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The best anti theft app for android

In the next few minutes you will read about gem of an app to save all our lost droid in all possible ways ....
here it is
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus&hl=en
you have free trail
now whats so special about this....lets see
Remote control allows you to perform many operations on your device, like:
- Locate and track it
- Start a loud alarm, even if the device is set to silent mode
- Wipe the internal memory and the SD card
- Hide Cerberus from the app drawer
- Lock the device with a code
- Record audio from the microphone
- Get a list of last calls sent and received
- Get information about network and operator the device is connected to
- And much more!
- capture a pic with rear or front with or without the front camera
see how the picture reaches your email
you can even get messages if other sim is in the device for upto three numbers and your email address.
here's the working by the developers
http://youtu.be/WkJ8jeWb0V0
you can remotely switch on wifi via sms even see call sms log record voice....
so this app is the beloved one to track your lost device and have it in your sight to make sure no one gets their hands on your loved droid
heres the description as in the google play
Cerberus helps you get back your lost or stolen Android device.
Cerberus is a complete anti-theft application, the best protection you can get to recover your misplaced, lost or stolen Android device. This is a free trial for one week, then you can buy a lifetime license for a small price (2.99€) from within the application: no monthly or yearly fees, just a one-time payment. License is associated to your Cerberus account, if you have multiple devices you can use all of them (up to 5) with the same account.
It has three ways to protect your device:
- Remote control through the website www.cerberusapp.com
- Remote control via text messages
- SIM Checker (for devices that have a SIM card): you will automatically receive alerts if someone uses your phone with an unauthorized SIM card
Remote control allows you to perform many operations on your device, like:
- Locate and track it
- Start a loud alarm, even if the device is set to silent mode
- Wipe the internal memory and the SD card
- Hide Cerberus from the app drawer
- Lock the device with a code
- Record audio from the microphone
- Get a list of last calls sent and received
- Get information about network and operator the device is connected to
- And much more!
Cerberus automatically enables GPS if it is off when you try to localize your device (only on Android < 2.3.3) and you can protect it from unauthorized uninstalling - more info in the app configuration.
The app works even if the device does not have an internet connection thanks to remote control by sms messages. Also, the SIM Checker feature allows you to know the new number to send texts to, if the SIM card is changed. Texts received and sent for Cerberus remote control will not start any notification and will not appear in the Messages application.
Cerberus does not drain the battery because there is no background service running: it will activate only if there is a remote control request and will stop afterwards.
More features for rooted devices: complete uninstall protection (a thief will be able to delete Cerberus only by flashing another ROM), GPS auto-enabling even on Android > 2.3.3. More info on the website in the Help section.
If you already bought SIM Checker Pro you can have Cerberus at a discounted price, contact us for information.
Have any questions, issues or feature requests? Contact us at [email protected] and we'll be glad to answer!
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i take no credits for this
credits to the developers for providing us with such a wonderful app........
i have just put up the links here
at last coment your suggestions below.....

I really loved this on my S2 when I was on Gingerbread, but since upgrading to ICS, it's not worked at all.
It doesn't take pictures on the wrong lock-screen pattern passwords anymore. I've tried reinstalling, and reactivating, but no joy. I'm on 4.0.3, does anyone have any ideas why this is?

jpxdude said:
I really loved this on my S2 when I was on Gingerbread, but since upgrading to ICS, it's not worked at all.
It doesn't take pictures on the wrong lock-screen pattern passwords anymore. I've tried reinstalling, and reactivating, but no joy. I'm on 4.0.3, does anyone have any ideas why this is?
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did u try contacting the support sir?

jpxdude said:
I really loved this on my S2 when I was on Gingerbread, but since upgrading to ICS, it's not worked at all.
It doesn't take pictures on the wrong lock-screen pattern passwords anymore. I've tried reinstalling, and reactivating, but no joy. I'm on 4.0.3, does anyone have any ideas why this is?
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I'm running 4.0.3 and just tested the take picture with wrong lock pattern and it worked fine, a picture was taken and emailed to me. I'm running Cerberus v2.2

i tried cerberus but sooner or later it starts showing up in your running app list
and starts slurping battery.
i personally recommend phonelocator pro. never had a problem with that. ui is simple and also packed with functions

busterdev said:
i tried cerberus but sooner or later it starts showing up in your running app list
and starts slurping battery.
i personally recommend phonelocator pro. never had a problem with that. ui is simple and also packed with functions
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so i far i havent had any problems though..........this ones still the best for me... does your app have all the features

