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[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
How do you change ownership back ? Use an app or do it in a shell with SU?

Furthermore did you mount storage in a particular way? Is there an external SD on the fold 5? Maybe mounting it as internal results in storage ability to change owner and perms?

If so I could probably do like internal data folder and reset it after restore.

Can you send a request from app settings help support mentioning this issue, I should be able to send you a test apk tomorrow.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
I didn't mount storage in any special way - it's system mounted - there is no external SD on the Fold - I'm just looking into /sdcard as it's shortest to type in the shell - it's all FUSE-mounted, same as /storage/emulated/0.

I'm changing it in the shell - I wrote a script which compares UIDs in /sdcard/Android against /data/data and if there's a difference goes through the file tree in the Android subdir and changes it to what's in /data/data

I'm just thinking - could it be that actually my backups are messed up? Could it be that when I ran the batch backup before flash - the whole Android directory was borked and thus root-chowned - would it if they are saved as root that it'd keep the file ownership as root after restore?

Where do you save file permission info - so I could check?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
I don't save permission for external storage as there is none specifics, all files and directories are automatically set to rwsrws--- .

And I don't store ownership at all because it's only UID-based per app. It would seem that it's no longer fixed and can be changed. I'll se to force those during restore.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
So somehow the ownership - as restore is run as root - is passed onto the files created and the ownership is not properly set on restore in my case.

Does it have something to do with Magisk setings - global scope - perhaps? Anyhow should be aligned with the app's new UID after restore - that's what my script does now - as a temp solution.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
You need to keep global scope otherwise even root cannot access files under /data/data folders.

I just published an update (beta 2.8.1) which should reset ownership and permissions on files restored on external storage (/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/...). Let me know if that helps.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
Google Play super slow again - still see only 2.8.0d.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Yep, still in review by Google.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
Question about tags - it seems they are only saved to tags.txt individually upon backup. How do you force saving of the updated tags to tags.txt without backup?
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
No change - everything restored is owned by root.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
What about permissions, are they set to rwsrws--- on all files and folders?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Nevermind, please wait for beta 2.8.1a, which should work as desired.

Tags are stored within toolbox's own settings, but you can backup the toolbox settings for each app (settings only).
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
How? There's no option to just backup the settings for the app - without backing up the app also.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
If you unselect APK, internal and external data, what's left is toolbox's settings and it should save settings.txt, info.txt, <apk>.png and tags.txt.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
It's still improper:

- properties are OK

- files and dirs in Android/data have the proper user

- the group is wrong - is restored same as user: however must be ext_data_rw

- the files and dirs in Android/obb have root as user - wrong

- the group is proper - should be ext_obb_rw

One more try? :)
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Sorry, indeed I didn't set OBB ownership and didn't even realized it didn't set group to ext_data_rw. If you can wait tomorrow it's late and I'm a little sick. Next update should make this right at last.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
BTW there is also Android/media which has a group ID of media_rw
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
It's working now - restores correctly. Many thanks! :-)

What am I missing? How can I just backup the settings only for an app?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Not sure what you mean. You **can** indeed backup only the toolbox settings for selected apps, it'll include tags, configuration, etc. Those are the settings only for an app.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
I guess I'm blind or something - slaps forehead…

I went back and checked the pop-up dialog again - sure enough I can toggle the “app” toggle off also, backing up just the settings. I have no explanation why I couldn't “see” it before…
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Hello,

I tried to reply to your emails, however it got rejected:

I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not be delivered to one or more recipients. It's attached below.

host xxxxx[ip] said: 559 5.1.9

(DKIM reject DKIMr) Missing, invalid or non-matching DKIM signature (in

reply to end of DATA command)
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Being offline doesn't deactivate the full licence or any paid features. Tested many times. There is no ads if you paid for the licence, whether full or only removing ads.

Behavior is as designed by Google with the required UMP SDK.

You only get this popup of you paid for nothing and try to prevent ads by blocking internet on the app using firewall or any other trick.

As for backups I have a family of 4 and we restore our backups each time we change device. We often share backups using local network storage.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Doubtful it is paid, or you forgot to install the unlock apk? I've checked (again) and it works perfectly. Feel free to send me your purchase ID in case of doubt.

As for backups, my app doesn't restore titanium backups, but you can import them if format hasn't changed.

Backed-up data is actually configured by user so I suspect you chose to backup nothing and saved that settings for all apps. Suggest you long press on backup button or edit your backup settings.

Obviously this is all misuse.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
I won't waste my time on insults as it is clearly misuse and misunderstanding.

