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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] balinese:
Hello, as you know, android offer a full device encryption. I found the description about cryptographic implementation at source.android.com

As you can see, the master key is encrypted with 128 bit AES via calls to the openssl library. My question is: is it possible to change 128 bit AES to more secure 256 bit? Maybe someone already have any tricks for that?

p.s. sorry, as a new member i can't post a link to full description of the encryption :(
[Off-topic] rudeguy:
I've been involved in cell phones since 1999 when I was selling them. This was back when there were bag phones you had to put together and you could really tinker with stuff. Then came digital and cell phones got much more boring. I still loved them and sold them until 2008.

I got into Android and really liked how much stuff I could mess with even though I had no idea what I was doing. I tried writing apps but I suck at code. I'm also color blind, so theming wasn't my thing. Then I got my Samsung Vibrant. The phone was both my best friend and worst enemy. The charging port went bad and since I was rooted, I didn't dare warranty it. So I took it apart to see what I could see. I ended up fixing it pretty easily. Then someone came up with a mod where you could install a front facing camera. I again took my phone apart and the install went great.

I finally found something I could do. Hardware.

I love tinkering and I also really like money, so I started doing screen replacements for friends. Now its kind of boomed and I'm doing 2-10 jobs while still working at my real job full time. Its a stress reliever for me to come home after a long boring day and get to tear something apart, fix it, then make it shiny and new again.

So that's my new hobby that just happens to pay pretty well. It also makes for some pretty cool pics

The interesting part is iPhones and iPods give me the most work. However I have never owned an iDevice and probably never will. They are also much cheaper to work on than Android phones.
[Off-topic] jaszek:
If you don't mind me asking, how much do you charge for replacing digi/LCD on the iPhone 4/4S not counting parts?

And this reminds me, I need to start advertising again.
[Off-topic] rudeguy:
I just changed my pricing around. For iPhones I charge $30 for labor. iPods, $40 and iPads $50.

It beats the competition and works out to roughly $50/hour on average.
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Yea, that's pretty much what I charge. But I mostly deal with computers, so windows reinstall is $70, LCD replacement $40, and everything else I just come up with prices on the fly. My competition is the store I work at :P
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Holy mother of mark-ups Batman!
[Off-topic] jaszek:
The store I work at, we charge $85. I hear stories of people charging $100+
[Off-topic] Ichigo:
Wow. :eek: That's a lot!
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
To put in a Live CD and let Windows installer do everything?I gotta get into that racket.
[Off-topic] jaszek:
People pay it, so I don't care. I think it's time to raise my prices by $5 for the new year. Sent out an ad today, so should start getting phone calls soon.
[Off-topic] Ichigo:
Hey, if people are willing to pay it, do it!
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Mind letting me see how you advertise your services? I'm way over in Fl so I'm obviously no competition, just curious to see what gets the phone ringing.
[Off-topic] jaszek:
It's a Polish classifieds website. I use a google voice number, so my boss doesn't ***** at me again for stealing customers.

THis is my ad:

Which translates to:
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
I'm assuming you use a Square card reader for CC's?
[Off-topic] DanceOff:
Ftw 70 $ for 15-20 mins windows install :shocked: that's too much
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Yep

Ummmm no. Most of these computers are not super fast, so 40 minutes to install the OS, then find and install all of the drivers since XP and VISTA don't have a lot of them in Windows Update, then install all the software like antiVir, etc. Then when the client has photos he wants to save, and sometimes I've had to copy 100gb of files to my drive, then copy that back. THat's about 3-4 hours of work non-stop. And I need breaks to eat. Remember, most of these clients don't have top of the line computers like you do. They are in the dark when it comes to tech, and they would never know how to do the stuff themselves. But if you think that's too much, do it yourself, just don't ask any IT guy why your 'X'* isn't working after you reinstalled windows. I've had people think they can do it themselves, and that means more work for me then it would be in the first place since they ALWAYS mess something up. I charge them more then.

* X = whatever it is that's not working.
[Off-topic] ak700:
Whoa!! You just gave me a great idea. I should start a business of installing custom ROMs and themes for people and charge them some great cash. It's unethical but who cares. BTW it's great that you are doing something you like.

