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[Nook Touch Android Development] malc_b:
I can't seem to find a reader I like. I think the issue is that I have old eyes so the standard B&N apps work better because they are chunky so easy to see. ReLaunch is the same, chunky. The display being e-Ink doesn't help either I think. All the reader apps have very fine icons and text in the settings making the menus hard to use.

I wonder then if I should looking a fixing the problems with the B&N set up. My nook in use has B&N apps and is rooted with nook mod. I've used that to set a key to take me to ReLaunch, normal start is straight to home. Hence if I reading a book but want to check something I can use the key to go to ReLaunch, find the other book I want to check, double click that to open it and find the bit I read. Then I can click the last read icon in the status bar (or any way to get to reading now) and then will take me back to my current book. Using ReLaunch doesn't change the reading history which is what I like.

B&N library app isn't brilliant but it is chunky. I tend to use search mostly with author's name. I sometimes make an epub with a series list, for when I reading a series, and I put the author's name on that so it comes up in search. Search remembers the last 3 results so when I finish a book in a series I can search, reopen series list, search author's name (some typing unfortunately), click title of next book. It would be nice if library had a skip to author's starting with a specific letter. Or if library in file mode remembered where you were better. In file mode it remembers the directory so it will be there on next run of library but one page 1 if the list is multiple pages. Similarly if you go up from author M.... it will go to page 1 of all author folders so you then have to scroll back down to the M's. I could split the author's into A-M, N-Z as work around I guess.

But the biggest problem is the font size in the B&N reader. For some books I need a bigger font size but the increase is just too coarse. Is there any way to fix this? I don't mind losing some of the very large or very small, so really it would be the same number of steps just a customized range (and maybe fonts).
[Nook Touch Android Development] Renate:
There's the nook122patch.zip from http://www.temblast.com/mergesmali.htm for changing font sizes.

Yeah, you could do this manually too.

In either case you have to learn how to use ApkTool to dismember and reassemble .apk files.

Also, you have to learn about signing.

If I did a kpatch for it you could even do it without ApkTool.

But you'd still need to sign it.

And I probably won't get around to doing it.
[Nook Touch Android Development] nmyshkin:
I understand what you are saying. All of the reader apps seem to err on the wrong side of the screen size/resolution choice so the interface elements are tiny. Of course the B&N system was designed for this hardware so it's easy to see everything, whatever its shortcomings might be. FWIW I actually like the B&N reader, etc., mainly because of the simplicity. I want to read, not spend a lot of time "typesetting" in endless settings. Yes, sometimes the font size falls outside the sweet spot for my 71 year old eyes, even with progressive bifocals. In that case I just go for the larger option. But that's me.

The only reader app that is going to make you happy, I'm thinking, is something like KOreader, but for that you'd have to run the CM11 sdcard ROM, and while the app runs surprisingly well I can't really recommend the ROM. It's unstable at times and you need to charge daily.

Patching the B&N reader app as described by @Renate is an option. I could do that but as I understand it every system app would then need resigning. I might be able to do that but I'm not sure about the process and how far it would have to reach (only the B&N system apps, all the system apps?). And you'd still be unhappy with the library.

I have four reading apps on my NST/Gs. Except for the one with no B&N apps, each uses the stock reader for epubs, despite all the other options available. The Kindle app, EBookDroid and PerfectViewer round out the selection so I can read just about any thing I want. None of them is perfect.
[Nook Touch Android Development] malc_b:
Thanks for reply Renate. I'd just found https://xdaforums.com/t/q-hopefully-simple-nook-touch-question.2715693/#post-51912563 too which covers the same and also https://xdaforums.com/t/making-modifications-mergesmali.1735858 . It's an option but clearly not simple so maybe I should look at an alternate reader first. I presume that if I keep the B&N apps and just add a new reader I'll get the option to default to that.

And thanks nmyshkin for your reply. I like the AlReader. I reckon I can customise that so I don't need the menus, just screen taps. I need to get a dictionary to work with that though so I'll work on that.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Renate:
I don't know if the ReaderRMSDK.apk has to be system signed.

