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Having read about a great mod to eliminate the annoying sd-card mounting sound upon reboots, i really wanted a way to edit build.prop from my phone without relying on my PC.
I know that Root Explorer would do the trick, but I was not willing to spend $4 to do such a minor edit.
That said, with a little Googling I found a great free editor that allows you to make a backup before you start and fiddle at your discretion. http://code.google.com/p/net-widgetron-propeditor/downloads/detail?name=PropEditor-0.3.apk
Thought this might help someone!
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Nice find!
I gotta say though that Root Explorer is well worth the money if you like to tweak your phone. I use it constantly to edit/backup/move/etc system files and ANY file really.
I can tell you that it has also saved my butt more than once when I did something I shouldn't by giving me the ability to change something back before rebooting my phone into a boot loop.
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Trust me............Root Explorer will save you a lot of time for that $4 in the long run. It's a must have app, no doubt about it!
I found that Ghost Commander offered the same kind of file management capabilities as Root Explorer with the omission of some small features. (Like a build.prop editor!) It's also a free download from the market.
My needs are not the most complex either... I'll wait for someone else to test the waters before I dive in so that the brick potential is minimized.
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axial_pro said:
I found that Ghost Commander offered the same kind of file management capabilities as Root Explorer with the omission of some small features. (Like a build.prop editor!) It's also a free download from the market.
My needs are not the most complex either... I'll wait for someone else to test the waters before I dive in so that the brick potential is minimized.
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Everyone has different needs. I don't mind paying $4 because for me it has long paid for itself. I have been using Root Explorer since back when I had my Galaxy S.
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GibMcFragger said:
Everyone has different needs. I don't mind paying $4 because for me it has long paid for itself. I have been using Root Explorer since back when I had my Galaxy S.
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+1 Root exp is the way to be
why is it that i cannot edit my build.prop file in Root explorer. i have paid for it and have it and i have root and super user access.
when i go to edit the build.prop it said that i cant... it said "Warning, you cannot edit this file because the file system is read-only. WTF this is aggravating me so much. all i want to do is Edit my build.prop file and i cant seem to find a way to do it. i searched all over these forums and cant find it.
my phone is STOCK but i have it rooted. i don't want to add anything else really. all i want to do is edit the file for purchasing gameloft games.
GibMcFragger said:
Nice find!
I gotta say though that Root Explorer is well worth the money if you like to tweak your phone. I use it constantly to edit/backup/move/etc system files and ANY file really.
I can tell you that it has also saved my butt more than once when I did something I shouldn't by giving me the ability to change something back before rebooting my phone into a boot loop.
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before u go into the text editor u have to click "make r/w" on the top of the screen.
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you guys all completely derailed the point of this thread.
Prop Editor is an awesome app for editing your prop files. It is EASIER to use than Root Explorer's text editor, because 1) it sorts all the lines in build.prop alphabetically and removes comments and 2) it allows you to select single lines and edit the values or replace them with some pre-existing suggestions (such as when editing the phone model line).
I find it much better to use than Root Explorer for when I want to edit my build.prop, and I paid for RE too.
My Thoughts Exactly!!
And Prop Editor has Backup Option!!
dLo GSR said:
you guys all completely derailed the point of this thread.
Prop Editor is an awesome app for editing your prop files. It is EASIER to use than Root Explorer's text editor, because 1) it sorts all the lines in build.prop alphabetically and removes comments and 2) it allows you to select single lines and edit the values or replace them with some pre-existing suggestions (such as when editing the phone model line).
I find it much better to use than Root Explorer for when I want to edit my build.prop, and I paid for RE too.
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I own a Samsung Ace, and I bought it in Middle East. Apparently Android Market is officially not supported here yet.
Now the phone came with one installed in it. I used it fine, never bought any app but downloaded a lot of free apps. They ran fine and everything was good. Except for one thing that ever since I had been using the phone, it had the habit of occasionally shutting it down.
So I took the phone to Samsung care they rebooted the phone or reinstalled the OS. Irrespective of whether the phone's working fine or not, I no longer see the Market icon on my phone.
I have tried downloading a couple of apk online. But one of them force closed even before the Market opened. The second force closes itself when I select any app from the Market.
I can come up with only 2 solutions,
1. Some ACE user out there send me the apk.
2. Some geek tell me how to find the market apk inside the phone, since the phone came with market installed on it, so there has to be an apk file inside it.
Waiting for everyone's reply.
Login your GMail app.
or, install the CWM and install the gapps from there.
Using root explorer, go to system-> apps-> & install vending.apk
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Just instal one of samfirmware ROM (if you brought your phone, then flash all except the modem (Phone)). The european roms have Android Market instaled by default (but you will lose your warranty). If you want, I can write a tutoriual for that.