I bought this and installed to all my family members androids. Im the only one with root, so im the only that has it on /system/app. Awesome functions compared to price.
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This is the first anti-theft that's actually done everything it says it would do for me. Works great on ICS AOKP here and I gladly bought it and recommended it to several other people who did so as well. Great app.

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this is the best anti theft app I've used.
My current rom is CM9 (2012-04-11 nightly) and it works perfect. It also worked on Sammy's ICS roms.
I've used phone locator also, which just didn't do what it says it does...
Worth every penny!

busterdev said:
i tried cerberus but sooner or later it starts showing up in your running app list
and starts slurping battery.
i personally recommend phonelocator pro. never had a problem with that. ui is simple and also packed with functions
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Never had this issue.......

so do you agree that this is one of the best guys.?
its not getting the credits it deserves plz share this thread link market link or by any means and make others to use this......

Any app which shall survive hard reset. Coz a person usually hard reset before putting a new sim.

a_t_u_l said:
Any app which shall survive hard reset. Coz a person usually hard reset before putting a new sim.
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if your phone is rooted then this app will have su rights so you cant delete or uninstall a app which is devices admin in android.....the app will remain as a system which can only be deleted if anyone formats the system and installs a new rom

Then will need to root my phone first, could you provide the link for the same.

This is cool until the thief turns airplane mode on. He/She has to be really stupid not to do that
Sent from my awesome SGS+

But it can be uninstalled. Is there some password protection for it?

Kond3P said:
This is cool until the thief turns airplane mode on. He/She has to be really stupid not to do that
Sent from my awesome SGS+
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What's the point of having a phone you can't ever use because you have airplane mode on
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jeffnz said:
What's the point of having a phone you can't ever use because you have airplane mode on
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You just flash a new rom in airplane mode and the phone can be used normally.

if you flash it through cwm, it cannot be uninstalled. also, since the app can be fully hidden, most people would not even suspect the app to be installed. and how many people do you think are capable of flashing another rom and fully wiping the phone?
most regular phone users don't even update their phone through kies and people who get their hand on the phone and have no idea about android at all certainly would never get the idea.
they would be too stupid to get over pattern lock in the first place, and by then, you will have their picture, their location and have sound recorded of them, which should be enough for the police to get your phone back.
for the meantime lock the device down completely and/or wipe it and even if the device is not connected to the internet, just with gsm signal you can still fully control it through sms. if you are still not able to get it back, get the imei blocked and the phone will be useless to any thief.
in any way, i love cerberus and never felt safer with my sgs2.

AVIRA!!!!
Hi all,
AVIRA for Android is available on Market and this version is not an antivirus but it has phone locator, screaming feature, remote wipe etc etc
....and it doesn't drain the battery!!!!
bye bye

