yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Motorola Photon 4G] Djspinister:
This is exactly what I'm talking about. To the 'T'. I have brought soda's, orange julious, and all of the above to the Sprint reps there and that is why I get what I get. You guys can get mad and scream and yell all you want saying this thread doesn't give any information, when in fact it does. I completely agree with you Bandage, glad you came back to post! Hopefully that SGS2 will fail you miserably! LOL Only so you will come back here and make us some damn guides!

I think most of you Sprint reps that have commented see it as just random joe blow going in and trying to pull one over on Sprint every time he/she gets a phone, when in fact we build a relation with whomever it may be and that's why we get the service that we get. You guys can be upset, but don't be upset because you think we are ripping Sprint off, because we aren't, we are trying to make sure without a doubt that the product we spend hundred of dollars on is the one we want! There is absolutely nothing wrong with this.

-DJ
[Motorola Photon 4G] M@XLOL:
i lold... hard.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ks2332:
You still have only referenced to us calling care about you able to this not tht its in writing once again showing its a curtesy not a requirement...and if you haven't figured out by out post care and the retail level are two different beasts they say what they want and you expect even though theres 0! Methods and procedures for this so until you can prove this then you are pulling one over. Our policy clearly states which unless you can't comprehend a POLICY its thirty days from oroginal purchase date so show me the facts amd you think I don't deserve my job then think again bc I deal with f!$@# like you daily so walk a mile in or shoes bc unlike you I have respect for the customer and I sell them what they say they need ppl like you just walk in and say I want this no questions asked then exchange it ask how your rep feels exchanging someones phone multiple times he prolly does so he doesn't have telling him a policy we already didn't exist
[Motorola Photon 4G] ks2332:
dj aren't you the same guy who complained about custom roms for the photon thts what slows me you have no respect for your fellow brethren here at xda you want everything given to you without the hassle go to your"other" sites bc all you've done here is piss off reps and developers
[Motorola Photon 4G] megan23247:
Why would u waste time and cause others to loose money by taking ur phone back and swapping it for the same phone! Sorry but ur an idiot and its people like u that cause inflation to sky rocket! If u purchase a phone and happen to not like it thats one thing but to swap it for the same phone on the 29th day just makes u look dumb. people are always complaining about the upgrade fees etc well its crap like this that makes those types of fees go up!

Don't put stuff like this in peoples heads and try and make it sound like its cool cause its really not!

Sent from my Photon on the Now network.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ks2332:
Amen...thts the logic were looking for
[Motorola Photon 4G] megan23247:
this is exactly right! Its a courtesy! Buyers remorse is what the OP has and its probably cause he is a broke tool who takes advantage of every place he goes to! I can not stand these types of people!

Ok enough said. Just pisses me off dude would even try and spread such garbage around a well respected forum!

Sent from my Photon on the Now network.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Djspinister:
If you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all, didn't your mother ever teach you anything? Unbelievable what they let people say on these forums, grow up!

You guys are arguing something that Sprint lets anyone do!

and I'm the idiot?

Research before you speak.

PS: I make more in a day than you do in a month. Good Times

-DJ
[Motorola Photon 4G] Djspinister:
Unbelievable

English please! Who did I piss off and when was I complaining about custom roms for the Photon? I think you are mistaken, I support BOTH of our ROM developers. Quit talking out your ass. I don't have to prove anything when anyone can just figure it out for themselves, that is why I gave you the steps. You obviously know its true or you guys wouldn't be this mad. Jesus.

You are truly unbelievable. All I am doing is trying to help and you sit here and try to tell me that I'm wrong. Why would I make a post lying about something? Is that a common thing around here? Trust me I don't have that much time. I wouldn't jump on here and spend my time making a nice guide on how to get the phone you want and just lie about it. I dunno, you want me to show you the exchange receipts or something? How am I lying when anyone can just dial *2 and get the answer themselves?

