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How are y'all who are running honeycomb getting google voice to work? I've seen people post that they're running it, but I get the error posted here:
http://nookdevs.com/Honeycomb_App_List#Google_Voice_v0.4.2.13
I'd REALLY like to run GV. Any help much appreciated!
Thanks!
anyone? ability to send sms is really the only missing feature on this thing now. would really love to get it working. thanks!
Google Voice is the only missing feature??? I need Google Voice, Google Docs, printing, and FLASH. My gawd, how could they ship the XOOM with no FLASH? Oh yeah, they were trying to beat the iPad 2 to market.
gv
Per google voice forum, and a google employee,n the app is in the works. No eta
It seems like if you can "restore" your data from another android device to google voice installed on Honeycomb, it can work. You just need to get past that set up screen. See, for example:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11919203&postcount=653
I'm going to work more on this at home.
EDITED FOR SUCCESS/WINNING:
--------> Okay, got GV working:
Uninstalled GV from my Nook. Made sure /data/data/com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/ was gone.
Reinstalled GV. DON'T START THE PROGRAM YET! The next step takes place also in /data/data/com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/
Moved copies of my 2 /shared_prefs/ files (com.google.android.apps.googlevoice_preferences.xml and VeryPersistent.xml) from my Nexus One to my Nook Color.
Started the app, and it works perfectly!
How do you use GV without a mic?
drazil22 said:
How do you use GV without a mic?
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this is for Google Voice, not Google Voice Search.
Has anyone else with a nook tried this from the XDA forum?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=984111
I am having the same issues that everyone else is having on the xoom. After restore the data, it force closes as soon as I launch Google Voice. If i don't restore it will not get past the first screen. I am using a Samsung Galaxy S phone to backup. Will keep trying different ways.
gotrubberducky said:
Has anyone else with a nook tried this from the XDA forum?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=984111
I am having the same issues that everyone else is having on the xoom. After restore the data, it force closes as soon as I launch Google Voice. If i don't restore it will not get past the first screen. I am using a Samsung Galaxy S phone to backup. Will keep trying different ways.
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did you try uninstalling completely first? I got the force closes before I started fresh.
then I copied the two settings xml files l mentioned without having started the app. after that it worked great.
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fzr-r4 said:
this is for Google Voice, not Google Voice Search.
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So you're using it for SMS and vmail?
devis said:
So you're using it for SMS and vmail?
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yup.
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I tried installing GV the other day but I got to the end of the setup wizard where it asks for a phone number and couldn't think of what to put there. I believe even on the XOOM there is a "fake" phone number to apply to the settings that gets associated with the data plan.
Thoughts?
jetsaredim said:
I tried installing GV the other day but I got to the end of the setup wizard where it asks for a phone number and couldn't think of what to put there. I believe even on the XOOM there is a "fake" phone number to apply to the settings that gets associated with the data plan.
Thoughts?
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Wow, I hadn't heard of anyone making it past the first screen of the wizard on Honeycomb. Do your .xml files show some of your settings have been saved?
fzr-r4 said:
Wow, I hadn't heard of anyone making it past the first screen of the wizard on Honeycomb. Do your .xml files show some of your settings have been saved?
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Where would I be looking for this? Went poking around in Astro, but not sure where to look. Also, I just tried to pick a random phone number associated with my GV account (work phone) and it proceeded but still wanted to check my voicemail settings. Gets an error (popup) that offers to skip the check - but when I skip it the main area of the screen goes blank and the prev/next buttons go greyed out.
jetsaredim said:
Where would I be looking for this? Went poking around in Astro, but not sure where to look. Also, I just tried to pick a random phone number associated with my GV account (work phone) and it proceeded but still wanted to check my voicemail settings. Gets an error (popup) that offers to skip the check - but when I skip it the main area of the screen goes blank and the prev/next buttons go greyed out.
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they are two files in /data/data/com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/shared_prefs/
VeryPersistent.xml should read (substituting your actual gmail account, of course):
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' standalone='yes' ?>
<map>
<boolean name="ever_signed_in" value="true" />
<string name="device_primary_account">[email protected]</string>
</map>
com.google.android.apps.googlevoice_preferences.xml has a lot more.
Hm. Not seeing anything under /data even.
jetsaredim said:
Hm. Not seeing anything under /data even.
