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[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] billyrock713:
If I was you, I'd try to freeze non relevant apps which run in background. Check the following links:

- Disable bloatware 1

- Disable bloatware 2

- Disable bloatware 3

In order to know how to use ADB, have a look at this video. You'll require to install ADB drivers, use the ones suggested in the comments below the description of the video.

In addition, try using Greenify (paid version if possible), it will allow you to force doze for several apps as well (have a look at the attached screenshot).

In short, my recommendations are:

- Get rid of almost every non essential app from Xiaomi (which basically means keeping only their gallery and file manager). Make sure you follow he recommendations given, otherwise you'll get an expesive paperweight

- Talking about weight, avoid heavy apps such as Facebook (use Facebook Lite instead), Twitter (Twitter Lite), Instagram (as you may have guessed, Instagram Lite), etc.; or even use their respective websites

- Use a different browser instead of Chrome (unless you want to deal with ads, RAM consumption and random stuttering). I'd encourage you to use Samsung Internet combined with AdBlock extension. You'll not regret it.

- For essential apps like calendar, clock, etc., use Google's ones.

- Make sure GPS is turned off (hold your finger on its toggle and make sure "Location access" is switched off, otherwise you'll keep running it in background and therefore wasting battery).

I guess I'm not forgetting anything. If you have more doubts, let me know

Disclaimer: I'm not responsible for what happens, make sure you're sure about what you're about to do prior to doing anything, it might have terrible consequences if this process is wrongly done (I'm talking by experience)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] peter-k:
Can argue about some if them, for example I'd leave MI Account on. But this is the best list, IMO. Delete, freeze, or if not sure then at least restrict background usage (disable Auto-Start and use Greenify or similar).
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] billyrock713:
Agreed, in fact it is mandatory keeping it if want to use themes. So happens with gallery (unless you want the screenshots capability broken). It mostly depends on what you need, and then act in consequence.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spitsborstel:
Hi

I have just spent a while reading up on SD cards turning RO, but haven't really come to any conclusion.

In a nutshell:

I have a Wileyfox Spark X, Android version 7.0, with a Kingston Canvas Select 32GB microSDHC Class 10, which is formatted in such a way that it is part device storage rather than a separate storage area (can't remember what they call that, but hopefully you know what I mean).

My original SD card failed a few months ago, and was replaced.

Approximately two weeks ago the new SD card became read only. The only way I could "fix it" was to reformat it and then reinstall the apps that were on it, and all my data.

Yesterday it became read only again. Obviously I can reformat it, and then copy all my data back and reinstall the apps again, but it is time consuming and I'm really pushed for time at the moment without all that.

I am going to contact Wileyfox tomorrow, but they will just say that I need to reset the phone, which is even more time consuming.

Before I do anything I'd appreciate your expert advice. Is it most likely the phone causing this, or are Kingston SD cards no good?

Thanks in advance.
[P8 Lite (2017) Discussion] iamxavi:
Hi guys, I just found this model at the lake. I couldnt discover who lost it, so i tried an hard reset. Im stuck in frp. Im trying to bypass it with talkback method but when i try to open terms & policies from YouTube app, Google chrome doesnt open.

Is there any way to bypass it?

Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] darangel212:
I need call recorder that is activated from build.prop file for my Oreo based Rom - Glamorous ROM. Thanks in advance for any help....
[Shift General] kbatman99:
Hello !

I will get my shift this week.

I have read, that there is a GPS integrated.

Does anybody know how I can activate it within WM so that I will be able to run TOMTOM ?

Here are the specs : ( german )

in the 3rd line you can read GPS

Betriebssystem: Windows Vista® Business, Deutsch

Prozessor: Intel® Stealey 800MHz + 945GMS + ICH7U; Qualcomm® MSM 7200, 400MHz

GPS

Fingerabdrucksensor

Speicher: ROM: 128 MB for SnapVUE RAM: 1GB DDR2 microDIMM RAM for Vista + 64 MB for SnapVUE?

