yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] richard el renthlei:
Any stable and bug free rom??
[General Topics] Pagemakers:
I have regedit.exe on my storage card. How do I create a shortcut in the start menu to point to it?

I've tried to copy and 'paste as shortcut' but that option is not available to me in Vista, although it is in XP.
[General Topics] Rudegar:
total commander is an easy way to make shortcuts
[General Topics] Pagemakers:
Thanks. I was just wondering why I can 'paste as shortcut' in XP but not Vista.....

Another Vista quirk I guess.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drphph:
I just updated to stock lollipop and now my pin lockscreen has a bubble animation on every key press. Is there a way to disable this? It's annoying since it telegraphs my pin to shoulder surfers or anyone that is near me.

Cant find the option in settings. And show touch option in debugging is unchecked.
[Windows Phone 8 General] souma_rox:
ok but after everything is done can i get back my old extras+info app??
[Windows Phone 8 General] Abdulrazak_Kh:
Restoring old Extras+Info app !

Edit : Edited the main post now with easier instructions
[Windows Phone 8 General] ptap:
Firstly I would like to thank all those developers and for your great tutorial.

Excellent it works on my lumia 822.
[Windows Phone 8 General] Abdulrazak_Kh:
Glad it helped you thanks for the feedback!
[Windows Phone 8 General] ptap:
There is no need to format the sd card for getting the extras + info back. Just do the reverse process as explained above.
[Windows Phone 8 General] Abdulrazak_Kh:
Edit : Edited the main post now with easier instructions to restore extras+info
[Windows Phone 8 General] oelapoel:
amazing. it works on my Lumia 1520. thanx for a very clear instruction :)
[Windows Phone 8 General] Abdulrazak_Kh:
Thanks for your feedback , glad it helped!
[Windows Phone 8 General] Topogigi:
Excellent tutorial, I managed to make my Lumia 640 ad-free finally!

TY very much.
[Windows Phone 8 General] Abdulrazak_Kh:
You're welcome , thank you!
[Windows Phone 8 General] lolz mclollerson:
Thanks works great!
[Windows Phone 8 General] Abdulrazak_Kh:
nice! , what's your phone name/model ?
[Windows Phone 8 General] lolz mclollerson:
Lumia 640
[Windows Phone 8 General] Carlovn:
This is great! It works on my nokia 830.

No more stupid ads when browsing :)
[Windows Phone 8 General] tennyleaz:
Hi,

I tried until STEP 3:

When I set my date to ~2000/May, there was no message let me to uninstall inside Extras+Info.

My phone is Lumia 535 dual sim, OS version 8.10.14234.375

Any help?
[Windows Phone 8 General] Topogigi:
2200 is the correct year
[Windows Phone 8 General] Abdulrazak_Kh:
as Topogigi said , you misread the date required .. you used 2000 ,, whereas in my tutorial its needed to set the date into the far far future , in 2200 , actually 2150 works , just anything far to tell your system that the application license expired
[Windows Phone 8 General] tennyleaz:
Yes, thank for your help.

Now it seems working on my Lumia 535:)
[Windows Phone 8 General] Abdulrazak_Kh:
glad it worked

enjoy ;)
[Windows Phone 8 General] Spitfire_520:
thank's :D work on my lumia 520
[Windows Phone 8 General] SnakeHaveYou:
Hello, after doing all these steps, when i open the Extras Info app, it gets stuck at a loading screen.. Any ideas?
[Windows Phone 8 General] Abdulrazak_Kh:
Uninstall extras and info using wpv deployer 2.0 and start over ,, I have exams at the moment I can hopefully provide more help afterwards
[Windows Phone 8 General] SnakeHaveYou:
Solved

It was me, i renamed the Apps folder after copying the files.. It has to be before, hehehe..

Thanks
[Windows Phone 8 General] SnakeHaveYou:
Does the hosts file that i added to the system folder will be replaced if i do a hard reset?
[Windows Phone 8 General] Yasabh:
Does anyone know how to block ads in apps?
[Windows Phone 8 General] djamol:
No one can't block ADS in application/games until you modify application setup.

NO. If you copied anything into the MainOS (C:\Windows) it will not be affected on Hard Reset.

