yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] :
Please remember there is a difference between 'theft/stealing' and 'copyright infringement'.

The OP is not a criminal as he/she did not steal anything. Stealing is a criminal act.

The OP did (based on comments made) infringe on peoples Copyright. A civil offense in most cases.

Also have to take into account that the OP is a minor, so that would be taken into consideration as well.

I won't touch on whether or not his actions were right or wrong, just wanted to clarify as I see several people calling him a criminal or a thief... which is false no matter how bad you want it to be true.

Have a good day,

SirMX

P.S. The mental images I have from OPs description of what was found on his/her sdcard are priceless.
[Android Apps and Games] bongd:
Stop bickering and calling people angels and acting as though we're elitist. If someone deserves money, give them money. If you pirate an app to try it first, okay, cool... but if you feel it's worth the money, pay the damn developer.

I don't feel high and mighty. I just feel like someone got some money for a job well done. The apps cost virtually nothing. If anyone feels elitist they should go donate half their pay cheque to a local charity, then they have something to feel high and mighty about. I gave a few dudes a few bucks here and there. That money is nothing.

If I used less ass wipe each month then over the course of the year I'm sure it'd pay for the Android apps I've purchased. I may be full of **** (pun intended) but the take home message is to just pay for the damn apps. Make sure to turn off your lights at night, switch to CFLs instead of incandescent and get double pane windows to save on your electric costs - there, you've just saved enough money for the Android market! Seriously, people...
[Android Apps and Games] ErOR22:
I know exactly what the OP is talking about since I used to pirate in the past, but still for the app to wipe your sd card is too much. Just goes to show what people will do to protect their software.

But you can recover you sd card content to how it was unless you already overwritten the card with gigabytes of data.
[Android Apps and Games] Amdathlonuk:
Especially when I can do that myself... :D
[Android Apps and Games] Greenfieldan:
I'm with the OP on this one, that's absolutely absurd. Until Android figures out the Market, there are no options for people to buy Apps without a credit card. So don't flame him for not supporting the devs, not everyone has the option to do so. As a parent, I wouldn't let my 15 year old have my credit card number in order to buy apps because lord knows what would happen. Is pirating wrong? Absolutely. But I'd bet money that everyone who's yelled at the OP has pirated something. There's no way that tech savvy users like yourself haven't pirated music, a movie, an app, or something at some point and your life; so quit your flaming. Until Android does something like Apple (being able to go to a store and purchase prepaid cards) this is going to happen...a lot. I think Devs should take every effort to prevent piracy however this is absurd. Make the app not work or something simple like that.

/end rant
[Android Apps and Games] Greenfieldan:
Amen :D haha
[Android Apps and Games] Coedy:
Be glad it wasn't Tubgirl, Goatse or some other extreme snuff.

Also be glad it didnt try to upload to something like facebook and get your account banned.

Mind you. you have perfectly highlighted a problem with the market. They should sort out other payment options for people without cards.

(plenty of people in here have said about American pre pay debit cards, which OP could have used I guess... but in the UK there is no similar thing that ive come across... Mind you ive never looked as I use my debit card.)
[Android Apps and Games] thedesolatesoul:
i guess some android freaks like more automation :p

go hi tech dude, why do all the effort!
[Android Apps and Games] agentaaron:
I would like to know as well

...what makes me LOL is that half of the "holier than thou" people against piracy in here are the same people who have called HTC to swindle them out of a free sd card and even some I recognize from the "call MS and get a code to unlock wm7" threads...that my friends, makes you a thief as well. /rant

onto my comment, this concerns me as well because...I have an HD2 running Android from nand. I often flash my phone trying new builds...to make my life easier, I use Astro to make backups of what apps I can. the last time I flashed my phone to MDJ CM7 2.4 I installed all of my backups including a cool system app remover. I hadn't run the app yet as I wanted to go to bed. The next day at work, I was showing a few fellow android users some tricks and went to open the app...up popped a notification telling me "shame on you for pirating a $1.00 app"...I had to uninstall it and reinstall through my download list in the market.

