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[Shift General] JourneyMan100:
Hi,

First time posting here, had my Shift for about 3 months and I've found this place a great resource for information and as you all have said, despite the poor battery life I wouldn't be without it.

Now down to my problem, I'd be grateful for your help.

I use my Shift on Wifi at home most of the time but work out on site and need to connect via the in-built 3G modem, when switching the Wifi off and the Modem on through Comms Mgr, it connects to my Service Provider (Vodafone) and I have good signal strength but the network connection icon in the task bar in Vista has a red cross through it and I no matter how long I leave it the red cross doesn't go until I go into Device Manager and scan for hardware changes, it then comes up and I can launch IE and browse the internet, but then the connection drops and I've tried restarting but with no sucess :confused:

Any help would be appreciated.
[Shift General] lucid:
Do you use "high performance" power settings ? You should. Keeps many connection problems from happening.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sneak:
I'm considering getting an S21 5G or S21 Ultra. Is it normal that there isn't much in terms of modding/rooting/etc for Samsung phones? I don't normally go for things like this.

I like the Nexus 5 and have a V30+ right now. I want to be able to control the phone and modify a few things I don't like about the stock experience.

What kind of situation am I looking at here? Is there a safe and reliable root? Or are things extremely locked down like an iPhone?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] fairyshacker:
Your better get a Oneplus Phones for modding / rooting purpose.

For samsung phones, somebody have to find a solution for knox trip.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] s3axel:
Well, as you already noticed the modding/rooting community for the S21 series is not that active (yet?), maybe indeed different to phones like the Oneplus 8 Pro etc...

But still there is a reliably working method for rooting the device, although depending from your location warranty may be void afterwards. And then there is Knox, so rooting will definitely disable some specific Samsung functions (Samsung pay & Safe Folder among them).

If you are interested, there are threads on rooting and TWRP - the forum is presently only one for all S21U topics so things move down the line pretty quickly :) :

I for myself as a long-time "rooter" decided to go with locked stock ROM and while missing some detailed tweakings things are running pretty nicely so far. One of the things I noticed is that 90% of the things you do with rooting are workarounds to cover the negative effects of rooting - like making Gpay work etc. :D
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] amirage:
Yes, unless there's a solution for the Samsung Knox issues, rooting will void your warranty. FWIW, the stock software has so much customization options that even after 2 months of using it I still haven't got hold of all the customizations. Yes, you might do in OnePlus where the software is quite bland/ featureless but that's not the case with One UI
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sneak:
I don't want anything from a Chinese company.

I'm not worried about warranties. I don't know if I'd ever need the samsung specific things like Samsung Pay. Not sure what Safe Folder is but I guess it's some kind of encryption based file storing? I generally don't use all these mainstream things people like.

I don't really spend time making Google Pay work because I have no use for it. I'll have an occasional issue with an app refusing to operate because of rooting and Magisk Hide doesn't work, but it isn't a big deal.

I like tweaking things like the battery logo (I like having a circle with percentage number inside and not having the extra/stock battery logo up there at the same time). I like to disable certain system icons from the top bar that aren't necessary to be there and just clog it up. I like adding the "clear all" type buttons in the running apps page. I like customizing the behavior of holding the power button so I can reboot, reboot to recovery, or shut the phone off easily.

For example, on my LG V30+ right now I am running the stock rom but rooted it and did things like I described above. Nothing major and don't need Google Pay. The LG app for air conditioners won't run because of my root. My bank app notifies me of root very occasionally but isn't a big deal. Yeah, I don't think my SafetyNet passes, but I don't care.

I am using Xposed, hostless AdAway, No Shutter Sound, Highway Radar and YouTube Vanced as well.

I tend to go through every single setting in a phone before I even start really dailying it :). I don't mind it. I like customization. That's great to hear. I do like unrestricted or not very restricted phones as opposed to iPhone style lockdown stuff, though.

I used to consider the OnePlus phones but lately I have been more insistent on not buying things made in China or from Chinese companies as much as possible... for various reasons.

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So assuming I don't care about things like warranty and Samsung Pay.. what other drawbacks are there? What would stop me from going this route? I intend on picking it up from Google because they have really good deals and I can even make 0% interest payments. I just have to stick with Fi for 3 months, then I can go back to ATT.

Another concern I have is the size of the phone. It makes me lean towards the S21 5G. I just like the Ultra for the other enhancements.

Thanks to all of you as well for the replies.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
I wouldn't get that phone if my intent was to root it. One of the more easily rootable Samsung models probably be a better choice*. If you want a blackhole gravity well to get frozen in time with while you're troubleshooting the root then this is a good choice.