[GUIDE][CM] Get The Most Out of Your Battery

This is my all inclusive guide on how to get the most out of your battery without sacrificing functionality. Specially tailored for the i747.
WARNING: I ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING YOU DO TO YOUR PHONE. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.
!!!NANDROID BACKUP!!!​
This guide assumes that you're running Cyanogenmod 11 or a custom ROM based on it. It is organized from most practical and user friendly, to more technical and intensive.
The first manner of business is to upload to the latest bootloader/modem, which can be found here: http://invisiblek.org/d2firmware.html
This provides the most stability/support for the latest CM Nightlies.
Simply download the .zip and flash it in your recovery of choice.
Go into "Settings" > "Apps" and delete any apps you don't use anymore.
Go into all apps you DO use, and make sure "Location" and "Notification" settings are either OFF or on according to if you need them or not.
Disable "syncing" in weather apps, news apps, and any other apps that have background syncing enabled.
Disable "WiFi" when not in use.
Disable "Data" when not in use.
Disable "Location" when not in use. (THIS INCLUDES LOCATION REPORTING.)
Disable "Bluetooth" when not in use.
Disable "NFC" when not in use.
Disable "Automatic Backlight"
Manually set brightness to lowest setting.
Set Screen Timeout to 1 minute or less.
Disable "Sync" when not necessary.
Disable "Auto Rotation" when not necessary.
Disable all haptic/sound feedback under "Sound."
Go into "WiFi" settings, press your menu key, and press "Advanced." Be sure that "Scanning always available" is unchecked.
CHARGE YOUR PHONE WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
Download "Greenify" from the Play Store, open it up, and start hibernating every app you don't depend on. DO NOT HIBERNATE MESSAGING APPS.
I personally hibernated every non-system app I had excluding "Google Keyboard."
You have a special feature called "App Ops under your "Privacy" settings.
Press "Privacy Guard." You'll be presented with a list of apps. These apps can be "secured" with a click. Simply press and app you don't want accessing your location settings, and the little grey lock to the right of the app will become white. This will disable the app from using location services.
Third, open up your apps list under Settings > Apps > "All" tab. Cyanogenmod has many apps that the typical user doesn't want/need, and that take up precious RAM and CPU cycles.
You can disable system apps by clicking on them, and then "Disable."
Apps that can be safely disabled include:
Android Keyboard – REPLACE WITH GOOGLE KEYBOARD
Android Live Wallpapers
Basic Daydreams
Black Hole
Browser – REPLACE WITH CHROME BETA
Bubbles
CM Updater
CM Wallpapers
com.android.wallpaper.holospiral
Downloads
Email – Up to you.
Exchange Services – Safe to disable only if you disable Email
Face Unlock
Gallery – REPLACE WITH QUICKPIC
Google Backup Transport – ONLY IF YOU DON'T USE GOOGLE BACKUP
Google One Time Init
Google Partner Setup
Google Text-to-speech Engine – AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION
Magic Smoke Wallpapers
Market Feedback Agent – DISABLES... MARKET FEEDBACK...
Movie Studio
Music Visualization Wallpapers
Phase Beam
Photo Screensavers
Pico TTS - AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION
Setup Wizard
Tags - ???
Terminal Emulator
Themes provider – STUCK W/ DEFAULT THEME
Voice Dialer
I have disabled all of these apps and had no ill consequence. I haven't gone as far as uninstalling them, but you may if you wish.
Download KT's latest kernel from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756776
Flash in recovery. Be sure to wipe Cache and Dalvik before and after!
WHAT YOU DECIDE TO DO WITH THIS KERNEL IS UP TO YOU. YMMV.
Open KTweaker app.
Set governor to "pegasusq" - This is a more conservative governor, and also allows hotplugging.
Undervolt CPU by 75 mV across the board. - YMMV.
Undervolt GPU by 50 mV across the board. - YMMV.
Set GPU Governor to "simple."
Set "Set options on boot" to set with a 20 second delay. (In case something goes awry.)
Reboot.
ETC. TIPS:
- Get any widgets you don't use off your Launcher. They eat battery too.
- Don't use custom launchers with riced out animations. This tears up your GPU, and your battery life will suffer as a result.
- Turn off "Mock Location" in Developer Options.
- DO NOT USE TASK KILLERS!!!
- Disable "Automatic home clock" in the stock "Clock" app.
- Use ART!
- Turn off roaming!
I'm sure I'm forgetting something. I'll update this if I remember anything. Let me know if this has helped you at all. Feel free to add any tips as you see fit.
Give me a thanks if I've helped you out!

