How can I get the Spotify app to run in tablet mode on my HTC One? I'm trying to use Xposed App Settings to do it, but the app still recognizes my device as a phone. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
Daniel Sasson
Still having the same problem. I want to get the freemium tablet functionalities on my phone.
neilenore said:
Still having the same problem. I want to get the freemium tablet functionalities on my phone.
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Did you manage?
I think it would be prudent to have a specific subject related to Spotify for this. I feel that many apps use DPI as the indicator for tablet mode (ex. Gmail) so I'm not sure what Spotify is doing but I am also curious. I will check on my TF201 and report in.
promiseofcake said:
I think it would be prudent to have a specific subject related to Spotify for this. I feel that many apps use DPI as the indicator for tablet mode (ex. Gmail) so I'm not sure what Spotify is doing but I am also curious. I will check on my TF201 and report in.
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My guess is that it looks at the build.prop, don't really want to mess with it, because I probably don't know what I'm doing.
Daman09 said:
My guess is that it looks at the build.prop, I'm going to change mine to make it look like its a nexus 7.
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Already tried. Didn't work. Also tried Market Helper to spoof my device and that didn't work either.
dsass600 said:
Already tried. Didn't work. Also tried Market Helper to spoof my device and that didn't work either.
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Hmm, maybe there are separate tablet apks?
Daman09 said:
Hmm, maybe there are separate tablet apks?
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Doubt it.
Yeah, I am also curious about this, I guess spotify somehow reads build.props. someone must be able to crack this.
If someone discover how to do it, please share.
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I tried to remove permissions READ_PHONE_STATE and it doesn't load....
Also tried device spoofer app, doesn't work.
Must alter device ID ... How?
Daman09 said:
Hmm, maybe there are separate tablet apks?
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There aren't unless they are using the same version number for two different apks which is very unlikely.
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rbrandser said:
I tried to remove permissions READ_PHONE_STATE and it doesn't load....
Also tried device spoofer app, doesn't work.
Must alter device ID ... How?
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I tried adding tablet to the ro.build.characteristics line but that didn't work.
The apps are the same except for the shuffle mode.
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I have been messing with DPI settings using App Settings and denying access to Phone State using XPrivacy and no luck.
I decompiled the apk and did a string search for tablet but didn't come up with anything promising.
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I have another thread about this in HTC One forum..
This was one person's recommendation:
im0rtalz said:
Try xposed app settings, it should allow you to change the dpi for the app itself, similar to pa per app settings, without messing with the actual dpi of the phone
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I havent tried it yet.. will report back
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Daman09 said:
Hmm, maybe there are separate tablet apks?
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There isn't because neither my phone and tablet got an update on the market when the new features were released.. it was all aready coded in- and i think its just reading the hardware config and enabling features remotely.
EDIT: I JUST COPIED THE APK FROM MY TABLET TO MY PHONE, IT DID NOT WORK
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EDIT: I JUST COPIED THE APK FROM MY TABLET TO MY PHONE, IT DID NOT WORK
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Confirmed, just tried this before searching the forums (and ending up here haha),
I bricked my phone a little today editing build.prop. had to reflash. Lol.
I jst tried to change ro.product.model and ro.product.id, didnt work.
I'm using Paranoid Android on my Nexus4. I tried to us PA's Hybrid Settings to set the per app DPI for the Spotify app too 600p, which will force many apps to switch into the tablet layout. However, I did not have any luck getting Spotify to change into tablet mode. I also enabled the Force and Large toggles, which is necessary to force tablet mode for some apps, but didn't have any success with that either.
My best guess then is that Spotify determines what kind of device you have from the android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE, wich provides the device ID.
I have no clue about how these things work, but if the Spotify app is installed on a tablet, the read phone state permission, what happens with it?
LOL. goddaMNit, this thing is really annoying, and also, i have very nice playlists on Spotify so I don't mind the shuffeling But still, i'm kinda obsessing abot this thing.
Can somebody try performing a Titanium Backup of the app on their tablet and then installing it on their phone, data and all? I have a Nexus 7 but it's not rooted and I don't plan on rooting it any time soon.
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Can somebody try performing a Titanium Backup of the app on their tablet and then installing it on their phone, data and all? I have a Nexus 7 but it's not rooted and I don't plan on rooting it any time soon.
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didn't work for me
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I've recently rooted my Nexus S, and for some reason Jenga and Ringdroid became incompatible for me... What can I do about this?