I did not pirate the app in anyway shape or form...but I cannot begin to explain to you what I would do to the developer if they had done something like in the OP...I was quite embarrassed when the notification popped up and had people staring at my phone (one of which was someone from upper management who has a droid X)
[Android Apps and Games] zman519:
OMG why cant we talk about this Trojan WTF

Every time some one says some thing about downloading an app ppl got to flam Blaaaaaaaaaaaa

You would think this kid stole your kid or your dog.

I for one would like to hear more about this Trojan app. Sorry but i get so sick of reading threads that go this way.
[Android Apps and Games] masully1984:
How about pirating a security app?

Sent from my ADR6300
[Android Apps and Games] trekkie1701c:
Same issue here, I don't actually have access to a real credit card, and I've heard that gift cards do not actually work on the market. Granted, I've found free alternatives to every app (would be nice to have Root Explorer, since my "free alternative" is a terminal). I do have a job, though it's just sometimes not possible to buy things online.

There's also the issue of paid apps which have no demo version whatsoever, and honestly I refuse to buy any app which will not allow me to test it first. That's not saying you should pirate it, just a fact of the matter - even if I could buy android apps, I would not buy any apps I could not test out. Sure, there's the 15 minute window, but that's not enough to fully test an app (I've had a few apps where it didn't become obvious that the program was unstable on my phone for a few hours). As such I can see reasons for pirating Android apps, even if you might intend to pay for them later. Do appreciate the hard work that devs do, just not always possible to get the money to them. My workaround for other things has been to have someone I know buy me stuff using their credit card, but considering that market purchases are linked to my email, I'd rather not give them access to it (and they, of course, won't just hand over their credit card info :P)

Besides, everyone pirates things. Heck, technically even listening to music you didn't pay for on Youtube, that's not licensed for you to view, is still piracy - you're enjoying something that you're supposed to pay for (the song) without paying.

From what it sounds like, the app had access to the SD card and all it would really need to do to mess up his phone is autostart and eat the processor/memory. That or it could easily have just destabilized the phone when it wiped the SD card, I have had a few bad apps which required a cache wipe to stabilize the phone - AVG was particularly bad about it (installed it to get the lockscreen message, as soon as I set one the darned thing crashed the phone and sent me in to loops. And this was the free version too, so it's not an anti-piracy mechanism).

It's also a good thing to be warned about it, though. It's possible that you could inadvertantly pirate an app (who here doesn't install apps from third-party sources?), so it kinda reinforces the idea to check on things before you download them :P

Also, another thought for this being an anti-piracy mechanism - it'd have to be a really advanced one; otherwise you risk accidentally hitting legit users who paid you money. Which opens you up to lawsuits (and due to the porn, possible criminal charges, depending on what happens. The OP is a minor, and I think there's laws against showing them indecent content in some places). And heck, even if the person does pirate the app, there are laws and precedents which prevent you from hurting someone that breaks in to your house to protect your property. So I seriously doubt this is an anti-piracy feature; and if it is the dev is an idiot.
[Android Apps and Games] SwiftLegend:
You know some of you guys take piracy way too seriously. Yeah I get not paying for apps is wrong, but come on. It's .99 cents, I hardly doubt that it's affecting them. Most devs only create apps as little side hobbies or just to make a quick buck. Not paying for an app isn't "stealing the dev's life" like some of you say.

In all seriousness, everyone has taken something for free, so stop acting so innocent. And I thought android users were supposed to be the laid back ones. I hardly ever hear iPhone users complaining about piracy, most of them indirectly support it. Seems to me like Android users complain, dare I say b*@ch, more about it than any other mobile user.
[Android Apps and Games] Greenfieldan:
I disagree with the top half of your post, but agree with the second.

