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[EVO 4G General] BonkyMoon:
Just remember that even if you get everything google or corporate off there that you want, as long as your phone's cell antenna is turned on, your phone can be tracked.

A guy I know works for the Location-Based Services division of a carrier and was telling me about one time a few years ago that they used tower triangulation to track down a kidnapper so that the police were waiting for him when he arrived at his destination. Obviously there was some guesswork involved in figuring out where he would end up. And the guy wasn't entirely dumb, he didn't make any calls. The phone was just on and had signal.

So, if you're planning on doing anything where the law may want to track you, keep in mind that getting rid of google won't really help you much. Putting the phone in airplane mode however, will help greatly.
[EVO 4G General] ckoadiyn:
for those saying flash aosp YES there may be no google apps however AOSP is still android and android is still google i am pretty sure he wants to make his own OS just my understanding and even if you do make it from aosp sounds like he wants it to be more secure since there are still bugs in the android software at the base as seen recently since our phones could be sidejacked (which i do know it can happen anyways if someone really wants to)
[EVO 4G General] ckoadiyn:
and since no one has really came out id say he needs to find some other programmers/software engineers or something
[EVO 4G General] Crotchety:
No, that is fact. Even if you're not running any Google apps your service provider is still constantly logging the towers your phone hits as you go about your business. It's not a fine location but it does narrow it down enough to cause some concern for those who worry about that sort of thing....especially if there's something nefarious behind their need to be so e-incognito. and no I'm not insinuating that this guy must be up to no good.
[EVO 4G General] Crotchety:
Actually now that the newer Garmins are WAAS compliant they can now be tracked to within 5 meters of the unit. The point about cell phones being tracked even when turned off has already been shown to be factual in previous posts.
[EVO 4G General] scoobdude:
Well laid out argument.... but have you ever seen the site called texts from last night? Just saying. Also that is hoe Kim kardashin <sp> found out her bf was cheating on her...just saying
[EVO 4G General] sakuul:
I don't understand why no one mentioned running Ubuntu.

android is already based off Linux anyway and it can be booted from cyanogen.

just my $0.02
[EVO 4G General] OneStepAhead:
you're coming off as a major douche.
[EVO 4G General] carbonrobin:
It receives an FM signal in some major cities. It's one way communication to the traffic/power cable. Think satellite radio/tv, one way communication with dated activation codes in the signal.

"Tracked" and "self calculation of position based on time signals from multiple satellites and offset correction information from WAAS" does not mean you can be tracked by a PND.
[EVO 4G General] MCL1981:
Wrong. Yes they can. I've done it before. You don't know what you're talking about. And you also need to learn how to use punctuation.

I think you're still drugged. And still wrong.

No. Not right. None of that has anything to do with tracking your garmin. If you are subscribed to a service that provides traffic data, it has nothing to do with your actual location.

My argument is that you have no idea what you're talking about and therefore anything you've said is invalid. There is nothing to debate.

Too bad the only trolling idiot is apparently you and the other schmuck. The operating system is google. Simply removing the google applications is not removing google.

You still don't know what you're talking about. A court order to your cell phone carrier will yield the content of all you text messages. And an exigent circumstances order can be pushed through in a matter of minutes.

Only if you want the wrong answers....

Bull****. WAAS has nothing to do with someone's ability to track your GPS. WAAS is an enhancement to the GPS unit's ability to locate itself. The ability for a third party to know where your GPS is, would require it to be transmitting its location to someone somewhere. Which it isn't.
[EVO 4G General] gmelchert:
Thank you for making my day
[EVO 4G General] a5ehren:
If you want a "secure" phone, you need to get a GSM phone and swap the SIM card after each call or text.

Also, encrypting SMS would be silly - just use encrypted e-mails instead.
[EVO 4G General] laydros:
I love how the OP hasn't even replied to this hornet nest.

I've looked at this a little in the past. I get kinda RMS once in a while.

The nice thing about running an AOSP without GAPPS is even though it is "still Google" you can audit the code. The only holes left are drivers that are binary blobs (which are big holes.)

