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[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rico002:
this wut i did....i got a crappy phone ( real crappy) not a pda or smartphone and got the data plan 25 bucks i think unlimited internet and text now its 30 cuz i added 5 to get unlimited text and they asked me y do u want unlimited for my phone and said cuz i like it and then i changed to the tilt on craigslist bout mine for 250 and just put my sim with all my data plan and no problems
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] marm0lade:
That is a cute trick, but you are not the first to think of it. AT&T can tell that your are on the tilt. The browser requests contain information about what OS you are using. You probably are not using ridiculous amounts of data, so they have no reason to look. If they ever do look tho, they will see you are on WM, and they will switch you to the correct plan without warning.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] gqstatus0685:
I work for AT&T Tech Support. For the sake of keeping my job i'll call my self BoB.

Anyway you can still tether with wap.cingular as mentioned before. The only way we'd catch you is if you were downloading torrent or excessive amounts of data. We recently changed our data features which I think is retarded.

One thing they don't tell you is that the new Tethering plans which cost money out the ass have a 5GB soft limit.

What this means is that after 5GB of data you have used, AT&T will monitor any usage past the 5gb. The reason for this is so that they could price their data plans accordingly, hopefully for the better but in this world probably will be for the worse.

If you are casually browsing just use internet sharing in your phone to tether. Go to File Explorer-Windows-Scroll down about halfway to Internet Sharing then hit connect.

YOu could also go to wmwifirouter.com and download the app straight from the phone, it turns your phone into a router and you can just tether like that. I think it's ridiculous to charge so much for data. Sprint (even though I would never switch) Has their unlimited everything for 99 dollars, data, gps, voice, tv, etc. That just goes to show you how much unlimited data is actually worth.

Get a 19.99 Medianet Unlimited Plan, 19.99 Unl Messaging and you are set

Just get a RaZR and switch your sim card out, place a couple of test calls, and boom call in to have it changed or go online to make the change. After you have both features on put SIM back into TILT and you're done. I feel so bad when I tell a customer that in order to tether they need a 60 dollar feature. I'd feel insulted if that were me.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] brianmay27:
Thanks everyone for this help... after reading i guess my new question is what is so different between isp and wap... i thought it was like wap goes through a proxy and is not "THE internet" where as isp is "THE internet". is that right? also i would run a speed test too but well i cant. :rolleyes:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] marm0lade:
isp.cingular gives you a real IP address, it supports all the protocols you would normally have if you are browing from home - for things like VPN connections.

wap.cingular routes you through a NAPT server, which is like a big restricted router. You do not get a real IP address like isp and it does not support many protocols. Wikipedia explains it best:

Drawbacks

Hosts behind NAT-enabled routers do not have true end-to-end connectivity and cannot participate in some Internet protocols. Services that require the initiation of TCP connections from the outside network, or stateless protocols such as those using UDP, can be disrupted. Unless the NAT router makes a specific effort to support such protocols, incoming packets cannot reach their destination. Some protocols can accommodate one instance of NAT between participating hosts ("passive mode" FTP, for example), sometimes with the assistance of an Application Layer Gateway (see below), but fail when both systems are separated from the Internet by NAT. Use of NAT also complicates tunneling protocols such as IPsec because NAT modifies values in the headers which interfere with the integrity checks done by IPsec and other tunneling protocols.

End-to-end connectivity has been a core principle of the Internet, supported for example by the Internet Architecture Board. Current Internet architectural documents observe that NAT is a violation of the End-to-End Principle, but that NAT does have a valid role in careful design.[1] There is considerably more concern with the use of IPv6 NAT, and many IPv6 architects believe IPv6 was intended to remove the need for NAT.[2]

Some Internet service providers (ISPs) only provide their customers with "local" IP addresses. Thus, these customers must access services external to the ISP's network through NAT. As a result, it may be argued that such companies do not properly provide "Internet" service.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] :
Why do you suggest the $19.99 data (MNUN) plus the $19.99 sms (4N16)? Does having those old features (also MBR3 and BNUN) allow you to skirt the device eligibility restrictions? Will the new cheaper features (MN21,MSG3,MB04) get you automatically detected?

What about the live IMEI check in the billing system mentioned in the following post? That seems to have gone into effect a few weeks ago when OLAM started getting updated as soon as you swap your SIM. Doesn't that mean that your use of the "PDA" device will be automatically detected now?