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hm, how are you looking?
Access /data with Root Explorer
jetsaredim said:
Hm. Not seeing anything under /data even.
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I suspect you're using ASTRO or a similar file manager; these cannot see the /data folder.
Go to the Market, purchase, & download "Root Explorer (File Manager)". Root Explorer can see /data and you'll be able to copy the required files.
Working assumptions: NC has a microSD card and does not have either Google Voice nor Root Explorer yet installed.
If you've already installed AND booted Google Voice on your NC and it didn't work, uninstall, re-install, and don't open it until step 12 below.
Process:
1) Install Root Explorer on a device with a working Google Voice install (Droid in my case)
2) Open Root Explorer and navigate to the referenced folder: /data/data/com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/shared_prefs/
3) Copy one of the two files using Root Explorer then navigate out to your sdcard and paste it to any folder (I created new folder on the sdcard "Google Voice Prefs" - could have just as easily pasted into my Dropbox folder, which would eliminate steps 5, 6, and the first part of 9 below)
4) Repeat step 2 for the other file
5) Plug your device (me: Droid) into your machine (me: Win 7) & access your SD card
6) Copy the two files from shared_prefs to your desktop
7) Download and install Google Voice on your NC from the Market
8) Download and install Root Explorer on your NC if you haven't already
9) Plug in your nook, access your SD card, and copy the two shared_prefs files from your Desktop to anywhere on the sdcard (again, I created a new folder called "Google Voice Prefs")
10) Using Root Explorer, copy file 1 of 2 and paste it into the
/data/data/com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/shared_prefs/ folder on your NC
Note: I had to create a new folder "shared_prefs" - no sweat in Root Explorer
11) Repeat step 10 for file 2 of 2
12) Exit Root Explorer, boot Google Voice, and enjoy!
|JKB| said:
I suspect you're using ASTRO or a similar file manager; these cannot see the /data folder.
Go to the Market, purchase, & download "Root Explorer (File Manager)". Root Explorer can see /data and you'll be able to copy the required files.
Working assumptions: NC does not have either Google Voice nor Root Explorer yet installed.
Process:
1) Install Root Explorer on a device with a working Google Voice install (Droid in my case)
2) Open Root Explorer and navigate to the referenced folder: /data/data/com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/shared_prefs/
3) Copy one of the two files using Root Explorer then navigate out to your sdcard and paste it to any folder (I created new folder on the sdcard "Google Voice Prefs" - could have just as easily pasted into my Dropbox folder and saved little time)
4) Repeat step 2 for the other file
5) Plug your device (me: Droid) into your machine (me: Win 7) & access your SD card
6) Copy the two files from shared_prefs to your desktop
7) Download and install Google Voice on your NC from the Market
8) Download and install Root Explorer on your NC if you haven't already
9) Plug in your nook, access your SD card, and copy the two shared_prefs files from your Desktop to anywhere on the sdcard (again, I created a new folder called "Google Voice Prefs")
10) Using Root Explorer, copy file 1 of 2 and paste it into the
/data/data/com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/shared_prefs/ folder on your NC
Note: I had to create a new folder "shared_prefs" - no sweat in Root Explorer
11) Repeat step 10 for file 2 of 2
12) Exit Root Explorer, boot Google Voice, and enjoy!
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worked perfect and now I'm running GVoice on my Honeycomb'd Nook Color
+1
fzr-r4 said:
It seems like if you can "restore" your data from another android device to google voice installed on Honeycomb, it can work. You just need to get past that set up screen. See, for example:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11919203&postcount=653
I'm going to work more on this at home.
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Unfortunately I've had no luck with this so far. I tried a couple of times. I even went in and moved my ENTIRE directory over. It still force-closes when clicking "Next" on the first screen.
My devices:
* Nook running HC v4 eMMC 2nd edition with the Gapps fix and updated build.prop ... Voice not working
* Captivate running stock 2.2 ... voice working
The Root Explorer instructions don't seem significantly different, I don't own it, and I'm adept at navigating Linux via adb so I don't see much need to try that. I also verified my permissions and ownerships matched the default.
Giving up for tonight, but hopefully can massage this into working as GVoice is pretty important to me. Otherwise I've been amazed at the quality of HC v4 given the lack of AOSP for Honeycomb so far.
