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[LG Optimus 4X HD] Arne_B:
To add in with SimonTS;

App2SD will indeed give you the possibility to move apps from the internal '/mnt/sdcard' storage tot the external '/mnt/sdcard/external_sdcard' storage.

Disadvantage of this method is that Widgets for that app won't work (correct me if I'm wrong).

But when rooted there is a more powerful app.

Link2SD. Which also moves the data from the app to a second partition on the microSD card. This is called linking. Very useful for phones with like only 256MB storage. I got GB's of apps (offline GPS) on a Galaxy Mini with that method.
[HTC Droid DNA] Irieone:
I cannot get the ad blocking host files to stick with this device. I have tried both Adfree Android and Adaway. The host files won't survive a reboot. Sometimes, I apply them and they revert back after a few hours of use. I am just wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue on this device. SU is functioning properly.

Peace
[HTC Droid DNA] geoff5093:
Not exactly the same, but I noticed any app I remove via Titanium Backup gets restored on reboot as well.
[HTC Droid DNA] trickster2369:
Both of these actions require writing to /system, which cannot be done with android booted up, until we have s-off.
[HTC Droid DNA] BotsOne:
Every time I try to write to system (On accident by running some root app without thinking about it) my device reboots. I figured that was normal for a rooted S-on device. That doesn't happen to y'all?
[HTC Droid DNA] Irieone:
I am pretty sure I was able to do this on the Rezound prior to S off. Also, how can one flash a ROM if your not able to write to the system?

I just want to understand this a little bit better. Thanks.
[HTC Droid DNA] Bigandrewgold:
you can not write to /system with android booted up.

So you can flash a rom in recovery but you cant edit anything in /system while in android
[HTC Droid DNA] Argumentation:
On all the newer phones, HTC (or Verizon) write-locked \system while the phone is booted in android. :good: But you're right, on the Rezound, you could write to \system while still S-ON.
[HTC Droid DNA] nrfitchett4:
so I guess to debloat, someone will have to make one of those debloating tools that delete through adb.
[HTC Droid DNA] jonesin:
This has already been done my friend look in the development section. Also I think I saw a script that you can run in recovery that ads ad blocking hosts! CHEERS:highfive:

Here you go:

ad block is on that other site => http://rootzwiki.com/topic/36775-mod-debloater-adblock-restore-v3/

and theres some debloat love here in development => http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2012388
[HTC Droid DNA] geoff5093:
Freezing in TiBu appears to work.
[HTC Droid DNA] Irieone:
Going to have a go with AdBlock Plus since its supposed to work without root.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adblockplus.android&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
[HTC Droid DNA] disc0rdian:
Screw that who wants that running in the background, run AdFree and update hosts, hook up USB with debugging on and use ADB:

"adb shell" then "su" and grant yourself root. Then "cp /system/etc/hosts /sdcard" then type "exit" and "exit" to get out of the shell.

Then run "adb reboot recovery" and mount /system partition in recovery. Then "adb shell" and "cp /sdcard/hosts /system/etc/hosts" -- exit shell and reboot

Done
[HTC Droid DNA] Nowak4G:
Do this or just push the host file http://db.tt/LQAUEcZM to /system/etc/ with the built in TWRP file manager if you don't want to use ADB.
[HTC Droid DNA] NOsquid:
Is anybody having trouble creating this symlink as instructed in AdAway on their Droid DNA?

I type the command and all I get is "ln: /system/etc/hosts: File exists"

I exit, reboot and the app still tells me the symlink is missing.

I'll be the first to admit my adb-fu is weak, probably my fault.

Edit: so, I did it the other way. When the app tells you the symlink failed it still creates a hosts file in data/data. I used TWRP/Advanced/File Manager to move this into system/etc.

