yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S General] NFC Guy:
What a terrible headline. This 'hack' is incredibly insignificant. How many of you keep your phone's screen on while you're not looking at it? None? Then you're not at risk; NFC is not activated while your phone's screen is off.

Somebody above said there were only three Android phones with NFC chips. Although I'm sure that was hyperbole, I still feel the need to address the claim. Google are activating one million NFC-enabled devices per week. The flagship devices from Samsung, Sony, Asus, Intel and HTC all have NFC built-in.
[Nexus S General] thunder2132:
So IF you have a NFC device, and IF you run Chrome, and IF you haven't updated Chrome, and IF there's an active "hacker" in your area that actually goes places, and IF you have your phone's screen on and IF you get close enough to the bad NFC stamp, then you may get a virus.

I like how they say that Apple doesn't have this problem because Apple is better about pushing updates, yeah, I'm sure it's that and not that Apple hasn't pushed the bounds of phone tech for a few years now. (Read: No NFC or emerging wireless technology). Also, this exploit is related to Google Chrome, which is updated through the Play Store and has nothing to do with carriers as the article claims.

EDIT

Sorry, two separate hacks, but my point still stands.
[Nexus S General] 309041291a:
Like I said earlier, I freeze tags and disable NFC. I don't even find it useful :/. For me anyways. And I don't run chrome, stock browser is better IMO (again).

Nexus S (GMS i9020a)

Paranoid (1.6 - 4.0.4)

Matrix Kernel (CFS - 20.0)

Ondemmand (800/100)

Deep Idle (On - Deadline)

Live OC - 100 (400/800)

BLX - 98 (Inverted Apps)
[Nexus S General] oldblue910:
Beginning with the Nexus 7 and (presumably) all future Nexus devices, Chrome IS the stock browser.
[Nexus S General] Ron Overdrive:
Dear god I hope not. Chrome still needs a lot of improvement before it will be a good replacement. Hopefully the current browser will still be developed to keep it available for non-nexus devices that we can side load.
[Nexus S General] djkdawg:
i work in finance security and there is really no way to stop professional hackers from getting into your system, if it has a data connection, they will find a way in, the nfc hack is just an exploit in the system, and if you let a rookie hack you with an exploit than its your own fault, other than that it is probably about 100 hackers reading every text you send, they come down thru the pipe using real data connections, and if they really want your info, they would just hack your provider, create a hiding vpn on their system and read every text you send and receive and no one would ever know it until a guy like me decides to do some port scans on our systems, but since none of you are billionaires , they don't want to waste time hacking into your petty phones, stop being super paranoid, if some of you guys where to goto Def Con , you would disconnect every thing you own from the internet.
[Nexus S General] raiderep:
+1 took the words out of my mouth and made sense of them, thanks!

Sent from my EVO
[Nexus S General] flipfone:
Actually chrome works very well on the Nexus 7. Too slow on the ns4g tho. You can use Firefox it runs great.
[Nexus S General] zelendel:
Took the words right out of mouth. Security is only as good as the person trying to bypass it. No amount is perfect or unhackable

sent from the Batcave
[HTC One X] Hamoor:
hello dear XDA members.

i had this problem with my one x that i cant flash any boot.img whatsoever!!!

i tried everything!!! from adb. cm, boot.img flasher tools and all have the same result:

"error cannot load boot.img"

i installed the drivers, uninstalled them and installed them again!!!! nothing works! its the same goddamn error!!

and what truly drives me insane is that in the past it worked for me randomly and i was able to change my rom and flash the boot.img TWICE!!!

now it wont work, it just wont work..

please am really sick of this problem please if this happened to you and someone know how can i fix it! :crying:

ive searched and searched the forums, and googled it to no ends! no one seems to have the same problem as mine!!!!!!!!!!!!
[HTC One X] eyosen:
Is android debugging turned on under settings?
[HTC One X] Rittzy:
I had a problem were I literally couldn't do anything, weather it be flashing or even the factory reset wouldnt work. Nothing deleted off the phone and it constantly restarted as soon as it booted. I suspected a memory issue but I sent it back to HTC and they replaced the main board on it
[HTC One X] Stuar:
You tried Fastboot erase cache? then tried flashing the boot.img? i had that once and had to erase cache for some reason....
[HTC One X] KLUVJ:
U sure urs is not the xl?
[Acer Iconia A500] marc.knuckle:
i am thinking of selling on my a500 but due to some small bugs in the custom Rom i am using i thought it good to put it back to stock.

it came with honeycomb but i believe ICS has been released officially so i wondered if it was easy to go back to stock ICS. i think it is on the honeycomb bootloader but don't know how to check.

any help welcomed.
[Acer Iconia A500] taylor.fowler:
3, 2, 1.....
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
A little more info is needed.

1. a500 or a501?