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I've recently rooted my Nexus S, and for some reason Jenga and Ringdroid became incompatible for me... What can I do about this?
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- Unroot
- Try using a different rom
Try other apps that do the same thing.
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Try OTA Rootkeeper by supercurio https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper
With this you can temporarily unroot. Try that out and see if those apps work afterwards.
Its possible that certain apps can detect root and as a result disable some functionality. I can't imagine why a Jenga app would have this though.
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Make sure compatibility is checked for "older apps"
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- Unroot
- Try using a different rom
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Do I really have to? I don't feel like unrooting just to check it... :/
Also, this already happened on stock ROM with root.
vabeachfc3s said:
Try other apps that do the same thing.
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vabeachfc3s said:
Make sure compatibility is checked for "older apps"
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What do you mean?
developersdevelopers said:
Try OTA Rootkeeper by supercurio https://market.android.com/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper
With this you can temporarily unroot. Try that out and see if those apps work afterwards.
Its possible that certain apps can detect root and as a result disable some functionality. I can't imagine why a Jenga app would have this though.
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I've tried that doing the temporary unroot with that app, and it still doesn't show in the Market... Though I'm not sure if it really had effect. Is there any way to check besides the app itself telling me I have unrooted?
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I've tried that doing the temporary unroot with that app, and it still doesn't show in the Market... Though I'm not sure if it really had effect. Is there any way to check besides the app itself telling me I have unrooted?
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Just try to run an app that requires root to function. It if works normally, then you still have root. If to want to try a specific app, get Terminal Emulator and type "su" without the quotation marks. If you get '#' back then you have root.
Another thing to try is to search for your apps (Jenga etc) from the Web android market and install your apps from there http://market.android.com
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developersdevelopers said:
Just try to run an app that requires root to function. It if works normally, then you still have root. If to want to try a specific app, get Terminal Emulator and type "su" without the quotation marks. If you get '#' back then you have root.
Another thing to try is to search for your apps (Jenga etc) from the Web android market and install your apps from there http://market.android.com
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Tried it just now, and it was indeed unrooted... And the apps still don't show up on the phone's Market, and on the Web version they show up but I can't install since they say they're incompatible.
Did you changed something else? Like the LCD Density? That could be a reason for.
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Did you changed something else? Like the LCD Density? That could be a reason for.
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No, I barely changed anything since this started happening... The earliest I remember noticing this was a bit after changing my kernel from the stock one to Eugene's.
I'm not sure if that is the cause of the problem... I can't remember if it happened after I rooted but before I changed the kernel (when I was completely stock with the exception of the root).
Perhaps your new ROM has a different build.prop that indicates incompatibility with certain apps.
You can try comparing your current build.prop with the build.prop from your backup.
It is possible that an app could try to detect that you have rooted, and refuse to run. However, I happen to have Jenga on my rooted Android tablet, so (unless it is terribly inconsistent at finding detecting it) that doesn't seem to be the case here.
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Perhaps your new ROM has a different build.prop that indicates incompatibility with certain apps.
You can try comparing your current build.prop with the build.prop from your backup.
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The build.prop will have a few changes, but it will still have the same device properties.
I had a similar problem- turned out to be permissions settings- the apps you are trying to load may require more permissions than you have set- I found by enabling them all, the prob was solved
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No, I barely changed anything since this started happening... The earliest I remember noticing this was a bit after changing my kernel from the stock one to Eugene's.
I'm not sure if that is the cause of the problem... I can't remember if it happened after I rooted but before I changed the kernel (when I was completely stock with the exception of the root).
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If it dosen't appear in market then it is because you changed kernel
In the app the show i want watch says web only, but in the browser it say devise not supported
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Try temporarily disabling root? Just tossing what may be a useless idea, a more effective one, still not guaranteed mind you, would be to change your device on build.prop
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Sorry I misread, you need a modified apk, I thought you were talking about the app
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Try temporarily disabling root? Just tossing what may be a useless idea, a more effective one, still not guaranteed mind you, would be to change your device on build.prop
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Sorry I misread, you need a modified apk, I thought you were talking about the app
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What does the modified apk do, and where do i get it
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I haven't seen one in quite some time, its hex edited to remove what ever it is that tells the flash player you are using android, you might find it on modaco but it could be out of date
I got a modified flash APK from Captian. The phone won't let me attach it from the zda app, I attach it later tonight.
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I got a modified flash APK from Captian. The phone won't let me attach it from the zda app, I attach it later tonight.
