Develop Bugs

Is it possible to download from File Sharing sites

I don't own the Evo but I got a chance to play with one. I noticed the screen froze up every time I tried to download from Megaupload. I tried it again and the same thing happened. Was this just a fluke?

Trust me, Im loading mine up with "good" software and most of it is either torrents of file sharing sites like you describe and I have had no issues on either.
However, getting a good torrent app is a bit of a challenge. I ended up using andTorrent as aBTC kept force crashing.

maczero said:
I don't own the Evo but I got a chance to play with one. I noticed the screen froze up every time I tried to download from Megaupload. I tried it again and the same thing happened. Was this just a fluke?
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I can't download from sharing sites because of their countdown timer, doesn't work right, so i just grabbed skyfire for those sites.

The countdowns are java based. As long as you have java script enabled in your browser it should work. I just grabbed a file last night off of 4shared with the stock browser with no problems.

katmandu421 said:
The countdowns are java based. As long as you have java script enabled in your browser it should work. I just grabbed a file last night off of 4shared with the stock browser with no problems.
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Sweet! Thanks a lot guys!

I have found the timers will sometimes lock up is you zoom in or out on the screen. As loon as I leave the screen also (can switch windows though) it is ok.

weedahoe said:
Trust me, Im loading mine up with "good" software and most of it is either torrents of file sharing sites like you describe and I have had no issues on either.
However, getting a good torrent app is a bit of a challenge. I ended up using andTorrent as aBTC kept force crashing.
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andTorrent was removed from the market. Any idea why or word on if it will be back?

indiearmy said:
andTorrent was removed from the market. Any idea why or word on if it will be back?
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http://www.androlib.com/android.application.org-ale-abtc-qmzp.aspx
here's an alternative. scan the qr code, it'll take you right to the market page

find it online
versions 88 and .89.3 apk files are availible online. or click here it's got the correct QR code or click here market://details?id=com.booleancorp.torrent.app.android&referrer=utm_source%3DAndrolib%26utm_medium%3DPage%26utm_campaign%3DAndrolib%20Page it's the direct link to the market. weird it's not on the market but google will still cover you...

[SOLVED] Facebook "Like" button leads to horrendous pageload slowdown

Not sure if anyone else is running into this, but lately any thread I open on XDA is PAINFULLY slow. Scrolling is unresponsive for a long time. In my status bar in Chrome it says that the site is waiting on www.facebook.com to load..
Loading individual forums seems to work just fine. It's only threads that this happens in.
Is anyone else running into this? What is going on here??
EDIT: When the hell was the Facebook Like button introduced? I blocked the widget via the WidgetBlock Chrome Extension and now speed is back to normal.
Horribly poor implementation, I can't possibly be the only one who experienced this.

+1 10charr

not sure. Becoming more happy I joined with the old style forum that doesn't have thank or like buttons...

thanks for the link, solved my issues
I was coming to this forum to complain
fixed my slowdown issues with androidcentral as well

I just noticed the "Like" button myself. Thank for the link to remove it.
Are we going to be seeing +1 buttons shortly as well?

modmyphone said:
I just noticed the "Like" button myself. Thank for the link to remove it.
Are we going to be seeing +1 buttons shortly as well?
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If +1 buttons come to XDA, don't worry, because that Chrome extension I posted was already updated to block that too

I was having the same issue and have removed the while <li> that contained the button with AdBlock in Chrome for now.
I have PM'd svetius with a link to this thread.
Dave

strictlyrude27 said:
If +1 buttons come to XDA, don't worry, because that Chrome extension I posted was already updated to block that too
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wow, google blocking google!!!

nrfitchett4 said:
wow, google blocking google!!!
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We need to be careful, this could lead to Divide By Zero type ramifications!

nrfitchett4 said:
wow, google blocking google!!!
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Not really, since it's technically a google user blocking google, not google itself.

Intrusive ads? Post here!