It does have android:sharedUserId="android.media"
[Nook Touch Android Development] nmyshkin:
I did like AlReader when I used it, although it had too many settings for my taste (so just ignore them...) and could not handle PDFs.

ColorDict works with AlReader just fine so you should be good with that.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Renate:
Eh, whatever:

dexdump classes.dex /ccom.bn.nook.reader.commonui.ReaderCommonUIConstants$3 > rmsdk.sym

kpatch classes.dex rmsdk.sym test.kpc Fonts
Profile #3: Fonts
000868a0 <init>()
000868c2 7 (ok)
000868de 8.5 -> 7.75
000868fa 9.75 -> 8.5
0008691c 11 -> 9.5
00086938 13 -> 10.5
00086954 20 -> 12
00086970 27 -> 14
Applied 6 patches

kpatch classes.dex rmsdk.sym test.kpc Fonts
Profile #3: Fonts
000868a0 <init>()
000868c2 7 (ok)
000868de 7.75 (ok)
000868fa 8.5 (ok)
0008691c 9.5 (ok)
00086938 10.5 (ok)
00086954 12 (ok)
00086970 14 (ok)
Already patched
[Nook Touch Android Development] malc_b:
I'm sorry but this doesn't make a lot of sense to me. What's going on?
[Nook Touch Android Development] Renate:
Eh, I was just showing off how you can change your font sizes without using ApkTool (or even MergeSmali).

Of course no matter what or how you modify an APK you're going to break the signing.
[Nook Touch Android Development] choboticus:
I confirmed that these NookManager images work on an unregistered BNRV350 as well. I hard reset my device, bypassed registration using the method shown in this video, updated FW 1.2.1 to 1.2.2, and rooted. So the NST will live on after the registration servers go away in June 2024.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Searcher3:
I am in the UK and my Nook Simple Glowlight which I have had from new stopped working at the start of April - the message saying there was a network issue. Thanks to the link to the video in your post I can now use the Nook again. Nice and simple. Do I need to do anything else or will it now work as usual (unless I do a reset of course when I presume I just follow the video again)?
[Nook Touch Android Development] nmyshkin:
You are apparently aware that B&N is going to stop supporting the NST/G in June 2024. If you succeeded in getting yours running and managed to register an account, you should make a complete backup with NookManager and put it somewhere safe.

In the event of a meltdown this will allow you to restore the device to the registered condition.

B&N says that

registered

devices will still be able to contact B&N servers after June 2024, suggesting that this is not going to be like the original UK debacle.
[Nook Touch Android Development] choboticus:
Some people have mentioned that unregistered devices seem to get less battery life, possibly because they repeatedly try to load B&N content. I haven't noticed that, but I also usually keep wifi turned off. I never bought any content from B&N so I plan to just run my NST unregistered.
[Nook Touch Android Development] nmyshkin:
Actually I got tired of hearing about that and finally got some real data: https://xdaforums.com/t/nst-g-june-2024-preparing-for-an-end-and-a-beginning.4644431/post-89280158

But you should do what works for you. I only point out that a backup of a registered device gives you an added option that will not be possible after June.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Searcher3:
Thanks. What does doing the steps in the video actually do then? I was hoping it was avoiding contacting the B&N servers during the setup and hence making the June 2024 shut-off a non-issue. EDIT : Sorry - I have just seen your follow up post and can't seem to delete this post.
[Nook Touch Android Development] nmyshkin:
You've mentioned a video twice now. I don't think I ever made but two videos, neither of which have anything to do with this. Exactly what are we talking about, just so I don't lead you astray?
[Nook Touch Android Development] choboticus:
He's talking about the video I linked that shows how to bypass registration after a hard reset.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Searcher3:
Thanks. So the video bypasses registration. Given that I don't need to B&N for my books and that I just read epubs from an SD card, I guess my question is "Is there any reason to do anything to my Nook given that I can now bypass the registration?"
[Nook Touch Android Development] choboticus:
@nmyshkin's battery life experiments seem compelling. But for my purposes, I'll probably just get rid of the B&N apps.
[Nook Touch Android Development] nmyshkin:
Actually I don't see a video link? But I didn't look way back in the thread, I admit.