Read this: https://3c71.com/optim and https://3c71.com/key

Just tried Neo Backup, nothing actually restored.
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[Android Apps and Games] Badger50:
As you wish, and have a pleasant day.
[Android Apps and Games] linom:
Any chance of a design & UI overhaul? Some newer apps like Battery One are slick and 3C could do with a design refresh
[Android Apps and Games] Jeanz Sensation:
The privacy policy dialing box isn't disappearing even after I agreed to it. It instantly comes back on once I press "agree".
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
As long as you block internet access for the app, the dialog keeps coming because Google's UMP needs it.

It's explained here.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
App updates are rejected by Google because app is pretendingly not compliant to subscriptions policy! App has no subscription at this time and to overcome this I'll have to add ... subscriptions !

Moving to this new business model will at least satisfy users who requested exactly this!

Please note:

Current pro activation and any in-app purchases will continue to enable corresponding features.

Subscription will be set either weekly (about 0.75€ plus tax) or monthly (about 2€ plus tax).

I get about 70-85% of it, out of which 20-50% go to country taxes.

Feel free to let me know what you think.

​

App Status: Rejected​

Your app has been rejected and wasn't published due to the policy issue(s) listed below. If you submitted an update, the previous version of your app is still available on Google Play.

​

Issue found: Violation of Subscriptions policy​

Your app does not comply with the Subscriptions policy.

Your offer does not clearly and accurately describe the terms of your subscription, including the cost, frequency of billing cycle, and whether a subscription is required to use the app.
[Android Apps and Games] bege10:
What exactly does the code and screenshot say? This notification is not about a missing subscription but it implies that the app has a subscription and that is not clearly described. So the problem is that Google thinks there is a subscription although it is not.

I never bought apps with subscription. Of course I understand that developers keep working on an app I only paid once for. But there is quite a number of good apps - also FOSS - that I gladly pay for. But subscriptions are simply too expensive for me.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
That's what I told them about 3 times and they keep replying with the same message simply adding what they call an example:

They are driving me crazy, ended telling them I want to talk to a human being not a brainless AI, but obviously pointless.
[Android Apps and Games] bege10:
I heard this from other developers before. It seems to be really difficult to get out of this.

Is there any text/code in the app that can be misunderstood?
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
@3c so I see in the update in the Play Store that you did switch to a subscription mode.

What exactly does this mean for Pro version purchasers? The Pro key will no longer work and the app will require a regular subscription? Or something else?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
For now all previous purchases are still valid. Haven't decided on anything just yet. For now this is beta only, I'll publish it to production soon and see from there. I could revert this but how to pass Google's nonsense is just beyond me.
[Android Apps and Games] lee99:
What about other apps like sensitive backup and iap?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
If this experiment is successful other apps will use the same model.

On the long run I'll keep only pro keys and subscriptions.

But this will likely just end up in a disaster.
[Android Apps and Games] bege10:
For the moment I stop updates and will wait and see how the matter develops.
[Android Apps and Games] bobbarker2:
Long time user, I have interacted with you over feature requests and bug reports several times over the years and you've always been very receptive. Crossing my fingers for you and hoping for the best.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Considering how many functionalities there are in the app, it's quite a job and will take some time.

I've started by changing button theme to comply with Material design and it will look like attached screenshots.

If you have somes ideas on specific screens you'd like to get improved, feel free to share them here.
[Android Apps and Games] bege10:
Buttons should keep (colored) icons for ergonomic reasons.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Here are the 4 options available for icons. In beta I've set the default to no icons, but if we can vote for the best option I'll make one of these the new default.

I've added a polling for that purpose.
[Android Apps and Games] bege10:
I'm curious for the result. I like that the app will keep several sets of icons.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
The beta is now available, the options for icons and buttons remain available.

I'm just looking for the 'best' default to make the app more appealing to most users.

I'll be working on the UI in the coming weeks/months so any feedback will be considered.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Hello dear 3c'ers (can I say that?), any feedback on the new button look? If it's not your default you can check it from app settings, UI, theme.

All popup should benefit from a relooking automatically by the way.
[Android Apps and Games] ew:
Thank you for your continued development and support. I like them! The 3d is my favorite.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
It looks fresh - I like it. :)

I don't see any difference between “Material Elevated” and “Material Outline” though.
[Android Apps and Games] Lughnasadh:
Looks great to me! Thanks for your time and effort!
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Elevated is barely visible in dark mode, but it has a shadow underneath, whereas outline is a simple outline.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Hello all, not many votes for icons, but it lead to flat material icons by default which is now the default for most apps.

That said, after receiving insulting emails, I had the 'good' idea to look at app reviews, and it was enlightening. What makes users the most angry are:

Requirements for internet to answer Google's agreement for ads.