Hard Disk: 1.8-inch 40 GB or 60 GB hard disk (manufacturer`s option)

SD Speicherkarte (SD 2.0 kompatibel)

Größe: 207 mm (L) x 129 mm (W) x 25 mm (T)

Gewicht: 800g mit Akku

QWERTZ Tastatur

Fortschrittliche Touchscreen Technologie:

7" TFT-LCD mit Hintergrundbeleuchtung und TouchFLO Bedienung

800 x 480 Bildpunkte

Kommunikation:

HSDPA/UMTS: Tri-band 850, 1900, 2100 MHz

GSM/GPRS/EDGE: Quad-band 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

SIM Kard Slot

Kamera: VGA Kamera für WEB / Videotelefonie

Audio:

Microfone / Receiver

Lautsprecher für die Handsfree-Unterstützung

Verbindungen und Anschlüsse:

Bluetooth® 2.0

Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g

HTC ExtUSB (11-Pin mini-USB und Audiokarte in einem)

Stromversorgung:

Wiederaufladbares und auswechselbares Lithium-Ion Polymer Akku

Kapazität: 2700 mAh

AC Adapter

AC Eingangsspannung: 90 ~ 265V AC, 47/63Hz

DC Ausgangsspannung: 12Vdc, 3A
[Shift General] kitkat_dave:
I think you may be a little disappointed with the GPS side of things? I don't think people have had much headway with restrictions the shift currently offers. First the integrated GPS is somewhat of an urban myth? It could be accessible, but I've not seen a 100% success story yet. Second if integrated GPS was present, you need to open up SnapVu to full WM6, then I understand that it does not currently have much space to put software? Thirdly If you managed to fit it on and can not access GPS then you also can not access either the bluetooth or USB through the SnapVu side. It does sound a little grim and I may be wrong? But that being said I love my Shift!!! and I'm sure before long the XDA Developer GOD's will sort out all of these downsides.
[Shift General] copualt3:
shift FAQ

Q: Does the Shift have a GPS module ?

A: Yes the shift have a build in GPS chip, but since we don't have any drivers for it yet, we are not sure if antenna etc. are there. (on the prototype units it was working so there is a good chance it will work on production models to)

NOTE: After i opened up my shift i can confirm the GPS antenna is there !!
[Shift General] eken:
here is the test of SHIFT with QSTARZ GPS

http://www.umpcfever.com/news/?postid=705

I think we can use the external GPS instead till the enabling of the internal one!
[Shift General] kitkat_dave:
In the video, he is using Vista side - not SnapVu side! I don't think you are able to access either the USB or bluetooth on the Snapvu side.
[Shift General] Pawel062:
that should all be changing very soon. gps should be pretty easy to enable since it was in the test versions.
[Shift General] skin57:
There is no special GPS chipset in the Shift - GPS functionality is just one of the many functions provided by the Qualcom MSM7200 - yeah, basically the chip that powers the WM part of the shift, including GSM/3G Radio. By the way: SnapVUE with the WindowsMobile-Like stuff is just a cheap side product of using the MSM7200: The processor is already there... even graphics and sound is embedded in the MSM7200 - in fact, HTC just needed to add some cheap ram, some cheap flash, and some glue logic (imagine a simble console switch that switches the screen, keyboard and touchscreen between Vista and SnapVue).

Regarding GPS, the "problem" is: The technology (drivers) for GPS are there - in the WindowsMobile/SnapVUE-Part (propably not implemented in the final ROM version, but at least, HTC has it available). BUT: SnapVue is not sold as WindowsMobile, but as SnapVue, without any support for 3rd party applications - it would not make sense to provide GPS within WindowsMobile/SnapVue (especially as there is no connection to the SD slot... yeah, stop dreaming, there is really no way to access SD or the HardDisk from SnapVue).

So, why is the GPS antenna there?? Well, there IS an potential option to use the GPS: HTC might (!) develop a software that provides a (virtual) GPS within VISTA - using a connector software in SnapVue. So, easy way to add another sales argument later (to prevent price dropping to fast) - and hey, they obviously just had not the necessary resources to get that software developed. Look at ShagControl.... instable, not really SP1 capable... they have more important stuff to get fixed than enabling the embedded GPS.
[Shift General] Pawel062:
snapvue is windows mobile. everything just has been made hidden. everything can be done with the proper time. gps anyway when enabled will be in the wm side. thats because there are better apps there and it will use less power then.
[Shift General] skin57:
There is no way (really!) to access SD or HDD from SnapVue (without running VISTA at the same time). So, GPS is mostly useless in SnapVue/WM. The only usefull way to use the GPS would be an GPS driver that pipes the GPS from WM side (SnapVue) to VISTA.

