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[myTouch 4G General] Alaq:
Hihi,

With the new discovery of the USSD Exploit, many people became weary of their phones and don't really know what to do... So thats why I'm hear to help ya out!

"Just to recap, the exploit (disclosed by researcher Ravi Borgaonkar at Ekoparty in Buenes Aires) uses the Android dialer to automatically "call" a USSD code (no user permission required!); the code can be spread through legit-looking URL, an NFC attack, or a malicious QR code." -pcmag.com

The Test: (Three steps!)

1. On your phone click this link: CLICK ME

2. If this shows up then your are vulnerable... If not, then congrats! But continue on to third step please!

(Bits of IMEI erased for security, yours will be full)

3. Post in this thread if it showed or not, please specify ROM, Browser, and Dialer...

If you are vulnerable here are some steps you can do:

1. Download TelStop from Google Play.

2. After installing it visit the test page again. You should get a "Complete action using" popup with TelStop listed. Select TelStop as Default and then click it. You will then receive a warning that this is likely a malicious code.

3. Your now safe thanks to TelStop. Whenever a suspicous code is typed and sent TelStop will intercept it and ask what to do!

ROM LISTS:

Unsafe ROMS:

- OFFICIAL MIUI.us v4 2.8.10 androidinsomnia 08-11-12 (Stock browser, Stock Dialer)

- Andromadus Mimicry(9/4/2012) ROM (Stock browser, Stock Dialer)

Safe ROMS:

- [10/02/12] SyNthetic_aospX 1.0.0-MR1

(I have the "baed" kind of emmc so I can't go flashing roms left and right to test... So just please follow these to help!)

Notice: exDialer & Dialer One will ask you to confirm the code, so you could use those as an alternative to the stock dialers...
[myTouch 4G General] DJ Scooby Doo:
Andromadus Mimicry(9/4/2012) ROM, standard browser on ICS, standard dialler. I am a savvy person, so I won't be clicking on these links, but yeah. I actually had a pop-up that said do you want to complete this with Skype, Google Voice or the standard dialler, so I think if you reset permissions you'd be set.
[myTouch 4G General] Alaq:
Thanks, Op updated, keep em coming...
[myTouch 4G General] Synthetic.Nightmare:
This things been around for a while. Idk why its such a bug deal now. LorD ClockaN mentioned something along the lines of you weren't factory reset then... and its quite likely it won't happen unless your browsing some sketchy stuff and I'd have to agree. Though the proper fixes will be added in the milestone release of aospx for this. MR1 of aospx for the glacier can be listed as safe when I build it for us.. likely sometime this week
[myTouch 4G General] DJ Scooby Doo:
Exactly, I know if you have Lookout they'd warn you before clicking on this. As I said before, I don't go on sketchy sites so I won't get this. You can't be too sure though.
[myTouch 4G General] Alaq:
Alot of people will prefer and still be using GB and older ICS roms (self included)... So they could use this... Plus it doesn't have to be on sketchy sites... It could be incorporated into a harmless ad on any website, and you wouldn't even know...
[myTouch 4G General] Synthetic.Nightmare:
Yes it COULD be. Just like a car COULD crash into my house this very second by some crackhead. But I'm not too worried about either of them because its not very likely. I'm not saying nor have ever said this information is useless or that taking precautions is dumb. Its just not as big of a deal as some have made it out to be. That being said. Its nice to know you're looking out for your fellow users. This community is great.
[myTouch 4G General] nlaplante:
Got the IMEI dialog after visiting the page using Synth's aospx BR7 release and stock dialer/browser. But as he stated above this will be fixed in MR1. I don't visit sketchy sites and so I wasn't even aware of this issue before it was announced some days ago. Thanks for making this thread. Looking forward for mr1!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokestatus:
Hey guys this is my first post.