Login my gmail app, then what? Please elaborate; I am a noob. ;-)
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Jack Shepard said:
Login my gmail app, then what? Please elaborate; I am a noob. ;-)
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What Domnic79 said...
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Root explorer like astro?
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root explorer is an app. Google for it and you will have your answer.
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root explorer is an app. Google for it and you will have your answer.
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Ok. I googled for it found the root explorer app on the android market webpage. But the app comes for a price. The same developer has another app by the name of explorer can i use that?
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Ok. I googled for it found the root explorer app on the android market webpage. But the app comes for a price. The same developer has another app by the name of explorer can i use that?
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As long as it has root access, you should be able to shift gapps to the /system partition.
Install ES explorer and in the seetings mark root acess
For me best explorer and it's free
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Login my gmail app, then what? Please elaborate; I am a noob. ;-)
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Just Log it in. You should have your market app after syncing your google account on your phone. This happens to me.
I know that everybody as experience this issue on SGP.
When u go to the play store on youre device and search heavy games such as gameloft's games nothing shows up, and if u try to do it on your pc it will say "not compatible with youre device". But i found a way to fixed, your device must be rooted first. Use a root explorer and change the name and finger print of youre device. Just enter the root and go to system folder and search for "build.prop" and edit it, change everything u see "YP-G70" to "any samsung high end devices" such as galaxy s2,galaxy note,galaxy nexus,galaxy s, etc. Now u can search thins that u couldn't find. Plus u can go to samsung app store via youre device or pc and get exclusive free gameloft games that samsung offers for galaxy s2,note,and s.
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Or for people who do not want to root, just find a .apk file for what ever app. you are looking for.
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Or for people who do not want to root, just find a .apk file for what ever app. you are looking for.
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OMG, WILL YOU PEOPLE NEVER LEARN THAT WE DO NOT ACCEPT PIRACY AROUND HERE!?!? That is accepable for free apps only, but apps like gameloft games MUST BE PURCHASED LEGALLY OR YOU WILL BURN IN H***!!
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This has already been done over in the apps section, btw.
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Hello, basically I am wondering what is the best program to edit .DAT files ( the typ of file that is [mostly] used by android-game dev's to save stored data of the game )
and edit them,
also i was wondering what if I can't find the game/app map when connected to USB?
> I want to do it on the PC because I have the one X and are NOT going to root it.
Regards!
In order to access those files and write on them (edit them), you need root.
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gagdude said:
In order to access those files and write on them (edit them), you need root.
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Please read again, I can access them through my computer easily, in fact I have them open now on HxD editor, but I need a good program to edit these .DAT files with.
Then you need to push those files to the phone, which requires root
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Then you need to push those files to the phone, which requires root
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Yes, okay but I still am just wondering what is the best program to open these .dat files with.
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Then you need to push those files to the phone, which requires root
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Since when you need root to access a file created by application that doesn't require root?
nikiiv said:
Since when you need root to access a file created by application that doesn't require root?
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He has no idea what he's talking about.
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nikiiv said:
Since when you need root to access a file created by application that doesn't require root?
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The file of an app, say a game is under \data\data and in order to change or replace those files, you need root.
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He has no idea what he's talking about.
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I know, right
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The file of an app, say a game is under \data\data and in order to change or replace those files, you need root.
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An app cannot write there under normal circumstances.. For writing there you need root, but games doesn' store their savegames there.
Let me put it differently.. if an app doesn't ask for root, all files it creates can be accessed by adb.
nikiiv said:
An app cannot write there under normal circumstances.. For writing there you need root, but games doesn' store their savegames there.
Let me put it differently.. if an app doesn't ask for root, all files it creates can be accessed by adb.
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This is why non rooted phones cannot cheat on games, they cannot access the files there.
When you go into app settings and look under each app, there is a section that says data....x MB. And you can clear data. That data is stored under /data/data
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nikiiv said:
An app cannot write there under normal circumstances.. For writing there you need root, but games doesn' store their savegames there.
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Check again. All user installed apps have folders there with some associated data. Some games don't have their savegames there, others do.
Theonew said:
Check again. All user installed apps have folders there with some associated data. Some games don't have their savegames there, others do.
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Indeed, and the games I'm wondering about do have the save game in the folder, simply access-able when I connect my phone (One x) to the PC.
Any how, how could I open these files, with what program?
siemz said:
Indeed, and the games I'm wondering about do have the save game in the folder, simply access-able when I connect my phone (One x) to the PC.
