I can find plenty of info on how to force it into safe mode...or how to force it out of safe mode, but I'm looking to do neither.
I rebooted my phone today (because gmail wasn't syncing) and it started back up, to my surprise, in safe mode. It's weird b/c besides the sync everything was peachy.
I'd just like to know if there's any way to poll the rationale for it? Any log file I can cat? Any ADB command I can run? I'd just like to know what triggered it...this isn't a daily occurrence so it's not like I can just turn log-cat on and reboot. So I want to look at it now, while it's in safe mode.
Any help/tips are appreciated. All I can find in Google is how to get it in and out of safe mode.. NOTHING regarding diagnosis...
CM7...forgot which kernel. - JT's nightly #11 IIRC...I can get that info once I find his nightly kernel build page again, lmao.
Weird. Mine did yesterday too.
Haha, probably just a coincidence.
Either way, I'm REALLY surprised there's no info on this subject...
I mean either a flag set before shut-down or a status code on boot should stick it into safe mode...it shouldn't be hard to poll why. Something like that should definitely be either pollable from ADB, or in a log file some place. Seeing the lack of activity in this thread I decided it was probably a moot issue and rebooted into recovery, cleared cache and dalvik cache, restarted, it booted normally..
Though I'd still like to know for next time. Not only is this useful for people who actually give a ****, but it's useful to developers so they know of potential problems/bugs that exist inside ROM's. I'd be extremely surprised if there was **absolutely** no way to get it.
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Haha, probably just a coincidence.
Either way, I'm REALLY surprised there's no info on this subject...
I mean either a flag set before shut-down or a status code on boot should stick it into safe mode...it shouldn't be hard to poll why. Something like that should definitely be either pollable from ADB, or in a log file some place. Seeing the lack of activity in this thread I decided it was probably a moot issue and rebooted into recovery, cleared cache and dalvik cache, restarted, it booted normally..
Though I'd still like to know for next time. Not only is this useful for people who actually give a ****, but it's useful to developers so they know of potential problems/bugs that exist inside ROM's. I'd be extremely surprised if there was **absolutely** no way to get it.
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Safe mode is triggered by holding down the home key during a reboot. Your welcome.
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Safe mode is triggered by holding down the home key during a reboot. Your welcome.
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I can find plenty of info on how to force it into safe mode...or how to force it out of safe mode, but I'm looking to do neither.
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All I can find in Google is how to get it in and out of safe mode..
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I feel like you're being an ass just for the sake of being an ass...maybe I got you all wrong, and it's just the way your post comes off...but if you are..there's no reason to be like that....you don't gain anything from it...
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So maybe two days ago I rebooted my phone and got a weird notification. A white star with a circle in the center telling me I "have 1 new message." it brings you to ad.leadboltapp.net and quickly forwards you to addjump.com. I can't figure out what's causing this. Anyone have any ideas?
I've done a complete wipe, relfash, and partial restore with TB only to have it come back.
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Without more info im a little unsure it does look like a potential adware program. When you flashed did you wipe all cache from the phone it may be the program is hidden in the cache folders.
Yes, sir. All cache, all stats... everything you can do from cw recovery. the only thing left I can think of is reflash with odin and reinstall apps one at a time and rebooting after each installation.
What other info would help?
Did you find out what this was? I had the same thing just now. Also had some strange "Service messages" lately.
It's probably an app with Airpush or whatever it's called that puts ads in your notification bar. There's an app to detect apps that use the technology. If that's what it is, uninstall the app. If not, you may need to do a full wipe/RUU/restore or whatever you prefer.
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Look for AirPush Detector in the Market. Install and run it, and it will tell you which app is responsible.
Thanks for the help. Unfortunately, AirPush detector didn't find. I'm going to move to a new ROM soon anyway and probably won't re-install half the apps I have. So hopefully I'll lose whatever it was.
Thanks again.
Never figured it out. I wiped everything and only installed a quarter of my apps. My guess is that one of my apps was being naughty. Not sure which one, I don't have the patience to determine which one.
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Never figured it out. I wiped everything and only installed a quarter of my apps. My guess is that one of my apps was being naughty. Not sure which one, I don't have the patience to determine which one.
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Well then you may be out of luck. It most likely came from an app that you got from somewhere other then the market. Not the best idea.
It's some stupid app you installed. Lol. Also it's rogue*
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Well then you may be out of luck. It most likely came from an app that you got from somewhere other then the market. Not the best idea.
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Never had any none market apps.
I had the same issue and used AirPush detector which identified one of my themes used with Go Launcher as the spammer.
You can also try "Addons Detector". It is supposed to be more effective than AirPush Detector.
