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    Thread Keyboard too low in full screen mode

    I am really digging the full screen mode with gestures on the RN7. The only problem, and it's a big one, is typing. Without the bottom navigation bar the keyboard is all the way at the bottom. Makes it really awkward to hold the phone and type, which means a lot of retyping when I hit the wrong...
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    Thread Separate notification volume from ringtone?

    This is the main thing that annoys me on this phone, there is no separation of the notification volume from the ringtone. I tried multiple apps on the play store, none of which worked correctly. 1. Set all notification sounds to none 2. Lots of apps still play sounds, wtf 3. Go into each app...
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    Thread Install roms to partition A only?

    The Note 7 comes with only an A partition. Does installing one of the Lineage roms change this to an A/B partition or do we just continue to use A and never have to worry about the headache of A/B?.
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    Thread Rom with working wifi calling on T-Mobile?

    So far I have tried Resurrection Remix and Havoc OS. Both allow me to turn on wifi calling but it doesn't actually make any calls over wifi. I've tried various other suggestions like VoEnabler in MagiskManager with no effect. If someone knows of a rom with working wifi calling on T-Mobile I'd...
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    Thread AVD Emulator vs Physical device testing differences

    I have a quick question that maybe someone knows the answer to. I have a LG G5 with a 5.3" screen, 1440x2560. When I create an AVD that matches this there is a lot more screen real estate compared to my real device. I have to pick a smaller device in order to get one that matches my device...
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    Thread How to test an android auto app in the car?

    Is there a hack or work around for rooted users to use unauthorized android auto apps that are not live in the Play store? For example I am working on one that will read my emails. I have some of it working in the emulator but I want to also try it out in my vehicle. I found this on another...
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    Thread "Big brother" style analytics on custom rom options?

    I have a business need to track what is happening on distributed devices that come with a custom rom. Mostly the things needed already come out in the android logs (from a super user perspective), like every intent that is launched, presses, etc. Before I go down a path of having something...
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    Thread [Q] Best hotspot with prepay or pay per use?

    I have t-mobile and it is great...as long as I'm near a big city. When I travel, in between big cities, I may as well toss this phone out onto the street as far as data service goes. I'm looking for information on what the best hotspot to get is. Requirements: - Not a post-pay monthly charge...
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    Thread [Q] Help! Edited settings.db now phone won't boot?

    I am running a T-Mobile Note 3, stock rom, rooted. I wanted to get unrestricted wifi tethering by following a thread that has you edit the settings.db. Before editing it I not only made a backup copy but I also renamed the settings.db in the original location to .bk. I edited the settings.db...
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    Thread [Q] Wifi tether without verification?

    I have a T-Mobile Note 3, still using the stock rom but I have rooted it. My question is there any way to wifi tether that does not "verify" tethering status with T-Mobile? When starting up the built in hot-spot or FoxFi a popup comes up and tethering is verified with T-Mobile. I know, I know...
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    Thread [Q] Wifi tether on t-mobile?

    I have a T-Mobile Note 3, still using the stock rom but I have rooted it. My question is there any way to wifi tether that does not "verify" tethering status with T-Mobile? When starting up the built in hot-spot or FoxFi a popup comes up and tethering is verified with T-Mobile. I know, I know...
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    Thread [Q] How to exit out of apps with null?

    I installed flappy bird on my gear (ha ha) and once I start it up there is no way to exit except to reboot the unit! I suspect there is some shortcut or gesture for this in null that I don't know about. Does anyone know?
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    Thread What app in the Lebron James commercial?

    Silly question but in the awesome Note 3 commercial making fun of the iPhone with Lebron James they use the popup pen thing and then easily select him on the screen, add it to a background, sms it, etc. You can see some edit stuff up at the top. I tried all of the apps and none of them look like...
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    Thread [Q] Tips for best battery life?

    My galaxy gear has Null 22.1 installed, stock launcher running, no full ui. Cpu and governor options are set to the default. Min is at 200 max at 600. My gear has not been worn, but it does receive bluetooth notifications for calls, sms and gmail. In 4 hours it will have been 3 full days and my...
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    Thread [Q] How to remove the background?

    I think this is probably something silly that I'm missing. If I want to set the nova launcher background black how does one do that? Put a black jpg on the phone? Take a picture in a black room I guess would work....
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    Thread [Q] Mark notifications read on gear and phone?

    I have two different notification questions. I am running the null rom, so I have the ability to run the touchwiz or nova launcher with full or not full ui. Question 1: How to mark notifications in gear with touchwiz launcher read? Example: 1. Text message comes in 2. Screen lights up and says...
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    Thread Case that doesn't come up over the top?