The internet is full of advertisments and let's face it, almost every site that has an ounce of traffic uses ad revenue. The intention of xda is not to burden its members with ads that distract from the user experience. With that being said, if you have a problematic ad, please take a screenshot of the ad and post here so admin can take care of it. right now, that is the solution in place.
Thanks for your help in keeping XDA "intrusive ad free".
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Intrusive ads? Post here!, ROM for the General Discussion
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It doesn't happen all the time but I have this "mobprizes" redirect when visiting XDA.
Happened to me a few times so far, not sure if others are experiencing it.

Same as chazam ^^^^
First instance of it today. Web URL is mobprizes.com and the site header says 'Android Rewards'. Tried to browse XDA via Dolphin browser on Android and was auto-redirected to this spam page; you cannot press 'Back' or 'Exit' in the browser and have to click 'OK', whereupon another window opens asking you to enter your mob number (supposedly so they can contact you to sort out sending you your prize - which if you do a quick search on Google means you will receive plenty of premium rate text messages and no prize!).
Not sure what you folks can do but thought would mention it.
Incidentally, when performing a search re: this, one of the replies was on Yahoo Answers - when I clicked on this I was redirected to the same damn Android Rewards page!
I also noticed another forum in the search results is experiencing the same thing. Seems to be spreading.

Attached.
That ad at the bottom left corner just popped up from nowhere. I may not have captured it completely sry...
Edit: it's an IE rollover to view ad.

Hey everyone,
I have also created a forum where people (including myself) are experiencing similar problems.
Perhaps it would be a great idea to share our knowledge between the two forums and see what we can do to get rid of these annoying ads.

would of if i didnt have ad block

chazam said:
It doesn't happen all the time but I have this "mobprizes" redirect when visiting XDA.
Happened to me a few times so far, not sure if others are experiencing it.
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Same.

ok, as i got no response in the other thread, here's a repost of an intrusive ad i got the other day:
as you can see they were even trying to impersonate XDA's theme to trick you into thinking it was a legitimate XDA page?

omniwolf said:
as you can see they were even trying to impersonate XDA's theme to trick you into thinking it was a legitimate XDA page?
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The JS alert window looks like that, since FF4.0. Type javascript:alert('test message') into the address bar.

Please remove this
I'm not really bothered by the ads so i dont need an ad blocker but this 'IE rollover to view' ad is being a pain in the rear.
Pls get rid of it.
Thanks.
Edit: started using ad blocker

i clicked a reply notification from an email sent by the forum
this is the page it took me to
i blanked out my location to stop aliens tracking me

No offence meant to anyone here, but I'm quite surprised at all of this. Adblocks for Chrome and Firefox are available easily, nobody uses IE anymore and if you're on XDA you probably have a rooted phone and should logically therefore have an adblock app. If you really dislike ads, there's no need to put up with them

Nigeldg said:
No offence meant to anyone here, but I'm quite surprised at all of this. Adblocks for Chrome and Firefox are available easily, nobody uses IE anymore and if you're on XDA you probably have a rooted phone and should logically therefore have an adblock app. If you really dislike ads, there's no need to put up with them
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Those without adblocks are doing xda a favour i guess.

roofrider said:
Those without adblocks are doing xda a favour i guess.
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Don't the ads only work if you click on them? As fas as I know nobody actually clicks on the ads unless it's by accident to disabling them doesn't really have a negative effect on the site

Nigeldg said:
Don't the ads only work if you click on them? As fas as I know nobody actually clicks on the ads unless it's by accident to disabling them doesn't really have a negative effect on the site
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I dont click on them, but there are a few which act weird when the mouse hovers over them accidentally. Like this one.

