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[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Anas M.I:
Try dice player, but make sure you get v 2.0.7. It has dts support.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Jamal Ahmed:
You sure didnt read the OP :p

It says dice player doesnt work too :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Anas M.I:
My bad, sorry :silly:.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] hagba:
You should have been selecting the EXTs in the setting for it to work.

Anyway have just released version 175 pro and its perfect.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Tubgirl:
Well I recently got MX Pro 1.7.5 as well (updated through Play Store) but it still doesn't decode DTS audio.

HOWEVER... I just noticed there's an option for a "Custom Codec" and when I select it a file manager comes up asking for a file. Anyone here knows what type of file it's asking for?

Brgds... /Tubgirl
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] hagba:
EDITED.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] juami:
try newest diceplayer and search "diceplayer dts" for DTS solutions.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Tubgirl:
I've uploaded a short clip with DTS audio that you can try and view. If anyone of you guys get the sound to work please PM we with the solution... thank you! :)

dts.sample.mkv - 11.1 Mb

Brgds... /Tubgirl
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] hagba:
Ok my mistake,actually I wasnt playing any DTS videos lately,and it looks like MXPlayer stoped supporting it for lisence issues,however my Vplayer which is my favourate Android player can play it witouth any problem as it does with many other formats that MXpler do not support.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Download latest diceplayer and use the attached libffmpeg.so as decoder.

Runs all DTS audio mkv-files i tried...

(remove the .zip extension and copy it to your internal sd card)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Tubgirl:
I just uppdated to MX Player Pro v1.7.6 on Play Store. Apparently the name of the codec file should now be libavcodec.mx.so

I read somewhere that you can compile such a file yourself using Linux, but is that really necessary? Can't it be downloaded just like the plugin file for DICE Player?

I really like MX Player and would like to keep using it (with dts support).

Brgds... /Tubgirl
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] hagba:
Even the latest version of MX Player doesnt support DTS files anymore, just use the VPLAYER it is as good as the MX and even better and will play all the formats you cam imagine,just give yourslf some time to adjust,I have installed the latest full version 206 apk and its great.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] vasishta.sushant:
Anyone found a fix for the DTS playback ? I really need this.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Tubgirl:
Here's the ffmpeg codec pack... just unpack it and put the files in any folder. Then in MX Player -> Settings -> Decoder -> Costom codec -> point to the folder where you unpacked the files.

You're welcome... /Tubgirl ;)
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] rexon3105:
Other alternative?
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] hagba:
And why do you want an alternative? MX played hands down is the best there is, all you have to do is install the Custom codes and the latest version which is 1.7.10 and as said above in the settings point to that folder choose software encoding you are good to go and can play DTS as well.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] dhshth:
Friends i tried buttom remapper

But coult only remap home key to back key! And not back key which is a soft key in samsung galaxy y to home key

Please suggest what to do?

I use back key frequently and so i want it as a hard key

Please help

My phone is rooted
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Afrizal Firmansyah:
o, i dont know
[General Questions and Answers] davidayling:
Hi everyone at XDa and members

I have recently purchased a Hero 9300 + From android for cheap to use in the uk.

Well the phone has arrived and ive used it for two days and i have to say its better than i expected, even exceeded my expectations.

I am using a orange and giff gaf sim, however when i topped up my Orange sim whenever i make a call it comes up with roaming .... I am assuming its because the phone is chinese and im in the uk ..... My question is .... Is there a way around this as i have no idea about rooting and would rather not have to use an international sim just so i can use my phone in the uk.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, Also im new to XDA so thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] Androidspecialforces:
Slot 1 or 2?

Open settings sim management and make sure you set up all required settings to use both and take a look at your options for roaming as well.

And remember that both sim slots are not equal one dose more than just gsm one dose not make sure you set up your in the correct slots.

Make sure that area is covered by your desired provider. Where your phone was assembled will not affect if your roaming or not.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spatinator:
Hi Guys, a simple question:

Does a cwm backup also backup the kernel???

Thanks
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ridder215215:
It does not. The recovery (CWM) is inside the kernel, so it cannot include the kernel in the backup. On other phones it does, as long as the recovery is a seperate partition (not in the kernel).
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solar.Plexus:
^ This is absolutely correct and a perfect explanation.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spatinator:
And if i install cwm with x-parts???