The answer to "why should I do anything else?" is back in post #82.

Whatever the video is, if the intent is to bypass registration (skip OOBE), the result is a device that has drastically reduced battery charge life (as shown by my experiment, no longer just hearsay).

UNLESS you remove the entire B&N system and install your own reader, library, dictionary, launcher, etc. Then the device will have a normal battery usage.

Never turning on WiFi will not help. Once registration is bypassed and the OS is initialized, the constant worrying of the various B&N apps that want to phone home and their jar co-conspirators can only be silenced by removing the B&N system.

So you may still have a choice. I have read in a few external publications that the process of separation for these devices begins in April and

ends

in June of 2024. I don't even know if it's still possible to register a new device at this point. Registering is not just "moot" because they are going to abandon the device. As I have described, they have tied up the efficient operation of the system to registration. It's not like you are going to even be able to buy books. It's just to make the device behave decently, battery-wise.

Anyway....you both must do as you think is right. But if you find that it is now impossible to register the device, and you want to do something to address the power drain issue, let me know. I have been working on a project for quite a while now (https://xdaforums.com/t/nst-g-june-2024-preparing-for-an-end-and-a-beginning.4644431/) and I'd be happy to have some intrepid testers
[Nook Touch Android Development] Searcher3:
Thanks for this information nmyshkin. As you have said, although I can use the Nook by bypassing the registration the battery life is terrible now. I have followed post #66 and put the US version on to my UK 1.2.0 original Nook. I have downloaded the nook_1_2_update zip file and put it in the root directory of the Nook and pressed the power button to put it into sleep mode. I've left it an hour and nothing seems to have happened yet. I've checked and the zip file is still there so it's going to have overnight to maybe do it's stuff. Fingers crossed.
[Nook Touch Android Development] nmyshkin:
Hmm... it should not take that long. Keep me posted.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Searcher3:
After checking the file was still there and pressing the power button again, the update more or less started straight away. All seems fine - registered okay and the battery life now appears fine, losing just 1% overnight. Many thanks. I really thought this unit was destined for landfill.
[Nook Touch Android Development] nmyshkin:
Good job! Make a backup and store it somewhere safe.
[Nook Touch Android Development] allisgood:
Can i install koreader on NST?
[Nook Touch Android Development] nmyshkin:
No
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] theGekkoST:
So there is a specific setting to use Active Edge when the screen is off, but no commands or questions work because you need to unlock the phone first.... when the screen is off on my Nexus 5X; I could just say "hey Google" > Question, and it would do what ever I asked. Now I have to unlock the phone after the question/command every time.

So is there a way around this, or is this just a broken feature?

https://imgur.com/eNFr5pg
[Wing, P4350 General] timace:
interested in purchasing my (old) Wing? Its not tht old but the screen is cracked and needs to be replaced. I have everthing includin the box and accesorries it came with. 100$US and its yours. Its still on the tmobile stock ruu never been flashed hard reset and its brand new...let me know if your interested
[Wing, P4350 General] ElProempie:
To bad to hear you screen is cracked. I'd replace it if i were you.

Safe some money and you can get a new LCD screen if you want to keep the Wing.

Here is the URL of a screen i found on Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...56&ih=009&category=20336&ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1
[Wing, P4350 General] timace:
thanks but already purchased a new one some time ago, unfortunatley the day after i bought the new one i found this site so i was unaware of any screen replacement...ive had the new one for about 6months now, just decided to sell the old one maybe make some extra cash...
[Wing, P4350 General] tramuyo:
im interested. I killed a HTC Herald so I need it :) pls PM me
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] Cr34T1v3:
Hi

I have a problem in unlocking my redmi note 5 pro.

I followed every steps which said guide but im stuck in step when i have to turn on xiaomi unlock tool.

After entering fastboot and connecting to laptop, windows recognize my phone as fastboot devices i can use every command possible to use. But if only i run any xiaomi tools fastboot become inactive it shows: "press any key to continue".