Is there a way to upgrade Kindle on the Revolution to the newest version? I've tried upgrading in the market and off of a sd, both rooted and un-rooted. Every time it comes back with an installation failed error. Is it just my phone?
It's not too big of a deal but it would be nice if I could upgrade the apps that come pre-installed on the phone.
minus36 said:
Is there a way to upgrade Kindle on the Revolution to the newest version? I've tried upgrading in the market and off of a sd, both rooted and un-rooted. Every time it comes back with an installation failed error. Is it just my phone?
It's not too big of a deal but it would be nice if I could upgrade the apps that come pre-installed on the phone.
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If you are rooted, you could use root explorer to go to \system\apps and delete (or add .bak to the name) the kindle.apk from in there, and start over by downloading it from the market. This may remove all your current settings so prepare for that.
Just remember to mount r/w before going and deleting it in root explorer (upper right hand corner).
Alright, using root explorer I've mounted as r/w, gone into system/apps and removed the kindle.apk (backed it up first) and tried to install it from the market but I still get the same error.
But, now when I try to sideload the newer Kindle apk I get an "Unknown Error -8".
Would there be other files that need to be removed or edited other than just the apk?
minus36 said:
Alright, using root explorer I've mounted as r/w, gone into system/apps and removed the kindle.apk (backed it up first) and tried to install it from the market but I still get the same error.
But, now when I try to sideload the newer Kindle apk I get an "Unknown Error -8".
Would there be other files that need to be removed or edited other than just the apk?
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did you rename kindle.odex as well? This should have been easy, but I've been testing it out and it's obviously not.
I believe we might be running into an issue where there are other applications that rely on this program, as well as a signature being required for this system app. It may require deodexing of the system in order to get this one replaced.
So far I had tried renaming kindle.odex, kindle.apk, the com folder in data/data, unmounting the sdcard (per a recommendation I received), and it gives me an installation error -8 when trying to install from the market.
I haven't tried side copying it into the system folder yet as I don't have the apk lying around at the moment.... Still looking into it, though. Since you have the apk, can you rename kindle.odex, side load your new kindle.apk and let me know if that works?
You may have to reboot if sticking it in the system apps folder
Progress?
Any solution to this? I'm having the same problem on my Motorola Defy. 2.2 rooted phone. Also could not upgrade Kindle. Have deleted all Kindle files and still getting -8 error. I moved the Kindle_3.0.1.70.apk to /system/app and tried to install it there but got "Application not installed" result.
I renamed the odex and side loaded the apk. Rebooted. And nothing. If I run the APK i get the same -8 Error.
I remember reading about unmouting the sd card like you mentioned. So I hooked the phone up to my computer in Mass Storage mode so that both of the sd cards would unmount from the phone... and I still got the same -8 error.
I did notice something though, the Kindle version number is 2.0.5. I've searched and searched online for 2.0.5 and I can only find up to 2.0.4 then it jumps to 3.0. Is it possible that this is a tweaked version of Kindle and that's somehow messing things up?
Unfortunatly I don't know enough about android/programming...
You can add removing the references in packages.xml and packages.list. This is a tough one. I'm starting to believe that it's possible that Kindle only installs on certain devices (as in it does a check)? That would be crazy, but where the heck else would it be embedded that it wouldn't install from the market?
quick update on this issue:
I was able to catch Cubed tonight, and he worked with me on this issue, and we actually got the market one installed! (more like "continued for me" using my phone and Linux box)
The Amazon packages on this phone are using a shared key. The key to getting around this was to eliminate everything Amazon, including the non-kindle, but Amazon-related references within packages.xml
The problem is, I'm not positive what the final fix was, but I suspect it had to do with packages.xml. Cubed removed amazon mp3 from the phone, removed the remaining amazon references in packages.xml (completely stripped it from all amazon references and the user as well as the signed tag, not just kindle specific). I'd make sure you know a bit about xml if you want to give that a try as you want to make sure your open and close tags match. Don't want to remove partial tags.
Finally, there was one more file in system/etc called amazon-kindle.properties and it contained two keys. That was renamed as well. You can try renaming that one and report back if that was the fix if you don't want to get into the xml bit.
After this sweeping removal, it required a reboot to finally install from the market. This turned out to be why we didn't pinpoint the issue, because without the reboot, nothing worked.