New Avast is too annoying, will be migrating our thousands of customers off it
I'm going to haveto agree with the OP in this one.
The advertising is becoming annoying and the re-registering method has been made to be difficult to see where the free option is...
Quickfix I disagree with you, this product is the most popular free Antivirus not because of bull**** advertising, but because of word of mouth!
Now instead of here's a great free AV the word is here is a great free AV with intrusive ads...

nvm
trm, please delete this post

+1
Intrusive pop-ups "mobprizes" visiting XDA with my mobile phone...

there were a lot of problems when you tried to access the page from your phone from germany the porn ads were awful

abel06 said:
+1
Intrusive pop-ups "mobprizes" visiting XDA with my mobile phone...
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I just had the same thing. I click on 'OK' or whatever it said when i should probably have just used the back button. It took me to the mobprizes thing which is clearly a scam. Hopefully just being taken to the site but not clicking anything wont have installed any malicious (i've literally no idea about android malware/viruses etc.).

Anyone Else Not Seeing Attached Thumbnails??

I don't know why but all of a sudden, within the last few days, I can't see attached thumbnails, on any browser I try on my computer for this site.
Everything is updated, this is a custom built super 'puter! lol

HipKat said:
I don't know why but all of a sudden, within the last few days, I can't see attached thumbnails, on any browser I try on my computer for this site.
Everything is updated, this is a custom built super 'puter! lol
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They show for me, try turning on your monitor. Lol (JK)
"Hey, that's not a bug, that's a feature!" Linus Torvalds, 2001

jamieg71 said:
They show for me, try turning on your monitor. Lol (JK)
"Hey, that's not a bug, that's a feature!" Linus Torvalds, 2001
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It's just the weirdest thing that I can't fix....
I don't like things that I can't fix lol

If you turn off NoScript, do you see them?
Try to allow *.xda-developers.com for your Javascript.

I'll give that a shot. Oddly, sometimes if I refresh the page they show up... sometimes

I also can't see any attachments for any threads. I noticed this about 2 weeks ago (or so). I figured it was just me but I see that it is still happening. I'm using Chrome.

I'm having the same problem, also using Chrome. Anybody figure out a fix for this?
Edit:
AdBlockPlus was doing it

Thanks geniustheanimal.
I added forum.xda-developers.com to the whitelist in Adblock Plus and now it works!

jeffreii said:
Thanks geniustheanimal.
I added forum.xda-developers.com to the whitelist in Adblock Plus and now it works!
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Thanks to you,
Finally I solved this problem from ur guide... :laugh:

yeah same problem here..
i'm too using chrome..
any solutions?

Destim said:
yeah same problem here..
i'm too using chrome..
any solutions?
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Yes, see post 7 & 8
Facepalm
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Deadly. said:
Yes, see post 7 & 8
Facepalm
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No need to facepalm, I have it too on different machines. Both Chrome and both without Adblock Plus.

Sku11y said:
No need to facepalm, I have it too on different machines. Both Chrome and both without Adblock Plus.
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Face palm because there was a solution in post 7&8
I never said people can't get that issue.. read his post I quoted.. read 7th & 8th once
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Deadly. said:
Face palm because there was a solution in post 7&8
I never said people can't get that issue.. read his post I quoted.. read 7th & 8th once
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it won't work for me cause i didn't install any adblock on my chrome...

Destim said:
it won't work for me cause i didn't install any adblock on my chrome...
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Use firefox. Even i'm sick and tired of thumbnails and spoiler content inside
tags not showing up on chrome with adblock and even after adding
@@||forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php$document
@@||forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php$document
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to the filter.
Downloading firefox now.

roofrider said:
Use firefox. Even i'm sick and tired of thumbnails and spoiler content inside [hide ] tags not showing up on chrome with adblock and even after adding
to the filter.
Downloading firefox now.
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But Firefox won't show bbcode explicitly to edit.
I mean when you quote a post with image.. it won't give image link.. but it will show image itself.. ie acts the same way:banghead::banghead:
I tried settings.. but couldn't find how to make it show bbcode
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Deadly. said:
But Firefox won't show bbcode explicitly to edit.
I mean when you quote a post with image.. it won't give image link.. but it will show image itself.. ie acts the same way:banghead::banghead:
I tried settings.. but couldn't find how to make it show bbcode
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Disable wysiwyg in xda settings and you'll be able to see those, also there's a toggle button to switch the editor mode in ffox when posting a reply. That's the plus side of using something other than chrome, wysiwyg does not work on chrome without an extension. I prefer chrome though.

