Google Now can't do many things that I want it to do, may be like setting the brightness of my screen to lets say 50%, changing sound settings and so on.. So, I've tried to accommodate all that in this app. Yes, this is a voice command utility that will do many things which Google Now can't (may be in future, but not now). Moreover, I've seen people who don't like the app simply because it eats up a little bit of data from your data pack and affects the battery aswell. Now, this one also needs data, but just to transform your voice to text, and rest all the features are processed natively and accordingly invoked. Its superfast (atleast on my phone, Galaxy Note 2) and it gets the work done. This app starts a floating widget which can be put on any edge of the screen, or freely (if u choose so in settings), and upon clicking, will invoke a voice recognition utility (Google's own recognizer) to detect your command (English Only for now) and thanks to its SpeechOptimizerEngine, it processes the command very fast and accurately and executes it. You can basically select/de-select each and every feature this app has from its settings and accordingly it''ll take more or less time (which is again negligible). Now, I'm sure there are people who think this is just another bull**** app and they don't need it when they have Google Now. Trust me guys, I have something for you guys aswell. I've put two new options which will be very helpful to most of you, I'm sure. Enable inbuilt "Google Now" mode in settings to launch "Google Now" from any screen using the floating widget, this will completely disable the native feature of the app. Also, another option is "One Touch" mode which can map to any activity, like changing sound profile, opening flash light, running memory cleaner or opening any installed app at the touch of a floating widget from any screen. The battery consumption is almost zero if it is not used, and if used, takes only for the internet data for converting voice to text. There's an additional feature to send the floating widget back to notification area by long clicking (when playing games) and bringing it back by clicking notification area. Its completely add free at the moment and I would definitely try to keep it that way. Overall, this app might or might not be suitable for your, but I would really appreciate if you guys devote some time analyzing and reviewing it here.
Ok, the final and the best thing, I've also tried integrating an offline mode, yes you heard it right.:laugh: But that's only for U.S. folks, since it works on only U.S. English accent. So, please don't review the app badly if it doesn't work offline for others.
Commands to try:
You can launch/open an app by saying:-
- launch <app name | any settings>
- open <app name | any settings>
- start <app name | any settings>
- run <app name | any settings>
Examples:-
- open bluetooth settings
- run cleaner
- launch whatsapp
- open browser
- open messaging
- run flashlight
You can toggle things by saying :-
- turn on <settings name>
- turn off <settings name>
- start <settings name>
- enable <settings name>
- toggle <settings name> on/off
- turn <settings name> on/off
Example:-
- turn on wifi
- start bluetooth
- switch on internet
- enable hotspot
- toggle autobrightness on
- turn rotation on
You can use set commands like:-
- set <settings name> to <value>
- change <settings name> to <value>
Example:-
- set brightness to 60%
- change ringer mode to silent
- change music volume to 80%
- set ringer volume to 100%
- change ringer mode to vibrate
- set all volume to 100%
- set alarm for 8:30 a.m.
- set alarm for 9:00 a.m. every weekday
- set alarm for 10:00 am. on monday tuesday thursday
Miscellanious Commands:-
Examples:-
- clean memory
- dial 12938
- call <contact name>/ <contact number>
- send message to <contact name>/ <contact number> <message>
- send message to joshua I'll be late tonight
- browse to www.google.com
- show my location
- drive from <location from> to <location to>
- drive to <location to> from <location from>
- show way from <location from>
- navigate to <location>
- navigate from <location> to <location>
These are a few bunch of examples, keep trying combinations and I'm sure most of them will work. Let me know if you have a worthy new command in mind. May be I've just wasted time in this, but I'm really looking forward to encouragement here for further development. And I repeat, I'm not doing it for financial gain.
Screens:-
Credits:
This app uses StandOut library by pingpongboss for creating the floating widget. Many thanks to him.:laugh:
This app also uses an open source application Searchlight without which, I couldn't have added an amazingly looking flash light inbuilt in the app. :laugh:
Apart from these, the application has been coded from scratch and supports only 4.1+
Known Issues: :cyclops:
- I've witnessed a few weird things on Nexus devices (it opens and closes the last opened background activity when voice recognizer is called)
- The floating widget doesn't appear on center when launched for first time (something wrong with my calculations)
- One Touch mode has a few drawbacks (all solved in my latest code which I'll upload in a few days)
- The donation section is mapped to whatsapp (since I was testing something on that and whatsapp has an easy package name:silly
- I haven't changed the min sdk version yet, any device from 1.6 and above can install it, but trust me, that's not gonna work for sure. I'll change it in the next update for sure.
- Theme changer and Widget Types are not working yet, thats easy but uploading an app on playstore takes like 6 hrs.
Overall, I'm hoping I've created something useful and I don't expect any financial profit from it, so please review accordingly. Also, I'm also planning to make it open source in future, but let me think about that again. And yes, this app is just of 270 Kb.
Thanks a lot for wasting your time on reading this. This app doesn't have any help section yet, will add one soon.
Download:
Application is deployed on Playstore in alpha release mode. So, please join the following Google Plus community first:-
boggartWare Google Community
Once you're added, you can find the link under "Floating Commander" category. Alternatively, you can click here and select "BECOME A TESTER". Only who joins this community can be a part of beta testing (that's google's policy). Once you've done that, you'll get a link on that same page to download the app from Playstore. Make sure you access all the links and join the community using the same Google id with which you access Playstore on your own phone.
Thanks guys.