Or is there an other way to do this ??
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solar.Plexus:
Any way to backup a kernel? If you ask me, the kernel doesn't really need backing up as all it takes is "fastboot flash boot boot.img" to reinstall the kernel.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leetxperia:
This may help ya^

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1059412
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spatinator:
So guys, the actual Problem is i dont have a pc (will come back soon) and i want to go back to the lupus ics v8 Kernel, cause it works better. A friend hss the exactpy this setup so my idea was to backup the stuff he hqs and then pqste it to my phone, so that i have the v8 kernel.

Some ides how that works???
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leetxperia:
Download fastboot files, put your device in fastboot and run the bat and type "fastboot flash boot boot.img"

Click thanks if useful :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spatinator:
Eem... I dont have a pc...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leetxperia:
You said your friend has same setup.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spatinator:
I mean the same setup but instead of lupus v9 he has lupus v8
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ridder215215:
You cannot do that from your phone. You will need a pc, but fastboot is easy to set up. In this guide you can find the download link for fastboot+adb only. (I didn't add any variables, and it worked fine. This will make sense when you have read the guide.)

Then you'll need to find the lupus v8, and just flash it. I don't think you can extract a kernel from a phone, though.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spatinator:
Yes you can, i just found a few for samsung and htc devices, but not for xperia devices. :(

Well anyways ....

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Zatley:
Hello, Does anyone know if there is an APK to root my Sony Xperia U? Without pc?

Android Version: 2.3.7 ?

I used Universal Root: but then it says: Failed ~~~No~~~~fu goo

And z4root.. Doesnt do anything it takes ages......

Pleesse help me
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] chandrus1983:
FOA, good thread (Y)

i know two apps which are good in security...

one is APPLOCK - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.domobile.applock&feature=search_result

another AFARIA - my bro uses this on his note, its suggested by his company to maintain their mails and lot other office stuff store on the phone-

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Android.Afaria&feature=search_result
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] vipul12389mehta:
U brought to my attention the importance of security...

Till nw i was least bothered n never paid attention...

Bt thanks...
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] chandrus1983:
security is important man!! how can you let others read your messages or your mails or even look at your gallery ???

security is must!!
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Thanks buddy. U r like my bro.. :thumbup:can u pls add few more lines abt these two application. I will add both of it in OP.:D
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Buddy if u will PM me then i will disclose u few points of applications.. bt security is highly recommended over android mobiles.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
This is what i was telling in whole thread buddy. Security is as much as essential like security of ur bank account. If a unknown person is having ur personal data, it means u are in big trouble. So, for security point of view we must have knowledge abt the same.:D

Edit: thats why i asked fron Devs/RC/RD to come ahead and provide us the right path of security.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] chandrus1983:
Yes I will write when I get on pc, and ask more info about the afaria app from my brother.and update it.

From my Limited Edition SGR ;)
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Adam77Root:
Mobile security is getting more and more important nowadays. But the worst is that people don't know about and are not aware of the security issues that all pose a high threat to gadget users. There are plenty of ways for which stolen data can be used for and most of the people don't even think of themselves being impersonated by hackers.

Because of the design of the Android system it's very easy to write fully-featured malwares for this platform as the permissions are not handled on a low native (even kernel) level, but there are the Android permissions most of you are already aware of. A lot of users don't read through the permissions that the application they install asks for, making it easy to fool them.

Hackers usually give such application and package names that they are very similar to those of the inner Android system, so the users don't delete those apps after a little Google search.

Coding in Java is extremely easy, you don't even have to free memory, as the garbage collector does that for you. This opens this platform for the so-called script-kiddies who are wannabe 'hackers' and want to create the 'best malware ever'. They're dangerous as there are a lot of them. There are also a lot of prebuilt libraries for Java, which can be used for making for example network communication easy.

If such an application is installed on a system, its easy to root the victim's device, opening a new way to compromise the OS. There are methods to root a great deal of devices (of course excluding some) and plant a rootkit on them for a longer stay. For example the app is then moved to the system partition where it cannot be deleted from.

Most of the modern malwares communicate through the internet with their author. If somebody uses a 2G/3G data connection and has no or limited data plan, it may cost high amount of money for the user. For example: Here, in Hungary, lot of teenagers use 0.facebook.com which allows them to browse Facebook without paying for it. Just imagine their parents when they get the bill because of a hacker.

I, personally, do not use any antiviruses on my phone. Even, I use only a free AVG on my Windows PC and nothing on my Linux box. Every system can be hacked and all AV-s can be bypassed. Sometimes I check the autorun apps to see if there isn't any suspicious.