2. Current bootloader (stock bootloader, HC Bootloader, or Skirlax_CZ unlocked bootloader)

3. current rom

You can check your bootloader version, by downloading the Acer Recovery Installer from the market. Just start the app. It should tell you bootloader version.

This will help you to go to the right direction.

You can try this, if you have an a500. It should put you in stock ICS.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1699277

Also, will tell you, this post belongs in the Q&A forum. Not in development forum. So please PM one of the assigned forum Mods, and request this thread be moved to Q&A forum.

So you shark wanna-be's, leave this one alone.

MD
[Acer Iconia A500] marc.knuckle:
really appreciate the help mate, it is a500 and i just checked the boot loader, it is 3.01
[Acer Iconia A500] french-anonymous:
I have the same question, and I use A500 too, but I don't know what is the loader I use. How do I know that?

For the rom, I use flexreaper but it's slow and I'd like to go back to stock.

Thank you.

EDIT : the rom files in this thread are not available http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
I just told in the previous post, how to get bootloader version the easy way.

As with the links you mention,,,, tomorrow. It;s moscow time.

And, I will place a request, to move this to the Q&A forum, where it should be.

MD
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] rakeshchn:
Anyone playing the new asphalt game? I noticed the textures on buildings and signs are blurry and very low quality, especially during the opening cut scenes of each race. Asphalt 6 looks much better. Gameplay and controls are better though. Okay for 99 cents but graphics is disappointing, especially after games like dead trigger and shadow gun. Please post your thoughts.

Sent from my SGH-T999
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iunlock:
I'm downloading it now to check it out....will report back.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] frapeti:
Hi, I've managed to edit, compile, and run the camera app on eclipse, to avoid compile the whole rom just to debug and try things.

(AOSP/CM9 to standalone app)

I just wanted to change the accesibility shutter button, but there are some issues:

I took sources from here: packages\apps\Camera (acual cm9 teamhacksung repo)

Then I removed all the AOSP references and added the correct libraries to make it work.

But the result of it was a different camera app, the differences are:

- The accesibility shutters works by default (power button) ☑

- There is no focus mode option in settings ☐

- Poor preview/picture quality ☑

- Glitched front face camera (green/black flickering) ☑

- etc ☐

(Seems like all the teamhacksung changes are not here)

Where do I need to take the sources to have our actual cm9 camera app to have the latest changes?

My objective is not to compile and finish this app in a standalone or a separated AOSP version, I just want to debug and edit stuff to see how is it working and then when I know that its working fine, push the edited files to the AOSP dir, and compile the whole rom.

Thanks in advance. :D

Here is the compiled .apk: http://www.mediafire.com/?9bi86dwgaln1abp

EDIT: Some issues are fixed by correcting the AndroidManifest.xml file.

EDIT2: All fixed http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29418513&postcount=3
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] loSconosciuto:
If your tree is updated and you just need to build a single part, you can use mmm

. build/envsetup.sh
lunch
mmm path/to/the/part/

So you don't have to worry about dependencies, libs etc and your sources are updated.

And if you just need to do changes in resources files, like xml files, images (like the wifi signal icon :D) etc, you can add them in the overlay directory.

For example, if you need to do changes in config.xml of the Camera app:

mkdir -p devices/samsung/galaxysl/overlay/packages/apps/Camera/res/values/

and there create your config.xml, adding only the strings you want to override.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] frapeti:
nice

Thanks, that's very useful info, so..

If I replace /device/samsung/galaxysl/overlay/packages/apps/Camera/res/values/config.xml (the only file) in my eclipse project it should work as the same app that when I do the mmm thing? :p

I will try that :D

EDIT: I've checked that config.xml and just toggle a flag (<bool name="wantsFocusModes">true</bool>)

So I just toggled that flag in my project and everything worked fine, also the alternative shutter.

The poor quality/front face bugs/glitches were becouse of my manifest file that I fixed later.

The question is: Why the accesibility/alternative shutter isnt working with the original one? The config.xml has nothing to do with the shutter >.< , maybe with permissions like this one:

Btw my new Camera.apk works as I wanted to :D :D :D

Also checked this:

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Loading_source_in_eclipse

and this:

Here is my Camera.apk compiled with eclipse, replace the Camera.apk in /system/app with this one. (Sorry for the size)

http://www.mediafire.com/?8plrf0hxxh02262

I was the only one with this "alt. shutter issue" right? :p
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] loSconosciuto:
No, you are not the only one. Actually it works, but you need to focus first.