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First off, impressive work.
What's the benefit of something like this vs something like utter?

Never used utter
aagha said:
First off, impressive work.
What's the benefit of something like this vs something like utter?
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Hey, I've never used Utter, but this one is for those who thinks that Google Now isn't enough to do the needful. I know, getting things done through voice is a little bit odd. But sometimes, when you're alone, sleepy, don't want to scroll through menus to get things done, this one really comes in handy. Apart from that, I've also put two additional modes, "Google Now" mode and "One Touch" mode which are really really useful for anybody. Try and let me know what do you think.

Just updated to Floating Commander 1.8
Just updated the apk in Playstore to version 1.8
Now you can toggle settings by just saying "toggle <settings name>.
Hope you guys like it.

Check out the public release of the app
Get it here - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boggartware.fcommander

Other apps
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How about playing music? I tried saying run music, play song but it only took me to music player.
I played a song and said, stop music. It took me to the music player,music kept playing.
Any suggestions?

[Android 4.0+, ROOT] AppRadio Unchained Reloaded

In addition to the well known AppRadio Unchained mod of the Pioneer AppRadio app, a completely Pioneer-less app was developed.
It's called AppRadio Unchained Reloaded and its available from the Play store here: AppRadio Unchained Reloaded
If you don't want to root your phone and have Android 7 or higher there's AppRadio Unchained Rootless
Video of AppRadio Unchained Reloaded in use by Alexei Andreyev: Pioneer AVH-X8600BT & LG G3 with ARUnchained
Another video by Alecion420: STI GR 2012 with ARUnchained+Note 3+pioneer 8000nex+Rockford Fosgate+Boyo backup Cam+SMY keyless
Video by Rubn: Appradio 3 - ARUR
AppRadio Unchained Reloaded allows full mirroring of your phone from your AppRadio. This means that any app can be controlled from the head unit screen and not just a few that are specially adapted.
For this app to work ROOT is required. Do not ignore this requirement and blame the app for not working!
V0.17 and up work with SELinux in enforcing mode.
Important
The 'Smartphone setup' on the head unit needs to be set correctly for Android as by default it's configured for Iphone. Go to Settings->System->Input/Output Settings->SmartphoneSetup and set Device to 'Others' and Connection to 'HDMI'. See this video: Smarthphone setup
Any other AppRadio related app needs to be uninstalled as this blocks the connection to AppRadio Unchained Reloaded.
AppRadio mode requires that your device is connected to the HDMI input of the head unit. Depending on the device this can be done with a MHL / Slimport / Miracast / Chromecast adapter.
Because this app may not work for your setup there's an extended trial period of 48 hours. In order to claim this simply request a refund within 48 hours after purchase by emailing the order number to the support email address.
Two versions
When your device has Android 4.3 or higher you will get version 0.31 which has support for automatic connection to wireless casting devices.
The user's manual is available here: Version 0.31 user's manual
Please read it as it contains all details about setting up a wireless screencasting connection.
When your device has Android version lower than 4.3 you will get version 0.29 without support for wireless casting devices
The user's manual is here: AppRadio Unchained Reloaded User's manual
Supported head units: any AppRadio that supports Android AppMode via HDMI.
For example: SPH-DA100, SPH-DA110, SPH-DA210, SPH-DA120, AVH-X8500BHS, AVH-4000NEX, AVH-4100NEX, AVH-4200NEX, AVIC-X850BT, AVIC-X950BH, AVIC-Z150BH, AVIC-6000NEX, AVIC-6100NEX, AVIC-6200NEX, AVIC-7000NEX, AVIC-7100NEX, AVIC-7200NEX, AVIC-8000NEX, AVIC-8100NEX, AVIC-8200NEX
Units that have AppRadio mode via USB (a.k.a. AppRadio One) are not supported.
Beta test version
The beta test version has the latest features but can also contain bugs.
You need to become a tester of the AppRadio Unchained Reloaded app to be able to get it.
Please apply here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/mars.area51.arunchained
The following features are supported:
- Multitouch
- AppRadio buttons
- Steering wheel controls
- GPS data transfer via mock locations (only works with head units that have a GPS receiver AND do not have built-in navigation)
- Auto enables mock locations on connection (if app is converted to a system app)
- Wake lock
- Rotation locker (to put any app in landscape mode)
- Real calibration
- Start at boot (for use with Android sticks)
- Start on HDMI detection (for use with phones and HDMI adapters)
- Notifications to indicate connection state
- Widget for returning to head unit home screen
- Diagnostics
- Automatic Bluetooth toggle for improved connection
- Assign system app rights without the need to move files
For Reloaded to be able to switch Mock locations automatically, it needs to have system app rights. These can be assigned as following:
In the menu select the entry 'System app enable'. Once the rights are assigned the entry will change to 'System app disable'. When executed the system app rights will be revoked. When 'System app enable' is activated, the diagnostics will show 'Can switch mock locations' ticked. However it will not show 'Installed as system app' as technically it's not installed as a system app but nonetheless it has system app rights and the Mock locations can be switched.
When the app is still installed as a system app (by moving the files) the menu entry is disabled as it makes no sense. In order to enable the functionality remove the files that were moved to make it a system app first and then install the latest version.
AppRadio is a registered trademark of Pioneer.
Disclaimer: You are solely responsible for using this app in such a way that it does not impair your ability to drive.