roofrider said:
Disable wysiwyg in xda settings and you'll be able to see those, also there's a toggle button to switch the editor mode in ffox when posting a reply. That's the plus side of using something other than chrome, wysiwyg does not work on chrome without an extension. I prefer chrome though.
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OK.. I will see that.. I do have chrome, opera, Firefox, ie, safari.. but I use chrome only(browsing).. anyway thanks.. will see how it goes.. when I reverse tether next time..:thumbup:
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roofrider said:
Use firefox. Even i'm sick and tired of thumbnails and spoiler content inside (hide) tags not showing up on chrome with adblock and even after adding to the filter.
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If I am not mistaken that problem exists only when we set xda to "xda 2013 beta" format at the bottom. I think all other display formats, including "xda 2013 beta-1024", work okay.
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Lookout! In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday...

NYLimited said:
If I am not mistaken that problem exists only when we set xda to "xda 2013 beta" format at the bottom. I think all other display formats, including "xda 2013 beta-1024", work okay.
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Yup it happens only with the 2013 theme, i don't use the 1024 version. Also switching between themes when that happens will temporarily fix it. But it's a pita to do that always.

Infinite ads - no back button

I have written this on the main interface page and received no answers.
On some pages I get to a point where no matter how many times I click on the back button, the page goes nowhere. When I long click on the back button it shows a list and there are pages of the same link that has the word ads in it. If I click on the bottom item in the list and long click on the back button again, the same list comes up. If I do this several times, I finally get to where I was to navigate to the page.
While I haven't actually taken the time to count, I am sure that there are over 40-50 page listings that come up from one page with only a few messages.
I am using IE9 and I want to know what I can do to stop this overtly evil behavior. I fully understand the need for ads but I don't see any good reasoning to hijack my page. If I click on a link in the page, I can then go back to normal. It doesn't happen on every page, just sometimes.
Since my bookmark to this site is on IE9 and not Chrome or Firefox and since I navigate to this site only on my desktop, I don't get the problem elsewhere. This behavior is only on this site. Some sites open pop under windows (also evil) and pop up windows (annoying) but this one really gets me angry.
Again, how does one get this bad beharior to stop???!!!
Please help:crying:

I just went back to the offending page and several times it only had two instances of the ads link. I then went to Chrome and it didn't happen at all. I know there is evil here because it is related to advertising. Is someone posting hiding something here? Is the site doing this to me? Is it an attack on IE because of the anti microsoft sentiment?
Why Why Why???
I'm done. I'm hoping for some answers now.
Sorry about the rant. I have to use IE because it is what my non technical wife is used to and the always there bookmarks on the left are important. We also have land line becasue she won't give it up.

Ummm. Don't think your in the right place dude. You'd be better off searchin ms support or at least using a windows forum. This is Android!
But to try to help, sounds like a browser hijacker, or malware. You need to run scans with malwarebytes, spybot, hijack this, anti-virus....you get the idea.
Sorry I can't help you more than that. Good luck
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app

I've run my AV software MS Security Essentials. It only happens on this site. I first wrote to the website forum and received zero answers. Since this site is populated with very tech aware people, and I visit this forum (I now own a S3) almost exclusively, I thought I would try here.
I know that it is off topic, but since it only happens here I thought I would try here next. I also have a request in the Chrome forum as to how to get the left side bar bookmarks there.
Thanks, I hope it doesn't get deleted until I at least get some answer. I won't post here on this subject until someone asks me to qualify my question.