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I found a modified flash player, i uninstalled the original one thru tb then installed the modified one but it's not working and in the browser settings the enable flash player option is gone
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Did was it an install or did you have to move it to data/apps? If you moved it yourself, check permissions they should be rwx rxx rxx and restart the phone
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Did was it an install or did you have to move it to data/apps? If you moved it yourself, check permissions they should be rwx rxx rxx and restart the phone
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I installed normal, didn't move it myself
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josh030181 said:
I installed normal, didn't move it myself
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Try this one. This is from captain throwback.
detcup4evr said:
Try this one. This is from captain throwback.
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I installed this one the normal way and tried moving to system>apps and installing changed permissions and still didn't work, whenever i play a video in the browser it says i need flash player as if it's not installed
Can someone try to install this and let me know if it does the same for them
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If you install it the normal way there is no need copy it to your file directory or change permissions
Maybe its out of date or they changed something on their end
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If you install it the normal way there is no need copy it to your file directory or change permissions
Maybe its out of date or they changed something on their end
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I didn't install then move at the same time, i just tried doing it two different ways to see if it made a difference in it working or not.
But i guess it just won't work at all, but thanks for the help
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Hulu is great and all but there's just too many ads and restrictions
I'm in the one week free trial, i was hoping to watch it on my tv thru the browser since i can't i will be canceling it before the trial is up
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Did you try clearing data on flashplayer then uninstall flashplayer. And try installing the apk normally.
I originally had issues installing this on stock Rom, not sure why, I finally got it working by flashing stock with goodies, then just installing the apk normally.
I am using dolphin set to desktop mode
detcup4evr said:
Did you try clearing data on flashplayer then uninstall flashplayer. And try installing the apk normally.
I originally had issues installing this on stock Rom, not sure why, I finally got it working by flashing stock with goodies, then just installing the apk normally.
I am using dolphin set to desktop mode
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No i didn't clear data before uninstalling, I'll try that tonight.
I'm running stock goodies 1.79
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What is so great about hulu? Is it like netflix but more tv shows?
Ask me about my ability to annoy complete strangers!
Anthonicia said:
What is so great about hulu? Is it like netflix but more tv shows?
Ask me about my ability to annoy complete strangers!
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You have to pay for netflix, I like being able to fire up hulu once in a while to catch a show or two.
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You have to pay for netflix, I like being able to fire up hulu once in a while to catch a show or two.
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What shows does it have? Is it mostly new network shows? Thought it costs money for the service too...
Guess there's an easier way to find out about it than here. So, nevermind me.
Ask me about my ability to annoy complete strangers!
Hulu is free hulu plus is a pay service, the modified flashplayer apk, mirrors a pc flash version, so u can trick the hulu site unthinking ur sitting at a pc and it will allow u to stream free content, basically the last 2 episodes of any show
I recently picked up one of those Polaroid 7 inch tablets at Kohls. (Polaroid ptab7xc)
All the reviews of this thing are great, but I can't do anything with it! I install the Amazon app store, and it works fine for a bit, but the next time I launch it, I get a black screen with "search" at the top, but the store itself never launches, and the search never responds. It only works once I uninstall then reinstall the app, and again, only for a bit.
I've also tried to install the Android/google store, I follow all the instructions on the page, and everything works fine, but before I get finished, the market stops working. Every time I try to launch the app, I get the same message, the Market has stopped working.
I copy the folder to the device and not an SD card, is that my problem?
No, i don't think that's your problem.
Did you tried to do a factory reset ?
karimkahale said:
No, i don't think that's your problem.
Did you tried to do a factory reset ?
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Yep, more than once, but I always have the same darn problem. It's about to go back to the store, if I can't get it to work.
diremommy said:
Yep, more than once, but I always have the same darn problem. It's about to go back to the store, if I can't get it to work.
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Did you tried also to install a custom ROM ?
karimkahale said:
Did you tried also to install a custom ROM ?
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I don't know how to do that, so no, lol!
I took it back and got a new tablet, and it did the same darn thing. I install the files in the order it says to install them, I get to the sign in point, enter my info and password, and it stops.
Before using custom roms and rooting things, i recomMend you to reinstall the original firmware : http://southerntelecom.com/polaroidsupport/firmware_guide_ptab7XC.html
Don't forget the THANKS button
karimkahale said:
Before using custom roms and rooting things, i recomMend you to reinstall the original firmware :
Don't forget the THANKS button
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Will do. (again!) That was the first thing I did the other night, updated the firmware, boy was THAT fun!