Beta
Beta test release notes
0.39
- Alternate menu. Long press the background of the app to show this menu.
0.38
- Support key layout for TV boxes
- Improve screencast autoconnect support
0.37
- Fix crash at connection time when getPort not found
- Fix for LG V20 screen offset

Moved across from the other thread as it will no doubt be an FAQ.
Method for getting ARUR working on Lollipop (in this case the Nexus 5)
Update your phone to Lollipop using Wugfresh Toolkit. This allows you to flash the factory image LRX210 (which it will download for you)
Use the same toolkit to root the phone including your choice of recovery (TWRP etc).
Set SELinux to permissive with SELinux Mode Changer.
Check the phone still reports it has the right sized storage (16Gb/32Gb). If it is reporting it is half the size it should be, boot into recovery and wipe the data partition and it will get restored.
Install ARUR from the Play Store
Move the Installed application into /system/priv-app using Root Browser and set the permissions to read write execute
Alternative way to flash and root:
Install with the factory image LRX21O (not with an OTA update zip).
Root with CF Auto-Root.
If you get it installed and still have problems, Try:
Delete your Bluetooth connection on both your Nexus and your HU, perhaps a full reset on the HU, then re-add the Bluetooth connection.
Ensure the HU configuration is set to "Other" and not iPhone
Check ARUR has SU permissions in SuperSU application (or whichever app you have installed)
Check that your solution works to a standard TV (won't allow touch but will check the HDMI output)

New version released by Area51 which should mean there is no need to set SELinux mode to permissive.
Good news for those with locked boot loaders as his should now work for them with just root.

Is the nexus 6 supported, yet? If so, which cable is required?
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

just bought ARUR because of the newest update, but touch control still isn't working on my S5.
for my diagnostics, the only things not checked are:
no app interfernce
installed as system app
can switch mock locations.
do these need to be checked for touch controls to work? Thanks.

blackcompany said:
just bought ARUR because of the newest update, but touch control still isn't working on my S5.
for my diagnostics, the only things not checked are:
no app interfernce
installed as system app
can switch mock locations.
do these need to be checked for touch controls to work? Thanks.
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No. The one for touch control to work would be "Event injection". I had it reported working by some people with an S5 but maybe they used a different root method. It looks like there might be still some work to do. Would it be possible for you to make a logcat dump and email it to the support email from the Play store? It can be done with an app called "Catlog". Please first start Catlog first, force close ARUR and then start it, then connect to your HU.
Edit: No app interference, do you still have ARU/Pioneer app installed? If so uninstall it first. If frozen with titanium backup it doesn't matter.

Area51© said:
No. The one for touch control to work would be "Event injection". I had it reported working by some people with an S5 but maybe they used a different root method. It looks like there might be still some work to do. Would it be possible for you to make a logcat dump and email it to the support email from the Play store? It can be done with an app called "Catlog". Please first start Catlog first, force close ARUR and then start it, then connect to your HU.
Edit: No app interference, do you still have ARU/Pioneer app installed? If so uninstall it first. If frozen with titanium backup it doesn't matter.
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I didn't reailze it before, but because ARU was still installed, ARUR kept saying Listening for Connection. Once I uninstalled ARU it finally connected. But I still don't have touch controls. I uninstalled it and now my app interference box is checked. the other two boxes are still unchecked.
I started catlog, forced closed ARUR, and then connected to the HU. Now how do i get to the log info so I can send it to you? I've never used catlog.

blackcompany said:
I didn't reailze it before, but because ARU was still installed, ARUR kept saying Listening for Connection. Once I uninstalled ARU it finally connected. But I still don't have touch controls. I uninstalled it and now my app interference box is checked. the other two boxes are still unchecked.
I started catlog, forced closed ARUR, and then connected to the HU. Now how do i get to the log info so I can send it to you? I've never used catlog.
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How to make a logcat using an app called Catlog
Start Catlog logcat through app menu and select record.
Select home button so you leave Catlog app running.
Go through process to start ARUR and connect to AR.
Once you know the bug was created, open the Catlog app from notification bar (this stops recording).
Select the recording, which is named by date-timestamp...from action selection pick share by email...this zips the logcat and system info txt files into one zip.
Email to self and share the zip with dev by email or any other method you want.

Area51© said:
How to make a logcat using an app called Catlog
Start Catlog logcat through app menu and select record.
Select home button so you leave Catlog app running.
Go through process to start ARUR and connect to AR.
Once you know the bug was created, open the Catlog app from notification bar (this stops recording).
Select the recording, which is named by date-timestamp...from action selection pick share by email...this zips the logcat and system info txt files into one zip.
Email to self and share the zip with dev by email or any other method you want.
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So I didn't see any options to share the recording in the catlog app. There's only a search function, pause button, a sort button, and a refresh button and then all the log info in a long scroll. I transferred the files from my phone to my computer and sent it to the email on the play store. If there's anything else I got to do let me know. Thank you.

supernewf said:
Is the nexus 6 supported, yet? If so, which cable is required?
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk
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Nexus 6 does not support HDMI out, so there will not be a cable. You may be able to get it to work with Chromecast though, it does not support Mirrorcast either.

blackcompany said:
just bought ARUR because of the newest update, but touch control still isn't working on my S5.
for my diagnostics, the only things not checked are:
no app interfernce
installed as system app
can switch mock locations.
do these need to be checked for touch controls to work? Thanks.
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I heard via email from blackcompany that it's working now. The thing that fixed it was to update to the latest SuperSU version.

