Hey guys,
Just wanted to share this surprising situation I recently noticed with @jrummy16's Root Check app. I never opened this app for the past 14+ months on my Note 8, yet I just noticed this today that it has used almost 6GB of data in the background throughout the past month! What TF
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If you have any of @jrummy16's apps, I highly suggest you check your data usage. What do you guys think?
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Restoring app data from Titanium Backup messes up the WiFi/Cellular data usage recorded for each app.
Its always a bad idea to double post but I really wonder why the mod closed the other thread - there is actually more to see than here ...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3899822
daniu said:
Its always a bad idea to double post but I really wonder why the mod closed the other thread - there is actually more to see than here ...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3899822
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Didn't intend to double post, for some buggy reason, the XDA website kept giving me a "This Website is Not Available" error message the first 5 times I tried creating the thread. Went into my account stat details after first 5 attempts and didn't see anything new. 6th attempt it finally worked and then all the other 5 showed up.
Either way, XDA really should give an option to delete threads you created, especially for this reason. Not sure why such a basic function is missing in this forum.
I sold JRummy Apps in 2017 to Maple Media. I highly doubt they are doing anything fishy here, but they did add tons of ad SDKs. I hate what they have done with the apps and sadly I wish I never sold to them. I don't recommend using any apps published under JRummy Apps, not because I think they are doing anything malicious, but I think they're business practices are abhorrent. They don't care about the end-user. This is why we should always try to support (financially) indie-app developers and OSS, they have the user's interest in mind whereas companies like Maple Media could care less about you.
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I sold JRummy Apps in 2017 to Maple Media. I highly doubt they are doing anything fishy here, but they did add tons of ad SDKs. I hate what they have done with the apps and sadly I wish I never sold to them. I don't recommend using any apps published under JRummy Apps, not because I think they are doing anything malicious, but I think they're business practices are abhorrent. They don't care about the end-user. This is why we should always try to support (financially) indie-app developers and OSS, they have the user's interest in mind whereas companies like Maple Media could care less about you.
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Maple media guys approached me as well to buy my App portfolio, thankfully at that time, i got connected with @jrummy16 and he advised me against selling to them. Probably the best decision i ever made.
I can personally vouch for @jrummy16, he is one of the most trustworthy app developers i know. However I can't say the same for Maple media whose only aim is to make money of off end user. I would rather have my small tribe of users than sell my apps to a money hungry conglomerate. I am hoping jrummy16 can come back to the app scene. Jared and koush are among the highest quality indie developers out there.
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First of all: this site seems to continue to attract new cool people, and I'm greatly enjoying the easy way we all seem to work together.
The whole site got 20-30% busier relative to a week ago. We're averaging well over 1000 visits a day now. These are probably mostly new people lured by the prospect of the Special Edition ROM and its ability to unlock without the serial cable.
Communities like ours feed on fresh blood and new ideas. So let's all try to be extra nice and tolerant these next few days and weeks. Some growing pains are probably inevitable, but think how some of these new folks are likely to bring interesting knowledge and experience. (Even if most of the others just bring newbie questions you've all seen a million times.)
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A big thanks for the hard work on the site guys, a great resource. Starting to feel a bit more comfortable with my XDA now
Yeah! you guys did a great job! and most of all I like the fact that you are not trying to commercialize this. Respect...
i just joined up because this community reminds me of another kick-ass community that I also joineded: The Tivo Community. This forum has the same passions, feel and excitement. I love that I have found a place to hang out that is ACTIVE and chock full of great information.
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Yeah! you guys did a great job! and most of all I like the fact that you are not trying to commercialize this. Respect...
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LOL as much as I doubt they would.... if these very kind people did try to "commercialize this" they'd find a lawsuit in the post by HTC, O2, T-mobile and just about every telecoms company that supports the HTC-wallaby device...
Even if O2 cant support its own userbase...
Personally I think its a shame that the O2 official support had to be done as an april fools joke. By far this would have been the best move that the non computer literate O2 could have done.
Unfortunatly maybe it would mean this site becoming too busy and overwhelming the developers?
Ian.
"Yeah! you guys did a great job!" ...seconded
Hi guys,
Just wanted to leave a quick thank you for the work you're doing. I've been able to do some great things with my device due to this site and the great community that's developed here.
I live in Australia and the XDA is pretty expensive over here so I bought a T-Mobile unit from the US. You guys made it possible for me to get the thing unlocked and online as soon as it was in my hot little hands
Many thanks.
Great work guys,
i cant comment on excellence!
Keep it up and whatever you need from us as support we will do it.
Regards
Update...
Remember I posted the webstats halfway through June? It got even busier since:
To put that in perspective: look at the monthly totals:
I'm glad our community still functions as well as it does, given this insane growth.
You're all fantastic...
Exponential growth continues...
As you can see above, the site used to do 1 GB a day on really busy days in June. We did 2 and 1.8 GB on 1st and 2nd of July respectively. About 2/3 of that seems to be forum traffic, and we get 1600+ visits a day now.