Even if it's a side job you should still pay them.
[Android Apps and Games] Elihue:
If you are so "broke" how do you have an android smart phone? Surely if you can afford the phone, you can afford an app you really want for less then 2 bucks most of the time.

EDIT: Nvm I see someone has already brought up this point. But in any case not having money doesn't make it ok to pirate. If you like peoples work and you want to use it (apps music ect..)you need to support them so they can keep coming out with great stuff. No money? Get a job, pay for ****. =)
[Android Apps and Games] kyouko:
1. Post story about pirating on an app development website

2. Say everyone pirates in some way - eh its 99c so its not that bad

3. Wait for

long

posts by people stating their view on the whole ordeal

4. Argument ensues

5. ??????

6. Sit back and enjoy the show :cool:
[Android Apps and Games] urwrstfear:
stfu

ok heres my 2 pennies.

first off, all th epeeps talking trash to this kid for pirating are a holes. He stated everything your *****ing about in his original post, his reason for the post was to teach others of his mistake. So for that i say hooray, lesson learned.

As for the haters who either cant read or just had a bad day and wanted to take it out on this kid, STFU

I bet a paycheck every single one of you has downloaded a movie, music, modded an xbox, ps3, dreamcast , or even took one of the 400 swype apks put on this forum.

I could understand your frustration towrds him if he was bragging about stealing the apps, but he wasnt.

I like this website and most of the people on it, please do not turn me off of it by reading people talk holier than though to some kid trying to help others out.

Sitting in your underwear in your moms basement at 30 years old ripping some kid for something you have done 500 times is stupid.

ps. what happened to this kid is the funniest **** i have heard in a long time, i wish i knew someone it personally happened to, penises with smileys LOLOLOLOLOLOLO

oh ya, and some prepaid cards don not work with the google payment, i tried 3 different types before i finally said **** it and used my real debitcard(i hate using my debitcard # for anything )
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VeryCoolAlan:
Can this be done?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T.C.P:
Im a short response.... No it can sorry
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r3skyline:
not even handbrake can do it?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T.C.P:
I dont no about handbrake but ive tried lots of different software and they all faid. So i just "got" the movie :p
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zainasif:
hey can anyone of u share avatar. maybe upload it to megaupload or somewhere else.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lqaddict:
Are you for real?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r3skyline:
wait, is it bad to ask for the movie in case we accidentally formatted our ext sd card?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinwrx:
The answer no is wrong. Ive done it. Winavi best converter out.

If u want to know more just hit me up.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T313C0mun1s7:
Yes it is because it proves you mess with stuff you shouldn't without performing a backup.

The need for doing backups (for everything, anything you change from using your computer everyday, to changing anything on your phone has been beaten to death) so to come here and admit that is to open yourself to ridicule.

Also it proves that you posted without first reading the rules of the forums, which you agree to when you got an account and had to agree that you have read.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gagb1967:
IT is illegal to ask to do illegal things on the forums (ok we start from the basis that regardless of voiding warranty, rooting is not illegal). Trying to copy copyrigthed material is ilegal. Now, you can try to fo to a TMo (corporate) store, and get your SD card exchanged, it worked for some people.....
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.orange303:
This is to show i indeed have avatar extended br ed. On my vibrant. Sorry one is choppy but you can see the stock vid player in it.

Anything is possible if u know how
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.orange303:
Its actually better looking than orig. Cant tell in fuzzy pics though
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] carluchu:
Hello,

This is my first thread on XDA, because i'm having a problem with my Kaiser.

I'm sorry for my possible "silly" questions, but this a subject wich i'm not very good at.

I have a Kaiser, wich has a TPC Elite Rom Series

R 1.70.19.09

g 25.83.40.02h

d 3.28.00.00

And that runs on WM 6.5

Since last friday while i was configuring my mms settings, the device asked me to restart to assume the new settings. So i closed it down by pressing the power button until the message to "shut it down" appeared.

But when i tried to turn it on again, the device starts with the TPC Elite Rom Series screen, then it appears the data from the rom (mentioned above), then it moves to a screen with the Windows Phone message and logo and it stays here until i turn it off again.