Remember: HTC doesn't sold you a WindowsMobile implementation, but SnapeVue. Period.
[Shift General] koala996:
+1 and we could get it soon .. with the Shift Project :)
[Shift General] Pawel062:
wow u people know lots about the shift *rollseyes* snapvue is wm!!! i'm not going to keep explaining myself to people who don't have a clue.
[Shift General] skin57:
Of course SnapVUE is WM, no question - but HTC sells it as SnapVUE. By doing so, they don't support ANY third party application...

The main limitation of WM on the Shift is storage space: There is no way to add more space (e.g. by using an SD card...), as WM don't has an physical connection to the SD port, the Harddisk, the USB port... but without additional storage space, the use of WM is really limited. I've installed Opera to be able to surf without VISTA, that's enough for me. All i'd be happy about is a connection app/driver that makes the GPS (part of the MSM7200, thus, the WM part) available in Vista.

I bought a VISTA machine, not a WM device.
[Shift General] michael85:
Everyone keeps talking about no physical connection.

Guys, I talked to some technical ppl and they say it's possible to use the SD card under WM.

Please wait for the Shift project team finds a solution and stop telling people that there is no connection.
[Shift General] foxmeister:
Which technical people? What do they know that the rest of us don't and how?

If you look at the SD card under Vista you will see that it is on the PCI bus. As far as I can see, the only real connection between the Vista and WM sides is via the USB bus and the SD card isn't on that. Now, I wouldn't stick my neck out and say that it definitely isn't connected to the WM side, but it certainly seems very likely to me.

It is always better to err on the side of caution - telling people that the Shift project team *will* find a solution is worse than telling people that they won't, since if you buy the device believing that SD card access will become available you may end up being sorely disappointed! In this case, it is better to buy with a pessimistic attitude, and then be pleasantly surprised if SD card access is made available.

Regards,

Dave
[Shift General] Pawel062:
correct but with time most of those things can be brought back to the shift. one of things we will try to do is to get the hd or sd back so u can all install more stuff.
[Shift General] Pawel062:
no one is saying u should buy it bc it will be coming soon. we are saying it isnt impossible to bring it back. if i remember correctly the sd is tied into wm actually but on the very low level.
[Shift General] skin57:
Of course i correct you: SD and HDD are connected to the PC-Side only. Hey, how would you implement a device-sharing on storage devices between two systems?? Imagine accessing the SD-Card from VISTA and WM at the same time... That's stuff that is implemented in Cluster-Solutions with SANs - but not in an UMPC, especially not by HTC.

Stop dreaming.
[Shift General] killer_t:
I think the only way is to open shift, and solder inside an SD-CARD..:(
[Shift General] Pantaloonie:
I'd be up for a little soldering, and I'd happily lose the SD card from Vista to gain it on the WinMo side. But I won't be doing any hardware mods until the warranty has expired, by then I'll have newer, better toys and won't mind risking the Shift so much.
[Shift General] thaihugo:
Yeah right. You seems like a big boy knowing big thinks about clusters and SANs, but nobody is talking about simultaneous access. SD drivers can be disables on one side or one other depending on the needs.

And just to clear up thinks, debug tools are able to log to the sd card on WM side. It means lower level access does indeed exist.

There is no signal or proof that it is possible for the HDD, but I'm sure nobody was really hopping for this to happen.
[Shift General] killer_t:
If someone had a solder scheme, i can do test.

I bought the shift with kasko insurance , if something goes wrong I could break, and give me a new Shift.

Sorry for my stupid english lengauage..:D
[Shift General] foxmeister:
What tools, and where can they be found? I've not seen or heard anything about debug tools "seeing" the SD card, but I've know that were tools for debugging GPS on the test roms for the Shift.

Regards,

Dave
[Shift General] thaihugo:
Debug tools where posted in the enabling WM 6 thread (the one with 50 pages or so)

It's around page 20.

The tool is called QXcmSDlog, and it can log to SD.
[Shift General] cmonex:
the GPS antenna is there. the GPS drivers are there. the GPS test program is there in beta rom that we got hold of.

got beta SPL with SD access.

go on with saying there is no microphone either.
[Shift General] cmonex:
so how is the LCD shared then? is it being used at the same time? :D
[Shift General] michael85:
Yeah indeed..:D And how about the keyboard and the touchscreen ;)
[Shift General] Pfeffa-rah:
Me too. I'dd solder one in today if I am sure that it will work!