I'm running Codename 3.6.0 and just flashed AirKernel #224 (previously had #211) and ever since I've been stuck at boot. The Google logo appears, then the soft touch keys light up, then the Google logo dissappears and the keys remain lit with a black screen. The Nexus "X" doesn't show up. My power button is broken and I have been using a combination of volume rocker wake and button remapper to wake/sleep my phone. The power button has been shorted, the common failure on a Nexus S, so fastboot doesn't work, and I have no way of getting into recovery. When I run "adb devices" my phone doesn't show up.

There must be a way to fix this, any suggestions?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokestatus:
no one? :(
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
my power button is broken too(since last august 2011, lol), but it acts like its pressed sometimes. i pull out the battery then put it in when plugged in via usb. i press volume down as i put in the battery and it boots right into the bootloader. then i flick the back of the phone near the power button and it lets me select recovery with the volume rocker. then i flick the back of the phone again to chose recovery.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokestatus:
I'll try this, I'll get back
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokestatus:
office tykdee

Decided to scrap my Nexus S, have had many technical problems with it lately, I think it's time to let it go.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sjohnjuan:
Hey guys I'm have trouble with a radio that is for T-Mobile not. I have the At&t Galaxy Note. But I have T-Mobile service. Any other Modem I flash (icsblaze or KID) works fine.. But the [RADIO][MODEM] TMO Galaxy Note UVLG3 I flash kills my phone.. makes it slow and hangs a lot.. Other people have the same problems also.

Here is where I got it from. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1842207&page=13

Anyone have any ideas what the problem is?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rangercaptain:
You already have two working modems and you're flashing one that doesn't work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sjohnjuan:
Yeah. :( the T-Mobile 879 rom is super fast that's the reason for changing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] tangobravo78:
I'm pretty sure just about everyone trying to use the actual T-mobile Note (SGH-T879) on the AT&T Note (i717) are having problems with slow downs and freezing constantly. It sounds like you just simply like the ROM better....? So if that's the case, why not just use the T-mobile ROM, with the ICS Blaze modem? Quite a few people seem to be doing that... Me, I use Dark Star ICS w/ the ICS-Blaze modem and am perfectly content for now...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sjohnjuan:
I don't care which rom I have. I just want the speed of the 879 modem. Lol.

Yesterday on my SGS 2 I got speeds over 20 mbs. I would like to have that on my Note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sashusmom:
The 2 Notes have different antennas. That's why the tmo modem will not work well on our att notes. The closest I have come is the blaze modem- great DL speeds- redzone- 10-12, poor UL speeds- .2-.4. I'm in No. Jersey. I am trying out straight talk for the month with the att sim. The speeds are poor as compared to t-mo. No better than ATT on DL- 1-3, and poor on UL- .5-.7. So I am going back to t-mo and porting my # to google voice. I will deal with the poor UL speeds is return for the $30 plan;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] chiwire2000:
try blaze

try the latest blaze radio with the backstair vi rom, for me in miami i get average 3-5 mbps download. I also have this on my phone, it maybe a placebo effect but for me i think it made a huge difference.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1666342
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sjohnjuan:
Where can I find the latest blaze radio?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] emceeaye:
effective radio and rom for Los Angeles

I'm in the Los Angeles area. Would anyone recommend any radio rom combinations for the note i717 on t-mobile that has been effective for the Los Angeles area?

Thank you in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sashusmom:
Just want to share this tweak by Rob4828- doubled my upload speed and raised my DL's to 13-15 mbps. On Blaze.

works on touch wiz roms- need to redo with every reboot.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1931679
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jelliottz:
Doing the above does make a difference. I'll also do it if I'm having a particularly spotty connection. Seems to refresh everything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jacky37:
ICS blaze modem

I am running T-Mobile too with ics blaze modem and have pretty decent speed when I was using black star Rom. I'm now on liquid Rom and the highest I got was 13 down and 2 up.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] idkmybffjil:
Hi. I hope this is in the correct place.

I have a UK Xperia Pro and have installed Cyanogenmod 7.2. I have installed the Roman keyboard layout and everything is working perfectly except for one small problem:

Although predictive text works perfectly when using the on-screen keyboard it doesn't work at all with the hardware keyboard, despite me going into the menu and selecting "auto-replace". Strangely "auto-cap" and "auto-punctuate" work fine.