I don't know if you built it with eclipse or mmm, but with mmm there's no png optimization and the resulting files are bigger.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vmpsr:
Million thanks for the mmm trick and the link to cm web site! It is so hard to find information on building the sources.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] shail139:
May i use this in JB
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mlatif74:
Code for your App

Can I have code that can be compiled in Eclipse? Would you please email it to me @ mlatif@gmail.com
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] panchalamitr:
Thank you so much for posting this question

Hi first of all billions of thanks, by getting an answer I can not build Settings.apk within few min,

My question is, I want to add activity in Settings.apk, for that I have done following code in AndroidManifest.xml

<activity android:name="com.android.settings.network.AirplaneModePreference"
android:taskAffinity="com.android.settings"
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|screenSize"
android:parentActivityName="Settings"
android:label="Advance Airplane Mode">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>

But still, when I want to start Activity in Settings.apk I am getting following an error

Process: com.android.settings, PID: 24946
android.content.ActivityNotFoundException: Unable to find explicit activity class {com.android.settings.network/com.android.settings.network.AirplaneModePreference}; have you declared this activity in your AndroidManifest.xml (which is in Settings/AndroidManifest.xml) ?
at android.app.Instrumentation.checkStartActivityResult(Instrumentation.java:2005)
at android.app.Instrumentation.execStartActivity(Instrumentation.java:1673)
at android.app.Activity.startActivityForResult(Activity.java:4587)
at android.app.Activity.startActivityForResult(Activity.java:4545)
at android.app.Activity.startActivity(Activity.java:4906)
at android.app.Activity.startActivity(Activity.java:4874)
at android.content.ContextWrapper.startActivity(ContextWrapper.java:379)
at android.support.v7.preference.Preference.performClick(Preference.java:1139)
at com.android.settingslib.RestrictedPreference.performClick(RestrictedPreference.java:78)
at android.support.v7.preference.Preference.performClick(Preference.java:1107)
at android.support.v7.preference.Preference$1.onClick(Preference.java:172)
at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:6597)
at android.view.View.performClickInternal(View.java:6574)
at android.view.View.access$3100(View.java:778)
at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:25906)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:873)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:193)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6729)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:858)

Do you have any idea, then please let me know, thanks alot in advance
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Abhi$hek:
Hi,

Can anybody please provide an AOSP style Dialer, Call Screen and Contact app for LWW ? :cowboy:

I am running rooted stock ROM (4.0.4).
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
These won't work without proper framework.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elracing21:
I love the idea of using the nfc on the device unfortunately idk exactly what to do with it besides the whole sharing thing with other gs3

It would be nice if people could post up certain day to day scenarios in which they use it or apps that can take advantage of it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Android_Monsters:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...557-how-use-nfc-tags-samsung-galaxy-siii.html
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] shehade08:
That is pretty awesome I'm going go to take advantage of this
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] flip3547:
I spotted this and thought they were some good common uses for these tags.

http://t.co/hrQnpbYQ

And I haven't read too much into this but it could be useful for the screen off use of these tags.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1709586

As much as profiles and Tasker(awesome app) work, the tags provide a one step solution for those things Tasker cant do. I have yet to try them myself, but when they arrive in the mail, I will certainly be putting them to the test for various things I do everyday.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Sergent D:
I seem to have problems with NFC. The parking meters in SF and Oakland are supposedly NFC enabled so that if you tap your phone against the meter it starts the payment app for you but when I put my phone to it nothing happens.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elracing21:
I'm not sure where to buy the tags from. Does anyone know a good place to get a couple of them for cheap? With enough "bytes" on them to do all these toggles and assignments?

I've found this so far:

http://www.amazon.com/NFC-Tag-Basic-Package-Tags/dp/B006AVFA80/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

http://www.amazon.com/PREFORMATTED-Mifare-Ultralight-NFC-Tags/dp/B006RJTXZQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Both same brand, different option/size. The first link comes with 5x C NFC stickers with 192 bytes and 5x Mifare 1K stickers that hold 1,000 bytes for about $22 with regular shipping

The second link comes with 10x Pre-Formatted NXP Mifare Ultralight C Stickers with 192 bytes. Sounds like they are the same as the first x5 pieces you get in the first link but I also see that in this link they come with a writer protection option (you can lock whatever you write on them). I didn't read that in the first link tho. about $21

Anyway my question is how many bytes are recommended for assignments, tasks and other stuff like that. I don't want to be limited. What is the difference between the tags I posted up there. Both have reviews form people with the s3 saying they work flawlessly.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ThC23:
Tmobile sells NFC tags!!

Powered by the SGSIII
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elracing21:
They are overpriced with terrible feedback.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chetanchowdary6:
hi frnds i unlocked bootloader for my w8 device

and flashed nAa kernel from then my stoped at nAa kernel logo but i am able to get into clock work mode

dont knw to get my w8 work

plzz hlp me
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElmirBuljubasic:
Rom? Wiped data?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekado:
Did you follow the tutorial step?