(The post, also linked in my prior post)

http://www.howardforums.com/showpost.php?p=10576027&postcount=28

(Leaked data/messaging feature chart)

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/gallery/atandt-retooling-data-plans-hint-buh-bye-unlimited/573840/
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rico002:
o yea im sure im not the first to do that....but i have had cingular for over 5 yrs. and i kno they kno i have the tilt cuz when u check online, ur acct. u can see what u have...they wont change it trust me and i get 25% off every bill anyway ( friend hookd me up)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] digitalninjas:
AT&T with horrible customer service? What else is new. :confused:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] PsyOpWarlord:
I've had excellent customer service. But I do get my support via the Business Care Department (Premier/Air Force FAN Account). I don't think I've spent more than 10 minutes on hold before and the normal time is like 0-3 minutes. Also the service reps seem to be pretty knowledgable and really worked to meet my needs.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dax702:
Hi I'm considering buying the ZE551ML, and it has Android 5.0 on it according to the description. I'm no expert, but according to videos I saw on youtube, it's pretty easy to root this phone (I've never done it before, but understand what it's about) Question - once the phone is rooted, will it allow me to delete all the junk apps that are on it? And other question, once the phone is rooted, would I be able to upgrade to a newer version of Android, and how hard is that? I'm pretty computer literate and know my way around windows and how to follow instructions, but I don't know much about mobile phones and all these various processes you guys talk about in the forum. Thanks for any advice/ suggestion
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uniacidz:
Rooting and unlocking bootloader on Lollypop is easy

Upgrading to Marshmallow is harder

Took me numerous attempts and numerous bricking and unbricking

And no Oreo basically

If wanting MM then prepare for the worst and have all the tools like this site and threads ready

Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD [MM .352] [Unlocked MaGisK]
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dax702:
So it sounds like I should probably find a different phone that has a more recent version of Android on it. Question, when you do the root procedure, is that like formatting a hard drive in a computer? Or do you still have the o/s on there?

Also, when you root a phone, does that allow you to store apps on the memory card instead of the internal memory? I notice a lot of phones, like the one I have now, have next to no space in the built in memory, and you can't move apps to the sd card either, so this is why I'm looking for a new phone. This one has a lot more internal memory, but I hear it comes with a lot of crap on it.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uniacidz:
Earlier Lollypop had a lot of bloatware but the Marshmallow don't .

Still have some Asus apps but nothing bloatware

It's a good phone, and supported well in these forums but ppl are moving on to newer

Way it is

Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD [MM .352] [Unlocked MaGisK]
[Security Discussion] GU42:
So I'm selling my old Meizu M2 Note which is running Flyme OS that doesn't allow me to encrypt the whole phone. How can I ensure the data is actually gone before selling? Normal wiping doesn't erase everything.
[Security Discussion] TheMarchHare:
That's a good but hard to answer question.

A good old fashioned hard drive can be single pass overwritten (debate about overwrite passes is still an open discussion) making it unrecoverable for anything but an MFT, Mobile devices use flash memory just like a USB drive or an SSD.

What is the difference? Wear leveling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear_leveling).

Because of that people came up with crypto-shredding or crypto erase which only truly works with Hardware Encryption because Software encryption can never, with 100% certainty, know how the wear leveling reacts on every device.

You already said this isn't an option so what can you do to be sure nothing can be recovered? The answer is unfortunately short, nothing.

However recent research showed that multi pass overwriting caught a lot of data but even the Gutmann method (35 passes) did not get rid of everything (I forgot the link to the Whitepapers).

That said, you aren't selling it to a forensic specialist.

My best suggestion is to use one of the higher rated wiping apps (Shreddit for example) to first destroy your files, then factory reset and download a few good recovery apps and again a wiping app. Make sure you can't recover your own files anymore (if you have very sensitive data you can connect it to a PC and use even better recovery or, if you are paranoid, forensic tools) then overwrite it with as many passes, rounds and algorithms you feel comfortable with. Check recovery tools again and call it a day when you feel satisfied.

This WILL eat at the wear level so keep that in mind when you want to start overdoing it.

Not everything will be gone but it's as good as it's going to get and I highly doubt the person you sell it to will be able to recover anything.

Good luck! :)
[Security Discussion] kushfighter2:
#noob guide incoming

(potentially useless and harmful)

i just thought of it

shred memory

download custom rom and flash

fill memory with stuff

shred again

xD
[Security Discussion] GU42:
Thanks for your amazing reply!

I finally found the solution I was looking for: as Avast! support told me, you can still use Avast! Mobile Security to securely erase your phone (by overwriting data), it's just a hidden feature. You just have to deactivate the Device Administrators permission for the app.

Then you just use the "erase device."

Was that research about multi pass overwriting done on SSD, or HDD? I always thought that one pass is enough on a standart HDD.

Can you recommend me any good forensic tools to use to check if the data is truly erased, please? And does the phone need to be rooted in order to restore deleted data?

Thanks for all your insight and advice :)!
[Security Discussion] TheMarchHare:
Avasts shredder works but it's a single pass on flash memory so it doesn't clear everything with 100% certainty because of the wear leveling but no algorithm does. I'm pretty sure that's a feature they added after purchasing CCleaner.