Is Note 3 supported yet?

ixo- said:
Is Note 3 supported yet?
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Note 3 has always been supported.
If you mean can you use a device with a locked boot loader and SELinux in enforcing mode, then the latest version is looking good so far for supporting that configuration. You still need the device rooted and the latest SuperSU application installed.

i wish i had more thumbs, so i could give this app four thumbs up
Phone: OnePlus One
ROM: Paranoid Android 4.6 (using ART instead of Dalvik)
HeadUnit: SPH-DA210
Connection: WiFi hotspot and Chromecast (tried Amazon FireStick but it was cumbersome to initiate the screen casting, it worked though)
I have the service running all the time and use NFC tags and the Trigger app to turn on/off bluetooth, wifi, hotspot, etc. I'm not sure of the battery usage so far with the service running all the time (just bought the app about 12hrs ago). This stand alone app has really sped up the time it takes to get connected and on the road. I also am not using ARUR as a system app and have mock locations on at all times. My initial impressions have been so outstanding that I have uninstalled Tasker, Secure Settings, AppRadio Unchained & AppRadio Unchained GPS Injector.
couple of quirks...
1) when i check "Do not switch Mock locations", gps injection will not work. I have mock locations on already so its my understanding there is no need to "switch" and ARUR is not a system app.
2) during my testing i stopped the app when it was already connected to my appradio and restarted. it says connected but the touches do not register. on the old unchained app you could on/off bluetooth and reconnect with the headunit to get the touches back, this method did not work.
feature request...
i'm not sure if you are familiar with the screen standby app, but if you could have such a feature as an option would be awesome! one less app to have.
question for anyone...
if anybody knows a way to automatically start casting my screen upon successful connection to my appradio, i would greatly appreciate the advice.

400ixl said:
Method for getting ARUR working on Lollipop (in this case the Nexus 5)
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Move the Installed application into /system/priv-app using Root Browser{/URL] and set the permissions to read write execute
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Are you sure that's all that is required for converting to a system priv-app? Last time I did it, a library file needed to be transferred as well. Also, there are multiple permissions to set (owner, group, and other), so you may want to edit it the sentence to be more explicit. Finally, was the typo using a brace intentional? The Play Store link does not work as a result.
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ddash97 said:
Phone: OnePlus One
ROM: Paranoid Android 4.6 (using ART instead of Dalvik)
HeadUnit: SPH-DA210
Connection: WiFi hotspot and Chromecast (tried Amazon FireStick but it was cumbersome to initiate the screen casting, it worked though)
I have the service running all the time and use NFC tags and the Trigger app to turn on/off bluetooth, wifi, hotspot, etc. I'm not sure of the battery usage so far with the service running all the time (just bought the app about 12hrs ago). This stand alone app has really sped up the time it takes to get connected and on the road. I also am not using ARUR as a system app and have mock locations on at all times. My initial impressions have been so outstanding that I have uninstalled Tasker, Secure Settings, AppRadio Unchained & AppRadio Unchained GPS Injector.
couple of quirks...
1) when i check "Do not switch Mock locations", gps injection will not work. I have mock locations on already so its my understanding there is no need to "switch" and ARUR is not a system app.
2) during my testing i stopped the app when it was already connected to my appradio and restarted. it says connected but the touches do not register. on the old unchained app you could on/off bluetooth and reconnect with the headunit to get the touches back, this method did not work.
feature request...
i'm not sure if you are familiar with the screen standby app, but if you could have such a feature as an option would be awesome! one less app to have.
question for anyone...
if anybody knows a way to automatically start casting my screen upon successful connection to my appradio, i would greatly appreciate the advice.
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Are you using a 2nd phone to control the mirroring, or did you get around it by ignoring the warning in the Chromecast application? What does it do to your audio quality?

stargate125645 said:
Are you using a 2nd phone to control the mirroring, or did you get around it by ignoring the warning in the Chromecast application? What does it do to your audio quality?
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I see no Chromecast warnings. The only warnings I do see are from the Pioneer AppRadio itself. Also, I have to use an app called "#MirrorEnabler" in order to get the "Cast screen" option in the Chromecast app as the OnePlus is not an officially supported device.
As far as the audio is concerned, I would say the quality is equal to bluetooth 2.0. I listen to sport talk about 95% of the time i'm in my car so its not enough to out weigh all the other benefits. you can stop here or...
you can read this if you want a bit more information about my opinion with regards to audio quality...
i have factory speakers with an external amp & sub connected to the appradio. Also, my vehicle is performance oriented so my cabin noise is above average. With all that said, there is still a discernible difference in the below scenarios and I would rate the "cast screen" audio as on par with bluetooth 2.0
#audio and video compression over wifi with phone as the source
appradio + chromecast cast screen + oneplus = good
#audio and/or video compression over wifi with chromecast as the source
appradio + individual app casting (ie Netflix, Play Music) = better
#potentially no compression depending on the source
appradio + directly connected media (ie dvd, cd,usb,hdmi) = best
Now, replace the appradio with my home theater system in the above scenarios and I would rate all three higher.