Sorry for being vague, but I'm tired and heading off to bed. I suspect Cubed will release this fix in his future ROMs, but I just wanted to give a heads up that it has been done! Thanks Cubed for going the extra mile as usual with me on this one.
If anyone wants to get into the dirty specifics on this one, we can go there, but it might have to either come from Cubed, or wait until I come back from my vacation next week (Friday)
Hey, guys. I've been living without a Kindle app on this phone for a while now. Is this still on your radar?
xcbxcbx said:
Hey, guys. I've been living without a Kindle app on this phone for a while now. Is this still on your radar?
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It hasn't fallen off the radar, and all new development has been done without the locked Kindle. The problem has been that Cubed's focus has been on CM7 - and that's massive development (he has to write drivers for everything and the kitchen sink), so he hasn't deployed a 1.2 version of his ROM.
If I get some time around here, I'll look into creating a CWR zip that will hopefully take care of this issue once and for all.
majorpay said:
It hasn't fallen off the radar, and all new development has been done without the locked Kindle. The problem has been that Cubed's focus has been on CM7 - and that's massive development (he has to write drivers for everything and the kitchen sink), so he hasn't deployed a 1.2 version of his ROM.
If I get some time around here, I'll look into creating a CWR zip that will hopefully take care of this issue once and for all.
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That would be great, I just noticed the Kindle issue last night, and just discovered this thread before posting a new one. I will watch for further updates on the issue. thanks again guys, you seem to be putting more work into making this phone great than lg and verizon did into making it a mediocre phone... There's a real gem here, once you strip away everything that verizon and lg did to it!
I am not a Kindle user, but I just downloaded it from the market and it works perfect. Don't know why. Just searched Kindle, downloaded, and read.
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mtmichaelson said:
I am not a Kindle user, but I just downloaded it from the market and it works perfect. Don't know why. Just searched Kindle, downloaded, and read.
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I searched for kindle on the market, downloaded, and install failed with unknown error -8.
ozymandiaz said:
I searched for kindle on the market, downloaded, and install failed with unknown error -8.
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Yeah... Me too... Thats weird. I'm a big time Kindle user. Big disappointment.... My fingers are crossed, but I have all the time in the world.
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The word is that if you do:
pm uninstall com.amazon.amazonmp3
pm uninstall com.amazon.kindle
from a shell and reboot, this should fix the kindle/amazon issue.
but I restored back to stock and was able to install kindle - has anyone tried it lately?
I tried to install last night. No luck. I'm on decrapped. Right now I'm just using my archos tablet... It'll do for now... Lol
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I finally got it installed and working from the market. I can say for certain that I was unable to get it to install immediately before removing the Amazon reference in the packages.xml file, then after removing it and rebooting, it installed just fine. There may be other things that I did that are also necessary, I don't know. I can only say that this one thing appears to be necessary.
It is in /data/system/packages.xml
For me it was the last entry. This is what I removed:
<shared-user name="com.amazon" userId="10069">
<sigs count="1">
<cert index="0" />
</sigs>
<perms>
<item name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<item name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<item name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<item name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<item name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
</perms>
</shared-user>
It looks like the update from Verizon also fixed this problem. Kindle 3.0.1.5 is installed with the VW-update and today I was able to update Kindle to 3.0.1.70 from the market with no problems
xcbxcbx said:
I finally got it installed and working from the market. I can say for certain that I was unable to get it to install immediately before removing the Amazon reference in the packages.xml file, then after removing it and rebooting, it installed just fine. There may be other things that I did that are also necessary, I don't know. I can only say that this one thing appears to be necessary.
It is in /data/system/packages.xml
For me it was the last entry. This is what I removed:
<shared-user name="com.amazon" userId="10069">
<sigs count="1">
<cert index="0" />
</sigs>
<perms>
<item name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<item name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<item name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<item name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<item name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
</perms>
</shared-user>
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Thanks xcb! This did the trick for me too. Even tho I went from Decrap1.1 rom (no Kindle) to RevoltRom1.2 which includes the latest OTA update I still couldn't re-install the Kindle app until I made the changes to packages.xml. It was a bit of a pain to make the edits but well worth it!
Cannot install Kindle app after telco unlock
Hi majorpay
Any update on your "....I'll look into creating a CWR zip that will hopefully take care of this issue once and for all"? I am having the same problem.