They also added it as a module in their windows platform.

The multi pass research was done on Solid State Drives and I still can't find the link. Just from a research paper in 2011.

SSD's are still closest in comparison to the kind of memory used in Mobile devices.

As for HDD's it's an open debate. Forensics have claimed to be sble to read past 200 writes in the past but there is no research to support this. I believe that they showed that 1 pass PRNG is enough in 2005, however the DoD was still developing machines to perform 7 pass DoD standard wipes so, I have to say that I have no idea.

If you want serious forensic tools you're looking at these kind of distributions (infosec just made me laugh, SSL_ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID, it's infosec! ??).

http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/computer-forensics-tools/

But if anyone you sell it to would try something it would be more along the lines of Recuva and similar software.

On phones you can just download a bunch of high rated recovery tools and see if anything pops up.

You do not need root for most of them.

You could run fstrim which I'm pretty sure has no root requirements either. This would mark all blocks as invalid so Garbage Collection can pick it up as well. Even though GC has been show not to clean everything it doesn't hurt.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Paradoxxx:
Quick question related to that. Can I take it in the shower or something?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] the_scotsman:
Here's Samsung's official word on their IP68 rating and the Galaxy devices: http://www.samsung.com/au/pdf/IP68.pdf

Personally I won't ever put my device under any water at all. Sure, it's water resistant, but if you ever drop, or bump your device, that could be enough to put a TINY little micro leak in the water seal, allowing water into the device. And if that happens, bye bye device, bye bye warranty.

I've never understood people who take their phone into the shower to be honest.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Paradoxxx:
It's be to be able to change songs in the shower. That's my only usage :)
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Xperience Z:
U can use in shower yes.

But maybe Touch dont work.

You have to remap your Volume Buttons (e.g. long press for next song)
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Paradoxxx:
I have Bixby remapped to skip to next song. I wouldn't even turn on the screen probably aha. But whatever, it'll stay outside and that's fine as well :(
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Xperience Z:
You could also remap your volume button.

Long press or Double Press to Skip ;)

And you can take it in the shower...no Problem.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Paradoxxx:
Did you ever do take it there ?

Cause they mentioned that it should be still water, and there's quite a splash going in a shower :P
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Guides, News, & Discussion] Xperience Z:
Every day. It's doesn't matter if its splashing water or still water.
[Android Builders Collective] gauravnandan881:
I was trying to compile resurrection remix oreo rom for tomato

After selecting the device in lunch menu this error pops up

build/core/product_config.mk:237: *** Can not locate config makefile for product "lineage_tomato". Stop.

Device tomato not found. Attempting to retrieve device repository from ResurrectionRemix-Devices Github.

Repository for tomato not found in the ResurrectionRemix-Devices Github repository list.

If this is in error, you may need to manually add it to your .repo/local_manifests/roomservice.xml

build/core/product_config.mk:237: *** Can not locate config makefile for product "lineage_tomato". Stop.

build/core/product_config.mk:237: *** Can not locate config makefile for product "lineage_tomato". Stop.

** Don't have a product spec for: 'lineage_tomato'

** Do you have the right repo manifest?
[General Topics] germarc:
Download here

pass: xdaforum

Required:

Debugging mode enabled.

Phone Administrator disabled.

OEM Unlock enabled.

Screenshot:
[General Topics] germarc:
New version added:

Download here

pass: xdaforum
[General Topics] mgolder:
Worked on my G5 (H850). OK, it only has a basic list of apps it can remove but still, no root and no more bloody Evernote loitering around my phone.
[General Topics] germarc:
Download uninstaller here

Connect your phone to PC and run the program.

Go to help menu, press 4 and read:

HOW TO UNINSTALL APPS FROM USER LIST?
[General Topics] EpicOdin:
nice

nice information bro, thankyou, you know hot to root this phone?
[General Topics] Mungozandler:
When starting the app with phone connected via USB-cable, I get this error: "Device unauthorized. Pls check the confirmation dialog on your device."

All three settings (OEM Unlock etc are enabled/disabled as per the initial posting says.

What am I doing wrong?
[General Topics] LordEVon:
Can't find link

Hello,

I would like to download the file, but it is deleted. Where from i could download it? Thanks
[General Topics] germarc:
Connect your phone to pc.

Run the program and check the device screen.

If the new window (message) appear on the phone screen, check "Always allow from this computer" and press OK

Unfortunately no.

Link updated on the second post.
[General Topics] dziubson:
File has been deleted, any other sources for download this file?
[General Topics] miniadri:
The app is great, but the Antivirus mark it as virus...

Well, i've been uninstalling apps "One by One" and there is a problem with the "Weather" apps, 30 is weather theme instead Weather, and 28 is weather instead Weather Service. The other apps i've checked worked like a charm.