Also see the Replicant Project for getting as close to full open source as possible. And in terms of apps just download the "FDroid" market app. Every app in that market has the full source code available.

K9 is an open source mail app and supports PGP in a fairly easy way. I think that would be a good way to communicate. I think you would have to create an encrypted text program from scratch.

The only thing you really need google for is maps, and there are some alternative map projects available in the FDroid market.

So, if you were to grab the source for an AOSP rom, audit it yourself, and then grab the source for applications that are open, audit yourself, and then build it all, you could have a phone that you were certain of no holes in.

Except for the cell radio, and the provider knowing tons of info.

Cash for a pre-paid?
[EVO 4G General] AnAm85:
Wow. I don't know if it's the bad day I had at work or the whiskey talking but what is this guy wanting to hide? "Monitoring" and "Tracking" and especially encryption for "private txt messaging"? Who is this guy, Barack O'f*ckin 'bama? And the whole "free of Google" thing? That would be like Apple without Mac, Sonny without Cher, MACARONNI WITHOUT CHEESE! If you don't like how open the Android OS is already, switch to iOS or f*cking Symbian. Or even worse, RIM!

There, got my rant out. *Takes another shot of f*cking Jack.*
[EVO 4G General] cnstarz:
ITT: idiots that think removing GAPPS results in "removing google" from their phones.
[EVO 4G General] mjs1231:
Wow now that's a great debate.

I am running cm7 allready.

I have installed titanium backup and removed everthing Google I can find. I tell ya what, my phone is now faster than ever. Now I'm looking for a hardcore kernel to build upon. Found a killer firewall from net administrator At work.

Thanks everyone for the info. Learning alot and have a fater device. Sicknessss.
[EVO 4G General] mjs1231:
tracking.... well I am a Ron Paul suporter LOL.

Sent from my htc evo running cm7 w spb 3D shell
[EVO 4G General] mjs1231:
Wow thread went dark lol. Thanks for the opinions.

Cm7 spb 3d shell.
[EVO 4G General] mmegalodon:
Of course the thread went dark, you got what you wanted right? You're still running a Google ROM which is only as secure as the latest version. There is only so much to be done. Simply denying GApps is only so much of a step. What else do you want?

Most of the comments were jokes for a reason. You asked for a lot. Km surprised people even entertained the idea as far as they did.

Enviado desde mi PC36100 utilizando XDA Premium de la aplicación
[EVO 4G General] cdronn:
I'm with you on that

I'm thinking it would be easier to use MIUI of Firefox os. :good:
[EVO 4G General] jlmancuso:
I can give you a copy of my cyanmobile that has no Google required and it does has a firewall app that works on an app basis.
[EVO 4G General] polar2792:
Look for the NOGAPPS project.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] baldwinguy77:
Does anyone have a link to a guide/tutorial about converting ext3 partitions to ext4? Now that we have a CWM image that supports ext4 and several ext4 kernels, it would be really nice if someone could also explain how to convert Android partitions (specifically the ones on the G2X) from ext3 to ext4. Thanks in advance!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] CrazyCharlie:
When you use a kernel or ROM that uses ext 4 it will automatically convert it. If you nandroid back to a ROM that uses ext 3 it will convert it back.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] baldwinguy77:
Hmmm okay thank you! I'm just curious though...isn't there some kind of script or executable that can be used through the terminal to manually convert them? I believe I heard that one version is included in CyanogenMod and that there's also a version on desktop versions of Linux.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] CrazyCharlie:
That would be a bit outside my technical know how. Maybe somebody better versed in Linux could chime in here. Anybody?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sainth:
I didn't find a guide, but I tried this and it seems to be working.