Pretty good if I say so myself.
Never disabled LTE.
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how to get the most out of your battery without sacrificing functionality
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But the tips are all about disabling services?
I kid, this is a pretty neat start for people experiencing battery issues. I generally recommend also getting a new battery - the Ankers 2200mAh one is legit.

xFallacy said:
But the tips are all about disabling services?
I kid, this is a pretty neat start for people experiencing battery issues. I generally recommend also getting a new battery - the Ankers 2200mAh one is legit.
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Yeeeah. I wrote the title before I got started haha. They're all optional, of course. Not many people will miss having a random app in their RAM (Greenify solution.) Or disabling location reporting (I hate location reporting.) Or even undervolting, or getting rid of random CRapps.
I did have that Anker battery, but it bloated on me. It was nice while it lasted, though. (About 3 months.)
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RJantu said:
Yeeeah. I wrote the title before I got started haha. They're all optional, of course. Not many people will miss having a random app in their RAM (Greenify solution.) Or disabling location reporting (I hate location reporting.) Or even undervolting, or getting rid of random CRapps.
I did have that Anker battery, but it bloated on me. It was nice while it lasted, though. (About 3 months.)
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Mine has lasted 6 months so far, strange. I replaced the stock battery after it stopped holding a charge within the first 8 months of ownership.
Also, on the topic of Greenify, when I used to have it, I found it was draining almost as much battery as the things it was hibernating, since it spent every waking moment shutting the other things off. Have you found that to be the case at all?

xFallacy said:
Mine has lasted 6 months so far, strange. I replaced the stock battery after it stopped holding a charge within the first 8 months of ownership.
Also, on the topic of Greenify, when I used to have it, I found it was draining almost as much battery as the things it was hibernating, since it spent every waking moment shutting the other things off. Have you found that to be the case at all?
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My case may have been user error. It isn't rated to take as quick a charge as the stock battery. I was using a 1A 5V power box. I believe it called for a .7A 5V current.
I have; in the case of my keyboard, and Facebook, as well as Google Play services back when I tried out making it a user app. I got rid of the Facebook app and use the mobile site. It works just as well.
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RJantu said:
My case may have been user error. It isn't rated to take as quick a charge as the stock battery. I was using a 1A 5V power box. I believe it called for a .7A 5V current.
I have; in the case of my keyboard, and Facebook, as well as Google Play services back when I tried out making it a user app. I got rid of the Facebook app and use the mobile site. It works just as well.
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I don't have FBApp notifications on, ever. I used it mostly for the interface and the seamless photo upload via Wi-Fi.
But since I started using Quantum, the battery has been significantly better. If the Facebook app becomes stupid enough with the battery, however, might just follow your lead there.

xFallacy said:
I don't have FBApp notifications on, ever. I used it mostly for the interface and the seamless photo upload via Wi-Fi.
But since I started using Quantum, the battery has been significantly better. If the Facebook app becomes stupid enough with the battery, however, might just follow your lead there.
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The problem isn't the notifications, it's the services that the app has that run, even if you have notifications, sync, and background services turned off. I hated it.
I used to use Quantum, back when CM 11 didn't have official nightlies. Great ROM and Dev; not bleeding edge enough for me, though.
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RJantu said:
The problem isn't the notifications, it's the services that the app has that run, even if you have notifications, sync, and background services turned off. I hated it.
I used to use Quantum, back when CM 11 didn't have official nightlies. Great ROM and Dev; not bleeding edge enough for me, though.
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That's fair, I just started using it last week, because PA3.99 was crapping out in all kinds of fun ways, and I didn't feel like using SlimKat again. I'm trying out ART now, to see how that affects my battery.

xFallacy said:
That's fair, I just started using it last week, because PA3.99 was crapping out in all kinds of fun ways, and I didn't feel like using SlimKat again. I'm trying out ART now, to see how that affects my battery.
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It shouldn't be a massive gain, but definitely more fluid and a bit more quick, which let's you get stuff done faster, and the faster you get stuff done, the less time you use the screen, and that takes load off the battery.
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Apex Launcher doesn't support ART. :crying:

What about Nova?
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it's a bad idea to suggest charging your phone whenever possible... it'll kill the battery imo
just wait till it's low and charge till it's full

pcshano said:
it's a bad idea to suggest charging your phone whenever possible... it'll kill the battery imo
just wait till it's low and charge till it's full
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Full cycles like that kill the battery just as fast, if not faster. This is a battery life thread.
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RJantu said:
This is my all inclusive guide on how to get the most out of your battery without sacrificing functionality. Specially tailored for the i747.
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RJantu said:
Disable "WiFi" when not in use.
Disable "Data" when not in use.
Disable "Location" when not in use. (THIS INCLUDES LOCATION REPORTING.)
Disable "Bluetooth" when not in use.
Disable "NFC" when not in use.
Disable "Automatic Backlight"
Manually set brightness to lowest setting.
Set Screen Timeout to 1 minute or less.
Disable "Sync" when not necessary.
Disable "Auto Rotation" when not necessary.
Disable all haptic/sound feedback under "Sound."
Go into "WiFi" settings, press your menu key, and press "Advanced." Be sure that "Scanning always available" is unchecked.
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So... in other words... sacrifice functionality for battery life. I never understand the point of these threads.