You will need to flash a Fresh ROM. (Or Modify content with the FS Access) [Via MTP/RPC].
[Windows Phone 8 General] qzem:
Is this method working for Windows mobile 10 TP too? What if I use ad block on windows phone 8.1 and then update to windows 10 will it stay?
[Windows Phone 8 General] canapo92:
thank you very much works on my lumia 820, now with wpcustom 0.6 (thank pasqui) the way fo replace lumia res hacker with extra & info is more simple. Or if you enable the full fs acces with mtp from vc reg by vcfan (thanks), copy hosts file is even easier.

another thanks Abdulrazak_Kh.
[Windows Phone 8 General] superstacker007:
I found that adding s.adduplex.com and adduplex.com to your modified HOSTS file blocks some ads in the apps. However, some ads leave behind empty placeholders. My understanding is that these placeholders are hardcoded into the app.

I also read that if you delete certain files in the Apps folder, you can get rid of ads on a per-app basis. I'm not confident enough to figure out which file to delete though. :(

---------- Post added at 01:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:00 AM ----------

EDIT: Answered my own question. Recently applied the "Random Reboot" patch and adblocking still works.
[Windows Phone 8 General] oelapoel:
Hi guys,

I found across this article, how to block ads on microsoft edge, which use the same HOSTS file, and it adds extra step, adding registry to improve performance on Windows 10.

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Open Regedit

Navigate to HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DnsCache\Parameters

Create a new DWORD “MaxCacheTtl” and set the value to 1

Create a new DWORD “MaxNegativeCacheTtl” and set the value to 0

Reboot your PC

-----------------------------------------

I have a look on WP 8.1 and it has HKLM/SYSTEM/CONTROLSET001/SERVICES/DNSCACHE

my questions is, since its beyond my understanding:

1. can i apply this on wp8.1

2. will it improve performance like it does on windows?

cheers

nb: here is the full link of the article, Credit to Chris123NT who made the article.

http://www.chris123nt.com/2015/05/05/blocking-ads-with-microsoft-edge-project-spartan/
[Windows Phone 8 General] Abdulrazak_Kh:
updating this tutorial soon

Hi all , I'm back! Sorry for the delay , was busy with exams , now since I have only one exam left I can be here again, but looks like I've missed a lot of stuff since May :)
[Windows Phone 8 General] oelapoel:
Have you managed to put this on windows 10 mobile 10166? Care to share? Thnx
[Windows Phone 8 General] Hritwik:
THanks Bro..

Whoa Bro...Your New Tutorial Is far more easy than previous one...thanks...thank you so much.:good::good::good::good:......this was an easy one..and it also solved some of my questions...:D:D:D:good::good::good:...thank u very much..:laugh:...
[Windows Phone 8 General] Abdulrazak_Kh:
Glad it helped mate ;) took me a while to write it

Nope , I haven't personally tested it ... BUT I did a hard reset and the hosts file was not overwritten , so no idea why upgrading 8/8.1 to 10tp would overwrite it either , you can try the following

1 - flash 8.1 rom using the downgrade tool from MSFT

2 - apply hack on windows phone 8/8.1 ( I heard interop unlock causes problems with upgrade to 10tp so might wanna use the alternative way )

3- upgrade back to w10m tp

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If anyone have further questions please write here as I can't seem to get mail notifications for private msgs
[Windows Phone 8 General] augustinionut:
Before to copy host file, make it readonly.
[Windows Phone 8 General] Hritwik:
no need to make it..

Just enable interop capabilities..and enable full fs access...i have done same thing..and was able to replace hosts... But before interop unlock Lumia..... Even after enabling full fs access...i wasn't able to replace hosts...

Hit thanks if I helped..
[Windows Phone 8 General] Abdulrazak_Kh:
Before interop it wasn't possible to have full fs access , we had some sort of read-only access thru mtp tho
[Windows Phone 8 General] Hritwik:
Yes you are right.... My bro...
[Windows Phone 8 General] Enderneer:
I used the method from that article in Windows 10. Didn't notice any improvement losses without the registry tweak, so I suppose it isn't necessary.
[Windows Phone 8 General] foroshchuk:
Dears,

please help me to do last step

Connect your phone - I did

rename the downloaded HOSTS file to make sure it is only HOSTS not HOSTS.txt - I did

Place the downloaded hosts file into your PHONE MEMORY > DOWNLOADS folder - I did

next step is difficult for understanding

Go to custom mode - what is it? Where it on phone?

