[Q] Permenantley disable/remove wifi - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm a newbie in need of some help.
What I'm after is a way to permanently disable or remove wifi access from the s3 in a way that will stick even after a factory reset.
I'd like to stay as close to stock as possible.
I have found "completely-remove-wifi-from-android-rom-including-settings-layout" on stackoverflow which seems ideal but I suppose will require atleast compiling the kernel which will require some expert (or at least detailed) advice.
So far I've managed a quick and dirty solution intentionally recreating an issue people who edited wpa_supplicant.conf ran into by changing some file permissions setting in init.rc, but it seems less than ideal.
Your input is very welcome.

just open the phone and get the wifi antenna out and that does it

Blackwolf10 said:
just open the phone and get the wifi antenna out and that does it
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It is a possibility but one i would like to avoid if at all possible.

I would try deleting the wifi stuff out of the rom first .
jje

JJEgan said:
I would try deleting the wifi stuff out of the rom first .
jje
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More details might be needed, which wifi stuff do you mean ?
I just about managed to unpack and repack boot.img I suppose its possible to remove all the wifi related stuff from the init scripts, not sure if it'll get a different result than what I've done so far.

johnny.p said:
More details might be needed, which wifi stuff do you mean ?
Whatever s in the rom sorry i dont have time to look for you .
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JJEgan said:
johnny.p said:
More details might be needed, which wifi stuff do you mean ?
Whatever s in the rom sorry i dont have time to look for you .
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Thanks anyhow, perhaps you'll find the time later or someone else will have a better idea.
No hurry, I'll only be able to check back in a couple of days in any case.
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JJEgan said:
johnny.p said:
More details might be needed, which wifi stuff do you mean ?
Whatever s in the rom sorry i dont have time to look for you .
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Well after a false start using a guide on how to preroot an sII which resulted in a brick (for some reason the s3 couldn't mount the repakced system.img) I've managed to use dsixda's guide and android kitchen.
So display wise - removing the wifi files from /etc/permissions seems to remove wifi from the settings layout. but its still available from the kies via wifi and probably other places.
Functionality wise removing the wifi files from /etc/wifi does stop it from functioning.
So its a success, still I would appreciate any tips on making it less crude and any pointers on making a regular rom rather than an update zip.
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johnny.p said:
So its a success, still I would appreciate any tips on making it less crude and any pointers on making a regular rom rather than an update zip.
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Found a good guide in Galaxy S III General called '[HOW TO] Root it Yourself (w/o increasing counter)' only difference from the guide i used seems to be size you give to mkuserimg.sh but there you go so thats one issue handled.

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Ad-hoc wifi connections on gtab 10.1 ics stock rom

ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO ENABLE THE ICS AD HOC CONNECTIONS ON ICS STOCK ROM?
I FOUND A LOT OF WPA_SUPPLICANT FILES, BUT NO ONE WAS WORKING UNTIL NOW.
I also found here in the forum an apk named wifi ad-hoc enabler but seems to work only on hc3.2.
Can Someone help me?
chinasky71 said:
ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO ENABLE THE ICS AD HOC CONNECTIONS ON ICS STOCK ROM?
I FOUND A LOT OF WPA_SUPPLICANT FILES, BUT NO ONE WAS WORKING UNTIL NOW.
I also found here in the forum an apk named wifi ad-hoc enabler but seems to work only on hc3.2.
Can Someone help me?
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same here. Any clue?
msurg said:
same here. Any clue?
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I'm on vacation without my compiler environment/machine but i will patch and build it from the SDK when i'm back towards the end of the month (if someone else doesn't beat me to it).
daveba said:
I'm on vacation without my compiler environment/machine but i will patch and build it from the SDK when i'm back towards the end of the month (if someone else doesn't beat me to it).
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Could you post the way it's supposed to do this? I'd like to learn how but i'm, as you can imagine, a newbie at this.
Update: i've found a temporary Workaround:
First of all notice that i needed the ad-hoc connection to use my tab in junction to my android phone when i'm on the move.
Said that I've found the way to share the phone connection via bluetooth: Obviously isn't fast as a proper wifi, but until someone (daveba ?) will patch the wpa_supplicant, this is the only solution.
On my phone i've downloaded from the play store Foxfi. There I have activated the bluetooth dun connection.
On tablet side i've downloaded from the play store pdanet tablet & configured to pair with my phone.
And ... TAADAA!!! i had back my connection on the move.
I repeat, it's not a proper solution, but until someone more coding skilled than me get the patch done, this will work.
chinasky71 said:
Could you post the way it's supposed to do this? I'd like to learn how but i'm, as you can imagine, a newbie at this.
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You need to download the AOSP sources for ICS and set up a compile environment and then patch up the wpa_supplicant sources as per my previous post and then recompile and provide a CWM flashable zip.
daveba said:
You need to download the AOSP sources for ICS and set up a compile environment and then patch up the wpa_supplicant sources as per my previous post and then recompile and provide a CWM flashable zip.
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Have you ever thought about writing an how-to guide related to this stuff?? i think could be very interesting. i think could be a sticky topic here in xda. A lot of people writing about wpa_supplicant but most of them posted only already patched files but never the entire process to do it.
ad-hoc
msurg said:
same here. Any clue?
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yes,i must have ad-hoc,hope someone can do that come true to stock ics p7500,br
..me tooo!......no way to have a working wpa_supplicant after ICS upgrading..hope it comes soon
popo72 said:
..me tooo!......no way to have a working wpa_supplicant after ICS upgrading..hope it comes soon
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And so we all !
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i need it!
thanks
Its not 'stock' ICS, but after installing Task650's ICS ROM, ad hoc works for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808015
reeceb73 said:
Its not 'stock' ICS, but after installing Task650's ICS ROM, ad hoc works for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808015
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I'll try to download it and extract the wpa supplicant. Maybe this time i'll be luckyer. And obviously, if this will work i'll share here.
Cross your fingers, please.
SAD UPDATE: I tried to use the wpa_supplicant e wpa_conf files on task650's ics rom but unfortunately the tablet has working wifi but doesn't recognize my wifi tethering from the phone. So for who as me don't want to use non stock rom (mostly for stability reason at the moment) can't have wifi thetering recognized.
I'm starting to suppose that on ics things are quite different from honeycomb on this topic. Maybe Someone whit good coding skill should try to help us.
And at the moment my workaround it's the only solution avaiable.
Thank you very much Chinasky71
Unfortunately, it seems that FoxFi is not available for Nokia E series phones.
I guess I have to change my phone this time....
Anymore brilliant ideas???
khtang82 said:
Thank you very much Chinasky71
Unfortunately, it seems that FoxFi is not available for Nokia E series phones.
I guess I have to change my phone this time....
Anymore brilliant ideas???
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You can still use your phone!
Nokia phones have dun connection via bluetooth, so pair your phone with your galaxy tab and start pdanet.
From there use the configure button, and select your phone after that is appered in your list.
At that point you'd be ready to go!
Let me know if it works.
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khtang82 said:
Thank you very much Chinasky71
Unfortunately, it seems that FoxFi is not available for Nokia E series phones.
I guess I have to change my phone this time....
Anymore brilliant ideas???
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..And if works remind to report here, (and obviously to thank me!!! )
Ohh. if you fail you may try this guide http://www.dotdoh.com/?p=3
Remember you need to follow the part related to the phone settings!!
reeceb73 said:
Its not 'stock' ICS, but after installing Task650's ICS ROM, ad hoc works for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1808015
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i am on task rom but cudn't connect to ad-hoc network which i have set up using my laptop... earlier on all task roms i cud connect to it...but after i installed ICS strange i am not able to...i did the usual full wipe before installation....can u help in some way ?

My Net App

Forgive me first off if this post exists somewhere else in this forum. I have looked with very little result. I recently rooted my device Cm-10.1 all went well. What I am missing or was not included was the My Net app from the tablet. A lot of people said you could find it on the ASUS site .. ummm NO unless I missed it. Could someone attach that APP to this post please.
here it is, idk if it runs on cm10, i pulled it from the cleanrom! maybe the asus apps dont run on cm10? try and tell me!
if you need the other Apps :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2059180
Well Sad Face Bummer Face
w5t1h7 said:
here it is, idk if it runs on cm10, i pulled it from the cleanrom! maybe the asus apps dont run on cm10? try and tell me!
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Thank you for getting me the APP I guess I Missed the post with all the ASUS stuff which really makes me feel dumb. But anyways I tried to install and it looked as if it were going to install then failed.
My net
Worked fine.
tallest said:
Thank you for getting me the APP I guess I Missed the post with all the ASUS stuff which really makes me feel dumb. But anyways I tried to install and it looked as if it were going to install then failed.
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How did you ??
budalageo said:
Worked fine.
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I am wondering how you got it to install. I am using CM 10.1 night 2013-0101-Nightly. I have tried it on several other versions as well and it will not install is this by chance a permissions issues ?
How are yoiu installing it? You will need to push to system/app manually and change permissions yourself I would imagine.
sbdags said:
How are yoiu installing it? You will need to push to system/app manually and change permissions yourself I would imagine.
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Thank you I will try that and get back to you.
sbdags said:
How are yoiu installing it? You will need to push to system/app manually and change permissions yourself I would imagine.
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I just realized I never answered your question. I am pushing it to the download section and then just clicking on it to install it there I will pushing it over to the system/app section and doing it from there
tallest said:
I just realized I never answered your question. I am pushing it to the download section and then just clicking on it to install it there I will pushing it over to the system/app section and doing it from there
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Doubt that will work.
Here I have made an installer for you - try flashing this. I suspect it won't work on anything but a stock based rom due to some reliance on Asus framework files.
Let me know how you get on.

