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I dont know if anybody has come across this problem yet but I havent seen it anywhere online while searching for it. I flash a lot of roms and as many of you probably know, google music needs to be cleared of some authorized devices when it reaches a limit if you intend to use it with your new rom. Now my problem seems to be that I've deauthorized too many devices as it will not let me do that anymore. I kid you not, I didn't know this was possible. So now my authorization list is full and I can't clear it, meaning I cant access my music on my new rom. Has anybody else seen this before?
That's the Google thingy. You can only revoke access to four devices per year.
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This is BULL$HIT Google
I saw this thread when I was about to create a new one over at the HTC One X XDA. Basically, every new ROM counts as a new device on Google music. They do not check unique IDs, like serial numbers, on the device; They should but they don't. You're utterly screwed for a year since you can only deauth 4 devices annually. If you look at my device list, I have 2 HTC One Xs (not sure why there is two since I'm on stock firmware and never loaded a new rom), 3 Tab 10.1s, an HTC Inspire, an HTC Desire, and three computers. BAM, I'm effed for a year. I think the worst part is, I don't remember deauthorizing any devices so how I ran out of the 4 allocated to my account is beyond me.
just encountered the same problem today. now I'm fudged..!
sent Google an e-mail about this. let's see if they reply..
Is the 4 device limit referring to four unique devices because I've only had my MacBook and vibrant authorized with this account. Or do they count a unique device every time I flash a new rom on my vibrant because if that's the case I've gone way way above the four device limit. There have been times when I'm deauthorizing and authorizing multiple times in one week ( same vibrant just different rooms). Either way I didn't know there would be an invisible road block in the future.
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funny, just did a search for the same thing and tehre is a post from today. i'm on a galaxy enxus though, but yes, this is extremely frustrating.
It doesent appear to do this if you use titanium backup to restore the music app when you flash new rom.
Also, it gave me that error once and when i went to the website to deauthorize some devices it said only 4 per year but i was able to deauthorize 8 Ánd it didnt stop me.
It might have been a fluke though, cause ive been restoring via titanium backup since then and havent run into the error again.
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Google reverted the policy for now. Can deauthorize like before.
I'm okay with the policy if flashing a rom doesn't count.
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Curious for those of us without the proper tools or the know how to do this properly. This works for the Note but can also work for any other device.
Just study up. Read the instructions. Visit the general section and read. Flashing is easy. Best to just learn. Watch some YouTube videos. Be careful. Have fun.
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NightHawkUndead said:
Just study up. Read the instructions. Visit the general section and read. Flashing is easy.
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You missed the part in the OP about not having the proper tools. No amount of reading or studying or preparing can help when the tool is made for Windows and you're running a Mac (or no computer at all).
OP -- I'm sure there's plenty of people on here who do (or would help you with) flashing ROMs but a lot of that is going to depend on where you live. Best bet: Craigslist and see if you can find someone in the Cell Phones section who does that. Denver (yes... where I am) has a ton of shops that will flash custom ROMs for you - but of course they want you to pay for the privilege.
However - I would really recommend finding someone local and trustworthy. Don't EVER send someone your device, because let's be honest - you'll most likely never see it again unless you're sending it to a real business.
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Curious for those of us without the proper tools or the know how to do this properly. This works for the Note but can also work for any other device.
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First....start off at YouTube, and watch people root the Nexus One over ADB. You'll learn a few tricks...but most importantly, you'll learn your way around the device manager and the command prompt in windows. While it may seem daunting at first...there are only a few commands you'll need to learn.
That solves the problem you'd have with rooting and installing Clockwork Mod (the basis for flashing any new ROMs.
Lastly...if you can find a valid windows installation (or you can even use a 90 day trial version of windows 7 enterprise) you'll want to install boot camp on your Mac...which allows you to run windows on your Mac. Easily.
By no means am I an android powerhouse, but I do work in IT and am handy with a device manager, various hosts, and windows and Mac.
The next best option would be to offer someone here 10-20 bucks to show you over Skype, or do it for you using go to meeting.
