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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
In case this applies,

You cannot modify a symlink with root browser (I think). If it is showing as 0 bytes and permissions all on, it is a symlink.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Just go into Recovery then Advanced then Fix Permissions. Then reboot after it's done.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] NewYorkLaw:
That did the trick, thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
Just saw this erik, very cool man. Great app. Will definitely use this and link to it from my builds. Awesome job! :thumbup::beer:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Erika Lin;) I know it's rare around here, but she's female.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
I profusely apologize Erika...please forgive my apparent chauvinism! Great work young lady, great work indeed!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Don't worry about it. "Young lady" is almost as funny to me, lol, but it's all good. ;)

Just popped in here real quick to check in. Crazy busy in Kansas City. Thanks, guys, for answering questions (and continuing to do so for one more week).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Don't worry, we got your back

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
BTW this app is included in Project X, thanks Erika

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2320041

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tkgadgetman:
Can't wait for this on the S4. Great work!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] g_ding84:
That would be a huge data base. 1 GB of system apps.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Yeah... It's not the storage per se, but the traffic. My website host doesn't have a hard line of maximum bandwidth, I checked my contract, but I don't want to push it. The bandwidth this app will pull, for the relatively tiny number of users still with interest in the E4GT is nothing compared to the bandwidth I would see if this were for a newer handset. Holy crap... lol. I considered it, because I could easily make a similar app for any device and it's a nice way to keep custom ROMs slim, but I have to probably say no for other devices simply due to bandwidth concerns. I have a few other websites hosted with my account, two being important for real life business, so I must keep the hosting company happy with me. If I could handle the traffic, I'd make this for every device on XDA no problem. When I move on from the E4GT (I still have a year) I will certainly put this together for my next device.

Bil, Thank you for posting your link here. This is my first little app, which is why I'd like to have a tally on here of where it is being used. People from other non-XDA sites swipe our stuff all the time, but here on XDA I can ask for this. When anyone bakes this into a ROM, please do those two things: link to this thread in your OP with other credits, and make a post on this thread right here with a ink to your ROM in which the app was placed. Cheers.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tkgadgetman:
I just hope your next device is the S4. Slowly we are all moving onto that... We have a great community with the epic touch and S4.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Slobadon:
This is a great little app, Erika, and I like how its got such low overhead that it can easily be built into roms leaving room for new cool stuff. I just flashed Project X and found this app on there ( as stated above).

I read that you were looking for ideas to help explain this app and concept. I think that one large piece of info that is missing from this thread in the first few posts is a listing of the stock apps that you can get here under the 4 folder links. Sure the vets know these all by heart, but those are also the people that have the stock apps already saved and know to install. How about some explaining for the rest of us casual flashers :o

I think all that is needed is to list the file names here as you have them listed on your app with a basic description. They may already be listed like that on another thread.. but I'm the casual flasher type and am sorta clueless. Its spoon feeding in a way, but it will help give people a better Idea of what is in your app.

OR, just let me know which one is the stock Voice mail .apk!

Again, great app!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
I'll make this easy for you. Download the Morph template I created here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2304604

Add the VVM-widget.apk to the template in XTRAS/system/app and flash it.

(Don't unzip the template, just add the file)

Edit: Make a copy of the template first in case you want to use it again so you keep the original. Then rename the copy so you know what it is for and use that for what you are flashing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Already did;), yes they do, I was trolling in the Android forums the other day and saw some of my stuff posted without permission (hence the rant at the bottom of the Project X OP).

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Slobadon:
Thanks, I appreciate the effort, but I got a voicemail app to work. I was kind of posting as an example of an experience, I figured out that VVM is for voicemail.. I've just begun to stumble through the morphing stuff, I'll check into it more.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
I'm pretty lazy, I prefer to flash apps rather than pushing them.

But with Erika's app, it does make life a lot easier.

Now that I think about it, I guess pushing is REALLY the lazy way to go because otherwise you'd have to get up off of the couch to use a pc. LOL :eek:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Exactly. ;) I do think my app is the lazy way - in a good, lazy way - quick, easy... download, copy, paste, long press, RW-R--R--. Reboot. Never have to get off the couch. I enable laziness with this thing. :good:,

BTW, this was really made *for* my build-a-rom, a stupidly stripped away ROM that comes with this app and my best wishes for building it however one wants. I have only one tiny thing to figure out with that. I can't update profile/prl. I'm sure it's an app I deleted, and just have to track down which app. I get into into it, and choose "update profile" but it won't connect to do so. Any ideas on that are appreciated, although I can take some guesses and track it down when I get a second.