It started after I unlocked my Android device from my telco provider. The Kindle app was never included but I could go to the market and install. Now it does not appear in the market, and even if I try accessing the app in the market through my browser it does not recognize my hardware as a supported device.
Thx!
skris88
Hi,
I can't seem to get TiBu to write to my external hard drive. I checked the old posts but they did not help with this. I used an SD fixer but that didn't help.
Thanks
ender200j said:
Hi,
I can't seem to get TiBu to write to my external hard drive. I checked the old posts but they did not help with this. I used an SD fixer but that didn't help.
Thanks
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What you exactly mean to say ?
You can't set your backup loc to SD card ?
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sludge1121997 said:
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What you exactly mean to say ?
You can't set your backup loc to SD card ?
??Thank Me Up If I Helped You ??
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Sorry if I wasn't clear. Yeah I can't set the backup location to the SD card.
ender200j said:
Sorry if I wasn't clear. Yeah I can't set the backup location to the SD card.
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All well
Now just press your menu button
Go to preferences
Then backup settings
And select your backup folder as extsdcard
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sludge1121997 said:
All well
Now just press your menu button
Go to preferences
Then backup settings
And select your backup folder as extsdcard
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Yeah I tried that. Thats why I said it won't let me write to the SD card. It says "This is not a writable folder" on anything on the extSD card
ender200j said:
Yeah I tried that. Thats why I said it won't let me write to the SD card. It says "This is not a writable folder" on anything on the extSD card
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Is it read only or something ?
Can you play files via root explorer ?
What ROM you have ?
What Version of Titanium Backup ?
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ender200j said:
Yeah I tried that. Thats why I said it won't let me write to the SD card. It says "This is not a writable folder" on anything on the extSD card
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1. Using a root-enabled file manager, navigate to /system/etc/permissions*
2. Edit platform.xml and find the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.
3. Add an additional group definition for this permission...<group gid="media_rw" />
4. Save the changes to the file.
5. Restart.
Should work
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sludge1121997 said:
Is it read only or something ?
Can you play files via root explorer ?
What ROM you have ?
What Version of Titanium Backup ?
??Thank Me Up If I Helped You ??
---------- Post added at 05:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:08 PM ----------
1. Using a root-enabled file manager, navigate to /system/etc/permissions*
2. Edit platform.xml and find the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.
3. Add an additional group definition for this permission...<group gid="media_rw" />
4. Save the changes to the file.
5. Restart.
Should work
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it has that in there: <group gid="media_rw" /></permission>
ender200j said:
it has that in there: <group gid="media_rw" /></permission>
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Last try
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ackup&pcampaignid=APPU_o2CsU7_2OcKIuASAsILQDQ
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sludge1121997 said:
Last try
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ackup&pcampaignid=APPU_o2CsU7_2OcKIuASAsILQDQ
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I had already used that but it still wouldn't let me write to it. So i restarted. Seems to work now. thanks
sludge1121997 said:
Last try
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ackup&pcampaignid=APPU_o2CsU7_2OcKIuASAsILQDQ
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That one works perfectly. I had tried the manual edit last week and it didn't work, but this solved the problem.
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ender200j said:
I had already used that but it still wouldn't let me write to it. So i restarted. Seems to work now. thanks
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You have to restart after you edit a system file so the changes will load. Restarting after you make any system changes is almost always required, including freezing and deleting apps if you want to see the immediate benefit.
ender200j said:
Hi,
I can't seem to get TiBu to write to my external hard drive. I checked the old posts but they did not help with this. I used an SD fixer but that didn't help.
Thanks
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Have you tried running this app?
Check out "SDFix: KitKat Writable MicroSD"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
If not it sounds like back to stock is in your near future. Good luck.
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sludge1121997 said:
Is it read only or something ?
Can you play files via root explorer ?
What ROM you have ?
What Version of Titanium Backup ?
??Thank Me Up If I Helped You ??
---------- Post added at 05:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:08 PM ----------
1. Using a root-enabled file manager, navigate to /system/etc/permissions*
2. Edit platform.xml and find the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.
3. Add an additional group definition for this permission...<group gid="media_rw" />
4. Save the changes to the file.
5. Restart.
Should work
??Thank Me Up If I Helped You ??