    Is there a note 3 case that any of you have which doesnt come over the top of the screen on the sides? For example if you slide your finger from the air onto the screen and you hit a bump where your case comes up over then that was too high. Looking for a minimal/thin case for back and corner...
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    Thread [Q] Wifi tether options?

    New to T-Mobile coming from an unlimited Verizon plan with native unlimited tethering courtesy of the custom rom on my S3. Now that I have the Note 3 what are my options? I have rooted the phone but not applied any rom/recovery/bootloader. - Native tethering cuts me off at 2.5 gigs for the...
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    Thread [Q] Wifi tether on t-mobile?

    Moved to correct forum, don't know how to delete.
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    Thread No roms being updated to OTA VRBMD3?

    Now that VRBMD3 is out I have keeping keeping my stink eye on the roms looking for some good ones to update but none of them have. What's the deal?
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    Thread How to force top right menu?

    I'm used to getting the menu button in the top right, like on the nexus. Is there a hack to force that to come back? I assume it doesn't show because we have the dedicated button.
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    Thread [Q] Where has the Counter Strike thread gone?

    I was a follower of the counter strike port to Android. Update and info was being posted on a thread and now it says I don't have permission to view that thread. Was it shut down or has it moved somewhere else?
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    Thread [Q] Bug with music playing + answering/making a call?

    Normally if you make or receive a call while playing Pandora or Slacker it will automatically pause. Sometimes on the Nexus 4.0.3 (stock) the music keeps playing which is obviously a pickle. I have had this occur via A2DP bluetooth, headphones and through the speaker. Is this a known bug with...
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    Thread [Q] How to open in background tab with stock browser?

    When I'm reading forums, like xda, I like to open about 10 links at once. Opening them and having to flip back 10 times is not acceptable. Is there a way to add the option to open in the background tab? All other replacement browsers do this.
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    Thread [Q] How to change lockscreen wallpaper?

    On most android phones when you pick the wallpaper it also shows it on the lockscreen. That doesnt appear to be the case here, so how do you change it? I'm on overcome v1.2.1.
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    Thread [Q] Help with bottom buttons, new to honeycomb

    I just picked up a 10.1 tab. It is rooted with recovery and the Overcome 10.1 1.2.1 rom on it. Everything is pretty awesome but I have a couple of questions due to my newness to HC. I currently have one home screen. If I am on the home screen and I press home it shows my home screen on top...
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    Thread [Q] How to switch between LTE and non-LTE phones without going into the store?

    Hopefully some of you have ran into this problem before. I have a Thunderbolt (obviously) since it was released and I now have a Xperia Play non-LTE phone. I want to be able to easily switch between them: - without going to the store - without "breaking" the simcard and needing another one...
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    Thread How do these center sticks/discs work

    I feel like this has to be the dumbest question ever. I just picked up a Xperia Play to try out. I start up Asphalt 6 or Bandicoot and everything works except whatever these center discs are for. What is the trick to using them or do they have to be enabled somehow? Maybe they are broken. I...
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    Thread Hack to use GTalk with a different login/pass?

    Does anyone know of a hack to use the stock gtalk app with a different login/pass than the primary account on the phone?
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    Thread [Q] How to fake wifi over 3g?

    There are various apps/games that force you to use a wifi connection. On the go, especially for those with 4g phones, that is ridiculous. What app/hack for rooted users will spoof that wifi connection and trick the app into thinking it is on wifi when you are really on 3g/4g?
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    Thread [Q] [N2E] Disable swipe to unlock?

    Is there any hack to disable swipe to unlock on the new Nook Touch? I use my reader at a lot of "dangerous" areas: beach, pool, lake. I keep it in one of the TrendyDigital waterproof baggies. They work great on my old Sony PRS-505 and on my Kindle 3. On the Nook Touch there is no way to turn...
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    Thread How to get older code from android.git.kernel.org?

    I am in need of the Eclair (2.1) browser source. I believe that this is a link to it: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Browser.git;a=tree;hb=refs/heads/eclair The problem is I am unsure how to check out an older version like this using git. Does anyone have any ideas of...
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    Thread [N2E] Nook Touch - App Support for Hardware Buttons

    I don't know about everyone else but I would love to see apps that support our Nook's hardware buttons for scrolling and turning pages. I created an small app just to find out exactly what these buttons were. I have attached the test apk and the source for it. The buttons generate a KeyEvent...
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    Thread [Q] Startup time after rooting seems to take forever

    The logo on the screen "Read Forever" should say "Bootup Forever". I followed the steps over on http://nookdevs.com/NookTouch_Rooting. The last steps I performed were coping over the uRamdisk, unmounting everything, removing the SD card and rebooting the Nook. I hold down the power button for...
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    Thread Nook Touch + ADW Question

    I am going to pick up a Nook Touch tomorrow as it looks like an amazing upgrade from my Kindle 3rd Generation especially once rooted. Reading some RSS feeds (preloaded via wifi) out in the sun will be great. My question is, once you install an alternate launcher like ADW, does it stay the...
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    Thread Noob Question - Differences between two BAMF roms if any?