If you haven't already, download and run malwarebytes. Its one of the best and can find tons of stuff that regular AV can't.
As for bookmarks, if it comes to it there are utilities you can use to back them up. Then uninstall/reinstall IE.
You can also import bookmarks from/to chrome.
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Dude, this is an Android forum not a PC forum, what's wrong with you?
You have a virus or some serious malware.
Do a fresh install of windows, problem solved, stop being such cry baby.
Yikes this is a forum for mobile android phones not windows.
Like everyone has suggested use malwarebytes, it is free!
Antivirus software rarely pick up malware.

Use spybot search and destroy
Install spyware blaster to avoid future such problems
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Lol android android
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sandiegoan said:
I have written this on the main interface page and received no answers.
On some pages I get to a point where no matter how many times I click on the back button, the page goes nowhere. When I long click on the back button it shows a list and there are pages of the same link that has the word ads in it. If I click on the bottom item in the list and long click on the back button again, the same list comes up. If I do this several times, I finally get to where I was to navigate to the page.
While I haven't actually taken the time to count, I am sure that there are over 40-50 page listings that come up from one page with only a few messages.
I am using IE9 and I want to know what I can do to stop this overtly evil behavior. I fully understand the need for ads but I don't see any good reasoning to hijack my page. If I click on a link in the page, I can then go back to normal. It doesn't happen on every page, just sometimes.
Since my bookmark to this site is on IE9 and not Chrome or Firefox and since I navigate to this site only on my desktop, I don't get the problem elsewhere. This behavior is only on this site. Some sites open pop under windows (also evil) and pop up windows (annoying) but this one really gets me angry.
Again, how does one get this bad beharior to stop???!!!
Please help:crying:
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While looking for another solution (to another problem) I found your post. The same thing happened to me today on this site.
The problem is not your PC, nor your browser and is not a malware issue either. In fact, it's from a script that is specifically designed to disable the browsers' back button. You see, the back button does not generate any revenue towards pay-per-click and/or similar schemes. Click-throughs, however, will...
Chances are that one of the page ads loaded the script (usually java) and set a cookie as well (to prevent one from replicating the problem).
Closing the browser window is about the only way to get around it. Holding the pull-down for the back-button only shows numerous versions of the same page.
Other browsers have plugins that can prevent the script from running in the first place and/or block the ads entirely.
If it keeps happening then you should contact one of the Forum Mods.
Hope this helps.

sandiegoan said:
I've run my AV software MS Security Essentials. It only happens on this site. I first wrote to the website forum and received zero answers. Since this site is populated with very tech aware people, and I visit this forum (I now own a S3) almost exclusively, I thought I would try here.
I know that it is off topic, but since it only happens here I thought I would try here next. I also have a request in the Chrome forum as to how to get the left side bar bookmarks there.
Thanks, I hope it doesn't get deleted until I at least get some answer. I won't post here on this subject until someone asks me to qualify my question.
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ipaq_101 said:
Dude, this is an Android forum not a PC forum, what's wrong with you?
You have a virus or some serious malware.
Do a fresh install of windows, problem solved, stop being such cry baby.
Yikes this is a forum for mobile android phones not windows.
Like everyone has suggested use malwarebytes, it is free!
Antivirus software rarely pick up malware.
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Maybe you should've read a bit closer on this one. It is only happening to him on this site.
thechocowarrior said:
this thread should be moved or deleted lol.
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Can't delete or move unless we happen upon it (like I just did) or you report it. Not like we have filters that send us PMs whenever someone types Delete or Move. Doesn't work that way, fellas. Sorry
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At OP, if you are still having problems with the site, got to the main XDA page and flag an admin to check out your issues. Plus you could search there and if no results pop up or no one else is having the issue, there error could be between the chair and keyboard. If you want this to remain open, it is your choice but you will have better luck in the main XDA section, rather than the SGS3 section.
Shoot me a PM if you want it closed. If no PM by morning my time, then it is gone.