I don't care for those users who want to use the app without the small banner ad at the bottom for free.

Thanks Google for this news UMP SDK requirement, leading stingy users away.

Requirement for subscription for existing pro users...

There's obviously a misunderstanding here as pro key still works

I'm updating the feature popup to clarify that.

Reinstating single permanent purchase to unlock specific features too.

Users will have the choice to pay for specific/all features and/or subscribe to support future development.

There might be features reserved for subscribers in the future, at least those requiring server-side handling.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Dear users, again Google is playing unfair competition tricks to get rid of my apps.

This time it will affect Battery Manager, in which the statistics tab will become useless as Google doesn't allow this app to QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES anymore, while it granted it 2 years ago!

You can check any battery monitoring app out there, they all have that permission, one of them is likely sold by a Google employee.

They removed the evidence video requested on YouTube, then rejected my updates because of that and they refuse to acknowledge facts.

I'm left with few options:

Stop updating that app.

Remove that statistics tab

Replace that statistics tab with a message asking to use toolbox instead.

Remove the app entirely from Play Store

Drop Android development entirely to stop wasting my time and receiving toxic ****e

What's next? They'll do the same on the Toolbox ?
[Android Apps and Games] beeshyams:
Sad truly

Like I was telling a developer friend of mine, Goggle will turn Android developers into masochists...

Google seems to have become a hidden Apple
[Android Apps and Games] kickban:
Remove all your apps entirely from Play Store and add it to F-Droid :)
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Dear users, have you ever wondered whether running a task killer is good for your battery run-time or not? Google have tried to convince us for years that it is very bad and that Android OS is optimized beyond what community can offer.

Ran some tests for months to have a definitive answer, here are the results! Enjoy ;)
[Android Apps and Games] bege10:
The developer of TotalCommander found this solution: He maintains a reduced release for the Play Store and continues to provide the full release through two own repos (beta and stable) that can be accessed via the F-Droid client.

I know that 3C is different because the TotalCommander for Android is free, only the Windows version is to buy.

You could can remove buying via Play Store from the full release and the pro key can be used to unlock all features.

Additionally, there are apps that have additional ways to buy full access other than the Play Store.
[Android Apps and Games] gilbertex:
3C toolbox 2.9.3 system uptime in widget shows cpu frequence also cant show in double chart
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
This will be fixed in 2.9.3d, but you'll have to edit widget configuration to show the option you want. There's been an overlap in data configuration causing this.
[Android Apps and Games] gilbertex:
Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] gilbertex:
2.9.3d if select cpu frequence 1 or 2 in chart widget it will automatically turn off double chart, is this bug?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Indeed that's a bug, should be fixed in 2.9.3e being published.
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Beta version 2.9.3e is still under review by Google, hopefully they'll release it pretty soon.

In the mean-time I won't be available next week, back on the 27th, so hopefully I didn't introduce new bugs. I'll move the version in production by then if all checks out.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
@3c could you additionally display the UID for each app in the Apps Manager — Applications tab?

And also add sorting by UID to this tab?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Sure, juste before the package name should fit in most cases.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
@3c there is a problem with backups if the backup directory path contains a space.

Could you fix this?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
I tested backup folder with brackets [] as originally mentioned in your post and it's fully supported.

Spaces in backup folder names are explicitly not supported. I can only suggest to use _ or - instead.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
There is some problem with the current version 2.9.5b - don't know what, but the Toolbox will not start on my phone, it exits right after starting without any gaphical output.

Rolling back to 2.9.4f it runs without any issue. Don't know if the issue was already present on 2.9.5a as I can't find it online to test.

Phone: Samsung Fold 5, A13, One UI 5.1.1.
[Android Apps and Games] ew:
Thanks for the great app and for supporting/maintaining it over all these years!

I noticed on the latest version (2.9.5b) the reboot shortcuts don't work. After I make a choice, I get a pop up notification stating that "Operation failed". I am rooted and app has access to root privelidges. This has worked in prior version, but I am not sure when this started (just in the latest beta or prior to that). I am running LOS 21 on a Moto G100. Let me know if there is any other information that is needed.

Thanks again.
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
The 2.9.5c version fixes it.
[Android Apps and Games] ew:
Working again on 2.9.5c
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
2.9.5d breaks it again - app doesn't start on my phone. @3c what is happening?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
It appears Google has automatically reactivated the its integrity protection which I didn't see while publishing the update. I've made yet another update to disable it and will remember to constantly disable it during each future publishing. Hopefully it'll stop re-enable itself once the update is pushed to production.
[Android Apps and Games] essence25:
Say I only want the CPU, GPU, Network and CPU Temp monitor text at the top of the screen (widgets) how can I obtain that without the 3C All In One full app? Is there a independent version that includes just system monitor overlay/widgets? Or if these functions are in one of the stand-alone 3C apps?
[Android Apps and Games] 3c:
Not at this time, you'll need to install 3c all in one toolbox to have all monitoring option.