Source Path : C:\Data\Users\Public\Downloads\HOSTS

Destination Path : C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS

Tap "Write" ( or "Apply" whatsoever )
[Windows Phone 8 General] dxdy:
easy way:

http://xdaforums.com/windows-phone-8/development/xap-adblocker-windows-phone-8-x-t3178203

dont forget,

you need interop unlocked phone
[Windows Phone 8 General] saint_phan:
Thank you very much ! Great :good:

---------- Post added at 04:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:15 AM ----------

Thank you very much ! Great
[Windows Phone 8 General] joekor:
extra & info on sd card not possible since today

hi, today i flashed my lumia 830 new and tried to interop unlock it. but as i wanted install extra & info on sd card i got the message that it is not allowed it on sd card only on phone memory.......

is there an solution for it ?
[Windows Phone 8 General] Delstaten:
with this guide... I break the smartphone's warranty? regards.
[Windows Phone 8 General] dxdy:
interop unlocking, only dev

about warranty, is gray zone. always you can switch back (delete hosts or flash firmware to remove all trace about hack)
[Windows Phone 8 General] lucianfx00:
Same issue for me can't install extras & info on sd card on my lumia 640. I think microsoft updated the extras & info so that it doesn't allow you to install it on sd card.... so this mod doesn't work anymore.
[Windows Phone 8 General] razr2312:
can´t install extras & info on sdcard on my lumia 635. Any way or option to install it other trick maybe.
[Windows Phone 8 General] dxdy:
Forgot. Not possible anymore...
[Windows Phone 8 General] gustav30:
If my Lumia 1520 is already Interop Unlocked, shouldn't I be able to just use my PC's windows explorer and move the hosts file over to the phone? In windows explorer I don't see the 'windows' folder in order to move the hosts file into. screenshot attached.
[Windows Phone 8 General] scotyard:
Is this tutorial still working?
[Windows Phone 8 General] Enderneer:
Should still work. But if you are on Windows 10 mobile, it's a lot easier. Just deploy vcreg 1.5, go to templates and check interop unlock, restore and full fs access.

Then connect your phone to your pc and copy the hosts file.
[Windows Phone 8 General] dxdy:
unfortunately not working on native W10M devices, only WP8.1 devices with W10M upgrade...
[Windows Phone 8 General] Enderneer:
It does work on native W10M devices:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64410126&postcount=340
[Windows Phone 8 General] dxdy:
i tried and NOT WORKED.... i have Lumia 950 XL

after "restore ndtksvc" and restart, vcREG 1.5 give error when try interop unlock

also since new build also deploying "vcREG_1_5_W10M.xap" not working ;)

next time try before tell people something working...
[Windows Phone 8 General] Enderneer:
Wow, no need to get aggressive... Just because it didn't work for you doesn't mean it doesn't work for ALL phones.

Did you download the ndtksvc.dll and put it in the ndtk folder on your phone before trying to interop unlock?

It might be broken on a redstone build, but it should work on 10586.
[Windows Phone 8 General] dxdy:
LOL of course i did this.. you not read forum?

i not tell people something working if i not try this first...
[Windows Phone 8 General] Enderneer:
Again, just because it doesn't work for some people does not mean it doesn't work for everyone:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64429527&postcount=350
[Windows Phone 8 General] dxdy:
you still dont understand: i told not working on W10 native phones (Lumia 550, 650, 950 and 950XL)... Lumia 640XL is native 8.1 phone (no mater if you upgrade to W10M still is native 8.1 phone)!!!! THINK BEFORE POST!

i write few pages ago working on 640 without problem...
[Windows Phone 8 General] Enderneer:
Maybe you should take the time to read more thoroughly before jumping to conclusions. In the post I sent you, yes, he is using a Lumia 640XL. But a little further down he says, "thanks for the info. definitely sounds like a cert issue. ive been told by a few people actually that it worked for them on the 950 and XL. who knows."

Gosh, you're a hypocrite...
[Windows Phone 8 General] dxdy:
not, i am realist and tester with W10M device.... yes is possible but with many problems and not easy to do... people in most case dont want hear truth...
[Windows Phone 8 General] kasmoney45:
This method work for me 100%

Search wpinternals on google the tool worked for me
[Windows Phone 8 General] billybatson:
Thanks for the tutorial.