If i may ask, is this a part time job?
[Off-topic] jaszek:
If you're asking me, I just do it from time to time for some extra cash.

And for ROMS/Rooting, they charge $25 around here.

But you have to remember, if you do that, you are their tech support, and whatever doesnt work good on the rom, it'll be your fault and you have to fix it, and they dont care the developer didn't get it to work yet.
[Off-topic] rudeguy:
I won't root/jail break/install software. Too many variables and too many follow up calls. I like one and done.

I have a full time job as well. I work in a call center for a large cable company taking disconnects.

The funny part is I applied at Apple to do over the phone tech support on iPhones but apparently I'm not qualified. However my friend who didn't even know how to reboot her iPhone did get that job. These companies crack me up.

I really wish there was a bigger market for color conversion. That's something I really want to do but no one wants to pay for it.
[Off-topic] DanceOff:
No buddy I also have a bad PC specs are

3 GHz core i3 overclocked by multiplier trick to 3.5 GHz

4 Gb ddr3 ram

And 512 Mb pre installed graphics card

Now that's pretty bad only good part is fast hardisk I get 70 MB/s normally while cut/copy/paste
[Off-topic] chikoo:
and how much do you pay for a doctor's visit for a cough & cold?

that is the real racket.

This is peanuts.
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Nothing. I have health insurance but that's not the point. Medicine isn't popping a cd in and letting it do everything.
[Off-topic] Lt.Win:
You are colorblind? Man, that must suck, I'm so sorry...

On a side note, good job you got! :D
[Off-topic] rudeguy:
Just enough that I can really mess things up. Its the worst when there are different colors by each other.

I was a manager in the car audio department. We sold car audio, cell phones and remote start/alarms. I always wanted to be an installer, so I would go back there and tinker. I tried doing a remote start once. Just once. I was staring at the wiring harness with 30+ different wires and most of them were the same color, the only difference was different colored lines running down the wire. I knew the lines were there, I just couldn't tell what color they were. I was staring at it like it was an alien code.

That ended that.
[Off-topic] jaszek:
If you think that's bad, you should see the junk that I have to fix.
[Off-topic] rudeguy:
I did computers for a while but I got sick of 3am calls because someone's mouse wasn't working. And yes, that really happened.

Now everything is simple. I fix it, I don't hear back. I've only had one come back and its because the guy is convinced his iphone speaker should be louder.
[Off-topic] jaszek:
I had that once. it was 2:20am, and the guys WiFi wasn't working when he was at his family's in PA, I live in NY. Lucky for him I was out partying and didnt get woken up.
[Off-topic] rudeguy:
...and I jinxed myself.

I took a Moto Photon thinking I could order the screen from Amazon. Nope! Need to order from the supplier and it takes a week to come in and the part is $30 more than I quoted. Looks like I won't be doing that one.

Then I took in an iPad. I'm still learning on these. I ended up busting the power flex cable. OK no big deal. I run up to the cell phone store and buy a new one for $20 even though I can get them for $5 on Amazon. I get that fixed and am just putting it all back together when the digitizer sticks to my desk and I rip that cable too.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

This is not my night.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Yeah, you'll have to. You can't say you'll fix it and don't do it. Business is business. Say no, and you'll hurt your business like ****. Game over. Fix it and you'll lose a couple of bucks, but you won't lose any future customers.
[Off-topic] LoopDoGG79:
Not yet....:eek:
[Off-topic] rudeguy:
The iPad will be fixed. I know the moto guy won't want to wait that long.

I figure stuff like this is like paying for training. I cost myself $100. That's cheaper than what a training course would be
[Off-topic] ironman38102:
Whoa dude! How much u get paid for all this stuff?
[Off-topic] cor4twenty:
Just make sure to report your income :) IRS has been pretty nasty lately.
[Off-topic] AtoZ0to9:
I only work on friends stuff... and only charge cost if something needs to be bought...
[Off-topic] rudeguy:
days like yesterday...not enough

its very, very up and down and when I mess up, it comes out of my pocket. I've lost money some weeks, made a good amount on others.