To sum up: I advise you not to download/install any suspicious app on your phones and if you notice some strange network activity, do a deeper inspection on it and wipe your data (very important as most of the malwares are still installed there) or reflash your system if you want to make sure everything.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] mj.vikram:
I never thought this but after reading this i am also thinking .....

Yep buddy you are correct, we need to think about this very seriously ....
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Yup MJ buddy, I wasn't so much aware but when I saw that my installed applications is getting access to my device & sharing the data, I jst start searching the help.:o
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] juzz86:
Nice thread Vikesh, great idea.

Personally, I place little emphasis on mobile security. Things like antivirus, password protectors etc. make sense if you store a lot of mission-critical, sensitive data on your phone, or frequent a lot of open hotspots, leave your Bluetooth on and 'visible' in public places, but otherwise just chew battery, CPU cycles and money.

I can appreciate the need for such things, in some instances (proper business users, etc.). I have little faith in an app to look after my security however, and would instead recommend a few lifestyle changes where possible, to improve your security:

1. Never use open, public WiFi. If you must, never use it for sites you log into, sites that control your money, or sites that contain other sensitive information. Doesn't take much for that guy outside McDonalds on his laptop to be sniffing packets.

2. Turn on Bluetooth and NFC only when you intend to use them. Not only do you save precious battery, you ensure that your close-range transmission technologies are only on when you need them, and not at other times. Also, set a unique Bluetooth passcode for your device, rather than the generic '0000'.

3. Never let your browser remember any passwords.

4. When setting passwords and PINs, never use a bank PIN, and always use 'leetspeak' for your passwords. For example, I would like my password for XDA to be 'firewood'. Rather than just typing it, try substituting letters for numbers, like this: F1r3W00d. Mix up your capital and lower-case letters, even substitute characters for letters or numbers. Do anything you can to ensure your passwords don't resemble anything from a dictionary!

I have no idea whether these steps have helped, but I haven't been the victim of online identity theft yet - even my passwords have never been compromised.

I think it's something we should always keep in mind, but never worry too much about. The risk is always there but it's a big, wide world ;)
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] selva.simple:
Happy to see u again juzz :) Yes thats true, more than an app, we shud be more conscious in our lifestyle and trend towards using our smartphone. And Congrats that u r part of "DEVELOPER COMMITEE".. Or is it u were already there in it and am i just noticing it now :D
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Thanks Buddy. You suggestion is marvelous as like always.:good: But finest one is password setting in Alphanumeric ("Mix up your capital and lower-case letters, even substitute characters for letters or numbers"). I must add your suggestion & Adam one in OP.:o Thanks buddy.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] juzz86:
You're welcome. Thank you both for the kind words :) always happy to catch up with my Royal friends! :)
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] chandrus1983:
AppLocker is a SW which lets you Lock ANYTHING n EVERYTHING in your phone,

you can lock, Messages,Contacts,Mail,Gallaery, etc etc, if you wish, you can lock all the apps, by just selecting LOCK ALL option, which is there in the App.

AFARIA is a device administrator, it is used by professionals whose mails and calender events strictly private/confidential,

my brother works for HP, he uses this app, and ofc it is recommended by the company,

he cannot access his mails and events, if this app is disable or enabled,

in his Galaxy Note he has installed it, and all the security options like swipe,number lock is disabled...

only Password is available, you cant set anyother lock other than Password...

If you try to remove this app, all your mails,events and personal data will be deleted

APP Lock - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.domobile.applock&feature=search_result

Afaria - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Android.Afaria&feature=search_result
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] selva.simple:
Mobile security not only matters about protecting our data from phising and virus attacks but also protecting it when v lost our device. Because a smartphone falling into wrong hands can cause so much of trouble. So just wanna list down following points interms of mobile security

When u buy a new smartphone, take a mobile-insurance along with it (atleast for an year). We may sometime doesn't know its importance. But it matters a lot. It comes around of 3% of mobile cost. Keep your bills and insurance papers safely.

For all important personal contents (Contacts, Pics, Videos, Docs, Messages) you store in smartphone, have a secondary backup in your system or hard disk. It comes in handy when ur phone is totally dead or lost. Take this backup atleast once in two months. Lots of software available for this.

Use personal lock apps like "Keep safe" to lock/hide your personal data.

Use Mobile security apps like "Lookup" or "Avast". Even if not for its ant-virus feature, but must for its features of "Anti-theft" features. Apps that help in locating the device if in case the mobile is stolen and kept on.Or when your sim card is replaced with a new sim, sending out a sms from the new sim to a pre-configured number.