Jaspah said:
So... in other words... sacrifice functionality for battery life. I never understand the point of these threads.
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Tell me when you're going to use GPS, Bluetooth, and NFC at the same time.
Are you getting directions to McDonalds while you talk to your business client on your Bluetooth headset and paying for your burger with your phone? I didn't think so.
And Sync? Do it manually. What functionality is being lost that can't be toggled in quick settings in half a second? Are you removing any apks, or shutting down any services that wouldn't benefit you again in a couple of clicks?
You're not sacrificing functionality, you're using common sense. Try it sometime.
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RJantu said:
Tell me when you're going to use GPS, Bluetooth, and NFC at the same time.
Are you getting directions to McDonalds while you talk to your business client on your Bluetooth headset and paying for your burger with your phone? I didn't think so.
And Sync? Do it manually. What functionality is being lost that can't be toggled in quick settings in half a second? Are you removing any apks, or shutting down any services that wouldn't benefit you again in a couple of clicks?
You're not sacrificing functionality, you're using common sense. Try it sometime.
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I use GPS frequently because I use Google Now for commuting, sports, among other interesting tidbits that come up. I also have a Pebble smartwatch that uses Bluetooth. I have no idea why you bother toggling NFC since its only on when the tag triggers it.
And sync is a critical part of my phone as I work in IT and expect hangouts messages or emails at all times of the day. Both my work, friends, and school use technologies that rely on sync, and some of them are time sensitive.
If you don't want to use the features of a smartphone, use common sense and don't buy one. Sorry I don't find your "turn literally every smartphone feature off" guide useful.
Tell me, what exactly do you use your smartphone for?

Jaspah said:
I use GPS frequently because I use Google Now for commuting, sports, among other interesting tidbits that come up. I also have a Pebble smartwatch that uses Bluetooth. I have no idea why you bother toggling NFC since its only on when the tag triggers it.
And sync is a critical part of my phone as I work in IT and expect hangouts messages or emails at all times of the day. Both my work, friends, and school use technologies that rely on sync, and some of them are time sensitive.
If you don't want to use the features of a smartphone, use common sense and don't buy one. Sorry I don't find your "turn literally every smartphone feature off" guide useful.
Tell me, what exactly do you use your smartphone for?
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At the moment, I'm using it to reply to you, and that doesn't require many things to be toggled on at all. I use it to find directions when I need it (I'll turn location on when I need it), to text, call, and do some web surfing and email.
You seemed to have failed to read the rest of the OP, as well. Undervolting? Destroying wakelocks? Custom kernels? ART?
Not everyone is as tied to their phone as you are. This is meant for people like me, who seemed to struggle to make a full day's charge and couldn't seem to for some reason.
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[Q] New Note 3 owner from Nexus 5 - have issues & questions