That said stock Samsung's are the most customizable phones there are. Hundreds of free icon packs/themes, the Good Lock family of apps and more. The SSC codec for the Buds+ that seamlessly connect to this model with the propiatory Samsung new 360° audio support.

You can lock it down with PD MDM package disabler and Karma Firewall.

*Also no SD card slot so no dual drive ie data drive; you lose a valuble key feature.

Personally I loathe it's rounded corners/display and it's larger frame to display ratio. It's ugly compared to the Note 10+ or N 20 U; I take either of these over the 21 series any day.

Yeah, I really don't like the 21 series... even at half price I would spurn them.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sneak:
I just read up on Samsung Pay and it's actually pretty interesting. I may actually try and use that. I would love to not have to pull out my wallet all the time and swipe/insert my bank card. That alone is very enticing.

I don't watch TV and haven't had TV service in ages, but I found out with this phone I'll have access to TV stations without a subscription or any kind of fee. That's pretty cool as an added bonus and I may find some shows I like.

That package disabled is really nice to know about, thanks. That is also something I did on my current phone but I did it through ADB (well, I uninstalled things I didn't want and saved the APK of the app).

I'm pretty sure I can use AdAway and YouTube Vanced without root. I'm currently using an older version of Vanced because newer ones do not work. Mine is from Magisk. I figure it has to do with Vanced on this specific phone and I can probably use some other version on the S21/Ultra.

Not sure what you meant about gravity and about a "valuble key feature". I am aware it has no sd card support, but I've found that I have never had the need for this on my current phone which supports up to 2 TB sd cards.

There is one thing that I doubt I'll be able to do which I've done on my V30+... I have the stock phone app modified to have a built-in recording feature. One press and I record calls with no notification beeps or anything stupid like that. After the call ends it prompts me to listen now or later. It saves the recording automatically as a file, based on the settings I've already configured. I can turn this on and off whenever I want during the call and if I turn it on before the call is answered, the app automatically waits until the call is connected to enable call recording. It records both sides in clear quality whether or not it's using the speaker or regular mode.

Is there a shutter sound on the S21? If so, is there a way to disable it without root?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Clarkie_955i:
I just come over to the S21 Ultra from Xiaomi. I loved how you could theme the Xiaomi. I tried a few themes from the Samsung store but nothing would change all the icons. A real miss match and it looked terrible. Maybe I never searched hard enough well anyway I downloaded Good Lock and some modules from the Samsung store. It has some good customisations and it changes all icons to the same style and hides icons from status bar. Not sure if this is what your after but I knew when I got this phone there would not be much development on it at the start. Actually not to fussed about rooting at the moment. Also aodNotify as I missed the notification light. Moved away from Chinese phones myself. Here's a couple of pics if this is the sort of thing that your after.

Hope this helps
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sneak:
Congrats on leaving Chinese brands. I'm also making effort to buy things not made in China as much as possible as well. So Taiwan, Japan, USA, etc...

I don't usually do the whole custom icon set thing on phones, but I am aware that's a big thing so I understand why that would be frustrating when you can't find one you like. The most theming I've done is choose one I like (color wise) from some LG app I had on the phone which worked well.

Other small changes may count as theme changes in some ways, but it wasn't the intention.. it was mostly for functionality.

Thanks for the info.

Also I have researched a few things...

1. AdAway. It can now be used without root, which I didn't know. It can be run on S21 variants. BUT, you have to run an AdAway VPN to do it.. so might as well find another method for ad blocking. My friend showed me a screen on the S20 where there is a "private DNS" option. I could block ads that way.

2. Vanced doesn't need root. It actually is arguably better without root because you only have to set the app to open YT links and it doesn't replace the YT app. Right now I can't use auto app updates because it won't let me pick and choose which to not auto-update and one of the ones I would need to stop from auto updating is the stock YT app.

3. From research online and after asking Google about the variant they sell, you can disable shutter sound in the settings (which is actually better than what the LG V30+ supports.. a huge surprise).

4. Don't think I can use Xposed. There MAY be some bootleg way with partial functionality or something but I don't know for sure.

Can I (without root) remove the stock battery icon and replace it with a circle and percentage? Like this:

I also want to enable the seconds counter and add the date.. I want to do all that stuff, if possible.. that I did there.. including hcanging the size of fonts and capitalization of fonts in the top middle area.

Main thing I want is the seconds counter.