Warranty? for a SD card in WM I would be willing to forfeit that!

I would even be willing to build a SD card inside the shift in a way that I cannot remove it. I'll just put a 32 MB one in there and would never be interestted in swapping it around.

So If anyone dears to test it and show me how to do it.........

grtz,

Pfeffa-rah
[Shift General] foxmeister:
Well, that can be explained by a simple switchbox type mechanism - I'm not saying that it definitely is, but it could be!

Regards,

Dave
[Shift General] michael85:
Kind of KVM you mean? That could be the same with the screen.
[Shift General] skin57:
Ever heard about KVM solutions?? Dozends of machines, but only one Screen and Keyboard... And hey, is there a filesystem on a display you have to take care off??? Ahhh, i see, your Shift display is in EXT3 format, interesting.... :D
[Shift General] skin57:
Did i said there is no GPS? Did i said there is no Antenna?? Did i said it's not possible AT LEAST for HTC to make bothe available?? I don't think so!

All i said about is that HTC might (!) develop an application to make the GPS available to VISTA (!!) by providing a passthrough application that hands the GPS (implemented in the WM hardware) to Vista apps. Of course, that doesn't excludes that the GPS becomes available in WM at the same time - but i really really really doubt this will become an official feature for the WM side, as HTC doesn't provide ANY third party application support in WM (for legal reasons, by the way - remember the company that announced a WindowsMobile/XP-Hybird device some years ago? Yeah, they patented that, however, a product has never released....).

No doubt: If it would be possible to access the SD card from WM, i would be more than happy about that. Really. But from what i know from the hardware design of the shift, i can hardly imagine any way to do so. In case it IS possible, it would need to disable SD card access from VISTA side - otherwhise, Filesystem corruption is guaranteed. Really.
[Shift General] cmonex:
please don't get upset over this. anyway, i don't really care about what features are official and which are not.

of course i remember the dualcor, yeah. as for SD, you are right, the SD driver would have to be disabled in vista while WM is accessing it. it would still be great that way too.

by the way the SPL having SD access is not fully confirmed, but quite likely. so we will see soon when project gets the device to me finally
[Shift General] foxmeister:
Personally, I'm of the opinion that it is quite unlikely given that the SD card sits on the PCI bus. Nothing I've seen thus far leads me to believe anything other than that the WM and Vista sides of the Shift are only physically connected via an internal USB connection, with a switch mechanism (KVM) for sharing the screen, keyboard, speakers etc. This would be the most cost effective way of doing it, given the "official" level of functionality that the device possesses.

Now, it may well be that HTC had grander plans in mind when they designed the Shift and that the product is over-engineered for its current purpose. If this is the case, it is possible that we could see SD card access on the WM side.

When it comes to GPS, we know that GPS is part of the Qualcomm chip, so if the antenna is physically present it's very likely that it will be possible to get GPS functionality up and running, though WM options will be limited without access to the SD card slot.

Regards,

Dave
[Shift General] cmonex:
yeah, i'm told HTC had those grander plans. they also artificially limited the voice capabilities, even though original plans were to include that. (this is why Olipro insisted there would be voice.)
[Shift General] P996:
Guys, why are some of you concentrating on the WM part of the Shift only?

I activated the usual WM stuff on the Shift using the available discription how to do it and to be honest, this is all I need(actually Snapvue was already all I needed but it is nice to be able to run Profimail instead of the WM Outlook.)

I bought the HTC Shift for Vista, not for WM and I suppose most buyers did the same.

For ME, it is more important to figure out how to get 2GB RAM instead of the 1 Gig which came standard on the Shift. I know that I need a 2GB RAM MicroDIMM with a certain socket but I can find 512MB and 1GB modules only.

I would pay up to 200 EUR for such a module if it exists, so if somebody could find a FINAL answer to this question, I would really appreciate it.

I already have a Samsung Q1 Ultra with built-in HSDPA and after changing the available RAM from 1GB to 2GB, this machine virtually FLIES with Vista, a huge difference in performance.

I appreciate all the work some people put in the WM part of the Shift but I'm still trying to figure out WHY.

