yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fierceeagle2003:
Hey guys I've been using cm7 final since it came out, but noticed some problems with week wifi and poor 3g were both loose blue color in status bar and turn solid grey and the 3 with arrows disappeared. Also when screen is off sometimes it takes a couple hits of the button to wake it up, so I got pissed and flashed back to nighty 39 that had no problems with of course that is till tonight. Everything's working except everytime I get a text its vibrating ,I check everything off for vibrating but it still does it,any ideas??
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Are you set to the silent profile, which it'll vibrate regardless?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fierceeagle2003:
I'm gonna check now, but I don't think so
[EVO 4G General] budroux:
Sorry about new post but I have a different PRL update...01117

I am rooted but stock and live in Gulfport Mississippi.

The reason I am rooted stock is everytime I think we are getting close to a stock update

I go stock and update my profile. This way I get the message when the official update is online.

I don't update of course and lose root I just like to know when it is officially available. Thus I don't have superuser right now and no screen capture.
[EVO 4G General] Warboy:
Interesting....Should be in the 01115 topic tho.
[EVO 4G General] budroux:
Ya I did put it in there. Only problem is I seem to be the only one here with it and thus it is kinda getting buried over there. I did another PRL update just to see and still 01117.
[Android Software Development] killersnowman:
I am making a gmail widget and was wanting to add an option for root users to have the widget access the gmail data that is already on the phone. i understand there is no api access to access the emails within the gmail app. to do this i would have to access the users gmail account using imap. could a user with root access not have to use the wireless radio to access the data already on their phone?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] joseed:
Hello, i need this file: sappimg.nbh for Htc magic 32a, these are my phone specs:

SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP S-ONG

HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP31000)

CPLD-13

RADIO-2.22.28.25

Oct 21 2009,22:33:27

i want to downgrade my phone to 1.6, my phone has FROYO2.2.1 and was from T-MOBILE in USA, appreciate anyone who can give me a link to download it or a thread where i can find it, thank you in advance.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] DonJuan692006:
Search "unroot mytouch 1.2" and go the the thread titled "finally a way to unroot". The file you need is in he first post. You will however lose you Fender splash image and the guitar app going this route. If you want the original Fender back its impossible, however there is a custom ROM that is pretty close.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 424aca:
for my mod i did using the following link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=908791

FreeX10 Beta3 Froyo 2.2.1, DualTouch, Root and xRecovery for dummies! +FAQ

will my camera xperia x10 still be the same?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thekingofmean:
Sexigesimal...

Makes me all hot and bothered.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Captainkrtek:
umm.... locked...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josepxda:
Hello, I have N1 with Cyanogen 7, and (dead) Sd Card 16Gb class 6.

Now the X file i dont quite understand, the phone stopped responding, i wasn't doing anything special, i pressed the on/off button but the only response was the ligth of the touch buttons (home, back, search, menu), so i quit the batteries and put it again. Since then the Sd card seems to be dead i tried format it in wondiws, mac, linux, photo camera, with the sd organization program, with the N1...

Does something similar happened to anyone else? Can i recover my sd (not the data)?

Thanks in advance!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C-4Nati:
now i'm no noob, i've odined plenty of times. but ever since i flashed eugenes 2.2.1 the first update, my phone has went crazy. i had to flash back to bionix and it worked but everytime my phone rebooted or i turned it off then on i wouldn't get service because flight mode was always active for some reason, but bionix was the only one after i unchecked it i would get service, because i flashed tons of 2.2.1 roms and other 2.2 roms and flight mode would always be checked after boot. even though bionix still worked it was acting funky sometimes so i just odined and i used the true firmware 2.1 from eugene instead of froyo but i doubt thats the deal, now after a successful odin , it passed, it keeps coming on and i flight mode is still checked but after the second media sd card scan it boot loops, everytime... the phone won't stay on past the sd card scans.. wtffffffff help pretty please
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1freedude:
which recovery do you have? root it, get clockwork, format system, data, cache, reflash to jfd, mini kies to kb5. I just did this from a borked voodoo recovery.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C-4Nati:
Lol its been rooted. Im not a noob man. I just odined eugenes 2.2 official jk2 stock. Now phone boots and works fine. But when I reboot flight mode is always on... and some apps keep fcing over unistalled and re installed bunch of times same result. I did two odins wtf is wrong wit my phone :(
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C-4Nati:
BTW something I forgot to mention, ever since flashing eugenes 2.2.1 under about phone my baseband version always says unknown, even after the odin twice it still says that on every rom. Everything was alwaya fine until I flashed that rom. Odins didn't fix so idk wut is up.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C-4Nati:
Sorry not to spam but ever since I flashed dead horse and the rom my IMEI always shows up as unknown, even after odin, on any rom.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oka1:
Couple of things if you odin back t ostock and you still have issues then try

1. Use three button method to get into recovery mode.

2. Click delete all user data.

3. Reboot Enjoy!

Or try clearing the cache, reset phone in recovery and clear dalvik
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C-4Nati:
I do this before every rom flash :/
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Where did you get the pit/tar for jfd?