Thanks, i've uninstall apps that i don't use
[General Topics] caipiroska69:
i launch the program with winrar and i don't know the keyword to launch. How?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] CriticalComposer:
To start, I recently received a Sprint S7 (flat) (Model Number SM-G930P) that was unlocked by the carrier and I'm currently using an AT&T MVNO for my data. Everything works perfectly as a stock phone but there are too many installed apps that I don't need.

Is there a completely debloated, rooted, Stock ROM out there that is pretty much just necessary Android files, preferably with an Aroma launcher to pick and choose which Samsung apps I want to install? This would be my preferred route as I could keep the Camera/Gallery/Oculus and then install GApps for the Play Store. And if this ROM exists, would I need the Sprint or the ATT variant?

Otherwise, what am I needing to do to achieve the experience that I am looking for with this device? I am very savvy with Linux and Android and have no difficulties messing around with system level files.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] Xperience Z:
I wanted to ask which browser you use?

The Samsung Thing?

Chrome?

Firefox?

Other?

Your experience?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] meyerweb:
Chrome, just because of the integration between phone, Chromebook and PC.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] codyrt:
I use Chrome mainly but at night I use Samsung's browser for its night mode.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] raducanmihai:
I've voted Chrome. I use it on all my Androids, on my Mac and on my PC and the history & password manager integration between devices & platforms is great. However, I find the Samsung browser to be much faster than Chrome.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] kendoka15:
I switched to Firefox for a few reasons on my desktop about 6 months ago but mobile Firefox is still trash performance wise and has weird scrolling so I'm using Chrome. I miss having my bookmarks synced
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] Senaxo:
I use Samsung Internet :) :good:
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] uzupan:
I use Mercury and Firefox.
[Android Head-Units] elik745i:
Hi, I was searching the net and did not find anything, so maybe android gurus here can help.

I have Tesla style head unit based on autochips AC8227 processor cortex a53 quad core processor. I have android 4.4.4 installed on head unit, despite the fact it says it's android 6.0. I've rooted it or it was rooted initially, do not know, however I have access to the system files.

So what I need^

1) I need the best way to make backup of the firmware in case I brick something manipulating with system files.

2) I need to be able to redirect whole sounds to external USB sound card in particular to USB DAC based on PCM2704 with SPDIF output.

from searching the net I found that if I enter commands in terminal emulator:

su

ls /dev/snd

I'll get all sound devices recognized and used by android system and there should be USB sound system listed as well (if it's recognized of cause) However external sound card is not there. So I need to add modules (drivers) for it into the system.

Where to get them and how to prepare to be usable with AC8227 processor I have no clue.

Please help me to find solution to my challenging questions.

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] b_rad_1983:
Is this possible?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] TacoTuco:
Probably already answered but if I install the Oreo OTA once it comes to my device will I be able to downgrade to a previous nougat build later? I heard somewhere that Oreo has a different bootloader so we wouldn't be able to downgrade to nougat if I wanted to.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] prodaytrader:
It's been awhile since I played around with the software tweaks that I put onto the phone but one of the ones I installed I think came through the kaisertweak. On my today screen I have a mini bar of icons for different programs such as the battery meter, open a new text message, screen rotator, and a call history icon. Is there a way for me to change those icons? The call history is the one that bugs me the most. I want to change it from call history to something that opens the phone screen. I find it rather difficult to initiate a call without having to go through contacts first. The only other way I know to do it is to use the start button, but it would be nice to open the phone screen right from the today screen.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Gesturegeek:
Hey everybody,

I searched around a lot for this but couldn't find anything that worked...

Basically I want to use gestures without the nav bar showing up at every upswipe...which it unfortunately does with the built in hide option and all those immersive app stuff.

I came across an 0pt.navbar.apk or something like that which in January seemed to only work for nougat and not oreo....

There doesnt seem to be any other apps/ adb commands/ apk files getting you around rooting

Pls help me guys, thx so much in advance :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Gesturegeek:
Guys pls if the answer should be somewhere around here pls send me a link or something thx :good:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Selus9plus:
I'm looking for the same. I had it on note 8, great. But that apk does not work in oreo and you do not need root. I hope a help with alternative or update of it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Gesturegeek:
Any new stuff? Maybe a new version of 0pt.navbar.apk? Thx guys
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] TexasHoldemJoker:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/remove-oreo-navbar-completely-t3772217

There also is a Magisk Module "Hide Navigation Bar" that works
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Gesturegeek:
Yo guys the new XDA app (navigation gestures)presented in yt does not work for Samsung experience android 8.0... Ma bar still keeps showing at upswipes.... Is there still no option to disable it and not only hide it?? I mean Samsung already has that hiding built in so you get more screen real estate... But at an up swipe it comes back which makes is it kind of an unsuitable solution for gestures.. Pls help- thx