I manage my host file using the Hostsman software for PC then I copy to my Windows Mobile =).
[Windows Phone 8 General] vergie:
danicavillaruel69@gmail.com
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] marco_fiorin:
Well let's say a orderd kind of a refound from Amazon, since my n7 couldn't autorotate anymore, everything is stock but the bootloader is unlocked.

They won't repair it, they only have to give me the money back, will they notice? :D
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] jshamlet:
Unlocking the bootloader shouldn't affect the warranty status of a Nexus 7. These are developer devices - they are intended to be used in this manner. (It's why you can actually use the oem unlock command)

Now, they might disqualify you if you are running a custom ROM, but if you are still running stock, you should be fine.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] PittAussie:
Now that we have Root on the Turbo, is anyone able to bake overclocking capabilities into an image so we can really see what this baby can do?

Currently getting 20376 on 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] adrynalyne:
Not without being able to flash kernels.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Martingitdave:
How much faster do you need it to be? It's already fast and fairly hot.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Im Saint:
This.

But also this.

However, if and when we have an unlocked bootloader, I would love to see someone toast their phone for science!
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] wadamean:
Why would one need overclock when this phone gets fairly hot. Overclocking will just speed up that up more.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] liquidburns:
The S6 is noticeably faster with the in-house octacore
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] slimbrady:
My friends, there should never be a question of 'why' one desires an overclock. With cell phones especially, gains are not extreme (not like you're taking a 1.0 ghz proc to 3.0) when overclocking but .1 ghz improvement over what a phone gets shipped out with is still a win for your bleeding edge enthusiasts.^^

To OP: We have root.....sorta....still can't disable write protection or unlock the bootloader (or flash kernels as some have mentioned due to the write issue) so I would be surprised to see any breakthroughs in clock speed etc until....hopefully....we do get full root. :D
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] OldNut5:
ATM the cpu governor is possible to change to: interactive, conservative, ondemand, powersave, and performance. CPU Tuner.

tbh, I would only want to oc for lulz on this device, It'd be like saying I want to oc a AMD FX8350 CPU which really runs plenty fast at 4 ghz/4.2 ghz boost. uc would benefit for greater battery life. I can't seem control the cpu frequencies though.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] adrynalyne:
A newer phone is faster. Imagine that.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] adrynalyne:
Actually, overclocking the 8350 would help it catch up with the Core i5 :p
[General Questions and Answers] ihpalash:
Hello recently my play dev account was blocked. Well it's my fault. I didnt took care of the dev. for some copyright issue. Any way i dont need that account any how. I am a programmer. So people hire me. In last email google told me if i attempt to open any new account i will be traced and my account will be banned again without refunding. I totally agree. As big G is tyrant to the users . But bright side is it helps to make the marketplace clean.

But the main fact is if i get hired by some company and get access their play dev account from my laptop will their account be banned? let's say they either gave me user access or admin access,

Need help from you guys.

Cheerz
[General Questions and Answers] SecretPlayer:
Yeah that account might get banned but I am not sure because your company's account will be created with complete different information and the account will be registered as a company so it might not get banned. To be safe you can reinstall your OS and try not to access your old banned Gmail account again
[General Questions and Answers] nochkin:
I don't think it will be banned because it belongs to the company and was created by someone else. They just let you use it to do some work for hire.

If you are not sure, you can provide .apk files to the company directly so they will upload them to Google Play directly, not you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iwnijao:
Hi all.

My new Samsung Galaxy S4 doesn't see any WiFi network around it. Not an Encore AP, not a WiFi made with Connectify.me on my laptop, not APs created with other smartphones with Android. Those WiFis are seen by other (rooted) smartphones by Samsung and by my laptop itself.

If I bring up an AP/Hotspot with my Samgung Galaxy S4 other smartphones, even my laptop, can see it an can get connected to it, but my GS4 doesn't see any WiFi network.

Any idea why it is happening?