Did you check the md5 sum?

Try my Alt Method in the noob guide (signature, bottom of post one)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1freedude:
Which recovery do you have?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C-4Nati:
I got the pit and pda from the eugene does not brick thread then I used the true stock 2.1 firmware after flashing eugenes does not brick. Phone turned on but after media scanning finished it went into boot loot doing the same thing. I then odined the stock official jk2 and phone works again. BUT the reasons I odined in the first place is still there. In about phone no matter what rom or modem I flash it always says unknown under baseband version , and it says unknown on my imei number too, and when I reboot the phone no matter wut rom flight mode is always on so I don't get service untill I turn it off. None of this ever happened until I flashed eugenes newest 2.2.1 rom and even after two odins it still is affected from it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1freedude:
get clockwork and flash kb5 modem. then save all bytes from the sd card (internal) and wipe it. whatever is causing your problems is persistent through a full \system, \data, \sys, \etc, etc wipe, so it must be on the internal memory.

I am about to do the same to my phone right now...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C-4Nati:
Let me know of it works for u
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1freedude:
worked

everything copied over fine except the hong kong stock rom, so i deleted it. the phone rebuilt the necessary folders and files (Android, dcim, external_sd, lost.dir, and sd).
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C-4Nati:
So does it no longer say unknown for all of those things under about phone?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1freedude:
i didn't have that problem, i ****ed up my kernel/recovery. worse than boot loop, couldn't mount internal, voodoo wouldn't mount \system. my saving grace...odin back to stock.

firtst, i went back to ji6, but didn't have a data connection (probably had the same issue as you have now, i didn't bother to dig deeper), then tried mini kies to get updates, but kies didnt do anything so, i flashed to jfd, (im trying to find it now for you) this got me back to a shipped straight from the box state. with data.

kies (pita) updated to kb5 on its own, went wonderbar. fast data, really smooth ui, i thought it was a tweaked rom. i think i m gonna root it and keep the stock rom...

so, the moral of the story? install mini kies if you don't have it already, wait for the link when i find the jfd i used, flash it, and then upgrasde through mini kies. ou, then put the personal stuff back onto internal
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1freedude:
here, i found it

http://www.multiupload.com/IFSJECTS3L

or this is from the source

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10871041&postcount=234
[Android Software Development] SSjon:
This app works pretty well for just the basics. Very handy for any auto enthusiast out there. It works with a basic ELM 327 Bluetooth OBD adapter. Recently the Developer and released a plug-in that is supposed to allow users the ability to fix it yourself if they are having problems getting PIDs (Parameter ID) to work. This also allows 3rd Party add-ons.

Market links

https://market.android.com/search?q=Torque&c=apps&so=1

Forum for Plug-in “TorqueScan”

http://torque-bhp.com/forums/?wpforumaction=viewtopic&t=438.0

The app itself already comes with a set of GM PIDs that don't work, they need to be added from the advanced setting menu. This really sucks and there has been a dozen updates since people have brought up the problem to the developer and no fix yet.

I have two lists of GM PIDs that can be used with this app if someone knew how to do it/write code.

PID List

PID list 2

Does anyone want to take a look at it and see why the app will not display the custom PIDs that come with the app? and if possible write a 3rd party add-on with a working PID list?
[Android Software Development] Dukenukemx:
I used this program, and even got a cheap Bluetooth OBDII adapter. I have a Saturn, and it never gets the correct codes for it. Only simple stuff like engine misfire.

Glad to see there's a reason why it pulls out incorrect codes that nobody has ever heard of. Though sad to hear that all this time, and they haven't bothered to implement it. Must be Honda fanboys.
[Android Software Development] Psionfenix:
I've used torque and a cheapie elm 327 bluetooth adapter and never had an issue with incorrect PIDS (in my rx8). I'm unsure of what program you're looking for, why not just add the PIDS manually in advanced settings, it should save them for you.
[Android Software Development] SSjon:
I have tried adding every variation of the KR PID there could be along with the formula. All efforts end up with no data.

I believe the issue is rooted in the code of the app not supporting the exteneded GM PIDs.
[Android Software Development] dedeep:
special pids

if you know your special pids & conversion for your vehicle i would use "alobd terminal" or a terminal emulation on pc to send pid requests manually. the elm interface is well documented and easy to use also in "commandline mode".