ddash97 said:
I see no Chromecast warnings. The only warnings I do see are from the Pioneer AppRadio itself. Also, I have to use an app called "#MirrorEnabler" in order to get the "Cast screen" option in the Chromecast app as the OnePlus is not an officially supported device.
As far as the audio is concerned, I would say the quality is equal to bluetooth 2.0. I listen to sport talk about 95% of the time i'm in my car so its not enough to out weigh all the other benefits. you can stop here or...
you can read this if you want a bit more information about my opinion with regards to audio quality...
i have factory speakers with an external amp & sub connected to the appradio. Also, my vehicle is performance oriented so my cabin noise is above average. With all that said, there is still a discernible difference in the below scenarios and I would rate the "cast screen" audio as on par with bluetooth 2.0
#audio and video compression over wifi with phone as the source
appradio + chromecast cast screen + oneplus = good
#audio and/or video compression over wifi with chromecast as the source
appradio + individual app casting (ie Netflix, Play Music) = better
#potentially no compression depending on the source
appradio + directly connected media (ie dvd, cd,usb,hdmi) = best
Now, replace the appradio with my home theater system in the above scenarios and I would rate all three higher.
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That pretty much seals the deal for me to stick with a wired setup. As far as the warning goes, it is the one that pops up on the phone when the editing the Chromecast application options for the Chromecast device that is connected to your phone's WiFi tether. Chromecast doesn't like to cast a screen from the same device to which it is tethered, in my experience. So, I was inquiring if you found a way around this without getting such a device warning, and without having to use a 2nd phone.

DDash,
I'm very interested in your use of the AppRadio and the OnePlus.
Would you be willing to write up a short 'how to', and if any other equipment/cables, etc are necessary?
Thank you for the prededing information.

stargate125645 said:
That pretty much seals the deal for me to stick with a wired setup. As far as the warning goes, it is the one that pops up on the phone when the editing the Chromecast application options for the Chromecast device that is connected to your phone's WiFi tether. Chromecast doesn't like to cast a screen from the same device to which it is tethered, in my experience. So, I was inquiring if you found a way around this without getting such a device warning, and without having to use a 2nd phone.
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oh yeah, without a doubt stay wired. i was perfectly happy with my previous nexus 4 hard wired setup. My original nexus 4 never had an overheating issue, it just decided not to turn on one morning so every "repaired" nexus since (4 of them now) ,overheats to the point of powering off,when connected to my appradio over hdmi. So now i have a oneplus and only kept it because it was good enough over chromecast or firetv stick.
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JeffDC said:
DDash,
I'm very interested in your use of the AppRadio and the OnePlus.
Would you be willing to write up a short 'how to', and if any other equipment/cables, etc are necessary?
Thank you for the prededing information.
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Sure, i can write something up. I'll do it in the OnePlus forum and send you a link.