Remember 1 thing. Its actually hard to brick a device if you do a few things.
Only flash RC or final versions of ROMs. In general. These have been THOUROUGHLY tested. The more feedback for a ROM the better. Learn to search threads here frequently.
Don't go about customizing the software by flashing mods (until your more comfortable). Android provides a perfect host system for providing customization via the Play store. Widgets...toggles...backgrounds. Notification tweaks, and almost everything else you'll need can be found on the play store and easily uninstalled.
Lastly...always keep a backup of you're system
via Nandroid, and keep a backup of your apps with Titanium backup.
If you have any more questions....feel free to ask them here or PM me.
You can start by researching "how to do a Nandroid" and "what is clockwork recovery mod" in your favorite search engine.
If you think you can follow the simple steps of performing a Nandroid and you can find your way around Clockwork Recovery Mod....there really isn't much to worry about.
Bricking your device can usually be fixed in the case of a soft brick or boot loop. The real bricking usually happens when you flash software meant for another device, or don't follow instructions.
Once you've flashed your first ROM...you'll find that the process is remarkably similar for all mods ROMs and other packages.
Appreciate the replies. The largest problem I have is the computer itself. I have whole rooms of computers sitting across the street at KSU. Not a problem to use and my pick of OS. The problem lies in they are public and get wiped on shutdown. So no backup. Thoughts?
I've done updates across various Mobiles for years like that.
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Appreciate the replies. The largest problem I have is the computer itself. I have whole rooms of computers sitting across the street at KSU. Not a problem to use and my pick of OS. The problem lies in they are public and get wiped on shutdown. So no backup. Thoughts?
I've done updates across various Mobiles for years like that.
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Honestly - Once you get CWM setup on the phone there's very little if any need for a computer. I'm not sure what you mean by "backup" but since you're talking about public computers - let's just run through this scenario:
Go across the street and install CWM. Now, let's say a few days later a new ROM comes out. Woohoo! Assuming you've already flashed CWM, all you need to do is shutdown your phone, backup it up in recovery. This saves to your external SD. Reboot. Download new ROM save to internal SD. Shutdown, pull external SD, boot to recovery, flash away.
If you're worried about it - buy a USB external drive and use the university computer to copy the contents of your external SD across to the hard drive every one in a while.
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Honestly - Once you get CWM setup on the phone there's very little if any need for a computer. I'm not sure what you mean by "backup" but since you're talking about public computers - let's just run through this scenario:
Go across the street and install CWM. Now, let's say a few days later a new ROM comes out. Woohoo! Assuming you've already flashed CWM, all you need to do is shutdown your phone, backup it up in recovery. This saves to your external SD. Reboot. Download new ROM save to internal SD. Shutdown, pull external SD, boot to recovery, flash away.
If you're worried about it - buy a USB external drive and use the university computer to copy the contents of your external SD across to the hard drive every one in a while.
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Now that sounds like a plan. Hmmm. Maybe I can do this myself. Now I need to find a stock stable ICS with NFC enabled. Even better would be one to take advantage of the radio hidden by AT&T. It would be nice to have the option to pop and flop.
Exactly. Once the initial root and new recovery menu is done then you are set. Between a CWM nandroid, Titanium Backup, MybackupPro, and even Appsaver your only real limitation is set by how large your external sdcard is.
You can even use online storage sites like Minus, Google Drive, Drop Box etc to host all of the files so that you can access them anywhere.
Hmmm. What's the closest stock ICS out there right now, if I may?
I am running Flapjaxx Unofficial ICS and it is super smooth. I plan on switching to his latest though once it is finished downloading.
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Honestly - Once you get CWM setup on the phone there's very little if any need for a computer. I'm not sure what you mean by "backup" but since you're talking about public computers - let's just run through this scenario:
Go across the street and install CWM. Now, let's say a few days later a new ROM comes out. Woohoo! Assuming you've already flashed CWM, all you need to do is shutdown your phone, backup it up in recovery. This saves to your external SD. Reboot. Download new ROM save to internal SD. Shutdown, pull external SD, boot to recovery, flash away.