I downloaded the free version of ROM manager expecting a lot of new neat things. After exploring things such as the free roms, i eventually paid for the app. When i look to download roms from the premium selection there are non to be downloaded. i see the same free roms as before. Im not sure whats going on but i wanted to get the better "paid" roms like cyanogen otherwise i wasted money purchasing the app.
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I downloaded the free version of ROM manager expecting a lot of new neat things. After exploring things such as the free roms, i eventually paid for the app. When i look to download roms from the premium selection there are non to be downloaded. i see the same free roms as before. Im not sure whats going on but i wanted to get the better "paid" roms like cyanogen otherwise i wasted money purchasing the app.
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Well, you might have wasted your money for two reasons..
1. There is no official build for Cyanogen on the atrix (meaning it is not supported officially by someone on the Cyanogen team (website)) but we do have a pre-beta build that is supported by quit-a-few developers from XDA. The Atrix Developers Team
2. ROM manager is just "easier" (somewhat) to install ROMS but you can get all the same ROMS listed here on XDA for free just by navigating to the website on your phone, download, then boot into CWM and flash.
I don't believe in buying an app if I can do it myself unless, it offers some very useful tools.
I believe the only thing that the paid version gets you - is the ability to initiate backups from the app itself and to install/update the superuser.apk. There may be one or two other things im forgetting - as far as ROMS - there are no "paid" ROMS.... at least none I know of.... including CyanogenMod
then i must say i feel like i want to pursue a refund from my carrier. i didnt get anything from buying the app, so i must have gotten ripped off.
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then i must say i feel like i want to pursue a refund from my carrier. i didnt get anything from buying the app, so i must have gotten ripped off.
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then i must say i feel like i want to pursue a refund from my carrier. i didnt get anything from buying the app, so i must have gotten ripped off.
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I assume you're joking right?
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then i must say i feel like i want to pursue a refund from my carrier. i didnt get anything from buying the app, so i must have gotten ripped off.
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Good luck with that!
Remember to post back here and tell us how that goes for you!
sorry more than fifteen minutes unlikely on the refund there is 2 nice benefits from paid version being able to download from qr code witch u will see sometimes on this site and it can help keep recovery updated much easier
Back a few years in the early days of android. There once was an app called "launcher pro". For anyone that's been around for some time this app will sound very familiar.
I still remember when I first discovered it and the excitement that came whenever I noticed there was an update for it. With each update the launcher became more and more my favorite. So much so, it had become my standard to compare to. Whenever I tried out another launcher I immediately noticed the difference. Nothing else seemed to compare to the responsiveness and overall smoothness of LP. I would always return to LP because the others seemed to pale in comparison to its glory.
It became one of the first apps I installed anytime I got a new phone. To me it had became synonymous with android and its capabilities. I ended up using it as my daily driver for the next couple of years to come.
Unfortunately Ice Cream Sandwich killed compatibility with LP and so ended my long time relationship with one of the best apps I've ever used To this day I still ponder on the incredible potential exhibited through this app by the mind of an amazing developer.
Federico Carnales is/was a staple for the android community and an example what determination and effort can produce. He's been frighteningly absent from the android world for roughly a year and a half now with his applications on the play store even today. However there they lay unsupported and unfit to install in newer versions of android.
So what happened? Where did he go? I recall a letter written to him because many other like minded individuals began scouring the net in fear of his death. I personally gave up searching the net for an answer for his apparent silence.
So am I the only to remember the good ol days of launcher pro? What was your experience with this app?
Does anyone know of his whereabouts?
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To the mods
I'm not sure but I think this should have been placed in the general section. It was meant for more of a general topic than a question. I appreciate your help in moving this to general. Thank you
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Try posting in General next time... lol
Ha ha, thanks for the tip.
Why is the right door always locked?
Anyone know? Hope he is ok.
any news?
Word. As an early android user myself Launcher Pro was a beacon of hope for functional, efficient and beautiful app seekers like me. I still remember the impending launch of the social stream widget that would show a combined stream of all my social networks. I could be wrong but I think at the time the only other widget with such a capability was provided by stock launchers. HTC sense if my memory serves me right.
I lost little time in deciding to buy the pro version on what was a launcher that absolutely had no competition for the features I was looking for. I recall even then Frederico would take his time in implementing new features. That was cool because Frederico was connecting to my needs.
I came upon this post when I happened to search for Frederico after chancing upon LP on the play store and being reminded of my early experiences with Android. I too was intrigued to notice that the app hasn't been updated in years.
Wonder what happened to the developer.
It's nothing uncommon for developers just to stop and walk away. It happens everyday. Mainly with Android developers.
I've been using LP since the first Galaxy S phone came out. Was using it until the other day on a Galaxy S5 with Android L. Wanted to try it on the Pocophone now but it's not on Google Play anymore. Awesome piece of work ...