My goal is to brink in $10k this year doing this. Once I profit more than $600 this year, I'll form an LLC and start an actual business.
[Off-topic] 85gallon:
70 isn't bad for a windows install. I've charged more especially when they want other software installed too. I'll even charge the 70 if they still have the restore partition on their hd. Mainly in that case because of all of the updates that need to be done after initial install.

Sent from my Kindle Fire running CM10
[Off-topic] rudeguy:
and now I charge $85 labor on on iPad.

That sucked big ones!
[Off-topic] rudeguy:
My rule for PC stuff was always $50 minimum. I was very upfront that was the least they were going to pay. I rarely charged more than that since I can't remember ever actually working more than an hour on a PC.

Unless its my puter...then that's a different story. I'll spend 2 hours just trying to get my background and icons to match.
[Off-topic] jaszek:
I love it when they have a restore partition.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ishiura:
hello guys i am new to this forum and i love it :D i hope you can help me ... i have an AT&T Galaxy S 2 with this specs:

Model number SAMSUNG-SGH-I777

android version 4.0.4

baseband version i777UCLK3

kernel version 3.0.15-i777uclk3-cl1174199 se.infra@sep-112#3 smp preempt mon nov 26 22:50:34 kst 2012 (yep it says all that crap XD)

build number imm76d.clk3

how can i root this phone? if i am posting in the wrong place i'm sorry ...but please anyone help me :D :laugh:

thanks in advance :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] coolsandie:
There is a forum for your device:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1301
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RareAir23:
Read the stickies and then read them again, not trying to be a Dink but that's really the best thing to do. Once upon read the stickies if u have questions try searching, most of your questions have probably been asked before. Then after doing all that if u still have questions ask away and u will find the members here more than helpful. Good luck!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 4-2ndtwin:
This...ExynosAbuse APK by Chainfire

Read carefully and understand what u r doing. :thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
As stated, just use the app to root, reboot the phone into recovery when it's done, and install(flash) whatever rom you want. ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RatusNatus:
Lol where is the op?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] CaffeineGiant:
Alright, so I've been researching this for a while and am not sure what to do. I have a black spot on my camera and it's not just the regular camera app that it is shown on, also on others like Camera ZOOM FX. From what I can gather, it seems to be dust (?) although I'm not too sure myself. I've also looked online for camera replacements and have found some yet I'm not sure exactly what to do. Should I just order the camera part and pry open the phone and replace it, or is there some other solution. If it helps, I'm currently on Ultragen.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] theofficialpimp:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34326982

It's an audio enhancement app to flash to the Rom
[LG Optimus 4X HD] pgergo:
Probably you should wait before you try it. There's a rumour around that the arrival of JB is imminent, and recently some folks from LG even told that with the new OS we'll have an unlocked bootloader.

And it means that there is a really good chance for a proper, honest CWM Recovery. Soon.

Than we can mod our /yet/ perfectly good phones into adorable and unique marvels, full of unimaginable features.Even Ac!d Audio Engine.

OR if one's not careful enough, than it's possible to make a cool looking, barely useable, steaming pile of crap. :eek:
[LG Optimus 4X HD] theofficialpimp:
Oh.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] dante501:
Why don't u just try it out and let us know.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] theofficialpimp:
I would but the problem is I don't know how to flash if something goes wrong.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] nedooo:
I tried ac!d few times (not v6) and had to format phone...

But this works and it replaced my stock music player, and audio boost is significant :silly:
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Feodorus 4PDA:
I have this version [MOD][ICS & JB]●►ACID Audio Engine V5.0 worked well, almost fully. The truth had to deodex put on V10F.
[General Topics] Nickdroid86:
What are your thoughts on this company? Both as a user, or a reseller?