[GUIDE] Device Settings Menu Guide, Tips & Discussions | Part I - Connections

Device Settings Menu Guide, Tips & Discussions
Part 1 - Connections​
If you're new to this series or want to see the index, please read Post #2 first.​
The post has been updated as per the settings menu in latest Pie update.[/CENTER]
Wifi
Click on any network:
View supported Network speed, allocated IP address, gateway IP.
Toggle 'Auto Reconnect' to allow/disallow device to connect automatically to the network if it's in range.
Hold on any network > Manage network settings > Advanced > Set Static IP and DNS; Set Proxy;
Wifi Direct: Turn on Wifi Direct on a nearby device as well to transfer files wirelessly and fastly (speed up to gateway supported speed).
Menu > Advanced:
Turn on Wi-Fi Automatically: Your device will automatically enable Wi-Fi where you use it frequently. For example, you can disable your WiFi when you go out and you won't need to enable it again when you get back home. Tasker handles this job for me (try IFTTT for simpler setup).
Wi-Fi power saving mode: (On Pie, hop to developer mode) Analyzes your usage pattern and accordingly toggles WiFi. For example, if you get WhatsApp messages every 30 minutes on an average, the device learns about this traffic pattern and can toggle WiFi accordingly to fetch notifications every 30 minutes or whatsoever period is calculated. I keep this disabled as my usage pattern, like most of you, is dynamic. Better use App Sleep or Hibernation Apps like Greenify to save battery. Learn more about this mode here.
Wi-Fi control history: View apps that have toggled Wi-Fi recently. You can figure out if there's any culprit app that is toggling your Wi-Fi frequently when you have explicitly turned it off/on.
Hotspot 2.0: Automatically connects to APs that support Hotspot 2.0 or 802.11u. Network providers are themselves upgrading existing WiFi in public areas like airports and encryption is a must for Hotspot 2.0 so you can trust and rely on it while you don't have to manually guess the right network. Learn more about Hotspot 2.0 here.
WPS push button; WPS PIN Entry: (Pie doesn't support WPS but Google says it's coming back, Read here) Connect the device to WiFi by pushing WPS button on the router or entering WPS PIN in case these are enabled on the router. Learn about WPS here.
Install network certificates: Normally not needed. Some organization would need you to install certificates to access their domains. Same as what you do on PC to install certificates.
View device's MAC address and allocated IPv6/IPv4. Learn about MAC and IPs here.
Bluetooth
When the Bluetooth is ON, you can STOP/SCAN for nearby devices manually. Keep BT on for playing with following settings.
Menu > Advanced:
Dual Audio: Enables your device to connect to 2 different audio devices and play the same audio on both of them. Samsung explains this here.
Media volume sync: In case the connected audio device supports this, you can change the player's volume by your device's volume rockers by enabling this i.e. you don't have to manually raise the volume to the fullest on both your device and the connected player to get the highest volume possible for your house party.
Ringtone sync: Suggest usage?
Bluetooth control history: Similar as 'WiFi control history' above.
Phone visibility: (Moved to Separate section after Bluetooth in Pie, please tell if it works for BT as well) Allow devices (with Samsung Connect) to find your device for connection. You can disable it unless you live in a Smart Home or transfer files from other devices more often. Learn more about this mode here.
NFC and payment
It's turned ON by default on a new phone so do turn it OFF first. Samsung Pay will turn that ON if needed. The best thing about Samsung's flagship - Samsung Pay uses both NFC and MST (no other brand can do this) for payments. In case you don't know about MST (patented by LoopPay), must read here. MST works everywhere so I've keep NFC disabled.
Android Beam: Allows you to share stuff when you tap your phone with some other-phone-with-already-enabled-NFC.
Tap and pay: Select the default app for Payments and Others. Your default app will open up when you, for instance, tap your phone on an NFC-enabled POS (of course you need NFC to remain ON beforehand). Change 'If open app supports Tap and Pay' to 'Use open app instead of Samsung Pay' in case you want the App's own NFC payment feature, for example, in ICICI's Pockets.
Default NFC Method: By default and normally needed, 'Auto select'. In case you are the curious breed, learn about the different options here.
Flight Mode
Disables your operator's network. Since enabling this will also disable WiFi and Bluetooth altogether, you can turn back these two on without toggling flight mode.
Mobile networks
Data roaming: Enable it if your carrier doesn't charge you for roaming or you're rich enough.
VoLTE calls Primary: You'll see this in case your carrier supports VoLTE calling. #JioWaale
Network mode: By default, 'auto connect'. You can play with the options in case you're facing network mode changing issues or want to save battery (put to 2G only).
Access Point Names: I recommend you to request or configure your operator's settings for the first time even if it had been automatically fetched.
Data usage
Data saver: Formerly known as 'Restrict background data'. Your background apps will stop using network data i.e. you'll receive WhatsApp notifications only when you open the app again. You can also whitelist apps in 'Allow app while Data saver on'. This feature can help a lot in saving battery or making you check the phone less when you're hanging out with your girl. Me no girl so no enable!
Mobile data usage; Billing cycle and data warning: Do check this in a while to review the apps that uses most of your mobile data (maybe you don't need those apps that much on mobile data); Change your operator billing cycle, set data warning and enable data limit in case your operator doesn't give you free GBs.
Wi-Fi data usage; Restrict networks: Like mobile data, you can also review your Wi-Fi usage. Do review it once in a while to identify data-hungry apps that can affect battery and CPU as well; 'Restrict networks' (not available in Pie) helps you define your WiFi networks as 'metered'. It can be useful in a situation where a WiFi network you use is in fact a hotspot running on a device that uses mobile data. You can now restrict apps to use background data as described before in 'Data Saver'.
SIM card manager
Select Icon, Name and Network mode (described above) for the corresponding 'SIM slot' (not the SIM). Select preferred slot for calls, messaging and data. Learn about Smart Dual SIM here.
Mobile Hotspot and Tethering
Mobile Hotspot:
Wi-Fi sharing: In addition to mobile data, you can also share your Wi-Fi. This can be helpful in case you don't want to reveal your network or its credentials or don't know about them.
Menu > Allowed Devices: Enter MAC addresses of clients you want only to connect to your hotspot. Same as MAC filtering in routers.
Menu > Configure Mobile Hotspot; Timeout: Enable 'Hide my device' to stop exposing your SSID. Use 'WPA2 PSK' (Learn about wireless encryption here). 'Power saving mode' is similar to PMS in WiFi Advanced. Keep PMF on by default and change in case client doesn't support; Keep timeout low so that hotspot turns itself OFF earlier in case there's no client or change to 'Never Timeout' if you are going to need it for some time.
Bluetooth tethering; USB tethering: Learn about BT/USB tethering here.
More connection settings
Nearby device scanning: Although it uses Bluetooth Low Energy, I don't live in a Smart Home so have it disabled. If you enable it, you get notifications for nearby devices like TVs that support connections through your device (will annoy you at airports).
Printing: Do download Google Cloud Print and any other printing plugin required by your or your organization's printer.
MirrorLink: Great feature but I don't own a car. Learn more here.
Download Booster: Uses both WiFi and LTE at the same time to download apps over 30MB from Play Store and Galaxy Apps. In case you want that app as soon as possible.
VPN: Configure your VPNs here in case you have. I use Psiphon. You can also manually configure profiles as you do on PC.
Ethernet: Yes, you can use wired connection on your device too. Discussions here.
Private DNS: Pie supports DNS over HTTP/TCP and I recommend reading about this here. I use 1dot1dot1dot1.cloudflare-dns.com.