I can see why no one bought a Photon, look at the people they have to deal with in these forums. Unreal.

EDIT: I am done commenting in this thread any further unless there is a specific question about my guide. Other than that if you want to call names and harass I will just report you to a mod so you can have a vacation.

-DJ
[Motorola Photon 4G] A2CKilla:
this needs to be deleted....i work at sprint and this would piss me off...it's people like you that made everything go up -_-....buy the d*mn phone, if you don't like it (maybe a week, 2 tops) then return it for something else, anything more then that, if it was up to me, i wouldn't take your phone back -_-
[Motorola Photon 4G] timmymarsh:
mmm i think this has run its course, thread closed.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Created:
So I just flashed this little notification mod and rebooted my phone to get an error notification saying "The Application %1$s (process %2$s) has violated its self-enforc...) com.android.phone running"

I click the button that says "Start %1$s" and another one saying the same thing just pops up again. How can I fix this?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ndstrctbl:
What mod was this exactly and for what Rom? Here are 2 basics for flashing mods on just about any Rom:

1: Wipe dalvik and cache

2: Make sure the mod works with your Rom (generally they are Rom specific)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HipKat:
Use the Fix Permissions function on ROM Manager and see if that helps.
[Droid 2 Global General] kenfly:
My buds Droid 2 back light doesn't work anymore as well as the touch screen digitizer. Is the back light in the LCD itself or is that a seperate part? I told him I would fix it and I need to know what to order.
[Droid 2 Global General] leobg:
It might be the flex cable connecting the two halves of the phone. Since two things failing might be a too big coincidence, I'd check the flex cable first
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feelingnerdi:
Evo 4G Running Synergy Kingdom Nightly 8-25 Build

Using CWM Recovery, or Rom Manager and finally manual flashing through recovery, I am unable to see any theme I try to install or flash.

Are they just not compatable with this Rom yet?

I tried wiping davlik, reflashing rom then installing and no luck..

Any advice would be appreciated.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feelingnerdi:
Bump.. anyone?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Itoshii:
Yeah they just are not compatible for some reason. Think it might have to do with the rosie. Either way if you want to customize the theme or anything with in or around your home screen you'll have to go back to I think 8/05.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheWhiteDragon:
Hi All,

im looking at getting a tablet, either new or 2nd hand, but the main thing i want is 3g, obviously ill be rooting the device, but as i dont own one yet id like your opinions on whats the best 3g tablet for the money.

id prefer to stay under £350 (hence the 2nd hand option)

thanks for your help all.

:confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheWhiteDragon:
bump..

anyone...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teract:
Depends on size. Samsung's galaxy tab was going to be my first tablet until the Acer A100 was released. I'm waiting for the GSM version of that one myself. Tegra 2 processor in a 7 inch screen is pretty slick. The pricing on the wifi models is incredibly reasonable, I can only hope the GSM versions will also be well priced.
[General Questions and Answers] epinez:
I used to have an OG Droid that I rooted, but it was just following the directions on Cyanogenmod. Now I have the Samsung Admire (btw, I hate Metro PCS) and I want to root it, however it appears that no one has rooted it yet. So I figured I would learn to do it myself, but I don't know where to start. So my question is, how does one go about learning how to root a phone? What skills do I need to have, etc. Hate not having a rooted phone. Thanks for any help!
[General Questions and Answers] gianvolpe:
which version of Android?
[General Questions and Answers] epinez:
Sorry. 2.3.4

build: gingerbread.eh02
[General Questions and Answers] dewa-angin:
before you make decision about root...please make sure that you will enjoy it..because as my experience, when you was root your phone, your journey in android has been start :D many problem (maybe) you will found..but for me, that's the challenge when I got try and error to make my phone just like what I want...

and please focus to learn all of tips and trick (not just in this forum) about how to root your phone..