The info I gather is you get unlimited everything, with a 4gb data cap on T-Mobile, for $49.99 a month. That's $10 less than the T-Mobile plan which is only 2gb cap. And $5 more than straight talk which throttles you if you stream anything. Thoughts?
[General Topics] Nickdroid86:
Bump
[General Topics] sy224048:
Uh it's a pyramid scheme. While its OK and all, they are definitely making a lot of money in the process. If support is good then they should be good.
[General Topics] Nickdroid86:
Has anyone here tried them out?
[General Topics] clockcycle:
There are several users claiming to be on their service, without being in their mlm. Lots of interesting features allowed over other tmo mvno. But no recent "deals". Activation, sim, shipping and such start to add up. Coming close to tmo's latest $70 unlimited noncontract plan. I'd be willing to check the service out if they offered the same deal as before of the end of last year.
[General Topics] Nickdroid86:
Mlm? Also there's no activation anymore it's just $49 a month now.
[General Topics] gagdude:
Multi Level Marketing

Anyways on Solavei, it is an interesting MVNO, much due to the fact it has free roaming and conditional call forwarding. Both postpaid features, with Solavei the only exception. They also state the data (4gb) at which they throttle, which is a trustworthy action to the consumers unlike ST. If you can actually refer people well, this has the potential to be an incredibly cheap or even free plan.
[General Topics] Nickdroid86:
Bumping this thread up, I joined as a customer as well as in sales, it's legit for sure, met with my sponsor and all, so far I love this whole idea and evening about this. The two selling points for me was data size with the rest of the features being unlimited, and having not just T-Mobile, but also having AT&T available as needed.

AND I got a completely mint s3 for $300.
[HTC One VX] plstebbins:
How can I root this phone?
[HTC One VX] flipinfin:
Ive been wondering the samething
[HTC One VX] lateral18:
Google it , there is a website should be the first hit, I've just found it , can't wait to get home and try it ,

Let me know if it works for you guys
[HTC One VX] flipinfin:
I have but ,ost of the links are broken or spam
[HTC One VX] 8trix:
Its coming

There's a new thread over in android dev section with someone who is testing. Hoping it's true and patiently waiting. I have tried googling as well but all links lead to the same dead place as filipin said. I even soft bricked trying one of those bs one click script methods for ics and jb phones. Luckily RUU was here! Anyway let us know if anyone finds anything else please, I'll do the same!
[HTC One VX] 24ky:
Yes thread and instructions are up now. I finished it

Bringing Life To The " Vivid, Incredible 4g, One XV "... Oh yeah.!!
[HTC One VX] avid.aria:
care to share the link ?
[HTC One VX] 8trix:
Link

I see you already found the other post, but for others:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=37136282#post37136282
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] synenergy52:
I just bought my Galaxy S3 and thought I'd share my experience with Tech Armor HD screen protectors.

Amazon.com - Samsung Galaxy S3 Tech Armor Screen Protector 3-pack

First off, shipping was lightning fast from the seller linked above. My usual experience with screen protectors is that they're difficult to install and the supplied cleaning cloth left traces of lint that basically rendered the screen protector useless due to air pockets.

Let me say I had no problems with this screen protector! The supplied cloth is very high quality and cleans the screen absolutely perfectly. Make sure you apply it in a clean environment. The protector itself is cut very accurately and fits perfectly. Can barely tell its there.

Phone operation and touch sensitivity is absolutely unaffected. Feels slick and isn't sticky when swiping. Just like the glass.

All in all, great investment for this $300 screen. Once you scratch it, you can't take it back! Highly recommended.

I'll update later with high res picture (not much to see there) but i think it would be cool.

Oh and tip. Do NOT use the supplied paper card to smooth out air bubbles. Use a finger and the cloth instead. The card scratched up the screen protector a bit when I was trying to smooth out bubbles. I was able to "wipe" most of the marks off though so it really doesn't affect anything. Plus I figure it will get scratched anyway.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gypsy214:
Thanks for the info bro. But this should go to accessories forum.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] psykhotic:
Word bruh. Wrong forum.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ursusursus:
I am thinking about a topic for my masters thesis.

Our university uses MifareClassic ISIC card for identification, paying for food in caffeteria and so on. I was wondering if I could make this card into an Android app using NFC.

I see that Mifare Classic is somehow supported as there is a page about it in android documentation, but is a total mistery how it works, to me yet.

What do you think, is this possible? Could an NFC enabled Android phone work with existing Mifare reader?

Is this a good idea? Would it be hard to do? I guess it would be possible, but would I be able to make this work with ISIC?

If so, could you steer me in right direction?

Thanks!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] milaq:
Welcome to the unofficial CyanogenMod 10.1 nightlies​

The releases will co-inside and the build start time is at 03:01 UTC every night and should be uploaded soon after. If at anytime the builds are not there, then there was a problem building the ROM, and we will have a look at it ASAP.