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Thanks work for me
I ran the SDfix app and checked for the permission xml edit. Possibly SDfix did the edit for me since it is there as listed in this thread, but TBup still can't save to the external SD card. I did set up Foldermount and linked so supposedly TBup is saving to the external card but a real fix would be great.
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kettir said:
I ran the SDfix app and checked for the permission xml edit. Possibly SDfix did the edit for me since it is there as listed in this thread, but TBup still can't save to the external SD card. I did set up Foldermount and linked so supposedly TBup is saving to the external card but a real fix would be great.
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Are you getting a write permission error without foldemount, or is it just saving to the phone and not the sdcard?
Hi, I edited the /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml after an attempt to use ssh to copy files to my sdcard. I followed the instructions on arachnoid.com/android/SSHelper/ under External Storage Access. After rebooting unfortunately many apps began giving popups e.g.
Unfortunately Google Play Services has stopped working
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in fact after looking around I think no apps dealing with the internet or having storage of some kind work (no files in the MyFiles manager). After reading another tutorial I believe the problem was that the permissions on the platform.xml file were incorrect so I used adb shell to
Code:
chmod 644 /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml
which set them correctly. After another reboot I the popups still remain and I still cannot see any files within the MyFiles file manager.
This is an at&t phone and I have heard there are extra security measures taken by their phones so perhaps that has something to do with it? Also in order to root this phone I needed to downgrade the firmware and then re-upgrade to lollipop 5.0.1.
Running a rooted at&t Galaxy S4 active SGH-i537 stock ROM
andykais said:
Hi, I edited the /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml after an attempt to use ssh to copy files to my sdcard. I followed the instructions on arachnoid.com/android/SSHelper/ under External Storage Access. After rebooting unfortunately many apps began giving popups e.g.
in fact after looking around I think no apps dealing with the internet or having storage of some kind work (no files in the MyFiles manager). After reading another tutorial I believe the problem was that the permissions on the platform.xml file were incorrect so I used adb shell to
Code:
chmod 644 /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml
which set them correctly. After another reboot I the popups still remain and I still cannot see any files within the MyFiles file manager.
This is an at&t phone and I have heard there are extra security measures taken by their phones so perhaps that has something to do with it? Also in order to root this phone I needed to downgrade the firmware and then re-upgrade to lollipop 5.0.1.
Running a rooted at&t Galaxy S4 active SGH-i537 stock ROM
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Unfortunately the only suggestion I have would be to restore the original platform.xml. Other than that you're going to have to downgrade to 4.4.2 and then re-upgrade as you said above.
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Unfortunately the only suggestion I have would be to restore the original platform.xml. Other than that you're going to have to downgrade to 4.4.2 and then re-upgrade as you said above.
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That's what I was afraid of. Do you have any hints as to why this is happening though? The permissions on the actual files don't appear to have changed.
example on /sdcard
Code:
drwxrwx--- root sdcard_r 2016-08-05 12:36 DCIM
permissions on /system
Code:
drwxr-xr-x root root 2014-05-18 15:57 system
The <group gid="media_rw" /> element was only added to the
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
ACCESS_ALL_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
permission elements. I believe at least some of the apps malfunctioning arent touching the external sdcard (google play services for instance)
Hello, there is a preferences.xml in /data/data/com.whatsapp/shared_prefs/com.whatsapp_preferences.xml
There are some options to modify as everyone likes it like
<int name="image_max_edge" value="1280" />
TO
<int name="image_max_edge" value="1920" />
or
<int name="image_quality" value="80" />
TO
<int name="image_quality" value="95" />
I'm not a dev sry or else I would try to make this module. Modify the file itself will be overwritten from whatsapp in a few while and the changes are gone.
And sorry for my bad english. I don't want use a translation every time
You can't use Magisk to mount stuff to /data, like you can with /system.
You can however create a module with a boot script, or just place a boot script in service.d that modifies the file when the phone boots. The sed command or similar would do it.
You mention though that WhatsApp overwrites the settings after a while. That can be trickier to prevent, depending on when it happens.
Whats app videos
I am using vivo V5S mobile and i have an updated whatsapp app.
I cant send more tha 17 mb video file. Please help me in this
it is a limit of WA.
use a more user friendly messenger
I'm pretty sure Kmod FWA Xposed module can set image quality to Maximum.
But that's not Magisk.