Thanks, bud. I appreciate the input. I can think about making a list, sure... I wasn't thinking everyone would just know what every app is, by any means... I think I was assuming that the apps people might want to get back are ones that have obvious names (i.e. Launcher2 must be the stock launcher, SecCamera must be the camera, etc) but I can take a look and see if I can list them. Hmm. Maybe I can identify the apk files within the app/repo. I shall think about this, thanks again for the ideas.:good:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Might be a good idea, heck if I get the free time I just might write up a text file you can attach to your OP.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
It is a good idea, sure. If either of us does this, I can host the list and incorporate it into the next app version. Make a fourth tab... would add only about ten lines of code. So there would be these:

the Files

help video

-> App names for apk files

link to xda thread

:good:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigmike6200:
What do you use to control your phone with your computer?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
I'm not sure what you mean... I use Eclipse, and the other regular app development stuff... http://developer.android.com/tools/index.html :confused:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigmike6200:
When you made your video, your were not holding your phone. Everything you did with the phone was done via your pc. If I am not mistaken. What I am looking for is a way to set the phone down and control it using my laptop.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Well let's see. Re: Videos, when I'm recording the phone itself (like in the Help video in this app?) I use an app called Screencast. I think it cost $4 but it was worth it.

Control your phone using your laptop though... I'm not sure for what purpose. When testing an app, I run the app in a virtual device - AVD - which is like an imaginary phone that using most of my laptop's resources to float on my laptop screen, and it functions with Android 4.1.2, so I can test an app without potentially screwing up my real device. Then I do send the app to my phone for testing, so I guess in that way I am using my laptop to control my phone. But... I think I'm not getting what you're asking, lol. Send me a pm if you think I have an answer to what you're wondering about, okay?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Question: Has anyone reading this ever developed an app? I want to figure out a way to restrict access to my stock file database/repo to only be accessed through the app. In other words, the app's UI will remain identical, but people would not be able to just link to the files I have hosted *for* my free app here. I don't monetize or put ads on anything. It's just a matter of respect and traffic. It's probably originating on the other sites that rip off content from XDA threads, because the referral info in my logging programs is strangely absent.Traffic is already indicating that this is happening... people are getting to the repo to download files other than through the app. And because they're clicking around the website's index, they're adding more traffic than even just the file downloads. And it this keeps up or expands, I won't be able to host the files because it will exceed bandwidth.

If someone has an idea for this, send a pm, please. As a bonus for people with a newer device, if I could come up with a way to limit access to app click-throughs only, I could probably make sister apps for S3 and S4 with no problem on bandwidth.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
I have never developed an app, but I would assume what you are wanting to do would have to be done on the hosting site, because the app has no way of controlling who gets on the site. And then you would have to put something in the restriction that would allow only the app to access it. That really sucks that people are abusing something so freely given. Good luck.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
Erika,

This would be a good question for Rwilco since he has a similar app that accesses a file share site.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Quick Testing Request​

If you have the erikalin-stock app installed, please click the STOCK FILES tab and verify that you are brought to the file repo. You don't need to download anything, just report whether you get to the file repo front page or not. If you get there then yes, it works. Please reply to this and tell me that.

Explanation: I made some changes that will at least restrict desktop browsers from downloading my files and straining my bandwidth. I need to verify this works on different mobile browsers with differing browser settings. Please let me know ASAP. It'll take you two seconds.

P.S. I may have just acquired an S3. If I get it, I'll expand the app to include support for the S3 as well, conditional on bandwidth use. It won't change usability. This app should remain good for the E4GT but I need to reduce non-phone visitors and downloads to continue to offer this all for free. I'll be putting my own E4GT up on Swappa if I end up with that S3 I'm hoping to score cheap. I will still have my spouse's E4GT to play with, however.