I have a Nexus myself, and it's much easier to use!
Try to clear data and cache for the Amazon app store.Same for the google play .
I'm having the same problem with one of mine. Both of my kids got one for Christmas and one worked fine putting the play store on and the other only amazon store works
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Just found this don't know if it will work I'm at work so can't try it till I get home but hopefully it will work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25474034
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timshady1001 said:
I'm having the same problem with one of mine. Both of my kids got one for Christmas and one worked fine putting the play store on and the other only amazon store works
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Just found this don't know if it will work I'm at work so can't try it till I get home but hopefully it will work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25474034
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The firmware quoted won't work-it's made for a different model.
If you have already successfully flashed the tablet to the stock firmware, you can head over here where elektrik () has created a modified stock which has store, root &debloat.
http://www.freaktab.com/showthread....-ROM-Live-Suite-Image-links&p=40951#post40951
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ho make polaroid hard reset ?
abumaha said:
ho make polaroid hard reset ?
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If by 'hard reset' you mean back to factory default, you select that in the Personal section of the ICS system settings (called 'Backup & Reset')
I'm looking for the tablet version of The Weather Network (TWN) - specifically, version 2.0.1.12. Can someone with an N10 download it and provide the APK file? I want to use the Tablet version on my N7 gen 2 but Play store always downloads the phone version even though I am running Tablet UI.
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I'm looking for the tablet version of The Weather Network (TWN) - specifically, version 2.0.1.12. Can someone with an N10 download it and provide the APK file? I want to use the Tablet version on my N7 gen 2 but Play store always downloads the phone version even though I am running Tablet UI.
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Here ya go buddy. You asked in September but in case you still need it: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxhIODDenWyNTVhMRC1VeVFQTFk/edit?usp=docslist_api
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I emailed it to you. Couldn't get the sharing to work.
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Let me know if it works. Ill put it in dropbox or something if it doesn't.
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Here ya go buddy. You asked in September but in case you still need it: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxhIODDenWyNTVhMRC1VeVFQTFk/edit?usp=docslist_api
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I emailed it to you. Couldn't get the sharing to work.
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Let me know if it works. Ill put it in dropbox or something if it doesn't.
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Hi, I'm not the OP but thanks for trying to help. Unfortunately it's not The Weather Channel he/she was asking for but The Weather Network which is based in Canada. Unfortunately they've opted to restrict the tablet version to 8'' and up devices excluding the N7 (despite more than a few complaints on the Play Store).
If by chance you'd be willing to upload TWN, I'd definitely appreciate it. I know the iOS version is available in the US iTunes store so I'm guessing you'd have access?
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Hi, I'm not the OP but thanks for trying to help. Unfortunately it's not The Weather Channel he/she was asking for but The Weather Network which is based in Canada. Unfortunately they've opted to restrict the tablet version to 8'' and up devices excluding the N7 (despite more than a few complaints on the Play Store).
If by chance you'd be willing to upload TWN, I'd definitely appreciate it. I know the iOS version is available in the US iTunes store so I'm guessing you'd have access?
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Here ya go. Sorry i never noticed your post earlier. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxhIODDenWyNS0tyMFdpZG1LY0k/edit?usp=docslist_api
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Here ya go. Sorry i never noticed your post earlier. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxhIODDenWyNS0tyMFdpZG1LY0k/edit?usp=docslist_api
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I am sad to say that the app force closes on Nexus 7. I don't understand why they can't make this compateable on a 7 inch screen. The Weather Network treats the N7 like a phone.... I think I would look pretty stupid holding that thing to my ear.
I went back to an iPad Mini (Retina). As much as I love Android on phones, it's still not the same/better experience on tablets.
kevjef420 said:
I am sad to say that the app force closes on Nexus 7. I don't understand why they can't make this compateable on a 7 inch screen. The Weather Network treats the N7 like a phone.... I think I would look pretty stupid holding that thing to my ear.
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To make you feel better im letting you know that i also cannot install the tablet app from playstore but i have a GALAXY NOTE 8 (8 inch tablet) it keeps installing the phone version. I wrote to the dev today but hes on vacation until next week. After finding this thread i was super happy but quickly became mad again because the 2.1 .0.12 apk force closes on launch even on my 8 inch tablet. VERY VERY LAME!