finally, if you think all of your prepare was ready,,ROOT IT!! :D

sorry for my english...regards from Indonesia :shakehand
[General Questions and Answers] epinez:
Oh I definitely want to root. My last phone was rooted (was running CM7 at time of death) and I got spoiled, haha. I'm not looking so much how to root my specific phone (as far as I know, it hasn't been safely done yet), but how to manipulate the OS's vulnerabilities to become super user myself. I guess more from the dev standpoint. Kinda hard to get across what I'm looking for I guess.
[General Questions and Answers] marcos.lennis:
I would like to know as well. I want to root the Admire BAD. It brings a lot of Metro crapware. LOL.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bigfau:
MOd delete
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VerizonKoolaid:
AdFree was great.. thanks for all the fish and whatnot

however I have abandoned it in favor of the much more versatile, open source:

AdAway

http://code.google.com/p/ad-away
http://www.mediafire.com/?ntn284cyk5n52cf {1.07}

sadly the more recent builds seem to be only available in the market. find a friend willing to liberate it via dropbox or S3 [obviously not an eye patch crowd activity, GPL v3]

Added functionality of AdAway vs AdFree

+ select multiple sources of maintained HOSTS

+ white list

+ black list

+ user list

* also symlink

+ add host by scanning QR

CONS:

- downloads are concatenated and conformed in the foreground each update

- no loopback app to fix broken rendering ** although several suggestions stewing

PROS:

+ very clean UI

+ lightweight

+ only two permissions, essentials

+ ideology agnostic

both require root/SU

plays well with:

Droid X, CyanoGenmod 7, nightlies

Droid X, froyo OTA rooted

Droid X, froyo SBF rooted

Droid X, GB OTA rooted

if rooted please also consider adding to the security mix:

LBE Privacy Guard

Droid Wall

Permissions Denied

While there are builds of DroidWall in F-droid ( F-droid.org ) that repository is a little slow to update current builds from the google code project.

I would like a forensic type utility to simplify nailing down wayward ads hosts as Shark for droid is a bit cumbersome. But this is a great way to block the malware functions of TextPlus, Pinger, HeyWire et al... until there is a sensible client for alternatives to the cashcow of carrier sms (other than the awesomeness of jabber [xmpp]) ... appx $30 billion by verizon in 2007.

I only hang onto SMS for a few people. Everyone else I have 'sold' on dumping SMS (text messaging) for the huge improvement of jabber [xmpp]. For almost every phone using a jabber app is EXACTLY the same number of keystrokes (button mashes) from start to send as texting (SMS) is!! Encrypting jabber is much less arduous.

jappix.com

core.im

chatme.im

hot-chilli.net

jabber.org

excellent android jabber clients

yaxim

xabber
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimwormold@gmail.com:
Stupid question but I can't find an answer anywhere.

Is it necessary to switch the webserver on in adaway for it to block adverts, or is that extra functionality which enables me to handle the blocked requests in a bespoke way if I so choose?

Thanks,

Jim
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dominiksch:
Thanks for the review on my app :)

@jimwormold@gmail.com:

The webserver is only an extra, you don't have to enable it!

Some apps refuse to work when the server that serve ads are not

reachable. In this case you can enable the local webserver to answer

these requests without serving real ads.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ouya:
works great thanks for your work
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RiceDie:
When I rooted (straight out the box :D) my Acer Iconia A501 installed Harkon firmware Ad-Free refused to to install the hosts file.. so Ive found Ad-Away that has worked.. although always had thought that Ad-Free must be better...

Now I run Taboonay 2.2 with Ad-Free having stumbled upon this thread I tried too get Ad-Away to install its hosts file.. of cource I reverted to stock with Ad-Free before installing hosts with Ad-Away.

Now the problem is the other way around Ad-Away says it has installed all fine... I reboot device checked the hosts file to find it empty... Ive tried numerous times..

Now im running the hosts installed with Ad-Free...