I´ve removed all the live wallpapers and themes that downloaded after installed my Go Launcher and it functioned... I have not received any "star" in my status bar in the last two days... Thank you to all who contributed in this thread
I have had this issue since custom roms have come to the evo 3D, and it has happened on my original and replacement Evo3D.
When I go to turn down my phone all the way, it doesnt work. It beeps throughout the whole range of volume from max to off to vibrate. Also, the volume indicator will not go below the first section. The only way I can truly put my phone on vibrate or silent is to go into settings and sound and set it to it manually. Here are some screen shots.
Lowest volume
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Anyone else experiencing this, or know whats causing this? I have tried to a search, but didnt come up with anything. Its annoying and definitely not great when I go to silence my phone and it doesnt actually happen. Is it a 2.3.4 issue? As most custom roms are 2.3.4 variants, I thought this might be the case, and I have tried a number of roms over the last few months.
Works for me..maybe its dsp..I always delete it before flashing.
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I have had this issue since custom roms have come to the evo 3D, and it has happened on my original and replacement Evo3D.
When I go to turn down my phone all the way, it doesnt work. It beeps throughout the whole range of volume from max to off to vibrate. Also, the volume indicator will not go below the first section. The only way I can truly put my phone on vibrate or silent is to go into settings and sound and set it to it manually. Here are some screen shots.
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Anyone else experiencing this, or know whats causing this? I have tried to a search, but didnt come up with anything. Its annoying and definitely not great when I go to silence my phone and it doesnt actually happen. Is it a 2.3.4 issue? As most custom roms are 2.3.4 variants, I thought this might be the case, and I have tried a number of roms over the last few months.
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It works on my ROM
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Maybe it's a custom icon or something you are using?
How about flashing to a stock rooted rom and see if you have the same problem.
Works here too. I would have definitely noticed something like that.
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Works here too. I would have definitely noticed something like that.
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Yeah same here, it works.
Works on warm rom
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First time I've seen that
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Do you wipe before each flash? Wiping and then flashing should fix the problem. If it's still there, try wiping, flashing the superwipe, wiping again, flashing your ROM, and then trying. It should be fixed after that.
same thing happened to me on Eternity but a wipe fixed it, if ur doing it manually make sure to wipe system too.
This happens occasionally with Amazon apps, when I try to install an update. It's also just happened again when I bought the Humble Bundle of apps, and it won't install when I try to push the install button once I open the .apk. Anyone know a work-around or have experienced this as well?
I will restart and post my findings.
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I couldn't install after reboot either...
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So, that install button won't work for any .apk...
Turn off screen filter.. it blocks the install button for some reason.
This is not a glitch with phone or whatever.. its the screen filter app..disable it and hit install and it will work
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Turn off screen filter.. it blocks the install button for some reason.
This is not a glitch with phone or whatever.. its the screen filter app..disable it and hit install and it will work
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yeah it is screen filter..i had this problem before..i though it was the rom until i came across a post with someone similar and was told it was screen filter..idk why...not a biggie anyway
not to hijack this thread or anything but what is screen filter?
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not to hijack this thread or anything but what is screen filter?
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It's an app that just makes the screen more dim than even Android can. You can set a default dimming level too.
That's is a stupid, stupid bug too, but at least I know why and it's now documented here. Thanks all.
Has anyone had this problem more recently?
I've been experiencing it on CM 10.1 ROMs, and only a complete wipe and reflash seems to fix the problem.
It would seem that SOMEWHERE, I need to wipe some kind of data out, but I don't know what. I'm having this exact situation right this second. Can't hit 'next' or can't hit 'install'.
4/11+ CM 10.1.
I don't see that 'Screen Filter' application. Nothing in apps called that. Does it have a different name?
Thank You
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Turn off screen filter.. it blocks the install button for some reason.
This is not a glitch with phone or whatever.. its the screen filter app..disable it and hit install and it will work
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Thank you very much, had the same problem
pkopalek said:
Has anyone had this problem more recently?
I've been experiencing it on CM 10.1 ROMs, and only a complete wipe and reflash seems to fix the problem.
It would seem that SOMEWHERE, I need to wipe some kind of data out, but I don't know what. I'm having this exact situation right this second. Can't hit 'next' or can't hit 'install'.
4/11+ CM 10.1.
I don't see that 'Screen Filter' application. Nothing in apps called that. Does it have a different name?
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Any persistant overlay may prevent usage of the "install" or "next" button when installing an app from the SD card, whether it's screen filter or HALO. Chat heads, Ninja SMS, floating battery stats, etc are all possible culprits.
This is a safety built into android to prevent an app from popping up an overlay over the required permissions list and showing a "safe" list of required permissions on top of the real list of persmissions that allow it to read your texts, pick your wallet, and root around in your underwear drawer.
antispiral said:
Turn off screen filter.. it blocks the install button for some reason.