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To make you feel better im letting you know that i also cannot install the tablet app from playstore but i have a GALAXY NOTE 8 (8 inch tablet) it keeps installing the phone version. I wrote to the dev today but hes on vacation until next week. After finding this thread i was super happy but quickly became mad again because the 2.1 .0.12 apk force closes on launch even on my 8 inch tablet. VERY VERY LAME!
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I was able to get it to work using "exposed framework" and "app setting" to set the display as higher resolution. It tricks the tablet version into thinking your tablet is a tablet (lol) but the problem is it still didn't look right. There was many glitches. I think the weather network was designed for 10 tablets :'(
I gave up. Pitty. 1weather is a good app to try.
kevjef420 said:
I was able to get it to work using "exposed framework" and "app setting" to set the display as higher resolution. It tricks the tablet version into thinking your tablet is a tablet (lol) but the problem is it still didn't look right. There was many glitches. I think the weather network was designed for 10 tablets :'(
I gave up. Pitty. 1weather is a good app to try.
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wow thanks for the tip, i will try "xposed app setting" as i already have this installed but never thought of using it for TWN. My guess is that i will encounter the same problems as you did so ill probably end up giving up on TWN as well. I installed the new app of Weather Channel and Accuweather this morning. I am still testing both, they both look like very good weather apps. I have used 1weather before but uninstalled it cant remember why. Its a shame that TWN doesnt support all tablets.... i hope android become more strict with uploaded apps to the playstore, seems like the tablet world isnt supported by android devs all that much, at least not like apple, its so hard to find good tablet apps on playstore =(
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but the problem is it still didn't look right. There was many glitches. I think the weather network was designed for 10 tablets :'(
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Sorry for quoting you again but I wanted to thank you. The xposed module did the trick it worked perfectly no bugs or glitches. On my Note 8 I put 162 dpi and checked xlarge res everything else is untouched.
I am keeping my fingers crossed for the dev to fix the app the right way.
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Just so people know, TWN was updated on ipad with a completely redesigned look. Lets see if the dev gives us some android love. I doubt it.
yeeahnick said:
Sorry for quoting you again but I wanted to thank you. The xposed module did the trick it worked perfectly no bugs or glitches. On my Note 8 I put 162 dpi and checked xlarge res everything else is untouched.
I am keeping my fingers crossed for the dev to fix the app the right way.
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Could you give me some help? I have a Galaxy Tab3 8.0, which is very similar to the note 8. But I could not get the TWN to launch in tablet mode, using xposed app setting. I followed your instructions - put 162 dpi and checked xlarge res everything else is untouched. It just made everything smaller but still in phone mode.
Perhaps TWN updated their app so the hack doesn't work anymore.
Did you modify anything else, like the tablet's overall DPI setting in build.prop?
Did you download the app from Play store, or side loaded it from another source?
ikeny said:
Could you give me some help? I have a Galaxy Tab3 8.0, which is very similar to the note 8. But I could not get the TWN to launch in tablet mode, using xposed app setting. I followed your instructions - put 162 dpi and checked xlarge res everything else is untouched. It just made everything smaller but still in phone mode.
Perhaps TWN updated their app so the hack doesn't work anymore.
Did you modify anything else, like the tablet's overall DPI setting in build.prop?
Did you download the app from Play store, or side loaded it from another source?
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Are you using version 2.1.0.12? Because it does not work past that version because the dev changed things and made it worst for our 8 inch tablets.
yeeahnick said:
Are you using version 2.1.0.12? Because it does not work past that version because the dev changed things and made it worst for our 8 inch tablets.
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That was it. Version 2.1.0.12 (linked in this thread) works perfectly. Thanks!
Pity that the newer TWN versions break the hack. Things just never seemed to work out of the box like my iPad mini. Another example of Android users being treated as 2nd class compared to the iOS camp.
ikeny said:
That was it. Version 2.1.0.12 (linked in this thread) works perfectly. Thanks!
Pity that the newer TWN versions break the hack. Things just never seemed to work out of the box like my iPad mini. Another example of Android users being treated as 2nd class compared to the iOS camp.