Should be no problem.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stamatis:
you have no problem with bootloader, your bootloader is being successfuly unlocked.

as long as you can access cwm, full wipe and reinstall the rom, everything should be fine!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackRabbit1703:
yeah,,,

if you still can access cwm, everything will be fine..

musn't flash kernel to downgrade cz u don't have softbrick issue

you can reflash the kernel - backup

factory reset, etc

Flash ROM

done! :laugh:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zippy01:
Hey, Yesterday I installed Xperia Ice Cream Pureness Rom.

After having a play around I thought most of it was quite good.

I installed some apps that I use daily and went to bed.

Went to work this morning everything was good.

Used the phone a couple of times phone calls, text messages etc etc

At lunch time I went home looked at my phone and it was off. I tried to switch it on nothing.

Tried to pull the battery and switch on... Nothing

Tried connecting to SUS... Nothing

To install I

1. Updated my firmware with SUS doing a clean full install

2. Rooted and installed CWM from the market so I could wipe all data/cache etc etc

3. Installed the .zip and extra pack latest version 8.00

4. Booted and everything was running great :D

Does anyone know why this would happen?

I am using my arc at the moment as I am taking my Arc S to the shop I got it from tomorrow for them to send to warranty

The status of my phone was totally standard

Sim free factory unlocked

Fastboot enabled but never used

Bootloader locked as never had need to unlock it

Thanks in advance,

Zippy
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] papayayoghurt:
Try full reflash.

PS: Wrong Forum, post in Q&A
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zippy01:
Wasn't quite sure so I am sure a mod can move it :)

How can I full flash if it is bricked?

No lights no signs of life

Cannot connect to SUS/PC Companion or flashtool
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] papayayoghurt:
Take battery out for half an hour.

Then connect it while pressing,Back ( left) key. The led should light green. Then reflash with Flashtool.

Sent from my ICS-powered arc S. From Austria! You don't know Austria? Google!

PS: Thank or PM me if you like the Rubiks Cube! :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chauhanjayc:
what is your battery states

if its full then there is some seriouse issue

if its not then do charge by any battery charger

and when you get or able to conntect in flash mode do first thing and that is do update you handset with sony Update service not pc compain.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zippy01:
Thanks for your replies

I tried the same battery in my LT15 and it was 80% charged.

I also tried removing the battery for some time no lights at all

I cannot connect to PC companion anyway as it won't switch on and SUS not detecting

I am aware I have bricked it and not bothered as I sent it for warranty repair today.

The question was does anyone know why this would happen?

I did everything correctly and even installed over a fresh rom with no problems at all :(

Thanks again
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zippy01:
No one? :(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Not a clue. You said in your first post that you had fastboot enabled but then that you didn't have your bootloader unlocked, well if you hadn't unlocked your bootloader you can't have had fastboot enabled.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zippy01:
Not entirely, fastboot has nothing to do with the bootloader

My phone had fastboot enabled from factory so bootloader unlock is possible official method.

Ah well get my phone back in a couple of days just thought if I could know the issue and if it could happen to others these people could be warned :D

Thanks everyone for replies
[HTC One X] zvieratko:
just FYI :)
[HTC One X] Audioboxer:
FINALLY HTC.

Look forward to developers getting their hands on it.
[HTC One X] runwaypimp:
What does that mean for us? We can have the Sense Camera on JB maybe?
[HTC One X] dondavis007:
Nope, its the kernel. The camera needs sense

Sent from a gadget...
[HTC One X] mrguna:
Not quite, since the Camera depends on the Sense framework and closed drivers. A developer made a post somewhere here in the forum explaining it further.
[HTC One X] Audioboxer:
This kernel has flickering fixes and I believe helps the phone not get as hot.
[HTC One X] abhijit1289:
"just FYI"? Thats original development? God!

Why not click on the link below if I helped? That way both of us get 500MB of extra drop box space :) http://db.tt/8W7JWBe1
[HTC One X] more2come:
Yeah, that's what I thought ^^ About every valuable information is missing here, wrong forum, too. "FYI", the kernel-sources aren't from release *.11 , they are *.7 . This means the screen flickering fix is not included, we've been trolled by HTC again.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pansysk75:
Can anyone explain me the meaning of 1.Custom Roms

2.Kernels

3.CMW Recovery

Also Does any Custom Rom allows me to change the boot animation?

Any help would be appreciated.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QQboss:
OK Im goin to try :)

Custom ROM - you could think of it as modified version of android. Stock ROM is ROM that comes with your phone when you but it. Custom ROMs are mostly debloated (without crap apps that just slow you phone etc. and they are tweaked to run more efficiently)

Kernel is a piece of software that is a core of your OS and basically mediates comunication between hardware and applications.

CWM Recovery is a "upgrade" of default recovery. It enables you to do NAND Backups and Restores of your whole phone, and many other great features that you cant do on default recovery. Its very powerfull tool :)

OK I hope that this will help you :)