flash ext4 recovery using nvflash: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1086687

in recovery flash normal cm7 nightly, gapps, and an ext4 kernel from: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1073626

run the following commands from adb shell:

umount /cache
umount /data
umount /system
/sbin/tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
/sbin/e2fsck -p /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
/sbin/tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
/sbin/e2fsck -p /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
/sbin/tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
/sbin/e2fsck -p /dev/block/mmcblk0p7

then reboot and it should work... at least it seems to be working for me :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] baldwinguy77:
Awesome! Thank you very much!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] baldwinguy77:
To go with this post, does anyone know the commands for converting partitions back to EXT3? Thanks!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
well if u just re flash the nightly ur using it will be ext3. cm isnt ext4 setup yet so pretty much all the roms rite now are ext3 so if u just flash the nightly or rom over what u have u will be fine it will install kernel too all u have to do is wipe cache then dalvik n flash rite on top n ur golden:D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
now if u want the trinity kernel or faux kernel there ext 4 when u flash those kernels it converts everything to ext4 so dnt flash those if u wanna stay ext3 ext4 is faster tho y ext3?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] baldwinguy77:
Oh okay thanks a lot for your response! And to answer your question, in order to have EXT4, you have to use a custom kernel (clearly -- CM doesn't support it yet). Anyway, the CM kernel is updated with every nightly whereas the custom kernels aren't necessarily updated each time. So if you want to have the most recent fixes, etc. the CM kernel is the way to go (in my opinion).
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lbpiscool:
Thanks that cleared my confusion....

do roms, such as CM7 come with there own kernals? (im a noob)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Suprah:
Read the post above yours......... most rims do have their own kernel......
[HTC Inspire 4G] BAleR:
Hello all, I used to have the Bravo and on that phone it would usualy connect to hspa and only sometimes hsdpa. When on hspa i would get around 3.3 mb/s, hsdpa about 100kb/s. Note, ATT has no 4G in my area. When i switched to the inspire i only get 100-200kb/s and it will only connect to hsdpa. My question is this normal? And sometimes ill open a web page and it will say no data connection, but rarely. And, on the bravo it said AT&T at the top left of the status bar. On the inspire it is there when i unlock the phone then it quickly dissopears. - is this normal behavior for this phone? A rep said the IMEI was different in their system from the one on my phone, she corrected it but i dont see a difference. Thanks for reading my question.

One last question, my screen seems to be unresponsive at times making it hard to type, or sometimes it wont do anything unless i press fairly hard. Thanks for any help.
[HTC Inspire 4G] churro7:
am I in a 4g area since I am getting 500KB/s most times

150-200 other places
[HTC Inspire 4G] BAleR:
Im pretty sure ATT has only launched hspa+ for 4G and thats like 5-10 and then later on theyll launch LTE which is 10-20?
[Galaxy 3 General] dabhirahul:
I was just browsing inside of z4root.apk and superoneclick.

came to know that they use 'scripts', adb, and some more stuff blah blah blah....

There is already a guide to enable live wallpapers here.

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=793823

I myself have enabled em on my phone using the guide.

but if someone could create script and create some 'enable live wallpaper.apk' or some windows/linux program for enabling em on i5800/i5801/i5510 and others, it would be wonderful & easy for newbies/noobs & even experts:):)

I study medicine, not programming, computers.. blah blah...so its impossible for me to do something.

If anyone can do plz do make such an app.:)

I posted this because I have seen many people who don't dare play with their devices.

I don't need such app, such people might need it. It would be a nice one click lwp enabler, if ever created.:):)

Thanks in advance:):):):)
[Galaxy 3 General] jazux:
you want app wich you can start form your phone or script wich you start from computer?
[Galaxy 3 General] dabhirahul:
Preferably an .apk. Or a script if you like. it's upto you:):)

Actually I dont need it.

Maybe some newbie/noob might find it useful.:)

Thanks for your interest in this thread jasux.:)

Sorry for my english.
[Galaxy 3 General] dabhirahul:
Edit: double post.
[Galaxy 3 General] LarryMetal:
You can use the KITCHEN. You can do many more things.

Another way is to just copy/paste the files using a file explorer with root and mount abilities.
[Galaxy 3 General] dabhirahul:
Thanks for the kitchen link!

Was away from xda for quite some time, so didn't know 'kitchen' existed!!:)

ya I know these things, am quite comfortable wid my phone, already played wid it a lot.