A friend showed me this from his s20:

So that's cool that he can change the icons displayed. I used Gravity Box or Xposed.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Clarkie_955i:
Not so much I cant find what I like it's just they don't change system wide like Xiaomi did. So I end up having half custom and half stock and looks crap with all the different colors in the folders. At least Good Lock manages to change them system wide which I don't quite understand why Samsung theme store will change maybe fifty percent. Anyway got it to how I like it.

With Good Lock you can remove status bar icons but no customisation with battery indicators. That pic is a pic of Good Lock the one you posted. I went with the Hong Kong version with Snapdragon which you can unlock bootloader in development options. Don't think you can on US Snapdragon versions. Here in OZ we only had the Exynos. Got the 16/512 Snapdragon for $1550 AUD. Same phone with Exynos just over $2200 here.

AdAway have not really missed it. Had it on my previous phone and maybe I'm not taking any notice of adds and just enjoying the phone. Never use Vanced. Cant see any setting in camera to turn off shutter sound but you can silence it in volume controls. Haven't looked into Xposed yet.

Don't know what model your going to get but there is root and TWRP available for ultra models. But soon as you flash a boot image you will trip Knox and lose some features of Samsung apps. Mainly Samsung pay I believe and warranty if you buy local. Still sussing this out myself. Have a old Tab S that I rooted and my first Android was a Samsung Galaxy Gio (GT-S5660)

Overall extremely happy with this phone.

Hoe this helps Sneak
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
A stock Note 10+, heavily customized.

Running fast and stable on Pie/OneUI.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] andriellka:
In 100% me..

You just write that's way am here on xda,

Am a fan to customise my phone as I want,

And if I pay so much money we should have the right, and possibility to choice and use ..

Sorry for my English.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sneak:
Well, I bought one from Google. If there are serious issues I don't want to put up with I will return it.

As long as I can disable the stock battery icon I would think I could get an app which has a custom battery icon.

I hope it's possible as well to do vertical listing of apps in app screen instead of having the left/right pages.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] Clarkie_955i:
Congrats

The scrolling from the right was a pain at first. But all good now. Hopefully Good Lock will bring something out in the future and change it.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] seancannery88:
yea rooting is possible and safe if right software is used but might affect warranty i guess
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sneak:
If anyone remembers the whole Carrier IQ thing, do you know if there's something like this on the S21 Ultra?

System UI Tuner doesn't seem to work as far as showing seconds in the status bar clock.

I would love to be able to customize the recently used apps section in the apps drawer. Either remove it completely or set static apps or somehow customize a blacklist or whitelist or some other variables to determine what goes there.

When I use jetaudio+ it puts a notification with details in the menu from the top. I can't swipe it away and it stays there even after I close the app and remove it from app list. I found out I have to drag down on it to expand it to be slightly larger and then an "x" appears. These "x" buttons would appear by default on apps like this on my old phone and they were a little larger relative to the rest of the UI as well. Would love to be able to tweak this functionality.

I want a feature I had on my LG V30+ where based on my GPS location I can enable or disable WiFi. Meaning, the same as hitting the wifi icon in the quick toggles based on entering a certain location or leaving that location. That way when I get home my phone will automatically globally turn on wifi and when I leave it twill automatically turn it off so it isn't hunting for networks.

Another feature in the same section was something which allowed me to have the phone remain unlocked when paired with a specific device. I want the phone to stay unlocked when paired with my car instead of having to unlock it all the time with fingerprint.

I would like to be able to scroll the apps list vertically, like normal.. instead of this left and right pages stuff.

I want a battery indicator setup where there is a percentage inside of a circle and the circle is representative of the percentage. Not finding an app option that has what I want. Does anyone know of a way to do this or an app?

I also want to make pressing the home button in the bottom center of the screen do a full open of the bar from the top.

On my current phone I've also found some way to keep the alarm clock icon from Alarm Clock Xtreme without having a persistent notification of the next alarm. Not sure how on this.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sneak:
MacroDroid!

the answer to toggles based on location. A lot of features there to look into. Very nice.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sneak:
MacroDroid seems fine for the WiFi toggle but it doesn't keep the phone from locking. At first it was keeping the screen on but then it just did nothing. I want the screen to still shut off if necessary but not require thumbprint or code or anything to unlock, while paired with phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] blackhawk:
I don't advise using it but stupid Bixby probably can ie Bixby Routines.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra] sneak:
That's the first thing I checked but I couldn't figure out how to do it. It's not very intuitive....
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] AlexanderGarro:
Les digo que personalmente no soy un experto en programación, solo soy un chico con una fascinación por la personalización en temas de ROM. Hoy quiero hacerte una pregunta, querida comunidad de XDA, Esa ROM de aroma de ONE UI es estable y fluye con problemas de rendimiento y duración de la batería. Muchas gracias de antemano por tus respuestas, te estaré leyendo atentamente y perdóname, mi traducción es de Google.