If you're worried about it - buy a USB external drive and use the university computer to copy the contents of your external SD across to the hard drive every one in a while.
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+1 on any Flappjaxxx ROM btw. So you pull your external sd? Have you ever had an issue or is it just a precaution?
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bmstrong said:
Appreciate the replies. The largest problem I have is the computer itself. I have whole rooms of computers sitting across the street at KSU. Not a problem to use and my pick of OS. The problem lies in they are public and get wiped on shutdown. So no backup. Thoughts?
I've done updates across various Mobiles for years like that.
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I wonder if it would help you to back up on google drive? Ive never tried it or anything but it could possibly give you some cloud space. Maybe a good option?
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I wonder if it would help you to back up on google drive? Ive never tried it or anything but it could possibly give you some cloud space. Maybe a good option?
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Yeah. I use both Drive and Dropbox, so no worries. The larger question I have is why do I need to back some of this stuff up? I've never been a big application guy. This Note has 4? Maybe 5 apps on it, aside from the stock Google services. SMS/MMS get deleted instantly or saved into the Cloud. And email moved with my Gmail account and that gets barfed back into each Mobile I use very easily.
Titanium backup seems like a pain in the ass. All I'm after is a clean stock ICS build, a way to shut off the hard keys and replace them with soft buttons, and that MHL works. Turning this Note into a portable LTE MHL Chromebox with a fantastic screen. The option to flop and plop would be nice...
you dont have to back up, but personally i would like to have my own personal backup of stock. of course there are stock odins around here. but in your situation it might be more handy on the cloud to access anytime. you might want to use the back up to flash back to for when they release ics over the air.
Service makes some sense
If you've read many of the questions that some poeple ask on these forums, it really makes me think that certain people really shouldn't be trying some of these things themselves. Most of us have no problem reading and understanding rudimentary steps to get us going, but some people come in with little to no foundation in these matters; what we're saying really is Greek to them. I feel bad, but for these people, I encourage them to seek out someone that knows, at least on a basic level, what they are doing.
I've written looooong, detailed tutorials for people and I'm glad to do it. But sometimes even after that, I get the feeling that these people will still end up messing their phones up. I've been proven right on at least two occasion and I can't help but feel bad... So maybe a pool of people in each area capable and willing to do these kinds of things might make sense. Haven't thought through how that would work, but maybe. Hmmm...
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Hmmm. What's the closest stock ICS out there right now, if I may?
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Im using team perfections ics ucle2 objection with rc1 its great as well as fj's
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Extremely interesting process and results. I still have a host of questions, why certain things are done in a certain order, what exactly some of the things do that I did, and why when I did not make a back up of anything, it said specifically that it failed, some of my apps and vids are still here in the new FJ ROM. Just a fasincinating first time experience from someone who has always used stock Nexi. The ROM isn't really my taste, I hate Apex and there is bloat apps in it. But!
I feel like the old Quantum Leap show...
You can debloat with tibu. Also, you can use any launcher you want.
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My wife just gave me one of these from Woot as an early anniversary gift this morning. Haven't even fired it up yet, but at least I had the day @ work to start looking up this and that about it...
Can anyone tell me what the plusses of rooting it would be? I have a couple other rooted devices, a Viewsonic gTablet (where it was pretty much a necessity) and a Samsung Exhibit (which had so much bloat on it to get rid of).
I've seen a few people's thoughts on why they rooted their Sony, but they're pretty scattered and some were very specific...
From what I've read here, there's not much bloat on the S tablets, and there's no custom ROMs (at the moment), so I was wondering what root would get the user (aside from the increased control over the device)? I know I could run Titanium Backup and other root-needing apps, but are there any specific apps that really improve this device, but need root? Any other functionality that I'm not thinking of that you only gain with root?
I have no problem rooting it, but I don't want to do it just for the sake of doing it, either, unless it's going to improve things.
Any opinions?
Root is a necessity if you want full read/write rights for your external SD under ICS. This is probably the biggest advantage.