Any how, how could I open these files, with what program?
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The save games' files are usually XML files. You should be able to simply use notepad (or any other text/word associated software) to edit them.
Theonew said:
The save games' files are usually XML files. You should be able to simply use notepad (or any other text/word associated software) to edit them.
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Sadly this is a .dat save file, any idea how to edit these?
siemz said:
Sadly this is a .dat save file, any idea how to edit these?
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Hex editor, and messing around to see what each adress does. Every game dev uses their own liba and stuff, there is no universal program to edit those files.
Its like writting your own secret code inside a book, someone else might open it, but go figure out how to interpret each line.
In-app Android
Is it possible to hack games and get free in-app purchases such as on the iphone for android i've been looking but haven't found anything yet.
Geofbc said:
Is it possible to hack games and get free in-app purchases such as on the iphone for android i've been looking but haven't found anything yet.
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It sure is. Hell, there even is a forum wide XDA announcement about it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=530
You might try enabling USB debugging... Found under developer options. This is in all Android devices enabling varies by release. Try checking out Setting - About Android - build version click that 7 times and it should enable it in main settings. It has already been said you really should root. This is usually the first step to getting root. I know nothing about HTC, but chainfire root has worked for me many times, from Sony, Moto and Samsung. Google your make and model + root +xda dev.
I myself have used Hex Editor, but it looks like garbage to me. Good luck and please give an update if you find a template or app
Interesting. I'm trying to hack my own game. Hope I can, because it obviously is possible...lol.
Hacking HTC devices is hard as hell, i have htc one and i can tell
The root needs clock work mode
And this CWM needs bootloader and the bootloader needs hellava time and experience
I just dont have time to do all that sh1t, isnt there an easier way to root stupid htc's, or at least to hack games on pc
Or hack the games without rooting
And dont tell me to use lucky patcher because its bullsh1t
Thx for reading
Hey, for some reason when I go to download Verizon Cloud to restore some of my data it won't let me download it, it says "this item isn't available on your carrier" even though I have a Verizon phone.
Any help would be appreciated!
Also the ROM that I installed was Tron 2.2, runs super smoothly
diddykonga said:
Hey, for some reason when I go to download Verizon Cloud to restore some of my data it won't let me download it, it says "this item isn't available on your carrier" even though I have a Verizon phone.
Any help would be appreciated!
Also the ROM that I installed was Tron 2.2, runs super smoothly
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On Tron, and most other AOSP/AOKP ROMs, the phone no longer identifies itself as a "Verizon" phone, so Verizon specific apps don't work... Some of them you can side load and will work, others will not or will only work partially since most of them require other Verizon specific apps and services to be running on the phone and I don't know of any AOSP ROMs that have those services loaded. Check the various APK repositories and try to install, but to be honest it's only a 50/50 chance it will work.
This is the reason that we generally use Ultimate Backup (or Titanium Backup, My Backup, etc) and Nandroid images, and Google cloud based services and do not use Verizon services on custom ROMs.
Alright, fixed the issue, went into my build.prop and changed "ro.carrier" from "unkown" to "verizon" and aloud me to download it.
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Alright, fixed the issue, went into my build.prop and changed "ro.carrier" from "unkown" to "verizon" and aloud me to download it.
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Cool... Hope it works for ya.
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Hey I know this was a while ago but could you show me how you did it? Where do I find build.pro?
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Hey I know this was a while ago but could you show me how you did it? Where do I find build.pro?
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Build.prop is in the /system directory of the phone... root access is required to make the change.
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I have root access where can I find it
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CHRIST STARZ said:
I have root access where can I find it
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Read please...
acejavelin said:
Build.prop is in the /system directory of the phone... root access is required to make the change.
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I asking where is the system directory... Please understand....
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I gave you the exact path, it is /system/build.prop, the /system directory is directly off the root of device... If you use Root Explorer it should be simple to find.
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THANK YOU
acejavelin said:
i gave you the exact path, it is /system/build.prop, the /system directory is directly off the root of device... If you use root explorer it should be simple to find.
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thank you very much your awesome
Trying to make this work for me...
i changes the ro.unkonwn to "Verizon" ...saved. Restarted my phone and still doesnt recongize Verizon Cloud. Any help pls...
What intend to do with Verizon Cloud is to backup my text messages to my computer so i may print them out in a clean subsequent form. If this is the not the correct program for my needs then i need a 3rd party software...ive tried backing up to Dropbox but its messy and has computer jargon Ive tried GMAIL and yes it is legible but in chronological disarray. Does anyone know of a suitable 3rd party software like COOLMUSTER athough i dont want to pay for crap thank you very much for the help!