Translation: I tell you that personally I am not a programming expert, I am just a guy with a fascination for customization on ROM themes. Today I want to ask you a question dear XDA community, That ONE UI scent ROM is stable and flowing with performance and battery life issues. Thank you very much in advance for your answers, I will be reading you carefully and forgive me, my translation is from Google.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] It_ler:
I personally perfer using latest stock firmware with OneUI.

But if you do not like it, many users like the LineagOS (LOS): https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-unoffic...-sm-g950f-sm-g955f-10-lineageos-17-1.4041977/
[OnePlus Nord N10 5G Questions & Answers] PlacidFury:
Just got the 2028 from Tmo yesterday - the Game Mode popup when switching from a game to ads and back is super annoying. Can it be shut off? Do I really need to know every time it enters Game Mode?
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[Android Auto General] eyalin:
Hi,

I want to connect my android tv box (XIAOMI MI BOX) to android auto car.

For this purpose, I'm looking for some way to stream video from hdmi, may be using some "HDMI TO USB ADAPTER" or similar device.

Any ideas?

Thanks
[Android Auto General] gottahavit:
Nothing to do with Android Auto, but assuming you have RCA(Yellow) video input, you can get HDMI to RCA converts and just use the aux in. If you really mean using AA, then I'm guessing you'd need to root and try to install AA mirror. I doubt HDMI to USB video would work.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] anonova:
Hi,

I'm trying to use the Bluetooth PAN setting in the Internet Sharing program with a Macbook (Mac OS X 10.5.4). I successfully paired the laptop and Kaiser. I start Internet Sharing on the Kaiser, go to the Bluetooth icon in OSX, click Tilt and click Connect to Network. This doesn't seem to work. Does anyone have suggestions?

I can successfully get it working with Windows XP so I'm guessing it's OSX's fault?

SPL: 3.56 hard

Rom: NotATreoFan's V1 Final (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=421852)

Radio: 1.65.24.36
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] anonova:
Might anyone have an idea, or maybe the better question is has anyone ever gotten Bluetooth PAN working with OSX?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] dang:
It works for me on a mbpro with 10.5.5. It's been a while since I've set it up, but I don't remember doing anything special to get it working.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] pyraxiate:
Make sure you set your shared internet connection to the correct setting ( Media Net or My ISP )

I have found that tethering using MY ISP works the best and seems to have a tad less latency.

I am running a MB Pro C2D with 10.5.3

My "Hack Pro " is running 10.5.2 and is also tethering with no issues.

P.S.

One more thing. Make sure the phone is set to Visible. Although you can pair it , if its not in Visible mode, it will NOT work

Do you get a connection and it just wont give you an active connection or does your laptop attempt to tether and give a network connection error ?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] anonova:
Here's how I'm trying everything. The device and computer are already paired. The device is visible.

Open Internet Sharing.

Set PC Connection to Bluetooth PAN and Network Connection to MEdia Net.

I tap connect, and the status changes to "Device setup finished. On the PC, connect Bluetooth PAN."

On the Macbook, I click the Bluetooth icon on the menu bar, hover over the device's name, and click Connect to Network.

On the device, the status changes to "Connected."

When doing this in Windows, that's it. I can open up a browser, and the internet is working fine. But on my Macbook, I open up a browser, and I'm not connected to anything. I open up the Network preference pane, and nothing is connected. OSX doesn't see the Bluetooth PAN profile is maybe the problem?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] pyraxiate:
Ahhhhh When you pair the phone to the mac, make sure you have internet sharing enabled on the phone before you go into pair mode. Otherwise mac osx doesnt see the PAN capability. I think thats what I had to do.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] anonova:
I tried with Internet Sharing pre-connected, but it still didn't work. I did get it working though! In the network connections, Bluetooth does not equal Bluetooth PAN. :eek: I went to the little plus at the bottom, and specifically added a Bluetooth PAN interface, and it picked the device up. :D

Thanks for all of the help!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] htcren:
Unfortunately, I am on HTC Touch with a WM6.5 ROM, and even though I added the Bluetooth PAN interface manually, my Mac is still not picking up the phone, even though it's been paired successfully and Internet Sharing pre-connected.