-didi
[Android Software Development] SharkysRacing:
Lists no longer work. :( :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darnell_Chat_TN:
Many of you have probably already read the news:

Apple, Google Receive Phone Users' Locations

I must say, they're doing it to a degree beyond what most of us may have assumed was taking place.

How can we stop this? Do we know if cooked ROMs also do it?

Update 4/25/2011 5:00PM ET:

- Here's how I stop Android from phoning home.

- I dont' use this, but here's a sweet google removal script.

- A seperate thread for discussion: Why the data Android sends to Google is less anonymous than Apple's implementation

Update 4/26/2011 9:25PM ET:

- [Q] How do we protect our Android device from the CelleBrite UFED?

Update 6/8/2011 5:24PM ET:

- Use Autostarts to stop apps from opening behind your back!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huggs:
Its not that they care where you are personally, you're more of an anonomous statistic to them. They use these huge mountains of collected data to decide which markets are the most potentially lucrative fir them to invest their zillions of dollars of advertising and marketing money into. You and I will likely never be directly affected by our locations being disclosed, save for more accurate search suggestions from our google search widgets.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darnell_Chat_TN:
I'll ask again to try and keep this thread on topic. Anyone who wants to discuss why the companies do it is free to start another thread and discuss that there.

How can we stop this? Do we know if cooked ROMs also do it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mnjm9b:
Droidwall...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidhell:
I was so mad when I heard what they were doing, I wanted to throw my phone out the window. How is it even legal for them to do this, regardless of where its anonymous or not its still bs and I want that crap off my phone. I am a newb to the whole android and software thing and I wish I could help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewdoessuck:
There out to find your house and steal your prized poodle. Honestly if its for marketing then it what it is. Honestly if you want to get mad at something, get mad at T-Mobile for throttling 4G speeds. I see what your saying but I would like them putting the right ads for my area and know quickest way to the quickie-e-mart.

Also we are using their OS.

Every other OS is monitored also.

Sent from my UD Glacier
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrapper:
What's with the useless comments defending these companies?

Can anyone answer the question - DO cooked ROMs also track your location?

According to this article, Android tracks the last 50 mobile masts and last 200 WiFi networks.

This is a problem, anyone have the solution?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrapper:
I found this comment on one of the articles, does this explain it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darnell_Chat_TN:
That is about the iPhone storing, not about a device sending GPS location data day and night.

So far, the only mentioned potential solution is Droidwall.

I'm going to play around with that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darnell_Chat_TN:
There's a related app named HiSurfing, but one reviewer says that does not work as well as DroidWall. Seems DroidWall does a better job of keeping things from slipping out when they've been blocked.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrapper:
The only viable option I can see to block is "10052: Network Location, Google Calendar Sync, Google Services Framework, Google Contacts Sync."

Problem is, I use some of these.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidhell:
I have ultimate juice defender it has a section in it where you can control how and when apps connect to the network, but I don't know if it will stop the Droid from phoning home.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darnell_Chat_TN:
Yea, it uses a different listing number on my device, but "Network Location, Google Calendar Sync, Google Services Framework, Google Contacts Sync" may be the one to disable to stop the device from phoning home. I sync my data locally (via MyPhoneExplorer), so I can't think of any personal need for those, I've disabled that from all network and WiFi connectivity.

I've done some testing (blocking an app I could test with) and the firewall continues to work even after exiting DroidWall and even after killing DroidWall with a task killer. That's good to see so it won't be any burden on the battery.

I'm not any expert that can test for "certain" whether my device has really stopped phoning Google with my location data, but this seems to be the best shot for now.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frosty_ice:
That's because DroidWall is just an interface for iptables, the built-in firewall. So your battery life will not change at all, that's correct.

You could connect to your wireless network, run a sniffer like Wireshark on your PC and check whether any packets are transmitted to Google servers.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darnell_Chat_TN:
Or turn on my router's logging and check there, yea either of those would work.

Not sure if/when I'll get around to it :) .
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slapshot136:
that seems like the best app if it works, any way to verify?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidhell:
I'm new to Droid, I really don't know how to test and see, it does stop other app really well, as far as a OS I don't know.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bugattixda:
From what i here it's all stored in a location history file.

One simple solution might be to routinely delete this file.

Doesn't exactly solve the problem.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkAtHome:
Might we consider expanding the subject to protecting our privacy? If not, I apologize in advance, as I think it is all connected.

It is probably Darnell's call, as he started the thread.

In the meantime, please consider this article: http://bit.ly/gCynrh
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willy900wonka:
So let me understand this. I buy access to a network for my phone, which I also paid for. My location information, which is the result of my purchases is being used to generate income. So I'm allowing my spent cash to generate data and be leveraged to generate income. My information wouldn't exist with out my investment in the technology, so I own it.

I'm paying to be stalked !!!