Apart from all these, an important feature is to destroy all your personal contents (complete Erase) in your mobile if in case it is stolen. This will prevent our data falling in hands of wrong people.More than device, our data matters a lot.

I'm a personal victim of a stolen mobile phone, my Wave II. Since that was the time, i flashed a leaked Bada 2.0, no data was there in my mobile. So atleast i was happy with that. I had my mobile insurance which got me the 80% of money which led my way to Android world via Galaxy R.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
This seems so fine when our mods and RC buddies are giving there time for issues which we usually neglect. Thanks selva buddy. Added ur suggestion in OP.:thumbup:
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] ashvyas:
FAQ

below are few questions which might help you to update FAQ in OP :

1) Can we change/contol the permissions of an application in a rooted/non-rooted phone dynamically ? could any adverse effect if i do this ?

2) I there any encryption software which encrypt stored data/password (remembered password etc)? is this required ( or android inharit encryption is sufficient ) ?

3) what is meaning of basic permissions in layman's terms ?

4) if i trust application A and give it sensitive permissions and application B does not required major permission ; is it possible application B gain access of application A's data instead of direct access of system data ? how dangerous it is and if there any example out there?

5) any indication on device (behaviour) through which i can find out if my device is hacked/leaking information etc ??

6) is andorid secure then windos in normal uses terms ? for example is it more secure if i use a bank website on my android phone insted of my anti-virous protected windows machine or vice-versa ?
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Hey buddy. Nice suggestion.:good: But we Need answer of these Question first.:p So, I think we must find them. What do you say.?:fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
News

Here is the news for what I was asking about security in Mobile:

French hacker creates fake Android apps, steals over $600,000

By stealing tiny amounts of money from over 17,000 users, a 20-year-old in northern France accumulated about €500,000 (roughly $653,000 or £405,000) since 2011. Working out of the basement of his parent’s home, he would create fake apps mimicking legitimate applications and would attract downloads by making them free.

Once installed, the app would send a text message to a premium-rate number he set up and collect small sums of money. The virus would also send him log on IDs and passwords to gaming and gambling sites.

Once arrested, he admitted his crimes and told authorities he was not motivated by greed. Rather, he said he simply loves computers and wants to be a software developer. He has no formal training or education but is reported to be quite smart. Of course, given he let these scam apps go on for a year and the amount of money collected during that time, it is quite difficult to accept that money was not a factor.

Source: BBC & Phone arena
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] chandrus1983:
Wow ! What a hacker, :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Even popular Android apps might leak personal data, study reveals

Are Android apps secure enough for us to let them handle our finances and personal information? Quite a few of them aren't, according to a recent research that analyzed how well various applications protect the user's sensitive data. The study was conducted by the Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany, in partnership with the Philipps University of Marburg, the researchers came up with a list of 41 Android apps that should use tighter security measures.

In particular, these apps were discovered to expose the user's data at risk while a device running Android 4.0 is communicating with a web server. What's even more worrying is that these insecure apps were among the most popular ones on Google Play, being downloaded between 39.5 million and 185 million times already. The names of the applications were not disclosed.

"We could gather bank account information, payment credentials for PayPal, American Express and others," the researchers wrote after conducting their study. "Furthermore, Facebook, email and cloud storage credentials and messages were leaked, access to IP cameras was gained and control channels for apps and remote servers could be subverted." The contents of e-mails and instant messages could also be accessed.

But how could one use these apps' security flaws to their advantage? Simply put, if an Android smartphone or a tablet is connected to a vulnerable local area network, such as a Wi-Fi hotspot, an attacker could potentially crack the security protocols used by the apps and snoop on the data they exchange. Sure, the attacker will need to have a certain exploit monitoring the activity on the network, but obtaining access to such a tool isn't as hard as it may seem.

Scary stuff, we know, which is why there should be more awareness amongst developers about implementing proper security features within apps, as the researchers suggest. There are certain methods that can make security protocols tougher to crack, or the apps could simply be checked for vulnerabilities at the time they are being installed. In fact, Google is said to have ramped up security in Android 4.2, thus likely making the platform more resistant to hacks like the one described above. What measures have been taken, however, will be known with certainty in a few days – On October 29, to be more specific, which is when a new Android release is probably going to be unveiled.

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[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Adam77Root:
The following is not related closely to security, but to devices being stolen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMWgIv35RSE News here was full of this video in the last days. The action takes places at 0:36 in the vid.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] D™:
Its searously shocking buddy. How that guys stolen. We must b aware of our nearby.