You know I love you guys, lol. I want to keep you hooked up with this app, so test and let me know if my changes worked.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
File name help added! Click below.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41889841&postcount=2​

We talked about it before, and so I made up a list of file names for the stock ROM. I *did not* identify every apk file in the ROM. Instead, I flashed the stock ROM, took screenshots of the app drawer, and then labeled the icons. That's all anyone would need to know for the purpose of this app anyway. :good:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tdunham:
It works with Dolphin browser.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] btoddweber:
OK on chrome
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] carwashman:
Works for me on dolphin as well..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Stryke_the_Orc:
Confirmed:D

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] freesunshine:
It works on stock browser.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cdss:
On Dolphin browser this is what comes up
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Slobadon:
Awesome indeed! I just quoted, cuz well. quotes are useful for posting the same image!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Sweet, glad you got that figured out... Love the device verification! And the E4GT is awesome! Sad to see you're going to the s3. Man, you guys chased the only female here out... SMH :p

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigmike6200:
Here you go shipmate.

X'ed out the game
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Thanks, guys. (I'll click thanks when I'm back on the xda app.) So it seems that my idea for this app worked to keep uninvited guests out of my files. Anyone who goes to my file repo on a PC will be sent to an error page. Go ahead, try it: http://consideringit.info/E4GT/StockGB27deodexFiles/

Bil, I'm only half leaving this forum because my spouse will still have the E4GT, and I still plan to finish build-a-rom for this device too. It'll just be good to be on a more active forum, for learning purposes... you know? Cheers.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigmike6200:
That is kewl.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Haha that's where I go to learn stuff already lol... The Note 2 forums are good too. That's why I made the Mega Thread to show people how much info was located outside this forum.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Me too. I've been reading there for awhile.

But... holy &&&& the Goodness ROM on the S3 is incredible. Even their power button menu is ridiculous. Look at this thing. And there's I think 8 different power menus to flash. This is their stock power menu with the ROM. It's obscene how much work they've put together. The list of what's in one ROM goes on for like two pages if you were to print it out, single-spaced. Crazy. Folks still on the E4GT forums are friendlier, for sure though. ;)

Back closer to on-topic, they've got a really good updater app for their removed stock files, so I don't think that the S3 will need a version of my stock app. I shall maintain it for the E4GT for sure. :good:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Is anyone using this app? If not, any suggestions for improvement? I think my forthcoming app for the S3 might be more "updater" than just a repo... input?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigmike6200:
There is a spreadsheet on Bils Project X thread that gives you a list of all the app, what you can delete. Maybe? Offer a transparent version. O know a lot of work. Just kidding.:D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Thanks, bud. Team Blackout app = the best for themed apps. Everyone should pay the, what is it 99 cents I think, for the full app to get all their inverted and cleared out apps.

Edit: you mean transparent for this app? That I could have done, sure.

But hmm... There is high traffic on the downloads from these files through my app, coming from mobile browsers. Can't show SS from my phone but can later. .. a lot of use. Mystery app users. Should have built mandatory survey into app, lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigmike6200:
I bought the tteam blackout app. Don't have good results. No prob it was only a dollar. I will keep it because I have Blu Kuban on backup. And yea transparent for this app. O have seen a couple of post where ppl wanted stock mms. Maybe some of them?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Thanks again. Stock MMS is in the repo. Lol. All stock files are accessible through the app. I have recognized that people don't know what the app is for, so there'd that... lol. Thanks for feedback on the Blackout app. I tried the free app and when downloading all I get is "0%" then I close out, and get a prompt to install. Thought it might just be the free version that's wonky. I bet they'll update it with an app fix. Great team they've got going, and rujelus made the app. All right, back to my other work now. Cheers.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] btoddweber:
Hello....I've used this and been very thankful.

I was deleting the stock calendar and like an idiot deleted the sync settings and for the life of me couldn't figure out what I had done.

I then downloaded all calendar files and pushed back into the system and was OK.

Thanks for the great work. One of those things that once you use it and figured out you need it, is a very convenient time saver.

Well done:D:D:thumbup:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigmike6200:
The cool thong about this app is if all you want is a couple things on your phone, them BAM. Put what you like on, and enjoy your phone with some pretty good battery life. On the Dev side, this is a nice blank easel to start your masterpiece.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cdss:
Is this app working? I'am getting download unsuccessful !
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigmike6200:
It should be. Standy.