So i cannot start my Kaiser and i need all the help i can get.

Thanks a lot to all of you that can give me a hand.

I already have done hard reset, but it keeps freezing on the "windows phone" screen.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] oahcuil:
try into three-colour screen and reflash ROM,or look here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=423486

goodluck!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] oahcuil:
try into three-colour screen and reflash ROM,goodluck
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] emerk101:
this is also my first post here, can someone please help.

i tried to hardspl my htc kaiser, and failed miserably. i went through all the steps for hardspl but somewhere failed. during the setup when running the kaiser ruu file.on the cpu it said it was complete and for me to look to the phone to finish setup. on the phone it showed the linux penguin and a list of words scrolling down the screen. then it said error insert sd card. so i did then more words scrolled down the screen. then it said error again then the screen went black. after waiting an hour and nothing happened i took the battery out. then i tried to reload and the att logo would only show up. i read online how to get the tri colored screen back up and i got that by pressing the camera and power and reset button in.on the screen it says

kais1*0

spl-3.56.0000

cpld-8

and it doesnt respond to the computer. how do i re flash and get my phone working again someone please help if you can thank you
[Windows Mobile] marsacube:
hi im searchin for tools to compile and decompile exe and dll from the wm6.5.5 build plz help me
[Windows Mobile] kurt-willems:
Hello sir,

Maybe you can get start to look into these two threads; there are lot of useful links/informations.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=669414

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=651026
[Windows Mobile] ai6908:
You mean from raw files or from a cooked ROM?
[EVO Shift 4G General] tatonka_hero:
how tight is everyone's slider mechanism? If you grab the screen with one hand and grab the keyboard with the other (while closed or open), does it twist much?
[EVO Shift 4G General] koolkid09:
I have a little play with the slider but its barely noticeable. I've come to expect this with all slider phones.
[EVO Shift 4G General] tatonka_hero:
I wasn't sure if it was normal or not. Haven't ever had a slider. I'm not a huge fan of how the keyboard doesn't really "snap" open, but it's a darn nice keyboard to me either way
[EVO Shift 4G General] Zardos66:
I've had mine in the blue/black case from radioshack since the 6th. In the case is has pratically no play at all, out of the case its just as awesome.

I was worried it being in the case might damage it, buts it great so far.

Sent from my bathroom, with toilet paper.
[EVO Shift 4G General] bcellis:
Mine's developed a little play when it's closed. By that I mean the screen can move slightly before more force is required to open the keyboard.

When the keyboard is open, there's also a small amount of play with the screen. The screen can 'twist' a bit if I push down on the right or left side.

Small annoyances but I'm not sure it would be any different if I took it back for a new one.
[EVO Shift 4G General] stealthfx:
I never noticed the "new" plastic wrap thats on either side of the keyboard, after i removed it, the slider is smoother and more responsive. Feels really solid to me.
[EVO Shift 4G General] kenvan19:
My wife's has never had any play at all. The slider feels smooth and crisp. Compared to my old Epic which would bend and move its quite refreshing to not feel like I could break the phone by opening it.
[EVO Shift 4G General] koolkid09:
I'm going back to radioshack and trade my phone for a newer shift because it seems like my slider keeps getting worse and worse. And I also have a black hue at the bottom of my screen. Now I remember why I hate sliders. Lol.
[EVO Shift 4G General] Osin83:
Wow.. I cant believe I didnt notice it either until I saw this post... I was like, no way could I have missed that after using it constantly for 2 weeks. But there it is...

P.S. - seconds after posting I realized that the protective plastic wrap is not only on both sides of the keyboard. If you slide your keyboard out and turn the phone around, you will notice that the entire backside of the screen surface (where it reads "with Google") is covered in a large sheet of the same plastic. After all of the plastic is off there is definitely a noticable difference in the smoothness of the slider. Thanks again to stealthfx.
[EVO Shift 4G General] cloverdale:
Wow, me too :-)
[Nook Color General] eubanksja:
With the issues with Nook resetting (to stock) are there any recommendations on using Titanium Backup? I had heard if you do it wrong it can mess up your nook registration.
[Nook Color General] zdrifter:
Not sure what you are asking ...