Still, it would be nice to get the symlink working and have AdAway update automatically rather than having to go through this process periodically.
[HTC Droid DNA] JWhetstone02:
This is exactly what I did. I used root explorer to copy the host file from /system/etc and pasted it on the sdcard

Rebooted into recovery, mounted /sdcard and /system and ran adb to push the file

viola! done
[HTC Droid DNA] NOsquid:
^^

I think that's basically doing the same thing I did, but still the symlink would be nice so it could be automatically updated.

---------- Post added at 09:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:44 PM ----------

OK, got a little tech support off the DNA IRC. As I suspected, I'm just dumb :)

Make sure to delete any existing system/etc/hosts and data/data/hosts before you run the command.

Works fine now!
[HTC Droid DNA] andyroidna:
Now that we have s-off, what are you guys using to block ads?
[HTC Droid DNA] Bigandrewgold:
The same thing we've been doing for the past 3 months. Nothing had changed in that respect since kernels with system write enabled came out.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirxdroid:
I have a few DVD and Blu-ray rips stored as ISO or mkv on Windows. Is it worth converting them to a smaller file size for storing and playing on the N7? If yes, what format for video/audio should I use and can you please recommend a good an easy to use Windows conversion program? Thanks!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] issak42:
MX player (and many others) should play mkvs and avis just fine. Try it first, it doesn't take long to copy a video onto the device.

If you encounter problems with said formats, try converting to H.264/mp4, this should be natively supported by android (any many others - its like THE codec to use nowadays :))
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirxdroid:
Thanks! Limited space on the device is of concern too. Any recommendations for a free converter program for Windows 7? A Google search comes up with a bunch of paid and what looks like scam converters.

If H.264/mp4 is *the* video codec, what is *the* audio codec to pair it with and *the* free Wnidows conversion software to generate these? :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmm200:
All my movies were ripped using Windows Media Player. They came in as .avi files.

Those play directly on the Nexus 7 without conversion.

I hated converting movies for cell phones... this is a lot better.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Minimad:
Try Handbrake,

It's converted all the dvd's I've thrown at it recently
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] issak42:
mpeg4aac, ac3

Usually when you select the desired codec (or profile in some programs - for Android for example) it chooses audio codec automatically, the one that's usually used with chosen video codec.

I recommend xilisoft for converting, it's not free, but it's really hard to get a good free converter. You might wanna try it on linux, just install Ubuntu in a virtual machine, I'm sure there's some freeware converters made for linux :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cazrack:
I use BSplayer, it woks on everything i tried and you get subtitles.

/cazrack
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Casanub:
Caz is right, do not convert your movies it is time consuming and unnecessary use BSplayer and VLCplayer they will play anything you throw at it with subtitles and time stretching if needed, VLC supoprts more formats but BS will do for the majority.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jinx100:
Conversion will save storage space on your Nexus. I use HandBrake set to H264, AAC, in an MKV (or MP4) container. With the proper settings a 90 minute DVD takes about 400MB. It takes about 30-40 minutes to convert the original DVD file on an average PC (Intel i3 or i5).
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrEzkimo:
ripbot264 is a great free tool although it requires you install a few other bits of software first, avisynth, ffdshow etc as its basically a front end gui for x264. Once done though it will give you a decent compromise between power and simplicity and works on 64 bit for a small % speed increase on video.

The other option for space limited devices is streaming over your own network using DLNA or upnp which is what I do :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirxdroid:
This works OK at home, not so much offline, e.g. the kids using the tablet in the car. I suppose an OTG USB dongle with a big flash drive would do the trick, but I'd like to keep it simple and have the movies on the built-in storage if possible to shrink them and fit more of them. I think the kids care a lot more about enjoying the content than some potential playing artifacts introduced by shrinking, unlike their dad :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirxdroid:
Could you please post the "proper settings" you are using? Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vibraloop:
I am using VLC and never had to convert videos. its working just fine for me.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirxdroid:
Playing any file type is fine, the problem is the limited storage. If a DVD ripped straight to mkv is about 3-4GB, you can't fit much on the device. Not sure what the shrunken target size for such a DVD should be so the quality doesn't suffer too much when played on the N7.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rckoegel:
I use HANDBRAKE, just like at least one previous poster, and I've encoded 500+ movies for viewing on both Tablets (N7 and GTab) and smaller PC screens.