Reduce my bill, provide remuneration for my investment in this technology, prove that it's anonymous, remember since I paid for the means to generate the data- the data belongs to me.

BTW for $1.50 I'll wire the battery to switch off, try getting data then.

I'd rather have an app which monitors my relevant info and bills the users for access to it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mopodo:
Not a way to block it, but a easy way to look at the data already collected.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1047050
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f3hunter:
Ok..

Lets get real, anybody who has any knowledge of Android "Google" or Apple knows in the back of their mind this was taking place. Doesn't make it right, but that's how they make the $. Is there a way to circumvent? If there is a way, I'm sure the Dev's can figure it out. If not...either live with it or dump Google/IOs for a dumb phone. I'm considering it myself.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dementor123:
Just ran this app Location Cache and I am so pissed off at google.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anirudh.pullela:
so i ran this app "location cache". there was no data available!

so that means i'm safe from their curious eyes?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvertorN:
I just did to, and guess what. All the place i have been in the last week were there. I can use 2 busses to get to school, and I could even see which bus I took at which day. This is creeping me out :confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HamNCheese:
I hate being the bearer of bad news....but the wireless carriers have had access to this information from day one.

How is it that you think they bill you? And nobody questions their motives?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KmGyro:
How have people NEVER expected this? I sync my contacts with google. I'm sure whatever they do with this data is legal and will not endanger us in anyway. They aren't exactly going to give it to the local crackhead, are they?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the solitaire:
Those who knew already kept the "use wireless networks" option in "location & security" unchecked when going shopping.

For those who did not yet know:

https://github.com/packetlss/android-locdump

In 2.2 navigation and maps as well as all apps using these recources no longer work when removing both caches. 2.3 appears more user friendly in this regard.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] highlandsun:
Another testimonial for DroidWall.

By the way, want to get really pissed off? Jump onto this bug report.

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1989

In all the time since Android has been released, Google has done *nothing* to address this. Now you know why: They're making money off of us every possible direction.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvnatic:
And what exactly should I block in droid wall?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slave.of.pain:
This Setting should be unchecked by default.

For more informations: https://github.com/packetlss/android-locdump/blob/master/README.md
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frosty_ice:
There are a few ways that could possibly stop the phone from sending location data to Google.

1 Block the connection to Google's servers in Droidwall (e.g iptables). I believe that would be the entry with "network location" in it.

2 Prevent the system from saving your locations and/or prevent it from sending at all. This would probably involve a lot of digging through the source code.

3 A dirty fix: Consequently overwrite the file with zeroes (or fake data).

4 Disable AGPS

5 Google could remove it:p

By the way, do we actually know whether Android is sending the data to Google?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kam333:
You could try Location Spoofer or Privacy Blocker (tho this 1 is a little buggy):

www.appbrain.com/app/location-spoofer-pro/org.ajeje.locationspooferpro

www.appbrain.com/app/privacy-blocker/com.xeudoxus.privacy.blocker
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T-Macgnolia:
Firsf off I want to say congratulations to Darnnel_Chat for having a article published inthe XDA portal on this thread.

Next I want to say I installed the cache app that is linked in post #24 and I notice something very interesting from looking at the map view. I notice it only logs my location at what I will call "points of interest". It does not show any log of me being at home ever and it seems to be able to distinguish between public and private WiFi spots. I use my neighbors WiFi ocassionaly but it is not logged, hmmmm?

Also the articles linked in this thread ask is the informtion being sent to Google, do they really tbink we are that nieve or stupid?

Now as for how to stop this from happening I think a good bit of good suggestions have been made already and I am sure more are to come. I do wish I could contribute more to this issue. But right now I will need more time to do research and evaluation.

Last, I am not saying this is ok behavior by no means as it is really not ok and a obviouse invasion of privacy. I personally do not see why eryone is acting so suprised now that this has came to light. I have always thought sometbing lke this was going on with cell phones. But no matter what is done to sercomvent or side step this. Google and Apply as well as other companies will find new ways of doing this. I mean this is a huge source of profits to them, if it wasn't they would not do it. Plus chances are it is part of something a lot larger and that the mass public will never completely know about.

Lasrly this whole thing just goe to prove that nothing is sacriede to the corperafe world but money. Something I try to tell people all the time.

Peace
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexAlien1966:
Hi,

block the Kernel in Droidwall to stop Android sending data to Google Analytics.

Have done only few tests with Shark for Android, but they clearly showed that data is sent from kernel. You can also see that kernel is sending data in Droidwall log, if logging is working for you (It isn't for me anymore due to used kernel).

This will not prevent all issues, but should be a starting point.

I also hope that Droidwall will be expanded to allow more specific rules to prevent specific destinations (NATing). It is a bit tedious to use iptables for this directly.

Cheers

Alex