I have the Nexus devices (5 and 7) and it was a breeze to to configure the phone (rooting, etc.) and easier because there is only one version of the phone. Now I have the T-Mobile Note 3, I tried to read as much as I can but there are so many questions due to the many variables on the phone (carrier version, locked bootloader, etc.) So I thought I will ask those I couldn't find the answers.
My phone is rooted using Kingosoft, KNOX is not tripped and on stock ROM with T-Mobile SIM card.
Problem: Wi-fi instability
Often times, the Note 3 will lose connection to my home Wi-Fi. I have not changed anything on my router and the Nexus 5 and 7 works fine - no disconnection. The Note 3 is connected to 5Ghz N with WPA-PSK and dynamic IP address. Any fix on this?
Q1. Text-to-speech
How do I change the this to use Google's instead of Samsung S-Voice? When I got to Settings, only S-Voice is selectable. I want to change it for navigation purposes
Q2. Home button - double click
Any change to configure this for something else, like Google Search? I've frozen S-Voice so double-clicking the button now does..nothing.
Q3. Disable My Magazine swipe-up
Quite often I accidentally swiped-up. Any way to disable this?
Q4. WTH is Beaming Service for Beep'nGo??
Went to Google Play --> My Apps and there is a new update for Beep'nGo. I did not install this, but I found out I cannot disable this - I could not find it under Titanium or Application Manager. How do I disable this? I am sure it's running in the background and eating battery of some sort
Q5. What is safe to Greenify?
From Nexus 5, there are just a few built-in apps in Greenify. But with the Note 3, there are tons of them, not including the apps I installed. Which one of these I can disable? See screenshot below.
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U can hibernate any app but system apps. As for your phone goes, id suggest flashing a stock image via odin to see if your problems persist...
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twanskys204 said:
U can hibernate any app but system apps. As for your phone goes, id suggest flashing a stock image via odin to see if your problems persist...
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Thanks. Any input on questions 1-5?

Ya, I gave it to u.. flash stock to see if your problems still presist.
Edit, im not to sure on your magazine thing
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twanskys204 said:
Ya, I gave it to u.. flash stock to see if your problems still presist.
Edit, im not to sure on your magazine thing
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I am referring to question related to the configuration, not problem that will be fixed by "reset" or restore to stock ROM. Example:
Q1: Changing text-to-speech --> out of the box, it default to S-Voice --> doesn't matter if I restore to stock
Q4: Beepn'Go --> out of the box, it exist --> doesn't matter if I restore to stock
...and so on.

Im sorry, then I dont use those features so I cant help u,, I just looked at mine, its samsungs aswell. Seems like an apk would add the feature..
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lanwarrior said:
I have the Nexus devices (5 and 7) and it was a breeze to to configure the phone (rooting, etc.) and easier because there is only one version of the phone. Now I have the T-Mobile Note 3, I tried to read as much as I can but there are so many questions due to the many variables on the phone (carrier version, locked bootloader, etc.) So I thought I will ask those I couldn't find the answers.
My phone is rooted using Kingosoft, KNOX is not tripped and on stock ROM with T-Mobile SIM card.
Problem: Wi-fi instability
Often times, the Note 3 will lose connection to my home Wi-Fi. I have not changed anything on my router and the Nexus 5 and 7 works fine - no disconnection. The Note 3 is connected to 5Ghz N with WPA-PSK and dynamic IP address. Any fix on this?
Q1. Text-to-speech
How do I change the this to use Google's instead of Samsung S-Voice? When I got to Settings, only S-Voice is selectable. I want to change it for navigation purposes
Q2. Home button - double click
Any change to configure this for something else, like Google Search? I've frozen S-Voice so double-clicking the button now does..nothing.
Q3. Disable My Magazine swipe-up
Quite often I accidentally swiped-up. Any way to disable this?
Q4. WTH is Beaming Service for Beep'nGo??
Went to Google Play --> My Apps and there is a new update for Beep'nGo. I did not install this, but I found out I cannot disable this - I could not find it under Titanium or Application Manager. How do I disable this? I am sure it's running in the background and eating battery of some sort
Q5. What is safe to Greenify?
From Nexus 5, there are just a few built-in apps in Greenify. But with the Note 3, there are tons of them, not including the apps I installed. Which one of these I can disable? See screenshot below.
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1)
For TTS, Google TTS is now available for installing from the play store. Did you install that?
I did, and can select it. It also has HD on Google TTS now.
I am running stock un-rooted Kitkat.
2)
For double click, download a free app from Play Store "S for Switch Voice"

rahulisola said:
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For TTS, Google TTS is now available for installing from the play store. Did you install that?
I did, and can select it. It also has HD on Google TTS now.
I am running stock un-rooted Kitkat.
2)
For double click, download a free app from Play Store "S for Switch Voice"
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1). TTS
That's interesting.. I know Google TTS is installed out of the box, but when I went to Google Play, there is nothing under "My Apps" to UPDATE this. When I search for Google TTS, it said I can "install" it. So for some reason it was not installed in my Note 3, BUT it exist under Settings. I'll try to install it
2). Double Click
I disabled S-Voice (freeze using TB). Do I have to unfreeze this to get this to work?