I target around 700mb for ~480p, 1gb for ~720p, and 2gb for ~1080p video; but I find -1gb works best for streaming (and I mostly stream via WIFI),

If you're worried bout quality over file size, set the "quality" target to no less than 1000 avg bitrate (kbps), on the "Video" tab. Even a 2700kbps file can get choppy on an N7, so there's no need to aim too high... but it's your call.

Otherwise there should be a "Presets" list on the right side of the main Handbrake window, the "Normal" setting, under regular should be good to start with.

-Then drop in a video,

-check the "Picture" tab to make sure the resolution and cropping are alright

+ I usually use "keep aspect ratio", and no anamorphic, with a modulus of "2"

-read through the "Video Filters" tab to see if any of those might be a good idea (not usually needed)

-make sure the "Video" tab shows H.264 for codec, you can either use the lower standard frame rate (23.976), or the one from the original video, and set your target file size or quality on the right (as described above)

-then hit the "Audio" tab, and choose appropriate audio (i use AAC, Pro Logic II, and 128kbps, with "auto" sample rate)

-add subs if needed on "Subtitle" tab (burn them in to the image if you arent using a Android player that lets you choose subs while viewing)

-then check and see where the file is being outputted, change location/name if needed, and ensure it's being outputted as an MP4, or MKV (nothing odd)

-then either "Preview" the video, "Start", or "Add to Queue"

When you find settings that work well for you, you can "Add" a preset to the presets list, and make it your default... If I remember correctly I had to do this a couple times cause a few of the settings didn't take, so check your preset by closing Handbrake, reopening it, and droppping a file in before you just assume it's all set and ready to go.

You can also skim through the preferences and set default output folders and such.

After you have things the way you want them you should be left to pretty much drop files in, enque them, and then hit start and walk away.

And if you're on linux, holler, I have dual boot with Handbrake on both Ubuntu and Win7, so I can walk ya through either.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fljoe:
I use Freemake

I use Freemake (http://www.freemake.com/) to convert my MKV and ISO files. Just choose the Android mp4 format.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrWulf:
Personally I haven't converted a movie since I moved to android from an iPhone. Personally I just have a 64gb usb on my keyring (which cost about $30), and plug into my N7 with a USB OTG cable when I want to watch movies. The usb connection isn't perfect, but it works, and will save you a lot of time converting movies. On my N7 I use MXplayer and highly recommend it. Great piece of software for free.

If you want to keep them on your N7 then it would be necessary to convert to keep a reasonable amount though.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirxdroid:
@rckoegel - Thank you VERY much for the tips. I will have to go back and read your post a few times.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jinx100:
These are always changing but setting the video quality fairly low is the biggest help for small file size. The quality still appears quite good when viewing.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xips:
Another converter that is very handy is XMedia Recode. I use the portable version.

Painless setup:

Set input for DVD or Movie

Drag and drop video or Open DVD/File to convert

Set Output Format Profile to Google and Google Nexus 7

Set output folder

Right click video to encode->add job

Encode

You can tweak the output settings to anything you wish. It is a piece of cake to convert videos and twice as fast as HandBrake.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirxdroid:
Thanks for all the suggestions and help. I started reading up on Handbrake and ran into VidCoder which uses the Handbrake engine but it's supposed to be a simpler (better?) Windows interface. Anyone have any experience with VidCoder?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirxdroid:
Question on subtitles: I have a DVD rip as a mkv container and it has a text stream for subtitles in VobSub format. Is there a way to keep optional subtitles when converting to mp4, without burning them into the video stream? I'd like to have the option to turn them on/off from the player when I need to rather than always having them on or not at all.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirxdroid:
1000 kbps for 480p, correct? I assume as you move to 720p, 1080p the avg bitrate will also need to be increased to account for the higher resolution. If so, what are reasonable target bitrates so that the N7 can cope with and the quality is still high?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jinx100:
HandBrake will accept VobSub subtitles and gives you the option to leave as subtitles or burn them into the video.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirxdroid:
Excellent. Another option seems to be to find the correct .srt (text subtitles) file for the rip and add it as a stream in the mp4 container. I know this will work for mkv containers, not sure whether mp4 will support this, I'll have to experiment with it. There seems to be some tools out there that can also convert VobSub to .srt by doing OCR, yet another option - probably not worth the trouble, easier to just include the VobSub.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edge929:
Another vote for Handbrake (it's free). Install it, choose the Iphone preset (720p H.264) and convert (3 clicks). If you have an Intel CPU with Quick Sync and one of the only 2 programs it works on (Cyberlink Media Espresso) then conversion will be much faster.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jinx100:
You may not even need to mux the .srt file into the mkv video as many video players will load the .srt with the same name as the .mkv file. Just put the two files in the same folder. The VobSub is better as it will always have the correct timing, though.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirxdroid:
Right, though I like the container model better, I don't have to worry about 2 files.

Does the stock N7 video player support subtitles from .srt files? I tried one and couldn't get it work. Of course, it works fine in MX Player. Just curious about what kind of subtitles the stock player supports.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kdissef:
Who is getting this with the note 2? Good idea or rip off? Let me know!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] littleguevara:
I've gotten it. I swear by it. They sent me 7 brand new galaxy nexus before I finally just bought an s3, only paid $100 once
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wooties:
I'm planning on buying insurance through squaretrade or ensquared (whichever i get the best coupon code discount for)

It's less expensive and has a lower deductible.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dawei213:
The downside to their insurance is once you make a claim, you will have to purchase another 2 year plan to be covered. But I've ready squaretrade policy is very good and most customer are very happy with how they deal with claims.

Ignore the above statement. It's completely wrong. I just called and you can make multiple claims on the policy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jennnyy:
I'm very curious as to these two options. Which would you prefer? Ensquared is a little cheaper, however, coverage won't start until 30 days after the purchase of the protection plan?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wooties:
To be honest, I'm still investigating which one as well.

I've got some info here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1769729

And it's making me think about the Best Buy plan too. But so far, I'm leaning ensquared.

Edit: To clarify, what pulls me to Ensquared more is the lower price, coverage for lost/stolen and I believe they allow 3 claims through a 2 year period.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dawei213:
Well, Ensquare's first claim is $75, but each subsequent claim is $100.

From their website: $75 deductible fee per claim . All 2nd and 3rd claims carry a $25 additional deductible for admin charges. -Source: http://www.ensquared.com/catalog/phone-insurance/2-year-phone-insurance-smartphone

Also, you can get SquareTrade coverage for $99 on Amazon. So basically, the difference is just the first claim, the $24 difference.

EDIT: Opps, there's some more info about Ensquare's deductible:

A non-refundable thirty-five dollar ($35) deductible maintenance fee will be collected for each authorized claim for the Covered Product under one hundred and fifty dollars ($150). A non-refundable fifty dollar ($50) deductible maintenance fee will be collected for each authorized claim for the Covered Product valued between one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) and three hundred dollars ($300). A non-refundable seventy-five dollar ($75) deductible maintenance fee will be collected for each authorized claim for the Covered Product over three hundred dollars ($300) or any type of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). An additional twenty-five dollars ($25) maintenance fee will be charged to the Member for the second claim and third claim .