I tried almost everything, windows reinstall, drivers reinstall, didnt work. PLZ help me.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] Yichen.:
It`s because i5-8xxx or i7-8xxx.Try another computer which isn`t these.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] just4baim:
Try another port of USB, don't use 3.0 USB port. It's fix mine. ;);)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] Cr34T1v3:
I have intel celeron :x

I tried both on usb 2.0 and 3.0 didnt work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mnc95:
Hi, is there a way to whitelist Spotify so it doesn't close automatically a moment after i pause the music. I actually searched and found that you have to add Spotify to the "Unmonitored apps" in "Device maintenance" (settings) but i did that (as you can see here https://imgur.com/a/GoYT7PK) and it still shuts down when i press "Optimize now". Any workaround ? Thanks !!

Samsung galaxy S9 / Android Oreo
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] donpipino:
Hi! I Before I updated to Pie I could watch The Grand Tour and Man in the High Castle in 4k via the Amazon Prime Video app. After I updated it only goes to 1080p, no matter how long I let it buffer. I have cleared cache and data, and reinstalled the app with no success.

Anyone else experiencing the same thing?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] kw0n2k:
Yeah i believe it to be a Amazon Prime issue, as Prime have not updated their app to support Pie.
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] mirhl:
Could be an issue with them not supporting Pie (which is quite possible given the stale state of affairs on both FireOS and androidTV..)

But it could be as well something's missing in the Sony Pie firmware, who knows (fun fact: some sort of playready support, used to be advertised once) EDIT: it wasn't drm

Is there anybody still on Oreo that could post a drminfo screenshot?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] mad0701:
Could you stream from YT in 4k?
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] FM890:
I have a Sony Xperia Xz Premium Wi-Fi Android Oreo 8.0.0 but I can’t watch 4K Films and series in the Premium Video app. The maximum quality both in streaming and in download si 1080p
[Sony Xperia XZ Premium Questions & Answers] mirhl:
The strictly technical requirement is just Widevine L1 eventually.

As they sort of mention in their FAQs though, it may be there are some further white/black-lists.
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Questions & Answers] DessertDevice:
I'm on stable global 10.0.6.0 (Android Pie) and when I get a notification, my screen will light up with the lockscreen but nothing will be displayed. Hangouts will pop up with a notification but no details will be displayed, only "double tap to view message". I thought I enabled all permissions for all apps and have the "display notification details on lockscreen" option enabled. Any insight?
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Questions & Answers] guildamx:
Could you please try to set the

default theme

? Sometimes the issue is just a custom theme which has not been optimized for MIUI 10...
[Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Questions & Answers] DessertDevice:
Thanks, custom themes would appear to be the issue here. Stock theme doesn't have this issue.
[Huawei Nova 3 Questions & Answers] CHUNKYBOWSER:
Hey everyone,

I decided to just go ahead and pay to have my bootloader unlocked, only cost $22. Now the problem is finding TWRP for the Nova 3. Has anyone been working on this?

Currently on EMUI 8.2, Android 8.1.

Thanks.
[Huawei Nova 3 Questions & Answers] NightKnight202:
Could U please explain a little bit more about the process of getting your bootloader unlocked?
[Android Head-Units] dgcruzing:
Thought I would post this to the community for a light reading..

Behind the scenes the big money is gearing up for the takeover of the car console and one way to do this is via these systems.

If you haven't read how much "Here Maps" sold for the do a google search on it.. that and we already see cross interface information from Waze showing up in Google maps..

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/volvo-google-android-infotainment-polestar-2/

Interesting enough.. the banter had with another poster on "interaction" of these units while driving brings up the point of liability.

If a driver is using these systems and crashes and

a: kills someone

b: kills themselves..

c: hurts or maim

Then it could be argued that the units are at fault..

Of course this is wear motion sensors come into play in that the acknowledgement screen is presented and agreed that the driver is not the one controlling the screen..

Thus hands free kits on steering wheels should in theory get better.. ie maybe trackpads embedded into the steering wheel.. so it's controlled by feel like a mouse so no need for eyes off road..

Please note just theories here and shouldn't be be taken as "as driver shouldn't have a licence if they use this while driving type ultimatum. As it's a bigger discussion then that..
[Android Head-Units] dgcruzing:
And another one..

https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/01/t...ce-is-heating-up-and-will-be-won-in-software/

I am guessing that there are a few readers as most of us that have been early adopters are also interested in the code and tech behind the unit's we use..