I personally couldn't root (bought used) and it buggs me a bit. If I could I would immediately do it just for the cause above.
All in all: DO IT
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So I read about that - can you explain that issue a little better? If you have the ICS update on it, you can't write OR read the external SD card? So it's basically useless?
You can read, but not write.
I'll give you detailed information tomorrow, as it is a bit longer ^_^
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Bought one from Woot, received yesterday afternoon, and took about half a day to get a rooted ICS. I have a rooted SE Xperia Pro, and I like it so much that rooting gives me control over system apps. -- This may only apply to me as I'm about a minimalist for apps. I'm just annoyed with the built-in apps such as meaningless games and other plug-ins. Rooting seems the only way to get rid of them and give me more ram and internal storage space.
The other thing I went for rooting was MarketEnabler. Though it was not that necessary for tablet s.
No, I agree - I hate having stuff I don't want to and will never use installed on my devices.
I opted to root mine after all. Seemed smarter to do it now and not really need it than not do it and not be able to later...
IxBUSTERxI said:
You can read, but not write.
I'll give you detailed information tomorrow, as it is a bit longer ^_^
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Wait... what??
I'd still be curious to see the full explanation of this... I bought one for my bf who isn't the most technically-inclined person so I'm tempted to skip rooting and just tell him to take the OTA for ICS... up until now I was really starting to take the position that he wouldn't miss anything.
Are you really saying that nothing can write to the SD card? Like if I save a pic in a chat app, it will save it to internal memory? If a take a video with the camera, it won't go to the SD card? Not to be dramatic, but I think my brain just exploded a little...
As an aside, I'm kind of surprised that in the six hours he was using it on and off last night, the device never prompted him to take an OTA. I assumed that if the OTA wasn't forced, at the very least it would be very persistent in reminding him it was available... at least we can delay the rooting (or not) decision a bit.
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Wait... what??
I'd still be curious to see the full explanation of this... I bought one for my bf who isn't the most technically-inclined person so I'm tempted to skip rooting and just tell him to take the OTA for ICS... up until now I was really starting to take the position that he wouldn't miss anything.
Are you really saying that nothing can write to the SD card? Like if I save a pic in a chat app, it will save it to internal memory? If a take a video with the camera, it won't go to the SD card? Not to be dramatic, but I think my brain just exploded a little...
As an aside, I'm kind of surprised that in the six hours he was using it on and off last night, the device never prompted him to take an OTA. I assumed that if the OTA wasn't forced, at the very least it would be very persistent in reminding him it was available... at least we can delay the rooting (or not) decision a bit.
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Odd that it didn't remind him - mine reminded me constantly (every time I restarted it) and had a little doodad in the notification bar at all times. I finally turned off the update check in the AiO tool just to get it to go away...
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Are you really saying that nothing can write to the SD card? Like if I save a pic in a chat app, it will save it to internal memory? If a take a video with the camera, it won't go to the SD card? Not to be dramatic, but I think my brain just exploded a little...
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To make a long story short, the fine developers of Android 4.0 decided to remove user write permissions for external SD cards. System apps can still write to the cards, but most user apps cannot. Their reason: "Well, we gave you MTP, so you don't need write permissions for external SD cards anymore." An ill made decision and a lame excuse, if you ask me, because the change now causes problems with many user apps. And this problem is not unique to Sony's tablets, it is a problem with nearly every device running Android 4.0.
If your tablet is rooted, Condi's All-in-One tool provides a quick fix for the problem.
Regarding the stock Camera app, when you take a photo or make a video, the resulting file is always saved in /sdcard/DCIM/Camera. The Camera app does not have any setting to change where its files are saved. The default action you would take (i.e., using system apps, not user apps) to move the files is to use the File Transfer app either directly or through the Gallery app (which is opened when you touch one of the thumbnails at the bottom of the camera app's screen).
I installed dropbox onto my phone yesterday, and signed in with my account, but my dropbox space is still the same as it was previously. Anyone know how to force dropbox/HTC to send me the email that will get me the extra 23 gigs?