Edit: Fixed typo
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcvictory:
Works much better than AdFree
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RiceDie:
Hmm Ill try to get it running correctly... for some reason it says that the hosts file are updated but when you check with root explorer it stays unchanged.. :confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RiceDie:
Ad-Away is now able to install its HOSTS file I see that its only 7XX Kb insize while Ad-Free HOSTS file is 9XX Kb so hencefor should eat more banners... hmmm :rolleyes:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RiceDie:
With `root explorer` Ive opened HOSTS with a text editor and added to the list next line

127.0.0.1 google-analytics.com as I know such lines could be found on some HOSTS file around the web for the PC's

So far everything is working... I guess this should help me stay incognito from Google some what :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ybres:
The permissions say that it can hold a wakelock. This is only for the option "Check for updates automatically" right? I don't need another wakelock to ruin my battery life...

P.S. I installed AdAway and it gave me an error that it could not modify the /sistem/etc/host file and could not even create a symlink /data/data/hosts... tried AdFree and worked flawlessly ;) ... got to give it credit for Samsung Galaxy Ace compatibility
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
on my galaxy ace is also the problem, only works adfree :\
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RiceDie:
Maybe it depends on the ROM you are running...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Infinite Jest:
Sorry for the necro(ish)-post, but I was wondering if running the webserver function in adaway uses an appreciable amount of battery draw over not using it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ironia.:
running ics 4.0.4 stock (rooted results in trouble with adaway???

tnx
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsa88:
if i'd like to add adfree hosts sources, which urls i need to use?

thanks, great app!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ApophisXP:
Been using this for a while now, and would just like to say thanks for this. Does the job wonderfully.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RiceDie:
I thought maybe someone might like my exported Ad-Away custom list.

This list adds more privacy and better ad blocking on Russian sites. You can of-course delete all the .ru sites if you think there ads/tracking wont ever come across the sites you visit.

I have compiled the list by my statistics, hit count to be precise on my PC in Firefox Ad-Block Plus.

Here are three mirrors of the same file.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/355vmj

http://depositfiles.com/files/r3913fnnv

http://www.2shared.com/file/DlH6FBV3/adaway-export.html
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enzotheresa:
I think adaway is much better than adfree. but you can merge hosts source from adfree to adaway
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ironia.:
. edit
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgs2.e4gt:
When I tether, Adfree blocked the ads on my tethered device too, my laptop, or unrooted tablet, not so with AdAway Am i missing something?

Edited typo.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garrettcorn:
you mean adfree blocked the adds when tethering and ad-away does not right? you said adfree both times but think thats what you meant right?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgs2.e4gt:
Yes, that's what I meant. AdAway doesn't block ads on a tethered device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melvinchng:
I just use both...

Accidentally sent from my Google Nexus S
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HondaHater:
I have an OG EVO and it won't create a symlink. I went thru the help menu and did all the steps. With no luck. For some reason it things I'm s-on but I'm fully rooted with s-off. How do I fix this?? Any ideas??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jellobobbu:
How do you merge the hosts source from adfree to adaway? I always preferred adway over adfree, thanks in advanced!:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr-builder:
Block ads in Maps/Local

Is it possible to block the ads in Google Maps or Local with AdAway? Or any other way for that matter?

mrbuilder
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bgrosvald:
:good: much better than adfree, thanks a lot, the white list is very handy!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MalarKeY007:
AdAway got kicked from Google Play.

This is the worst thing to happen ever. :(

EDIT: AdFree got kicked too.

WTF is happening with Google? ¬¬
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gamepro602:
:)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8jz1ho80ljwq184/AdAway_2.2.apk

Sent from my Jelly Flavored Epic Touch
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jr67:
Re: [REQ] "Ad Blocker ★ Root ★" app download

AdAway (because it's open source) will still continue to be available at http://f-droid.org/. Download it manually from their site or use their app.

Don't know what's going to happen to AdFree.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MalarKeY007:
Sweet! Thanks ppl.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eng.stk:
The default hosts source http://www.ismeh.com/HOSTS is down, and now I got ads all over the place.