I have tried installing HTC_IME mod and perfect keyboard but they don't work. I have installed Swiftkey and although it works, it isn't as good as the standard CM7 prediction (or the stock Sony one) in my opinion.

Is there any way to get this working? Thanks in advance to anyone who can offer any help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmo:
I have a cheap Chinese tablet (Ainol Novo 7 Tornado). It comes from the factory rooted but with the 3e system recovery.

Here is the scenario (simplied to avoid complications):

Using update.zip from manufacturer, I can update the ROM (no signature failure)

I unzip the update.zip file and delete the CERT.RSA, CERT.SF, and MANIFEST.MF files and rezip (exact same structure just minus these files)

I sign the zip using any one of about 10 different tools including SignAPKtic and Zip Signer 2 (on device) (all state success with no errors)

I try to install the "new" update.zip, I get a failure verifying the signature in 3e

It seems as if is locked and requires the manufacturers signature. However, when I use 'jarsigner' to look at the signature, it is signed using the same google certs that all of the signers use. When comparing the output of 'jarsigner' on the original and the resigned version, they appear the same with the exception of the order in which contents are listed.

Does anyone have any idea what could be happening here? I have been struggling with this for over a week.

Thanks,

Jonathan
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] cwa542:
Ok so I unlocked the bootloader and I was s-on, I tried to do the wire trick and messed it so I have to do a RUU, now I have a locked bootloader but I'm s-off? And when I go into recovery I'm in the joupterbear screen and that's all, and sugestions on why I should do next?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ronnie498:
Did you flash a recovery?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sparkerjc:
Reposting here, I accidentally posted this under the Note II.

Running Codename Android, and as the title says, sometimes the media playback controls show up on my lock screen and sometimes they don't. I haven't been able to figure out what causes them to show up.

Apps: Google Play Music, BeyondPod

BeyondPod uses the stock controls of google play, or appears to. When playing podcasts, the lock screen controls are there about 80% of the time (so far). Is this a common issue? Is there any fix? Or alternatively, is there any free solution which puts universal media controls on the lock screen?

I have looked around and found widget locker, etc but I prefer not to use that.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Hailo90:
I'm searching for a ROM where everything or almost everything is disabled.

I only need the ability to set a Wallpaper of my own, have at least WiFi Access (SIM isnt inserted in the I9000) and install the following Apps (Market can be disabled too):

PowerAMP / Full Version / ICS Skin

any simple Explorer

Simple Last.fm Scrobbler

Voodoo Sound

The complete rest i don't need, nothing of them.

Is there any rom that fits my requirement?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] burakgon:
Slim ics
[Galaxy S I9000 General] anybuddy:
Try Amestris with Semaphore Kernel. It's a GB-Rom with great battery life. Not ICS-themed but similar.

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9000

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ROM: | ICS333 2.0.1 |

Kernel: | Semaphore ICS 1.3.0s |

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[Galaxy S I9000 General] cwc289:
For listern music, I would recommand stock music player + voodoo sound:thumbup:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dark_knight35:
Music quality is better on JB/ICS than on stock GB. Take a stable nice ICS ROM like CM9 or SlimICS.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] anybuddy:
Sorry, but the Stock Player is crap! Stay with PowerAmp! And CyanogenMod is anything but not frugal.

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9000

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ROM: | ICS333 2.0.1 |

Kernel: | Semaphore ICS 1.3.0s |

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[Galaxy S I9000 General] Hailo90:
i tried for now just the SlimICS/Bean Version and i have with both the Problem that i can't connect to WiFi. I think it is because the Rom use the wrong Bandwith / Channels. Any solutions? (i'm in European - Germany)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] nicmon:
I used Amestris till some month ago and before I migrate to JB, it is really slim and perfect
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Hailo90:
Well, i still didnt got WLAN to work ... so i will try Amestris with Semaphore Kernel ... i don't care which Version it will take to be slim and have low battery drain. For that I have the Galaxy S 3. :D

Hopefully with this combination WLAN will work and then lets take a look at the Battery Life
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RootTheMachine:
Your best bet is to choose a ROM you like and stick the phone in airplane mode. Wifi will still work.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] anybuddy:
You can also try the Rom and Kernel in my Signatur. That fits all your needs. I listen 6-10h music every day (with PowerAmp and Voodoo Sounds) AND do all the other Stuff like surfing (3g always on), gaming, texting and of course Phone calls and I come without a charge through the day. And you can disable all the Apps you doesn't need.