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Yep I feel you. My review on play store says the same but it isn't the only app acting like this on my 8 inch tablet. On the other hand those same apps are fine on 10 inch tablet so go figure
In case anyone wants to stop Play Store from updating the TWN app:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2399472&page=2
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Rooted my phone using the Vroot method and did some surveying with permission manager, xPrivacy and I stumbled upon a mysterious app called MtkCamera (com.example.cameraroot). I have no recollection of ever installing this app. I find this suspicious because I use permission manager on other phones running ICS and never have to deal with this app before. Considering all the apps listed are installed from Google Play Store, I decided to restrict all permission and uninstall the app. Check out the permissions list.
lex xander said:
Rooted my phone and did some surveying with permission manager, xPrivacy and I stumbled upon a mysterious app called MtkCamera (com.example.cameraroot). I have no recollection of ever installing this app. I find this suspicious because I use permission manager on other phones running ICS and never have to deal with this app before. Considering all the apps listed are installed from Google Play Store, I decided to restrict all permission. Has anyone come across this app before?
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I removed it right after I found its existence.
If root fail then we see toast notifications that restore successful and this app we can see in multitask... I think it is for reverting back if root fails...
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Mmmh this doesn't sound good.
Was about to root my newly received Ultra
newstar said:
If root fail then we see toast notifications that restore successful and this app we can see in multitask... I think it is for reverting back if root fails...
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I'm not convinced. Looking at the network permissions, it doesn't make sense why it would need to control network access.
lex xander said:
I'm not convinced. Looking at the network permissions, it doesn't make sense why it would need to control network access.
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If you not sure if you want to remove it yet, put it behind a firewall
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jtschohl.androidfirewall
or freeze the app
appreciate the warning
Any devs here want to decompile it and see what it does?
LordManhattan said:
Any devs here want to decompile it and see what it does?
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I rooted with Vroot, installed english SU and then removed the Chinese SU using the vroot app and I don't have the app installed.
Removed it as soon as I saw it. Better not run it, and remove it does nothing to the root.
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baileyjr said:
I rooted with Vroot, installed english SU and then removed the Chinese SU using the vroot app and I don't have the app installed.
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Sure, but what does it do? Does it steal your contacts? Send SMS'? Log your IMEI? Log your keystrokes? Or is it nothing out of the ordinary? Who knows!
I could decompile it myself, but I have no idea what to look for, so that's a complete waste of time.
We can make a game out of this. Post what you think it does, and we'll see who wins The winner gets an Xperia Z1 (image from the internetz).
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A quick Google search reveals that "MTK" is MediaTek, a Taiwanese semiconductor company that's in the smartphone business, so I guess that's something? Still doesn't tell us why MediaTek's camera thingy is installed on some Ultras, though.
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I vrooted too.
Is this thing only visible when using certain security apps?
I cannot find it in list of settings〉apps
I cannot see such process running either. I have not uninstalled anything since vroot
LordManhattan said:
A quick Google search reveals that "MTK" is MediaTek, a Taiwanese semiconductor company that's in the smartphone business, so I guess that's something? Still doesn't tell us why MediaTek's camera thingy is installed on some Ultras, though.
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So the reason some people do not have can be simply because they do not have a TW firmware. Have a TW firmware and got it after vroot. But where would be the point for vroot to put a malicious apps on your phone when they can do anything they want while rooting your device? Maybe you should not take your phone with you on the bathroom, they may record you hahahaha.
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jewelkobayashi said:
I vrooted too.
Is this thing only visible when using certain security apps?
I cannot find it in list of settings〉apps
I cannot see such process running either. I have not uninstalled anything since vroot
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Which country firmware do you have?
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bASKOU said:
Which country firmware do you have?
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I have VN Firmware .510
So your theory about TW firmware might be valid.
jewelkobayashi said:
I have VN Firmware .510
So your theory about TW firmware might be valid.
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sounds valid to me.
LordManhattan said:
Sure, but what does it do? Does it steal your contacts? Send SMS'? Log your IMEI? Log your keystrokes? Or is it nothing out of the ordinary? Who knows!
I could decompile it myself, but I have no idea what to look for, so that's a complete waste of time.
We can make a game out of this. Post what you think it does, and we'll see who wins The winner gets an Xperia Z1 (image from the internetz).
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So you don't find the following permissions suspicious?
Change network connectivity
Connect and disconnect wifi
Full network access
View network connection
View wi-fi connection
Pair with bluetooth devices
Allow wifi multicast reception
Call me paranoid, but I think this is a spying app...
this app with us from the beginning.
this is what I found -platform for the bottom and top of the camera for a detailed explanation of the process and the introduction of the frame code
that does seem suspicious.
Is the view that this root method is trustworthy?
Trying to weigh up if all is well before I root.
Cheers