I've been thinking of building such a monitoring-only app for a while however you're the first to ask.
[Android Apps and Games] essence25:
I absolutely recommend you build it. It will bring more customers that have other modules and do not prefer the all in one app. Also to be able to have a monitoring tool that is dedicated and uses the lowest resources itself. I will be your first customer!

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] 白い熊:
@3c I have a request, if you could the following functionality to solve the problem of restoring apps for older SDK versions:

- I've just upgraded to an Android 14 phone, the Toolbox will not restore many apps that have not been updated for A14 - these also don't install on A14 with an error of “App not installed as app is not compatible with your phone”.

This can be overcome from a terminal through:

pm install --bypass-low-target-sdk-block APK

I'm having to do this by hand for each old app now.

Could you add the above as an option, so even lower SDK apps can be restored?

Many thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] i8890321:
My phone is not rooted. I used to use the 3C companion to "do the thing" and read the real time cpu in task manager. But somehow it's not working now.

I tried the tcpip 5555 method, plug and unplug, enable disable the usb debug, use another cable, any suggestion to let me read the "real time cpu" again?
[Android General] birdie:
I don't even want to compare Android 5.0 to iOS or Windows Phone. Let's compare it with Android 4.4:

1) In new Android long pressing a power button only shows "Switch Off" whereas in Android 4.4 you could enable/disable flight mode and enable/disable silent mode/vibration. In new Android to do the same you have to use a volume slider and then press the screen at least several times.

1a) How can you hide the panel which changes the priority mode? Nothing works - it just hides on its own after a while!

2) Recent Apps button shows phantom apps I removed from the recents.

3) Recent Apps button often shows bad previews (visually distorted).

4) The lock screen doesn't automatically show an unlock widget - once again, an extra swipe just to unlock your phone.

5) To remove all removable notifications you have to scroll them all down! In Android 4.4 the "Mark all read" button was always present at the top!

6) There's too much white everywhere and the whole palette feels inconsistent even among different Google(TM) apps.

7) Quick settings which you pull from the top totally suck. In Android 4.4, e.g. long pressing Wi-Fi icon called a Wi-Fi networks dialog - in Android 5.0 you have to go to settings (a tiny icon at the right top corner).

7a) Quick Settings occupy 100% of the screen estate and they are ridiculously sparse (it looks like 75% of screen space if filled with void).

8) The flow of notifications is totally ****ed up. New temporary notification appear on top of the list and hide permanent apps, so to view the latter you have to scroll the list. I don't know why but permanent notifications at least for me are equally or more important.

9) 12 and 13 Wi-Fi channels for 802.11n are totally disabled no matter which Nexus device you own (US or the rest of the world).

Other annoyances:

1) There's no way to configure the keyboard click sound or its volume - in Android 4.4 I could clearly hear keypresses, in Android 5.0 they are practically mute.

2) There's no gallery app and the Photos app is an abomination. The Gallery app from 4.4 hardly works (it crashes when you try to edit a photo).

3) Backup settings have been modified and now they don't allow to specifically backup /sdcard/DCIM - now it's done via Photos.

To tell you the truth I cannot find a single worthy Android 5.0 feature that I really love and appreciate.
[Android General] xaccers:
I only use my gmail account for the play store and hangouts. I have zero interest in my gmail email, I've got my own exchange server and work's. So I don't have the gmail syncing emails, contacts or calendar so why is it that the new calendar is full of gmail entries and emails from my wife show her gmail image rather than the image I've added to her exchange contact? The contact app shows the right image so why not when accessing my own exchange server? If I get an email from her work address which is on the same exchange contact I get the right image.

In the new form over function calendar there's no option for month view. Sure you can tap the month but in 4.4 you could open it up at the month view and see exactly what days had events on them.

Unless someone who's played around with it more than I have has some solutions I'll be heading back to 4.4 as 5 adds nothing for me.
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[XDA Assist] Razvan:
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[XDA Assist] Moni4nexus:
please help me guys

i flashed the stock image of lollipop yesterday and my device is soft bricked.

when i press volume up and power button simultaneously it is showing red led .

thanks in advance:crying:
[XDA Assist] Razvan:
Hi there,

Read/follow this guide for unbrick your phone:

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