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9000

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ROM: | ICS333 2.0.1 | Modem: | ZSJPG |

Kernel: | Semaphore ICS 1.3.0s |

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[Galaxy S I9000 General] adytum:
If you end up on ics/jb, make sure you use deep idle.

Sent from horseback.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Hailo90:
Well, i now installed (or tried to) this Kernl / ROM but i don't get VoodoSound to work ...

Steps i did yet:

1. Install "Odin_XWJVZ_MultiCSC_Deodexed_Zipaligned" (2.3.6 - with Odin)

2. Install "Semaphore_kernel_JVZ_2.1.1bm" (with Odin)

3. Install "Amestris_V12_Rev.01_ODEX_WIPE" (with CWM)

The ROM is working and WLAN as well ... just VoodoSound (Market loaded - Free) say that this Kernel isnt supported
[Galaxy S I9000 General] anybuddy:
Have you tried the Semaphore Kernel 2.7.4 I'd postet above? (this one)

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ROM: | ICS333 2.0.1 | Modem: | ZSJPG |

Kernel: | Semaphore ICS 1.3.0s |

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[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puu2111:
Hi to all

I have strange problem with GPS. GPS can't lock

I tryed several roms: CM7 , CM9 and Liberated Aria 2.2.2 . all roms with wipe and data del

and in all romes the GPS not work

can be the problem with GPS chip ? i can somehow reflash GPS/radio ?
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Goodbye_Alltel:
Have you tried using the GPS Status and Toolbox app? I had the same issue on Winsuk's CM10. In the app, press menu, select tools, reset a-gps data, and then tell it to download a-gps data. That fixed the issue for me anyway. YMMV.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puu2111:
Hi , thanks for replying

This didnt help.

GPS suddenly stop to lock on nightly build CM7.2 . i know that was problems with 7.2 and gps.

then i tried CM7.1 that i know that was no problems with GPS. and still , can't lock

i think that something happened to GPS chip. I don't know how to check it

from dmesg(attached) log , i can't find something suspicious
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wendell S:
After flashing Semaphore kernel 2.2oc.I can no longer acces recovery or download mode on my captivate running cm10 9-28.I tried redownloading the file but still no recovery.Any suggestions what i could try.Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RootTheMachine:
The kernel doesn't affect download mode at all. There was a semaphore released with no recovery on accident, and it was fixed quickly with an update.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wendell S:
Update problem solved.I had to use a different button combination to get into download mode. Now Semaphore works perfectly. Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Iluvandroidfone:
Hello,