Series - Full Menu Guide Explained
Series - Device Settings Menu Guide​
Hey XDA! I just got free from the initial setup of my Galaxy Note9. I don't know how many of you do this but I'm one of a kind that gives a considerable amount of time to explore every setting, feature and every single option whenever I get a new device or even when I factory reset the existing one. It's been years since I have started with this curiosity and I have never found an 'all-in-one' menu guide to explain each and every option in the device. Yes, you could also simply google the option you want to know about but how about compiling all of them in one guide? I don't know if this experiment would work or not but here's I am starting with this. I have spent the past three weeks taking out time whenever I could to compile this guide.
There are a couple of reasons I had decided upon to start with this series. Firstly, I want to help newbies (or even experienced) out there to explore and know about every feature or option your device could offer. I have seen many duplicate threads that are created every day to query fellow users even about an individual but unfamiliar option in the settings. I intend to do my bit to clear this clutter and help potential askers to get answers beforehand. Secondly, this guide could serve as a manual in case you want to find or get briefed about an option. You could then simply 'Find in a page' over the threads or simply use XDA's 'search in the thread' option to save your time. Thirdly, since I've broken the settings into different threads, this could help users engage and discuss over a particular device's super-menu and spread their knowledge, come up with new ideas and explore more of their devices. Fourthly, this series is not constrained to Note9 only. The settings on every Android device out there is similar and you would be able to find any common to your device settings here as well. Fifthly, since I have provided links and sources to some options, this can serve as directory map as well. Sixthly, this guide consists of tips for many options that you won't probably find normally.
This guide is intended and recommended to be read by anyone at least once. If you're reading a thread for the first, I recommend you to open up the corresponding settings in your phone and read the settings description in case there is. All the threads are arranged in the same order as the settings would come up. You could then simply read out my description of the same, my selected configuration and hyperlinks to some articles or videos in case you're the curious breed. This guide is strongly recommended after a fresh start. I want you all to give some time to explore each and every option your device can offer.
Hope this experiment lives up to the marks. Both criticism and appreciation are greatly needed and appreciated. Please comment.
I've tried to explain each option you could find by going deep into any setting. No matter whatever links I have provided, I will feel grateful if you want me to explain any feature more than I have done already. Please ask questions related to any settings. Do provide me suggestions and your take on my configuration. Please provide me with more guides and articles for a particular feature. I want to have the precious contribution of XDA members in this guide. Discussion over any feature, setting, your configuration, did-you-knows and anything else is greatly appreciated. This is a newbie-friendly place so don't hesitate to ask questions - besides the fellow XDA members, I'm always here for you.
Regards,
Paras Lehana
Index
Part 1 - Connections
Part 2 - Sounds and vibration, Notifications, Wallpaper and themes
Part 3 - Display, Lock screen, Biometrics and security
Part 4 - Advanced features, Device maintenance, Apps
Part 5 - Cloud and accounts, Google, Accessibility, General management, Software update, User manual, About phone, Developer options
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Why are you posting this?
There's a very good "USER MANUAL" on the "Samsung"-site available:
User Manual Samsung Galaxy Note9

henklbr said:
Why are you posting this?
There's a very good "USER MANUAL" on the "Samsung"-site available:
User Manual Samsung Galaxy Note9
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You have commented the same query on each of my parts. I have already answered you here where the similar discussion is already going on. Let's discuss there and keep this thread clean. Also, the 'why am I posting this' is already described in the Introductory Post.

Is there a way to toggle the "WiFi networks available" notification off?. It seems Samsung's removed this option from the advanced WiFi menu as well as grayed it out from the advanced notifications panel. Thanks.

astrodemoniac said:
Is there a way to toggle the "WiFi networks available" notification off?. It seems Samsung's removed this option from the advanced WiFi menu as well as grayed it out from the advanced notifications panel. Thanks.
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I tried searching for this on the internet and found that a lot of users are annoyed by this. Did you try disabling Wi-Fi scanning in Connections > Location > Improve accuracy ? Do you even get notifications when your Wi-Fi is turned off? Next time you get this notification, long tap on the notification to know which system package/app is firing this notification. Try disabling it from there. And, can you post screenshot of "advanced notifications panel" where you're seeing grayed out option?

Can the settings menu be sorted alphabetically? in either lineage or stock roms

Problem with 192.168.100.1 address
Everytime I type in the 192.168.100.1 address, I receive a message "Internet Explorer Cannot Display
Webpage". I have tried this several times and it doesn't connect me to the website.
HELP

Tasker - SecureTask is not starting

Hello,
I'm going crazy here.... I've installed Tasker on my new Lenovo Tab M7 TB-7305F (7 Inch with Android 9.0 GO - NOT rooted). Tasker works fine. Since I want to kill apps I installed the plugin "SecureTask". And: I succeeded to get it working. Everyting is working fine. Until I reboot. After a reboot: When I try Tasker to execute the plugin-command SecureTask - Tasker waits long and can't execute the plugin. It seems Tasker can't call the plugin SecureTask / can't connect to it. When I manually load SecureTask (Icon on the desktop - only a config-screen comes up - I leave the config-screen with the back-button): After that everything works again. It seems: After SecureTask was loaded once everything is OK. But Tasker can't start the plugin.
Humpf? After a lot of hours of investigating..... I'm out of ideas. Any help?

That sounds like there's a problem getting a background process running after boot for SecureTask. Assuming that all of the permissions for SecureTask have been granted through ADB, I would contact the developer and see what he says.
A work around might be to use Tasker to launch SecureTask after boot. You could then use it to close itself

Thanks... exactly the opinion I have at the moment. In the meantime I found a contact address in SecureTask itself - so I will contact the developer.
Enabling SecureTask after boot by Tasker.... good idea That will be a screen-flickering... but that's at 5 am - so nobody will care about that. I will test this... :good:

Just to report my efforts.... I contacted the support of SecureTask - and got an email-chat within minutes. Incredible support - thank's a lot, John Doe (support of SecureTask)!!!
He told me how to get a logcat. Reason, why it's not working:
BroadcastQueue: TabletMaster Service: not allowed to launch app com.balda.securetask/10110 for broadcast Intent { act=com.twofortyfouram.locale.intent.action.FIRE_SETTING flg=0x14 cmp=com.balda.securetask/.receivers.FireReceiver (has extras) }
=> The OS is blocking the broadcast. No clue why. So it seems my Lenovo Tab M7 TB-7305F has a strange behaviour... no chance to get it working.
Btw: Killing SecureTask with it's own didn't work. So I had to choose now a complete different approach without SecureTask.

airplane mode
Hi, bit off topic maybe, but I saw that this is a quite recent threat and it is involved with SecureTask plugin, so I decided to hook up instead of creating new one
This week I bought Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e. It's operating on Android Pie and UI One interface. I'm reluctant to root it yet (all the more the procedure is not obvious), but I want to recreate as much functionality as possible from my old rooted Samsung tablet So SecureTask plugin is the obvious choice.
I'm trying to find a way to automate turning the airplane mode on/off. On my old tablet I created a profile that triggered airplane mode according the time schedule as soon as Tasker detects that the device is plugged in to a power source. I've tried to recreate this profile with the help of SecureTask. Of course in advance I granted to the plugin all possible permissions using adb and even successfully set it as the device owner. Then I found a secure setting responsible for turning the airplane mode on/off and set appropriate values. And when I test the created tasks, the green circle appears and the quick toggle in the notification drawer turns on, but it seems that the system doesn't listen to the call - the airplane mode actually doesn't turn on. The system seems to listen only when I turn the quick toggle on manually. So I wonder if there is something I'm missing or maybe it is not achievable at all without root on this firmware?
Would be grateful for any insight, maybe from you @ktmom, boss Thanks in advance.

@Lord Sithek, AFAIK, the only way you can toggle mobile data or WiFi radios is after a reboot and that may not work on all devices. Google "long ago" removed the ability to directly control those radios, even with root. Bluetooth does tend to toggle though.
So if it's going to work at all, you would have to toggle off and then reboot.
My opinion is its best to use touch emulations to activate the quick setting tile.

ktmom said:
@Lord Sithek, AFAIK, the only way you can toggle mobile data or WiFi radios is after a reboot and that may not work on all devices. Google "long ago" removed the ability to directly control those radios, even with root. Bluetooth does tend to toggle though.
So if it's going to work at all, you would have to toggle off and then reboot.
My opinion is its best to use touch emulations to activate the quick setting tile.
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Ok, thanks for the response. I have Auto Input plug installed as well, so I'll give it a shot

ktmom said:
My opinion is its best to use touch emulations to activate the quick setting tile.
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The problem is that it needs to turn the screen on. I keep my device in book cover so... pain in the arse :cyclops: I think I'll probably switch to "do not disturb" mode, at least it works right away
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Marienkaefer said:
Hello,
I'm going crazy here.... I've installed Tasker on my new Lenovo Tab M7 TB-7305F (7 Inch with Android 9.0 GO - NOT rooted).
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I too just purchased a lenovo Tab M7 TB-7305F (7 Inch with Android 9.0 GO - also NOT rooted).
Sorry for intruding.
Have you found a forum for this tablet?
One specific question I have is with screen rotation. In android pie you get rotation control by turning off auto-rotation in settings. That way when you rotate the tablet a small icon appears briefly in a corner. When that icon is tapped the display rotates. If not tapped on the display does not rotate.
That is what happens in my other android pie devices. But for some reason this icon does not appear on this tab. So I'm looking for a forum for help. Have you found one?

Lord Sithek said:
Hi, bit off topic maybe, but I saw that this is a quite recent threat and it is involved with SecureTask plugin, so I decided to hook up instead of creating new one
This week I bought Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e. It's operating on Android Pie and UI One interface. I'm reluctant to root it yet (all the more the procedure is not obvious), but I want to recreate as much functionality as possible from my old rooted Samsung tablet So SecureTask plugin is the obvious choice.
I'm trying to find a way to automate turning the airplane mode on/off. On my old tablet I created a profile that triggered airplane mode according the time schedule as soon as Tasker detects that the device is plugged in to a power source. I've tried to recreate this profile with the help of SecureTask. Of course in advance I granted to the plugin all possible permissions using adb and even successfully set it as the device owner. Then I found a secure setting responsible for turning the airplane mode on/off and set appropriate values. And when I test the created tasks, the green circle appears and the quick toggle in the notification drawer turns on, but it seems that the system doesn't listen to the call - the airplane mode actually doesn't turn on. The system seems to listen only when I turn the quick toggle on manually. So I wonder if there is something I'm missing or maybe it is not achievable at all without root on this firmware?
Would be grateful for any insight, maybe from you @ktmom, boss Thanks in advance.
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I don't know if it needs root (I am always rooted), but there is an Airplane Mode On and Off in Tasker, under Net category.
I have a task that checks if %AIR is on or off, and turn on and off accordingly.
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ktmom said:
@Lord Sithek, AFAIK, the only way you can toggle mobile data or WiFi radios is after a reboot and that may not work on all devices. Google "long ago" removed the ability to directly control those radios, even with root. Bluetooth does tend to toggle though.
So if it's going to work at all, you would have to toggle off and then reboot.
My opinion is its best to use touch emulations to activate the quick setting tile.
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It still is fine to toggle mobile data on and off (in my case, either Mobile Data 1 or 2 due to having dual sims), as well as wifi, without rebooting. Even works in Macrodroid (the mini Tasker-like app)

Android app Tasker