play services incompatible with shared userid

yes i have seen the post all over the forum, but i didn't figure how to fix the problem. i have a stupid MT6628 mobile phone with android 4.0.4 with kernel version 3.0.13.
i have read somewhere about changing something in the packages.xml file so i attached mine in case anyone would be kind enough to tell me what exactly i have to delete/add/edit/whatever
thank you
oh and yes it is a rooted device
RockyAJ said:
yes i have seen the post all over the forum, but i didn't figure how to fix the problem. i have a stupid MT6628 mobile phone with android 4.0.4 with kernel version 3.0.13.
i have read somewhere about changing something in the packages.xml file so i attached mine in case anyone would be kind enough to tell me what exactly i have to delete/add/edit/whatever
thank you
oh and yes it is a rooted device
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are you on custom rom?
usually custom roms show that notification
sangalaxy said:
are you on custom rom?
usually custom roms show that notification
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it is a chinese mobile phone.and i saw a workaround for it,but didn't know how to fix it myself, hence i attached my packages.xml for someone to be generous enough to just tell me what changes i have to make to the file
RockyAJ said:
it is a chinese mobile phone.and i saw a workaround for it,but didn't know how to fix it myself, hence i attached my packages.xml for someone to be generous enough to just tell me what changes i have to make to the file
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sorry friend Idk to edit the package too
if you are rooted you can try flashing the latest gapps package that should fix this and try fixing permissions
if you are not rooted then wait for someone to edit it for you or do a search and do it yourself
sangalaxy said:
sorry friend Idk to edit the package too
if you are rooted you can try flashing the latest gapps package that should fix this and try fixing permissions
if you are not rooted then wait for someone to edit it for you or do a search and do it yourself
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i am rooted and i tried flash the gapps but it gave an error.something like wrong package or something...
so no one is kind enough to just do this which would take a practiced one, less than a minute? how sweet

missing native bluetooth tether feature

Since the first day i bought my note 3 ...has no native wifi hotspot and bluetooth tether...i just tried every rom out there with no luck ..theres no wifi hotspot and blutooth tether under Settings and network connnections...iwasnt a problem...but now iy is cuzz i receives a galaxy gear for christmas and i want to tether via bluetooth ...its there a mod or hack to fully enable those features??....please see my picture below and thanks
Are you on Sprint?
cmdauria said:
Are you on Sprint?
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Yesss ....anny suggestion??
Check the developer thread of the rom you flashed possibly.
panchaboy said:
Yesss ....anny suggestion??
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I would probably try going back to stock unrooted and start all over.
I just tried every rom out there ....going back to stovk unrooted atc with no luck....i think theres some missing files in system or something ....some one please help me and please back up your system folder to rrplace with mine....thanks a lot ...i feel desssesperate !lol
i just full restored to stock mj4 and still the same problem ....please help!
panchaboy said:
i just full restored to stock mj4 and still the same problem ....please help!
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I know this might sound strange but since you are back to full unrooted stock, why not call Sprint tech support and see what they say? I am at a loss for ideas at this point. I wish I could help you further.
I doubt you've tried EVERY ROM out there,
For example, my ROM has it as long as you don't go flashing random themes and files onto your phone.
freeza said:
I doubt you've tried EVERY ROM out there,
For example, my ROM has it as long as you don't go flashing random themes and files onto your phone.
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thanks for reply but yes i alerady installed your rom ....and has no wifi hotspot and blutooth tether(like any other rom)im talking about this problem since the first day i got my note with anything installed ...i modified the database with sqlite editor theres some value named chamaleon tetherdata something like that ...parameter was (1) and changed to (3)...reboot and now my wifi hotspot appears in settings but keeps missing the bluetooth ...so i think its not the roms...maybe another parameters to change?? but i dont know ...any suggestion freeza?
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thanks for reply but yes i alerady installed your rom ....and has no wifi hotspot and blutooth tether(like any other rom)im talking about this problem since the first day i got my note with anything installed ...i modified the database with sqlite editor theres some value named chamaleon tetherdata something like that ...parameter was (1) and changed to (3)...reboot and now my wifi hotspot appears in settings but keeps missing the bluetooth ...so i think its not the roms...maybe another parameters to change?? but i dont know ...any suggestion freeza?
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hey freeza i already did aaim a clean install with the new update of your rom ...please look at the pictures
Did you try flashing just the hotspot mod? I did and have it.
w7excursion said:
Did you try flashing just the hotspot mod? I did and have it.
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let me try ll report back
tried replacing service.jar in system/framework ..no luck
But you didn't try flashing through recovery?
w7excursion said:
But you didn't try flashing through recovery?
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recovery and manually replacing service.jar....odex and deodex version etc o just tried every thing ...im done ...im pretty sure i neet to change some value in database like i did with the hotspot