Yes, I know that Vista eats up the battery in around 2 hours and the Snapvue(or WM) lasts much longer

but I still don't see the HTC Shift as a replacement for a WM phone. It is way too big.
[Shift General] cmonex:
this is xda-developers.com, that's why we are concentrating on the WM part.

but of course the vista part is more than just a bonus ;)

for me both parts are equally important. though i don't need voice for the WM part - WM is more than just a phone interface.

so, if you do find the 2GB RAM module i will be very interested too. there's a thread on this already, but i don't think anyone has been successful so far. also you will have to be careful not to void your warranty (bit upsetting eh, that you are not supposed to upgrade the ram officially).

i'm interested mostly because it'll be a lot better for the battery life (less HDD usage). i found the performance just fine with 1GB RAM when i was trying the Shift (still have none in my hands..).

anyway, back on topic now.
[Shift General] lucid:
The Shift is a dual-OS device....

XDA Devs is all about WinMo. Now that the "ultimate" gadget has been released in the form of a hybrid Vista/WinMo machine,

it's a dramatically short leap to try and "dev" for the WinMo side of it.

I think (hope) that everyone who buys the Shift is doing so BECAUSE it's a hybrid.

After all , there are much cheaper solutions on the market that don't have WinMo on it.

No need to pay 500 euro extra for a Hybrid if you want Vista :)

Until now, there's only 2 devices in the world that I knew I would buy the moment it was available :

The T-Mobile MDA Pro (Jasjar) and the HTC Shift.

The Jasjar because of 640x480 screen (quite unique at that time)

The Shift because of ther HYBRID architecture (quite unique, at this time)

So I don't think that most people bought the shift for Vista as you say, as that would be highly unlogical. (Vulcan mode) :)

XDA-DEVS... how about a POLL on the frontpage : Why you bought a shift

- HYBRID (I would not have bought this device if it wasn't a hybrid)

- Vista (all I need is Vista, SnapVue is a bonus)

- UMPC with great keyboard (I bought it for the keyboard)

- too much money to spare

- nice silver finish

- impress friends...
[Shift General] raskell:
Since this is a GPS thread, I'll address that first. To be of use as a portable GPS device, it would be vital to have WM6 accessing the GPS and have access to the SD hardware slot for map storage. I could run a GPS application on the Vista side, but having the OS booted and the HDD spinning is a waste of Battery (IMHO). I use portable GPS with my Athena and Polaris, so doing the same with Shift makes better sense to me.

On other comments, I have been using the Shift for about two weeks now and I will share my own view here regarding phone(voice) and the device being too big to use as a phone. I believe the device needs to have phone capabilities to be useful for me.

Using my phone SIM card in it for HSDPA access leads to missed phone calls and vioce mail notices on the WM6 side which I can never access, retrieve or erase. I have to shut down the device, remove my SIM, boot my phone back up, get my messages and reverse the process. I use the LG Style-I with my Athena, another larger device, and I love the combination.

For me, the best configuration for the Shift would be to open up the phone voice capabilities and get the Bluetooh working on the WM6 side. That way, I can still make and receive calls (using Style-I as a handset), get access to my voicemails and productively swap back and forth between Vista and WM. The end game for me would be business travel with one light weight device tucked in my briefcase, and the Style-I clipped in my pocket. As for the GPS, if all the hardware is there, by all means, let's get it working in WM6.
[Shift General] danielherrero:
I thought like you but when I installed sygic navigator for PC on the sd I ve changed my way of thinking. Vista side (with 3D card) moves the maps very smoothly and Its like a video game. I installed the maps on the SD Card. By now I am using my 20.000mA external battery to get 16 hours without charge but soon there will be a card adapter(12V vs 12V, It should be very easy to create one but I am waiting for the official one). And I am using a hiper-sensitive usb gps receiver to get signal in every situations.....:D
[Shift General] wu5262:
Hi Daniel, do you mind telling us what GPS receiver you are u sing? and that software you are using, does it support UK map? if not, do you know any software that will work in UK? i think TOMTOM doesn't work in Windows yet
[Shift General] danielherrero:
Hi. I use this GPS:

http://www.sanav.com/gps_receivers/gps_locators/gm-158.htm

And Sygic has support for UK
[Shift General] have-a-nice-day:
Hi Daniel

Can you send me the link of the battery package that you have ordererd?

thanks and regards

greeny
[Shift General] danielherrero:
http://cgi.ebay.es/Laptop-External-...VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247
[Shift General] wu5262:
Thanks daniel for your info, i guess now i just need to find a car mount which will hold the Shift in my car, you guys know any good one?