Yeah... i just wanted to re-download it myself a couple days ago and noticed it was missing... i took the time to chat with Google play help, and this is what they gave me in answer, after checking with the Google play team...
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I just randomly thought about this for the first time inamy years lol. Anyone know what happened?
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I just randomly thought about this for the first time inamy years lol. Anyone know what happened?
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Same here. It really shows what a great app it was if there are this many strangers reminiscing about it over the years. I found similar posts/pages via a Google search of others that have wondered as well.
Can someone explain when and why this came about? I can't find out much on Google other then they started tested it on the revolution phone in 2012. I didn't know anything about this until today while on the phone with a rep discussing switching to another phone and he asked why I wanted to leave my s4. I said due to bad battery life. Then he started telling how I had done everything in settings and such to save battery but went on to tell me exactly when I took my phone off the charger, how much bay percent I had left at that very moment, how many 3rd party apps I had installed and even told me which ones where running in the background at that very moment. I maybe behind on the time but he didn't ask to access my phone like they do when you remote access your computer. Can someone catch me up on this cause I don't to much care for as the article stated that any rep would be able to access your phone as if it was in there hand.
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Can someone explain when and why this came about? I can't find out much on Google other then they started tested it on the revolution phone in 2012. I didn't know anything about this until today while on the phone with a rep discussing switching to another phone and he asked why I wanted to leave my s4. I said due to bad battery life. Then he started telling how I had done everything in settings and such to save battery but went on to tell me exactly when I took my phone off the charger, how much bay percent I had left at that very moment, how many 3rd party apps I had installed and even told me which ones where running in the background at that very moment. I maybe behind on the time but he didn't ask to access my phone like they do when you remote access your computer. Can someone catch me up on this cause I don't to much care for as the article stated that any rep would be able to access your phone as if it was in there hand.
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I don't know if it has anything to do with it but I noticed Samsung Knox is enabled by default as a Device administrator and has access to all that stuff. I disabled it.
Settings > Security > Device administrators
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No its not just the s4. The only thing I could find was that article from March of 2012 and they where hiding it in a ota on the LG revolution phone that didn't sell well to test it out. Now here it is 2014 and they can tell me everything on my phone while I am talking to them in that same phone. Here's the article from then. It's named something else but doesn't mean they couldn't name it something we can't find.
http://www.extremetech.com/computin...is-a-scary-look-at-the-future-of-tech-support
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I know the my Verizon mobile want permission to see what programs are running... VZW APN I believe is the process. I believer the APN stands for, active program notification... I have no idea, but it makes sense to me.
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I know the my Verizon mobile want permission to see what programs are running... VZW APN I believe is the process. I believer the APN stands for, active program notification... I have no idea, but it makes sense to me.
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Stands for Access Point Names, it has to do with mobile data connections.
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Hi!
We've just uploaded a new watchface.
If you are waiting for a specific date like your wife birthday, your wedding anniversary or the NFL 2015 Kickoff, with this watchface you will be able to add the date and see how many days, hours, mins and seconds are left to that special moment comes.
Along with this, you will get weather information(current, max and minimum temperature for the day), and several colours for the seconds hand and the outer circle to choose from.
You can use the watchface without a date set also, and in this case the outside circle will tell you how much day is still left.
If you set a date, that circle will show you how much time is left until that moment.
Mod edit: Removed paid app link
I hope you like, we are all open to suggestions and improvements.
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Dude... It cost money.
Aren't there commercial market places for you to advertise?
AdvertisEment is not appreciated here.
I'm not posting it here as a marketing forum or as an advertisement, I'm posting here because I love to get feedback from you and I'm eager to implement new features you guys can propose or would like to have in this app or in any other. (Like BTW, I've done in the past with other apps).
This isn't the first neither the last app on this forum which costs money. But come on, it is only a dollar (of which I would earn hardly 70 cents), you are supporting Android Wear development.
Everyone likes to have new watch faces and apps, I'm not a company who only works on that, I'm doing that on my free time, a little reward to keep on doing this things it is always welcomed.
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I'm not posting it here as a marketing forum or as an advertisement, I'm posting here because I love to get feedback from you and I'm eager to implement new features you guys can propose or would like to have in this app or in any other. (Like BTW, I've done in the past with other apps).
This isn't the first neither the last app on this forum which costs money. But come on, it is only a dollar (of which I would earn hardly 70 cents), you are supporting Android Wear development.
Everyone likes to have new watch faces and apps, I'm not a company who only works on that, I'm doing that on my free time, a little reward to keep on doing this things it is always welcomed.
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11. Don’t post with the intention of selling something.
Don’t use XDA to advertise your product or service. Proprietors of for-pay products or services, may use XDA to get feedback, provide beta access, or a free version of their product for XDA users and to offer support, but not to post with the intention of selling. This includes promoting sites similar / substantially similar to XDA-Developers.com.
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