These builds are compiled from the latest CyanogenMod repos and device repos on device, kernel and vendor files.

Furthermore these builds are multiDPI, i.e. you can run the rom at any dpi between 160 and 240 while maintaining hi-res assets.

Initial install

Make sure you are updated to stock LG ICS update (v20d) prior flashing the first time.

And remember to wipe data/cache

(These steps need only to be done once. Later updates can be just flashed over an existing installation without the need of a wipe)

And as always: I take no responsibility whatsoever for raging, screaming, crying, frustration, failing, confusion, etc.

You need to have a custom recovery installed in order to flash these builds;

e.g. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1859662
[Miscellaneous Android Development] milaq:
Won-Kyu Park - for his awesome work with all LG phones

Ricardo Cerqueira - for his work on the LG Star devices (mainly P990) and the P920. This made some of the porting a tad easier for me glancing at his changes.

cyanogen - For starting this great project

Google - This wouldn't have happened without the releases of Android from you

Visit us in #cyanogenmod-dev on freenode
[Miscellaneous Android Development] wy328:
first reply :laugh:

i'd like to report that when you update from cm10 to cm10.1, a fully wipe is recommended by me

cm10.1 is stable enough for daily use, and hope it become more perfect :angel:

i'll keep to use and test cm10.1, cheers!

Thanks alot to milaq!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] squall_20042001:
I will use until every HW work, but thank for your support
[Miscellaneous Android Development] rockambole:
same as cm10?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] -=bhf=-:
Maybe it's just me, but somehow I'm missing the performance menu.

Additionly, the phone doesn't boot into recovery anymore. The circle revolves endless in the 'Restart Phone' screen.

But the good news is, that the echoing I suffered in CM 10 is almost gone or just minimal, so that's not annoying anymore.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] milaq:
seems so...

got to unlock that first. wont tell you how to do it, find out yourself ;)

pressing the power button while in that state should help. dont know the cause atm
[Miscellaneous Android Development] -=bhf=-:
Oh, for god sakes. To unlock the hidden menu wasn't even an effort needed on my side. :laugh:

Seriously, though, why was the performance menu hidden in the first place? Too many casualties on the way?

Yes, that did the trick. Thanks for the info.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] saiz136:
Fantastic now using it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mihanstar:
JB !!

Hi Milaq,

Thanks for your great job :good:

Please continue to your developing for LG PRADA 3.0 P940

My first ROM is 2.3.7 V10D and after that upgraded to V20D but now using V20G (VDI/VODAFONE(ITALY))

Can I Install 10.1 on my device?

Android version: 4.0.4

Baseband version: v20g-eur-xxx-aug-8-2012+0

Kernel version: 3.0.21

Build number: IMM76D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] saiz136:
Hi milaq,

There are some errors that you need to fix.

1.) Mounting USB on Mass Storage is not working

su

setprop persist.sys.usb.config mass_storage

but then when connected to a computer, turning on USB Storage doesn't work?

2.) I have a third party screenshot app called Screenshot UX, I tried capturing my notification drawer but it appears he captured the PRADA logo at boot? :confused: and everything I captured also appears the PRADA Logo. :laugh:

3.) Status bar error? The upper left toggle to your Quick settings panel is missing, remove the AM/PM on clock and it turns OK.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] adempozhari:
excellent work.

but

1- I miss the black and white theme. do you have any apk or zip of the original prada theme and widgets ?

2- My touch sensitivity decreased.

3- My Antutu points decreased from 7866 (stock rom) to 7666
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jadjad:
Thanks for the great work.

here are the few things I noticed and wish to be added:

- Seems that my phone is warms up or is warmer than using the CM10.0

- No option to save the Camera captures directly to SD card

---------- Post added at 07:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:45 PM ----------

You can DL a CM Theme in the play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.cerqueira.theme.Outline
[Miscellaneous Android Development] wy328:
hi milaq,

seems mass storage can not work(both in recovery & system), and there's a bug related to signal :

when i turn off flight mode, the singnal is zero, it seems that the phone can not re-search the singnal when return from flight mode, i need to restart the phone manually.

thanks!