Any effective alternative to it? This was the main source to block ads.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gamepro602:
Found one that is a copy of that host source:)

http://adaway.sufficientlysecure.org/hosts.txt

Sent from my Jelly Flavored Epic Touch
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcquen:
Thak you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RiceDie:
That is going to be an extra step each time to manually install the Ad-Away after a ROM switch
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zorachus:
Running the AdAway .apk, due to it no longer being on the PlayStore.

I installed it, and ran the update, rebooted phone, it shows the green check mark as enabled, but still getting ads on websites.

Just checked, has green check mark says;

"Newest host files enabled" but still getting ads on all sites.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MalarKeY007:
Dumb question, but you are Rooted right?

Here is all working perfectly... And another question, is all installed sucessfully, but all the 4 hosts?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zorachus:
Absolutely. I am running a custom ROM and kernel.

I did just change my Straight Talk APN settings today, and then also updated AdAway , which had some new files to download, then rebooted, and all good again, no ads :) Strange, was it my APN settings, or the new update that made it work ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MalarKeY007:
Strange, maybe in the time you applied it 1st time some hosts was offline... but good that you got it sorted out. :victory:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eng.stk:
working great, thanks :good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RAD7:
Link is blank (file is not present) could you repost?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Domoo:
It's hosted in a different location now that it's unavailable from the play store.

http://code.google.com/p/ad-away/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RAD7:
Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshkun:
This is the download site: https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.adaway

enjoy it :cool:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lashe:
Are there any adverse events when local web server option is on?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Venom~:
is there something on the htc one the resets the host file , I find that I have to manually download the updates (even though it is set to update automatically over carrier or wifi)

and when I do it restarts the phone

---------- Post added at 06:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:57 PM ----------

is there something on the htc one the resets the host file , I find that I have to manually download the updates (even though it is set to update automatically over carrier or wifi)

and when I do it restarts the phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mystique:
http://adfree.bigtincan.com/

Still looks good to me..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ethan_hines:
How can I change the image the webserver hosts when calling 127.0.0.1? I would like to have a image of a circle with a bar through it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hapa8o8:
lalala I JUST USE BOTH!!! ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tamshiwen:
It can cause some issues with certain apps. I discovered it causes Sportscenter (update of espn's scorecenter) app to crash.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dedzigs:
Adaway much better! using it now, for first day tho.. same as my tablet ^^
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blindskater39:
How can I add exceptions to my redirection lists. I don't know how to find an IP of a website. Trying to unlock slickdeals links.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Il Gerry:
how do you that

Hello I also stepping stone to the question ... how do you that?:confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Can0dope:
Not sure if I should've revived such an old thread or started a new one, but is is safe to run both AdFree & AdAway together? Will they conflict with each other?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muesli79:
As both modify the hosts file, each will overwrite the changes to this file made by the other application. So I would recommend to choose one.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Can0dope:
I've read a couple people saying something about merging host files from AdFree into AdAway. Any idea how I'd go about that?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muesli79:
I cannot have a look at the apps as my new phone is not rooted yet. But maybe one of the apps has an option to append its entries to the hosts file. Then the first app could put its entries to the file and the second could append its ones. But with adaway you can choose between some different lists of ad servers (you also can choose more than one) so I am pretty sure that you won't see ads if you just use this. Ads on the same server as the website you are visiting won't be blocked by one of the apps as they only can block domains.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M!tch:
i love adway and used it for a long time on various devices. unfortunately there is no root for my xperia z5c (without unlocking the bootloader) yet.

is it possible to push a edited hosts-file via adb root (which is available)?

has someone used such a way or any other idea?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Newts4:
Have you tried Kingo root.Its the easiest starting for android 1.5.It did the work within 15 seconds for my android 4.4.2.But you must backup your apps.Then install supersu.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] schnieder:
help me I want the rom spain SPL 1.10 HTC Advantage X7500 stuk in bootloader