But when I was new to xda, few months back, I used terminal for first time when I enabled lwp. Was a new experience. It took a lot of time- 4 hours to figure things out, and do all what was said. Now I am very very comfortable wid everything!

So when I bumped against lwp guide for second time, yesterday, I thought if someone could create a script or an apk, a total newbie would find it useful.:)

I dont know programming or dos scripting, otherwise I would have done it.

:):)
[Galaxy 3 General] LarryMetal:
I don't know if you have used Kitchen but it's really simple application. You only have to press numbers to choose an option. I believe even a newby can handle at least the basic functions of Kitchen! (lwp is one of them)
[Galaxy 3 General] dabhirahul:
thanks for the kitchen link.

No I haven't yet used kitchen.

Will check it when I get time:):)
[General Questions and Answers] tehdomil:
Don't know if it will do it, but I have tried both Laputa and i think it was moon+ reader, they might do what you are looking for
[General Questions and Answers] Pickx:
With all due respect, I don't have time to read such a long post however Moon+ is pretty excellent
[General Questions and Answers] jttraverse:
I'll try not to write as long a post next time since some people don't have time to read before they reply, though if they'd read the initial post they would have realized their response was pointless. But I'll let it slide and just say that Moon+ is very nice (I already have it) and I especially like the way it displays the Table of Contents. Unfortunately, it also ignores the .css file and style specifications, which is what was being explained in the long post...if you'd taken the time to read it.
[General Questions and Answers] jttraverse:
I actually use Laputa for most of my reading, which is a vote for that app, though I do have Moon+ as well since I've been testing all the reader apps I could find. But neither Laputa or Moon+ seem to use the .css styles when displaying the book content like Aldiko does, and neither allows any functionality to tap or press to enlarge images like FBReader does. So back to square one...but thanks for mentioning them.
[General Questions and Answers] leftAlone:
This is more of a "non-answer" to your question. :D

I've read your entire post and I actually like your idea. So my idea is just to send your suggestion to the devs of the ePub reader (I use Moon+). They'll probably answer and give you an idea if they plan to implement the feature or what's holding them back from doing so.
[General Questions and Answers] dlyfar:
Have you tried to write to Cool Reader's application (which supports epub also) author?
[General Questions and Answers] arana1:
I dont know if when you posted this fbreader would ignore css, but i installed it today and it has CSS settings (txt alignment and font size only) plus the image tap to view
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rollex:
Just yesterday night I found out that I can't get any sound from my phone. Not even notifications sound work, or those ticky sounds what are heard when you turn ringtone volume up or down to hear the level. I have no idea how they are missing now... I dropped my HTC Desire Z in the water weeks ago and some say there can occur problems a long time after water damage, is this true?

I don't remember dropping my phone lately, but I may have dropped it yesterday by accident, but it was not a big drop. There could be a slight possibility tha the speaker died?

When I plug my earphones in, I get sound normally. This indicates to speaker damage indeed. What do you think? Does warranty cover this? I have no idea what causes this. Task killer maybe?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rollex:
Sorry for the double post, but just bumping and reporting about this issue. Just tested calling from other phone, and the speaker mode won't work. I hear voice normally from internal speaker. I use Automatic Task Killer and there was "Music" -app in kill list, but it adding it to the white list did not affect in anything... besides plus music nothing else with sound works, without plugging in the headphones of course.

I really don't use ringtones that much, but I would like to show some youtube videos to friend with sound sometimes, or speak with speaker on if my hands are not available... this really sucks. ANY thoughts? What should I do?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rollex:
The unexpected happened!

Haha, this is unbelievable! My 2 year old daughter got my phone for some reason and as soon as I noticed of course I told her "no! give it back" and as soon as she noticed I noticed she's having the phone, she threw it to the wall! (she was standing on the bed and the phone fell down quite a long way). The back cover fell off and I thought the phone is broken for good... since I had already dropped it to the water couple of months ago as you may know.