As this last article states.. the space is only going to get hotter with this amount of money getting thrown at it.

Mind you that doesn't do anything for those poor bigger suffering from low quality mish mash of parts that are featured in these units we have got.

Hats off to those that tinker with the hardware and develop the roms.

Your making the world a better place for us plebs that are end users and don't have the knowledge or time and just want all our wishes in one little box to work..
[Android Head-Units] tonyarnold:
I've honestly started to wonder what it would take to design and build a higher quality unit. Everything about these Chinese units we're all using is terrible, non-ergonomic and buggy. From the glossy, cheap screens, to the power supplies that seem to cause most of the poor quality audio issues on the newer units…

I'd pay more for something better.
[Android Head-Units] dgcruzing:
Yes, I think most of us here would.

As 30+ years ago I spent 2 weeks wages on getting the best system I could for the car back then..

LOL, Apprenticeship wages and that was a 45 hour week ..

When you think about it, most of us are using $1,000+ phones thus if and when there is consistency with this equipment then I am sure that is a price point that could be achieved.

Just need one of the majors to really have a go at it much like some have with the TV setup box's.

With luck, an extension of the Google Home devices into the car is on the way soon enough.

Understand at the moment that Android Auto is being perfected at the moment for this very day.
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] Stringy:
Has anyone had any success using a Samsung Gear Sport/S3/Frontier with their Nokia 8? I bought a Gear Sport without realising that this Nokia flagship phone, only to find it will not complete the pairing process with the watch. Plenty of other non-Samsung Android phones work the Samsung Gear devices, yet Nokias sit in an odd niche that does not support them.

Really annoying because the device is really quite nice, just the odd idiosyncrasies of the Nokia 8 stopping it from working. Must be something to do with the Bluetooth implementation (where else have we see corner cutting in that department...AptX anyone?)
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] sundar_m77:
I use gear s2(predecessor) with Nokia 8 and don't have any issue so far. Software wise it should be similar to gear s3
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] hvlav79:
Same here... I bought Gear S3 a week ago but I can't complete the pairing process with my Nokia 8. I tried every method and solution I could find but still no success :crying:. I hear there are issues with car bluetooth conectivity as well. I just hope that Pie will fix this. I am getting very frustrated with this phone!
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] Stringy:
sucks that you're having the same! I'm going to hold out for Pie to see if it helps (should be here very soon!) And if it doesn't help trade up to a Galaxy S8 for guaranteed compatibility!
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] zia.sohal:
Hello [MENTION=2633677]Stringy[/MENTION] I wanted to buy a gear s3

Can you please tell me how its working on nokia 8 after official pie update?

Also can you tell me about gear s3 functionality like notifications,apps etc are woking exactly same as on our device as compared to a samsung device.

If you have a video demo kindly send it because I am a bit nervous:rolleyes:
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] Stringy:
Since Pie beta OTA update everything is working as it should. Watch automatically reconnects to phone after time away from it, all notifications are seamless and it functions perfectly! Setup worked first time after the update.
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] zia.sohal:
What about the app support?

Does it have apps like in wear OS?
[Nokia 8 Questions & Answers] Stringy:
Has Spotify with offline music support (unlike WearOS) so it can play directly to headphones.

It also has Strava, which is good for workout tracking.

This is where my app usage ends!

It does have apps, but I'd recommend reading/watching reviews to see if it has what you need as I think it has fewer than WearOS. What it does have, however, is far better battery life than any current WearOS device could possibly hope for.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xplorer4x4:
Is it possible to make a work profile on my phone? Ideally I want to switch profiles to be able to change my home screen lay out and have only certain apps in my app drawer. I use Google Voice for all calls in and out and would like to switch over to a different Google voice number when at work and place the line to go straight to voicemail when the profile is not active. I have never used Tasker but it seems like it could help accomplish this. However I would prefer to do it with one single app but if I need 2 or 3 to accomplish this I can manage. Any suggestions on accomplishing this?