I read that you have to use an account that has NOT been previously activated with Dropbox on an HTC device (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2246583). Don't know if that's necessary, as I've never had an HTC device before and therefore have never used my email with Dropbox on an HTC phone.
However, I do want to point out that I got my device last Friday, and I didn't get the email for the additional Dropbox space offer until last night.
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I read that you have to use an account that has NOT been previously activated with Dropbox on an HTC device (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2246583). Don't know if that's necessary, as I've never had an HTC device before and therefore have never used my email with Dropbox on an HTC phone.
However, I do want to point out that I got my device last Friday, and I didn't get the email for the additional Dropbox space offer until last night.
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I've only ever used my dropbox account with my Galaxy Note. Perhaps it is because I already have 23 gigs associated with it?
i got 23 GB when i connected my phone to dropbox. i never went through the initial setup with the stock AT&T ROM though. the first thing i did when i got the phone was unlock the bootloader and install a custom ROM that had dropbox preinstalled. i also had 48 GB previously from whatever promo they had with samsung after i installed a jelly bean ROM on my galaxy s2.
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i got 23 GB when i connected my phone to dropbox. i never went through the initial setup with the stock AT&T ROM though. the first thing i did when i got the phone was unlock the bootloader and install a custom ROM that had dropbox preinstalled. i also had 48 GB previously from whatever promo they had with samsung after i installed a jelly bean ROM on my galaxy s2.
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Do you think it will work with stock ROM since ATT opted out of this promo?
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Do you think it will work with stock ROM since ATT opted out of this promo?
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I think it's only working with international/custom roms. Also it doesn't work if you already had a htc promo in the past.
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My mom is 70, I am sending her first smart phone this week so she can see my newborn son. She is not good with technology. I have programmed her phone to be fairly 'mess up' (refuse to call my mom a idiot) proof. I've managed to lock out a lot of features, fix the launcher with only some 'starter' apps, etc.
BUT my one concern is I live in Sweden. She is in Louisiana, usa. She has no one else to help her if she accidentally messes something up. I have teamviewer that I can use to access her phone (I've already set it up and saved device ids). But I'd love to have a procedure or some way to save a image of the phone before I send it to her, that I can just restore easily.
I understand this would likely need to be done with a custom ROM, (please tell me if there is a easier way!). I am a quick study, but I have no idea where to start to learning to make a custom ROM of a established system, and the setup of homescreens etc.
Please someone help me. I haven't seen my mom in 4 years and I really want her to see my son.
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And the phone is a Galaxy Note 3, Running 4.4.2.
Hi there. This should be able to be done fairly easily, depending on the original carrier of the Note 3. If it's basically any version of the N3 but the VZW or ATT ones (I'm assuming it's the international version though if you're in Sweden...) then you could install a custom recovery that would allow you to do a full backup of the entire OS. Since obviously your mom doesn't need much to do with being rooted or a custom rom, you can actually install the recovery and if you boot directly to it and back it up then just reboot like normal, the regular recovery will be written back to the phone and there will be nothing lingering behind from the mod (though I believe the Knox counter will be tripped thus voiding the warranty, but this is the only way for a complete backup). If you tell me which version you have, I can provide more detailed instructions.
You were right it is an international version. SM-N9005. I've already rooted it. I could give a care less about knox lol.
I'm more concerned about making sure I can easily fix anything she can do (from all the way on the other side of the world) so she doesn't have panic attacks about learning technology.
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Ok. This will be very straightforward then.
Download TWRP Manager from the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager
It will let you install the custom recovery called TeamWin Recovery Project directly from the app as well as help you back up the operating system as well. Or once it installs it for you, you can boot directly to recovery and back it up manually. Once it is backed up you will find the files in /sdcard/TWRP/Backups.
If you prefer to know how to do this manually via the PC vs the app, lemme know and we can go that route too.
I'll try this app route. I have two note 3s here so I'm going to back mine up then screw it up and see how well it works lol I'm a redhead. Trial and errorrrrrsss is the way to go. Will let you know if I have issues with the app. Thank you so much
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