    [ROM][5.25.11] BAMF GingerRemix v2.0 Beta 5 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1095280 [ROM][5.23.11]Das BAMF 2.0-5 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087617 They sure seem similar to me, how am I supposed to pick one out!
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    Thread How to flash PG05IMG.zip (new radio) with Clockwork?

    This seems like a silly question, but I put the PG05IMG.zip on my SD card, reboot into clockwork, pick my file from the SD card and it fails to flash. I dug around in some of the RUU threads but didn't see anything tutorials. Any tips on how to flash it? I'm trying to flash just the radio...
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    Thread How to get power widgets & recent apps?

    I have the Perfect Storm rom that comes with the power widgets, which are awesome with a capital A. I saw a mod for it to add the recent apps back in, but installing it from recovery fails. Does anyone know how to get both the power widgets and the recent apps? I've seen a screenshot with...
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    Thread How to make exchange server think Android is anything *besides* android?

    From the way I understand it when I use the built in exchange support or a 3rd party application like Nitro's Touchdown it is sending something to the exchange server that targets it as an Android phone. I also assume that this is OS dependant and not application dependant because when my...
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    Thread ADB Drivers for EVO?

    I have been doing Android development for a while on my work laptop that runs Windows Server 2003 64bit. Previously I've used a HTC Magic (AT&T) and a Moto Droid (Verizon) for development. Now I also have a EVO that I am trying to use. The problem is that I cannot get ADB to work with it...
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    Thread How to modify compiled AndroidManifest.xml to downgrade it from 2.1 to 2.0?

    Attached is the HTC_IME from the HTC Android 2.1 rom. I have extracted the AndroidManifest.xml and I want to tweak it so that it thinks it is revision level 5 (Android 2.0) instead of 6 (2.1). This will allow us to attempt to install it on our Droids! Right now it wont let you cause of the...
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    Thread Is it possible to run Cyanogen 4.2.6 on the SDK Emulator?

    Is there a good way to get the current version of Cyanogen up and running on the SDK emulator? I have several people that complain about my application widget closing when they open or close the keyboard. The logs show nothing pertaining to my application and the only thing they all have in...
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    Thread Motorola Droid forum on XDA

    I sure love the XDA site and am sad to have to look elsewhere once I pick up my Droid today. Is there any chance of XDA getting a forum for it on here? I know that it's normally a HTC only site, but the Sony Ericcson X1 has it's own forum. I assume that's not made by HTC?
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    Thread Google hits Cyanogen with cease-and-desist letter

    http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/24/google-hits-android-rom-modder-with-a-cease-and-desist-letter/ I sure am dissapointed in google right now.
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    Thread New Faster HTC Sense UI out today!

    http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/htc-hero-firmware-update-peps-up-the-sense-experience-to-somethi/ I hope the devs are able to snatch up a copy of that and get it into our already awesome roms! I vote for MyHero 0.1.1 myself :)
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    Thread So much for Hero flash support.

    What keeps this Flash 9 game from running? http://adamatomic.com/canabalt/
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    Thread Bogus contacts in Hero rom makes me poke eyes out!

    If you do a lot of emailing and you have a hero rom on your phone then you have certainly eperienced this issue. Send an email to someone from your pc's web browser that isn't in your contact list and gmail adds it to your All Contacts. On your next sync you just got a bogus contact added to...
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    Thread How to install old keyboard in Hero rom?

    Hey all! I have a 32A Roger's Magic with MyHero .1.0 rom on it. This rom doesn't come with the crummy old google keyboard, only the HTC one. When I long tap in an input box and pick 'select input method', my choices are Touch Input, iWnn IME, and Touch input chinese. The problem is I keep...
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    Thread Can someone explain /system/app and /data/app_s?

    I see two directories out there: /system/app has 97 apk and 73 odex files /data/app_s has an identical number. The directories do not appear to be linked to each other, so why the duplicate set of files? I only ask cause some instructions have you pushing files to one place or removing files...
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    Thread Any way to optimize A2DP bluetooth music (mostly for Hero roms)?

    Hey everyone. If your a fan of wireless A2DP and have tried lots of roms then you have probably ran into what I'm running into. Some of the non-hero roms have almost near perfect throughput, where some hero roms are so choppy that it's unusable. Currently I'm using the MyHero 1.0 on a Magic...