Well, shouted at my daughter for what she did. Then picked up the phone and put back the back cover. And guess what? The sounds work! Nothing wrong with them, or the phone! Tested out and everything works like charm! Haha I'm laughing my ass of, miracles sure happen!

If YOU have sound problems, don't start to bash your phone please ;)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokeuout:
can u gimme the winning lottery numbers

pimped out g2
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rollex:
Today I went to swimming and dropped while changing to swimwear dropped my pants down while my phone was in the pocket. At home I noticed the sounds are not working again! So I recalled what happened and dropped my pants again in the same way, and the sounds were back again..

So I guess my phone can't stand any more knocks or drop downs... so I try to be really careful in the future. Thank god there is no touch-problems like in bad earbuds when the wire go bad and the sound comes only from the other one, like that I should always keep the phone in right position sounds to work... that would be nightmare.

Just reporting if you out there possibly have similar problems. It can all be symptomps from dislocated speaker like in my case.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pearon251:
Sound is back ...I'm a hard head

I too had lost sound after dropping ...After reading the warning about no trying to bang it back .............well what can I say , I put on the media with music and tapped it on the counter , NO Luck . Being hard headed I then started to slap it into the palm of my hand with a good snap ...Presto magic sound is back . Do not try this at home kids .
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] BialyMurzyn:
I am hoping that someone can help me diagnose what the hell is up with my phone.

Here's what I've noticed so far:

1. Lost root access

2. Cannot install market apps. Although if it is an API I have previously downloaded I can install that.

3. Cannot access any wifi. I can detect the networks, but I can't connect. It either stays at 'obtaining IP address' or after a while the list of available networks will display 'disabled' next to the network I tried to connect to.

3. Lots of force closes. Especially Maps and navigation.

4. The Quick Boot app launches, but if I select Reboot, Recovery and Power it does nothing. If I select the Hot Boot it works. (I've actually had other apps that did similiar but what particular ones escapes me. Want to say they were apps that would need root.

5. Other random unusual things (phone freezing, displaying just the status bar, rotating to landscape and not going back to portrait until I power down, etc.)

What I recall doing in the few days prior to realizing something was wrong:

1. Flashed new Beta 3 of CWM.

2. Flashed the newest Bali kernel.

3. Via Odin switch from kc1 to the whitehawx kd1 stock deodexed Tom

4. Flashed the gingerbread them for kd1 in the SGS4G Themes forum (Not sure that took since the appearance of phone didn't look any different.

5. Flashed the battery mod in same forum that goes with the gb theme.

What I've tried to fix it:

1. Boot to CWM and cleared dalvik cache and did the 'Fix Permissions' option.

2. Removed a lot of junk apps or anything that didn't come from a publisher I trust.

3. Tried to regain root with superoneclick v 1.7. This was not successful. Superoneclick would give a message about Error 22 and them freeze when it would get to 'running rageagainstthecage'. Verified that the rageagainstthecage file is in the same folder as the superoneclick.exe

That's it. I can always wipe the phone and start from scratch back at stock, but that's a hassle. Would like to avoid if someone knows any troubleshooting to try prior to going that route.

Thanks in advance for any ideas or help offered.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fatherof4:
personally i am really happy running KC1 deodexed and now with the bali kernel uv version with no overclock the device is super snappy and responsive. Also since adjusting to the kernel my phone is getting like 30% better batt. life! (thank u drhonk!) When i was running KD1 deodexed i was getting alot of soft reboots and freeezes and when i applied the GB theme i started having more problems like u minus the loss of root. Also to see the full GB effect u need to do the full corse of applications including the GB launcher off the market. Everyone has their beefs with KC1 because unlike KD1 it was not released it was leaked. I have had no problems with KC1 and with the lockscreen/power menu mod u can eliminate the use of booting apps. It mods your power menu so u can reboot,reboot into recovery,and reboot into download mode! I would odin or CWM to a fresh rom and start over. Sucks i know i have had my issues too!!!!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mxvris:
If you flashed v5.01(iirc) Thats your problem. It's happening to several people, including myself. RE Odin KD1, then flash v6.0 of the GB theme, you will be up and running again.