I’ll pay you 50€ if you solve my problem

Hi!
I want to change the MAC address of my Huawei P7.
I tried every method suggested here in xda, but they didn’t work for me.
Thanks!
*[INFO]
Huawei P7-L10
Build: B853
Android 5.1.1
EMUI 3.1
Rooted
Busybox installed
Hi , one question why you wanna change your MAC adress ? You have a problem with wifi or what ?
Teddy Lo said:
Hi , one question why you wanna change your MAC adress ? You have a problem with wifi or what ?
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Nope, I wanna use my whatsapp account on two phones simultaneously
Camiciaio.Matto said:
Nope, I wanna use my whatsapp account on two phones simultaneously
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Okay , maybe tomorrow I will look if I can find solution for you , now is late .
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Okay , maybe tomorrow I will look if I can find solution for you , now is late .
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Thank you!
Hi , here is something what you can try , first make backup if everything goes wrong .
http://www.top139.com/diy/355.html
Good Luck
You can use whats app web on second phone
You won't find much help with that here as changing the Mac address is illegal in many countries and as such all talks are banned here.
Teddy Lo said:
Hi , here is something what you can try , first make backup if everything goes wrong .
http://www.top139.com/diy/355.html
Good Luck
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I’ll try it and let you know!
Thanks!
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Hi , here is something what you can try , first make backup if everything goes wrong .
http://www.top139.com/diy/355.html
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I can’t find the text files quoted in the second and third method of the guide
dont change your mac-address its a bad idea.
with some research i may have found a way to actually have whatsapp on two devices(dont have 2 devices so cant test it)
Heres the deal:
Install xposed framework on your device, if youre willing to change your macaddress you should be able to do this as well.
after that get Xprivacy working.
make a full backup with titaniumbackup from whatsapp and tranfers/install it on your second device.
get your IMEI and MAC from your first device (where whatsapp is working)
open up xprivacy and spoof the IMEI and MAC that you got from the step above.
now open up whatsapp for the first time, it shoudnt ask to reactivate or anything.
if it doesnt work try spoofing other stuff, im typing this without any tests but if it worked heres my paypal: paypal.me/Ruthger.
good luck hit me up if you need help
(if anything goes wrong im not to blame, be sure to have stock firmware at hand if the xposed framework bootloops your device!)
HelpMeruth said:
dont change your mac-address its a bad idea.
with some research i may have found a way to actually have whatsapp on two devices(dont have 2 devices so cant test it)
Heres the deal:
Install xposed framework on your device, if youre willing to change your macaddress you should be able to do this as well.
after that get Xprivacy working.
make a full backup with titaniumbackup from whatsapp and tranfers/install it on your second device.
get your IMEI and MAC from your first device (where whatsapp is working)
open up xprivacy and spoof the IMEI and MAC that you got from the step above.
now open up whatsapp for the first time, it shoudnt ask to reactivate or anything.
if it doesnt work try spoofing other stuff, im typing this without any tests but if it worked heres my paypal: paypal.me/Ruthger.
good luck hit me up if you need help
(if anything goes wrong im not to blame, be sure to have stock firmware at hand if the xposed framework bootloops your device!)
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I’ll try it and let you know!
Thanks!
HelpMeruth said:
dont change your mac-address its a bad idea.
with some research i may have found a way to actually have whatsapp on two devices(dont have 2 devices so cant test it)
Heres the deal:
Install xposed framework on your device, if youre willing to change your macaddress you should be able to do this as well.
after that get Xprivacy working.
make a full backup with titaniumbackup from whatsapp and tranfers/install it on your second device.
get your IMEI and MAC from your first device (where whatsapp is working)
open up xprivacy and spoof the IMEI and MAC that you got from the step above.
now open up whatsapp for the first time, it shoudnt ask to reactivate or anything.
if it doesnt work try spoofing other stuff, im typing this without any tests but if it worked heres my paypal: paypal.me/Ruthger.
good luck hit me up if you need help
(if anything goes wrong im not to blame, be sure to have stock firmware at hand if the xposed framework bootloops your device!)
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It doesn’t work
Camiciaio.Matto said:
It doesn’t work
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do you have telegram or whatsapp? talks a little easier
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do you have telegram or whatsapp? talks a little easier
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Telegram: @CamiciaioMatto
Camiciaio.Matto said:
Telegram: @CamiciaioMatto
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i can do it, PM me and i will help you
Nobody?
Camiciaio.Matto said:
Nobody?
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I told you that you won't find any help here on that. It is illegal in some countries and as such all talks are banned here.
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