TiBackup can only be used on a rooted android device.

If you have rooted and have TiBu working and plan to reset/reroot, you can use it to backup the USER apps and data. Then if you reset and reroot you can easily reinstall the USER apps (after you DL TiBackup again or if you have backed up TiBackup with something like Astro).

You can get into trouble using TiBu to backup device (system) apps and/or data and you should not do this .. hope this helps.
[Nook Color General] paleh0rse:
Does titanium have an option to batch backup ONLY the user apps?

Sent from my Nooted friend...
[Nook Color General] likearaptor:
Yes it does, I have it run nightly at 3 am. But I am not sure if it is a feature of the paid or free. I bought it right off the bat
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CuBz90:
I installed eminence last night, and everything was working fine. The market wasn't updating to the latest version, so I manually installed the latest version from the backup I had done before I installed eminence.

The latest market was then working fine, until I tried to install X10iUser's black market, which then completely removed the market, so I re-installed the market and now it keeps forcing close.

Is there an easy fix, or do I have to re-install eminence and start again from scratch?

Thanks in advance
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batman_112:
You should post this in the original forum for that particular ROM. Hopefully, you will get an answer!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcforrest1:
Go to file explorer /system/app find marketupdate.apk install from there, then go to manage applications find marketupdate click on it uninstall, works fine for me.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CuBz90:
Thanks, but didn't work.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord Takyon:
Have you tried clearing the cache etc...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CuBz90:
I tried everything. Anyway, I've re-installed the rom now

Thanks anyway guys
[Desire HD Android Development] leith51:
The only thing is using the 1.72 ruu you will lock yourself out of hboot and you missed off eng s-off as you would need this if you decide to flash a different Rom or update the radio

You also will not have root access once flashed as its been explain in the forums including the thread warning do not flash 1.72

The method is good but add the eng s-off and advise to flash 1.32.405.6 not the 1.72

E=Mc2
[Desire HD Android Development] smeg90:
Thanks, this worked for me first time.
[Desire HD Android Development] smeg90:
what does the eng s-off mean and will I have any problems with OTA updates?

sorry new to this

Thanks
[Desire HD Android Development] leith51:
Eng s-off will give you access to flashing radio updates and other hboot uses and give you complete unlock and access to the phone as for the updates not sure if you will get them now

E=Mc2
[Desire HD Android Development] smeg90:
Thanks.

is it possible to reflash with 1.32.405.6 using this guide or am I stuck because I can't root?
[Desire HD Android Development] liam08:
I'm sorry, but lol. You've made a guide which is utterly useless due to the fact you are telling people to flash an official 1.72 ruu. Bad mistake.
[Desire HD Android Development] leith51:
Can you get into bootloader which is turn fastboot off in applications then power off then power up while holding volume down and power button keep pressing till phone powers up if it does might have a chance of going back to 1.32.405.6 let me know if it does I will help you get back if I can

Also my guide how to flash radio.img gives the same information here on how to debrand your phone with links to the threads with the tools to use

E=Mc2
[Desire HD Android Development] leith51:
What makes it worse mate is all he done is downloaded the tools then made a guide then uploaded the tools what could work well if it was the right ruu and included how to do eng s-off which is required

My guide on how to flash radio.img has also got all the info all ready and links to the right threads to do everything you need before flashing anything

So this thread is pointless really the op should have read better

E=Mc2
[Desire HD Android Development] smeg90:
Hi got into bootloader ok.
[Desire HD Android Development] jkoljo:
Please remove the easy radio tool from the attachments and give link to my thread to download it. I like to keep count of downloads and keep it from spreading :)