I need help with rooting and custom roms. I bought my Samsung Galaxy S2 three days ago on Straight Talk. I want to root my phone. I have a Macbook Air 2012 so I will be needing a rooting method for Mac operating system. This device model number is SGH-S959G.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] Barnical_Boy_88:
Hey there I just got the same phone a week ago...Unfortunately they have not come out with a way to root the model SGH-S959G It was only released a few weeks ago from strait talk and just finally shows up on the official Samsung Website. You can root the phone with the at&t method but it doesn't install Clockwork Mod Recovery so all u will have is a stock rooted phone and wont be able to flash any custom rom's at this time. But I don't suggest rooting yet until they have the original stock firmware available because I tried a million different ways to install Custom Recovery but ended up just soft bricking my phone like 10 times trying different ways through Odin and ended up using the at&t unrooting method to start over but ended up changing my stock kernel and my model number on my about phone shows it's the at&t I777 Model and running Android 2.3.4 instead of Android 2.3.6 though its not much difference. Even tho when phone is in downloading mode the phone does recognize that its the SGH-S959G model. So as of now I'm rooted with the at&t stock kernel. So if you don't mind just having a stock rooted device it will be fine just do not unroot it unless there is the stock firmware for the SGH-S959G model when it comes out. If you ended up doing that it will reset your stock strait talk apn and changes it to the at&t stock apn so just download apn backup and restore app and back up your APN as well as ur apps to ur SD so you don't loose anything. Just figured Id give ya heads up before you try anything. Oh and also this phone don't work with samsung kies yet but you can use kies to install ur drivers to use Odin. :D
[General Questions and Answers] Iluvandroidfone:
Thanks Barnical_Boy_88. I will wait for the actual root to come out for this phone because of lack of time due to my studies. I am pretty happy with this Straight Talk Plan. I know I am not going to tether my phone so rooting is not important as of yet. How is your experience with the phone? I heard about the issue of throttling data after customers go over certain data limit (what I gathered from reading different forums is that if you go over 3gigs or 4 gigs per month, you can be throttled). I think I am not going to use that much of data. May be 2 gigs or lil over. So far I like the service because of robust AT&T network. I had TMO before but speeds were not that great and I had $30 plan for 5gigs on 4g. :laugh:
[General Questions and Answers] Barnical_Boy_88:
No Prob :D Well thats good your better off staying stock until there are official rooting and custom recovery methods for this model, So you don't end up with a confused gender phone like mine haha :eek:. I'm not to sure bout the data throttling I pay the $45 unlimited plan and everything is unlimited as far as I know so if you have the same plan it's supposed to be unlimited talk text and data. It's the best Network i've been on service virtually everywhere. I had boost mobile and thier service was teribble and it was a CDMA phone so I couldn't flash it over to Strait Talk, but i'm happier with the nice upgrade to the Galaxy S2 theres so many Custom stuff to do with these so I can't wait till they come out with custom stuff for this model. My old transform ultra only had 3 custom roms to choose from ha, and Verizon was too expensive their android plans were terrible. Anyways I'm glad I could be a help. When I see or hear anything of developers coming out with custom recovery, root, and stock firmware for this phone I'll let you know as soon as I know. :D There's not to many people out there that have or even know about this SGH-S959G Model yet so It might be a few more weeks until they Develop something for this phone.:cool:
[General Questions and Answers] Iluvandroidfone:
Yes, I am on a $45 plan also. I asked the Walmart Manager and I called ST customer service, they told me the usage is unlimited but no tethering allowed. People who tether can get throttled or those who overuse it. I am not sure, without tethering, how people can use over 10 gigs of data (may be watching plenty of netflix on data connection). Mostly I use wifi on my phone if I am home. I had rooted my Samsung Exhibit II also from TMO and before that I had Virgin Mobile Lg Optimus V but Virgin Mobile was very slow as it was using Sprint towers. TMO was ok but ST coverage is awesome. If I keep the same usage as I had for my TMO I should end up using 2gigs but I think its going to be more than 2gigs per month of average usage on ST network because of higher speeds. Just send me a private message or post on this forum as you get a good news about the rooting. Thanks for your time. :victory:
[General Questions and Answers] Barnical_Boy_88:
yeah i just read a thread on strait talks policy...cause I do tether and use a good amount of data a month...Just go to your APN settings and go under your APN and delete the Proxy's witch are the reson data is restricted and throttles I deleted the proxy's on my apn and data still works fine cause I am rooted and tether all the time lol. here's the link to the thread it explains it better than I can but it prevents throttling so u wont have to worry bout over using data, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1716237 :laugh: ........and will do i'll most likely post it on the thread so others can get them too and I'll also send ya a PM on any info I find :cyclops:
[General Questions and Answers] Iluvandroidfone:
Alas, I cannot delete the APN proxy settings cuz mine is greyed out, lol. I think I bought the phone from ST that might be the reason that I cannot delete it or my phone is not rooted.