This is not a glitch with phone or whatever.. its the screen filter app..disable it and hit install and it will work
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thank you very much :good:
My Saviours!
I would just like to give a hearty THANK YOU for this thread.
I have been bashing my head against the desk trying to figure out WHY the hell I could not press the install button.
I have Twilight installed that dims your screen based on time of day. I followed the directions of turning it off, and look at that, it worked.
So what have I learned today?
There is ALWAYS an asnwer for something to not work as normal. It is a matter of asking the right question to find that answer.
I'm currently using AOKP : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574718
My phone is stuck on the landscape view, and as a result I'm not able to unlock my phone since the full pattern grid is not shown.
Rebooting does nothing
I really appreciate any help or advice!! Thank you!
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I'm currently using AOKP : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574718
My phone is stuck on the landscape view, and as a result I'm not able to unlock my phone since the full pattern grid is not shown.
Rebooting does nothing
I really appreciate any help or advice!! Thank you!
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Hate to say it but you might need to boot into recovery and wipe data if a reboot didn't fix it.
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Hate to say it but you might need to boot into recovery and wipe data if a reboot didn't fix it.
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This is so frustrating....but thanks for the note.
I don't even know how this should be possible.
How'd it get stuck in landscape mode in the lock screen?
Edit: editing this post because I found the option he must have checked to get this problem to occur. Its here. Horizontal lock screen option.
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I thought I would add to this in case someone actually searches for this problem. I was just scrolling through the forums. Anyway, have someone call your phone. In-call, hit home key and you can get to whatever you need to to change settings (and they can hang up). If no one is available for this... kill yourself.. you have no friends... Just kidding.
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I thought I would add to this in case someone actually searches for this problem. I was just scrolling through the forums. Anyway, have someone call your phone. In-call, hit home key and you can get to whatever you need to to change settings (and they can hang up). If no one is available for this... kill yourself.. you have no friends... Just kidding.
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Is this a real thing? Seems like a massive security hole if that is actually capable of being done on AOKP. What's the point of having security on the lock screen if it can be bypassed when in-call?
One more reason to stick with Samsung TW roms. On Semiv17, with lock screen security enabled, the home/back/search buttons are locked out if you answered a call from a locked state.
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Is this a real thing? Seems like a massive security hole if that is actually capable of being done on AOKP. What's the point of having security on the lock screen if it can be bypassed when in-call?
One more reason to stick with Samsung TW roms. On Semiv17, with lock screen security enabled, the home/back/search buttons are locked out if you answered a call from a locked state.
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I'm sure it's the same. That wouldn't make sense
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So I was messing around with a Galaxy On5 that Straight Talk had sent me for free. I was rooting it and along my journey I found myself in a very strange mode that I would like to figure out how to return to. The phone booted up with some arrows along the bottom, or gears and said Factory something. It was some strange developer test mode or, something along those lines. It was a weird home screen with blue(I think) squares and abbreviations in them. There was a long stretched green battery bar at the top with segments. There was also some strange applications, but notably, and the reason I want to get back into this, there was what I believe to be the default AM/FM radio app. This app was different from the ones you find by 3rd parties, it had an older appearance and did not require anything to be plugged into the phone jack to work. It also worked quite well compared to other radio apps. There were a few other test type features like vibrate and what not. This was not safe mode, as it almost looked like a completely different operating system. Is there anyone who can give me any insight as to what the heck this was? I have tried Googling all kinds of things to try finding something similar but nothing at all, just the typical Recovery and Download modes which I am already familiar with.
Can you post an image? Screenshot or taken with another camera.
It will be very helpful If someone recognizes it.
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Can you post an image? Screenshot or taken with another camera.
It will be very helpful If someone recognizes it.
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Unfortunately I was unable to get a screenshot or picture when this happened.
How did you get back from.
Its surprising no one had found this "easter egg" before.
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How did you get back from.
Its surprising no one had found this "easter egg" before.
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I think it happened when I flashed a rom. I can't remember I was messing with the darn phone for hours. I might try to replicate it though, haven't decided if I want to risk losing my root.
I figured out the mode is called Factory Binary and is triggered by flasing a firmware I found with odin in AP.
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Edit, after hours of research, I realized it's not some 'secret' mode or anything, it's simply a factory testing software.
Too bad I couldn't pull the AM/FM app from it through, would really like to use it.
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I figured out the mode is called Factory Binary and is triggered by flasing a firmware I found with odin in AP.
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Edit, after hours of research, I realized it's not some 'secret' mode or anything, it's simply a factory testing software.
Too bad I couldn't pull the AM/FM app from it through, would really like to use it.
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