-Source: http://www.ensquared.com/2_Year_Phone_Insurance_Terms.htm

I can't find anything from SquareTrade that's something like that as well. As far as I know from what the sales rep told me, all claims have a $99 deductible.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] georgepink:
I would have said ripoff had I not used it twice now. First time I didn't even have it until after I needed it. Just so happened my email invite came right after my gnex jumped off my motorcycle. A few scrapes, but they bothered me. Second time I went for a swim trying to launch my boat. Not a bad deal when you consider a $400-800 device price tag.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] GreystoneHD:
I got asurion for mine, its been good to me. I've gone from a DI 2 to a DGlobal 2 to a Droid 3 all replaced with out an extra fee.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] flaring afro:
Asurion is with verizon right? I ordered mine from walmart online. I assume I can still get Asurion and then if something happens, go to a verizon store and leave with a new phone. I assume with squaretrade I will have to use an old phone and it will take at least a week to get a new one? If not more with shipping each way.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Nellyinda803:
Used asurion with my broken screen. Paid $130 deductible

from my Galaxy Note 2 using Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Its TwiX:
Asurion is good. Just know that it doesn't cover malfunctions or phone issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dawei213:
How did you get out of paying the deductible? I'm assuming that's what you meant by extra fee.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] GreystoneHD:
Well none had broken screens nor water damage. Never had to pay any deductible, all phones were replaced because of internal hardware issue as how VZW reps would put it on the claim
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kdissef:
So i should do ensquared over asurion? What's the more reliable and less hassle option??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] GreystoneHD:
If you plan on purchasing your phone from VZW then I recommend asurion. I've been with VZW over 5 years and all my phones had asurion. Haven't had any problems dealing with them so far.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] IamPro:
Asurion was pretty good, the deductible was pretty bad tho when the phone was like $400 and they wanted $200 lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] georgepink:
for assurian, If you already have the phone, unless you get an invite by email, I think you'll have to go to the store and they have to 'look at it'. Before I got my insurance online, I took it in and they saw it was already damaged and said, no. Also, no, you won't leave the store with a new phone, they will overnight a phone to you and you get a shipping package to send the old one back. Also, may get a refurb if you use your insurance

I think both my deductibles were $100, it might vary by device?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] miss chris:
I think am going to add a rider to my home insurance policy. Only costs about 30 bucks a year and will cover all of our computer devices. There is a 50 dollar deductible and I get a check to replace the device rather than the refurb I would get with asurion. I read this tip here on another thread and checked with my agent about what coverage they offered. Much cheaper than the other cell coverage plans, covers all of our devices, lower deductible, and no refurbished phones as replacement. Unless I am missing something it seems like a no brainer.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dawei213:
Won't a claim against your home insurance policy increase the rate, no matter how small the claim and payout would be?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] CraigP17:
So I usually am a HTC sense user and I am able to have a contacts widget with the fb picture used.

Fb is the most convenient way for my contacts to have pics. Is there a good widget that will do this? Can't seem to find a good one in the play store that displays the fb contact pic.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] biggggant:
if you have the fb profiles linked to the regular contacts can't you set the fb pic as the default pic and then that will show in the widget?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] CraigP17:
It doesn't show the fb pic linked to the contact.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] abduleo77:
Try android pro widgets
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] id10terrordfw:
Ditto on that. It works great.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] CraigP17:
Even that app does not show fb pics that are linked to the contacts...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] id10terrordfw:
It does for me, but I am using haxsync.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stubbornswiss:
Greetings!

I recently upgraded from a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 to the Galaxy Note 10.1.

On the Tab 2 10.1, there was "Memo", which synced to my Outlook Notes when syncing using Samsung Kies.

On the Galaxy Note 10.1, there is no such program, and I am left without the ability to sync my Outlook Notes onto the Note 10.1.

I would appreciate any input into how I can sort out this issue.

Many thanks.

Albert
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
I have not checked myself but have you tried looking in the Samsung Apps Store?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stubbornswiss:
Yes, I have checked all the Apps Stores, and cannot find the native Memo App.

The funny thing though, is that using Root Explorer, I see that there is a "SecTabletMemo.apk" in the system/app folder. However, the application does not show up in the available/usable apps. Also, trying to install the app from this folder (system/app), it starts the installation, but ends with a "Application not installed" message.

Any ideas?

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stubbornswiss:
Really need some input on this.

Anyone?

Thanks.