Samsung Galaxy S4 I9505

Android version: 4.4.2

Baseband: I9505XXUGNG2

Build number: KOT49H.I9505XXUGNG2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaoshunter:
Maybe a hardware problem? Try for a techeniction

Sent from my GT-i9505(rooted) Android 4.4.2
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Did you recently upgrade your ROM?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l3l:
Sorry to ask, just making sure, your WiFi is turned on, right?
[XDA Assist] TechUser01:
Hello to everyone who is reading this

I'm doing a porting of the FlyMe OS for the S3 Neo and I have some big problems with the updater-script of the ported rom... The kitchen made the port well but it says that there are parts that it can't do (and it put the ??? where it don't knows what to write). I tried to fix it but the original s3 neo updater-script is a way different from the ported script... So... If there is everyone who can resolve my problem... Please help me...

Here the link where you can download both updaters: https://mega.co.nz/#F!Zh1xTYIB!A6s6dpXv5UkcTRiBlpQycQ

Here things that the kitchen didn't wrote:

269-mount("mount("ext4", "EMMC", "???", "/data");

86-mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/custom", "0", "/custom", "???");

:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:
[XDA Assist] jd1639:
Hi, thank you for using XDA Assist. The purpose of XDA Assist is not to provide you technical answers but to point you in the right direction to get your questions answered. There are a number of threads on XDA regarding porting roms. These are the best places to post your question. A few of them are:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1941239

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2284985

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1957219
[HTC One E8] JuzARandomGuy:
Im on Lollipop rooted and cpu not sticking at all. I heard is because stock kernel doesnt allow. May i know any solution to this? Im using HTC One E8 m8Sx.
[HTC One E8] JuzARandomGuy:
Solved- Partially

I discovered an app called "Multicore CPU Control" on Play Store which can select cpu frequency and governors and it actually stick. The governor i set it to interactive from ondemand which is the stock default and it shows up on CPU-Z, an app to check cpu speed, but not for no-frills cpu and setcpu. There is a free and pro version. The downside of free version is only able to tweak one single core. Pro version is needed for all 4 cores.

Edit: Multicore CPU Control doesn't stick after boot.
[Android] raajagopal2002:
i have s3 neo duos GTi9300i i have download s5 mini rom link from ur web first i flash wipe data factory reset then wipe cache partition and then appaly update from external storage chose s5 mini rom zip file but its come E:footag is worng then E:signature verification faileur how i rectifiy this pls clear me thanku
[Motorola Droid RAZR] aji.trav:
why I can't rooted my RAZR, i try tutorial from xda but not succes, :confused:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] welder73:
Did you tried this?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2855364

You don't even need a computer,just your phone ;)

Sent from my Razr XT910
[Motorola Droid RAZR] aji.trav:
ok thanks, i will try it, sorry too for my english, yesterday i try with oracle virtual box, but not succes, any apk root not supported,i just confused,but i like this because hard to break system :laugh:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] aji.trav:
wrong link? or i just flash rom Jelly Bean 982.124.14.XT910.Retail.en.AU IMPROVED LIGHT

i don't know to reboot recovery, cz i try to enter power button + vol up/down,my phone just reboot normaly.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] welder73:
The link is ok,what are you talking about?

Sent from my Razr XT910
[Motorola Droid RAZR] aji.trav:
ok thanks, succes root my device,

sorry for my english, :o
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] shreedharcva:
This was my first Atom hack, earlier last year.

I thought let me share this.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] starkwong:
Installation failed. What happened?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alczas:
Hi guys,

i found an interesting thing on the internet. It tells that any new smartphone can record audio/video with external mic plugged into jack output. The only thing is that the mic must be plugged with the jack 3.5 TRRS cable. Is that true? Im talking about things like that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz886T99HYw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPXAqomUS0Q

Sorry for my bad English and thanks for any reply.

Cheers!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sublinker:
You should try it and give feedback
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bp_SE:
Not sure if that works, but Sony made a jack microphone for Z2:

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/products/accessories/stereo-microphone-stm10/

But no video
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shayded:
I have that exact mic and it's pretty good for what it is. Not as sensitive as I'd like (Trying to do voice dictation in university lectures doesn't really work) but a definite improvement over the built in mic.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bp_SE:
Have You checked the mic sensitivity settings in the sound & notification settings -> accessory settings menu for the build in/external mic?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shayded:
I tried setting it on high earlier today (classes are done so I can't check how a lecture setting would work) but fairly quiet speaking (like if you were in a movie theatre to someone beside you) from about 4 feet away seems to be the range at which the word recognition is still accurate.

Speaking at normal or loud volumes makes the voice control useable from pretty much anywhere inside an average sized bedroom.