Confirmed. Download unsuccessful.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jdsingle76:
I just downloaded it from the OP just fine. Server might have been down. Looks like it's up and running now. Said it before, say it again, awesome idea, awesome app, erika. :D:thumbup:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Did it get resolved? All set? If the download from xda failed that's unavoidable. For downloading files through the app, I don't show any server down time lately. Let me know if problem persists.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cdss:
Using the app, its the same, no go.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Sorry about that. I don't know what to tell you. I've clicked through and downloaded several times through the app this morning to test. It could be a security setting. When you download any apk file you can get a "this file may be harmful. Do you want to download" prompt the first time, depending on some settings, the first time you download from a specific domain name. It could be that. Otherwise, sorry but I don't know what it could be. I just tested again right now, clicking through the app, and files download fine for me. :confused:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigmike6200:
Hey shipmate, I am having the same prob except it will let me dl the audio files but nothing else.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Okay. I believe I know what's causing that. I'll fix when I get home tonight, and I'll post here for you to test to be sure. Thanks for heads up.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Okay. [MENTION=4097902]cdss[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5179324]bigmike6200[/MENTION] can you verify it's all working now? Mike, when you said you could download the audio files but not the apk files it made me think of something on the server side, which I just revised and this should solve the problems. Very sorry to anyone who couldn't access things.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigmike6200:
It's all good in the hood shipmate. Probe arose, we users give positive feedback. Problem solved.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cdss:
Its working now Erika, thanks for taking the time to figure it out.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigmike6200:
I concur. I got 3 out of 3 on sys all and preload. Mahalo for the work. Hopefully by the time I get my S3, you will have your ROM ready.:D:beer:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ruffneckZeVo:
All phones need this id love to have an app like this for my s4 and note 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Wondering if the app is dead, and just sifting through the various things I host... This is part of the July traffic summary for the erikalin-stock app for the Epic 4G Touch. I do not think I've even heard of Moldova. Who are you people? ;) Fun... lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigmike6200:
Ahoy shipmate. Long time no see. Hope all is well with your new phone and ROM. You're worldwide. :victory::highfive:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
It's still included in Project X
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Stryke_the_Orc:
Still being recommended to those wanting stock apps:beer:

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] byrdcfmma:
Great App!! Excellent idea and execution. I just started playing with it on TBAS4 and the only thing more I could possibly want is more media files from older systems(GB & ICS) and maybe even add other phones like Nexus, but I can use RTB to rob those files from other ROMS, so it's not that big of a deal.

Again, thank you for a great app!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] micmars:
Erika, I have used the app on more occasions than I can remember. It's gotten me through some very difficult moments, and given me back things I'd lost.

Two weeks ago I had the entire board replaced on my E4GT (blown USB port, immediate repair job), and with that went the on-board memory. New board, new SSID, new device. First thing I did after restoring a backup image was go to your stock app.

It's difficult to know the extent of its utility from the thanks button, or your traffic stats.

Sent from my SPH-D710 using inverted blue xda-developers app
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Thanks, bud. Appreciate that. This app gets a room of traffic, so I'll keep hosting it. And it was a good learning experience to make it.

Congrats on bringing the phone back from the dead, ;). Cheers.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] erikalin:
Hi folks, From my traffic logs, this app still has a surprising number of daily users. Please note: this app is no longer supported. What I did do was upload all individual files to AndroidFileHost, and change the app landing page to reflect that. Okay? So basically I think I'm leaving you with comparable functionality. We good? See attached for new/final app landing page.

As always, much love to my E4GT peeps.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] weightlifter63:
Anyone using a thicker case (I like the AMZER Jelly has bumpers so its a little thicker) with a holster? I have a generic, and Seidio older SIII holster that work with many TPU cases (they are thinner) but the AMZER will not quite fit. Any ideas for a "slightly" larger? holster that would fit without spending $30 or more for it?

Also any mods for all the TPU cases that kind of mute the volume when laying flat? I stuck a few drops of glue around the speaker hole and let them dry to sort of raise the case slightly so the sound can come out. When they lay flat it mutes it pretty good, cant believe all the case makers do not think of allowing the sound to port out some way.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] weightlifter63:
Any bigger accommodating holsters?

Anybody?

I just bought a generic TPU, and also the SGP Neo Hybrid. The Neo also even though thin does not fit in my holster. The TPU does. is there a slightly larger holster out there (with the rotating spring loaded clip) that works for slightly wider/thicker cases?
[Sony Xperia ZL] R4GE199:
I recently flashed cm10.1 but the camera doesnt have photosphere option. Can you please tell me how to enable it?
[Sony Xperia ZL] martin_carpio17:
You have to search it in Google, because the cm10.1 roms doesn't have it (At least in the case of my phone roms)