lanwarrior said:
1). TTS
That's interesting.. I know Google TTS is installed out of the box, but when I went to Google Play, there is nothing under "My Apps" to UPDATE this. When I search for Google TTS, it said I can "install" it. So for some reason it was not installed in my Note 3, BUT it exist under Settings. I'll try to install it
2). Double Click
I disabled S-Voice (freeze using TB). Do I have to unfreeze this to get this to work?
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1) Great. Lemme know if it worked after installation.
2) I think mostly yes, you have to unfreeze it, as the app launches Google Voice Search when S-Voice is activated. But I am not sure. You can always try it and let us know

Google TTS used to be installed on Samsung devices by default until recently. You just need to install it off of the Play Store and it will show up under Settings as an option.
For questions 2 and 3, I assume you're still using the TouchWiz launcher? You can install a launcher from the play store that will let you change the look and feel of the device, including changing\updating gestures such as double clicking the home button or swiping up. I'm using Next 3 Launcher right now and I set it so I have to swipe up with 2 fingers for My Magazine to launch. Previously I was using Apex launcher and it actually has more settings for you to play with. I just wanted to try a new launcher so I switched. Other notable launchers are Go Launcher Ex, Nova Launcher, and ADW Launcher.
I have no clue on questions 4 and 5.

[UPDATED] Tweaked Mi Band English Version + Notify [26.03.2015 - 1.3.912+Notify]

First of all this is not my work i just made a thread to help Mi Band xda users.
This is made by dezmen3 and you can find the original thread here.
INFORMATION
Here you can find tweaked english version of app and notification version.
SCREENSHOT
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
NOTIFICATION FAQ​
How to use notification version​
If your app crashes after updating notification version, simply remove notificationappdb file from root folder.
Works only on Android 4.4+
Allow Mi Band notifications
Install Mi Band application, then go to phone Settings -> Security -> Notification access and choose BleNotificationService.
Activate Mi Band notifications
To activate notification, just go to Mi Band settings -> Notification settings and pick needed application.
Click and gray mark and then click on application to go into its settings. You will see Vibration and LED settings.
Click on marks to activate them. Green mark = activated.
You can configure vibration timing and quantity, as well as LED settings.
DOWNLOAD - CHANGELOG IN SECOND POST
Tweaked version: MiFit_1.3.912_401_en.apk (10.43 MB)
Notification version: MiFit_1.3.912_401_en_notify.apk (10.45 MB)​

Changelog:​1.3.912 and 1.3.912 Notify
Retail:
- Fitness Center, Information, goal and other settings moved to My Profile.
- Fixed some errors that caused nulled statistics.
- Fixed various UI items.
- Fixed various bugs.
- Updated bracelet firmware to 1.0.9.23 (changes unknown).
Changelog:​
1.3.312 and 1.3.312 Notify
Retail:
- Added metric and british measure systems.
- Updated running helper voice (still for China).
- Fixed various UI items.
- Fixed various bugs.
- Updated bracelet firmware to 1.0.9.14 (changes unknown).

Mi Band and Tasker - Help populate this post
1. Tracking Mi Band with Tasker using time log-file
The process for this is two-fold: create a profile that notes when the Mi Band is disconnected; then create a task runs, logging each time to a txt file.
Step 1: Create profile monitoring Bluetooth
- Create new profile > State > BT Connected
- Click the magnifying glass to show a list of currently connected devices
- Select the band (probably called "MI")
- Click the "Invert" box (so that it monitors when it's disconnected rather than connected).
Step 2: Create task to log times
- When you exit from the profile, it asks for a task to run - select "New Task"
- In this task set an action to Write File > select a text file to write to; under text type in "%TIME"; tick APPEND; tick NEW LINE
That's it. Now the text file will begin to be populated as the band is connected/disconnected naturally through the day. If ever you discover the band missing, you can track back to roughly when it happened - not foolproof, but better than nothing!
Source

Thanks for sharing! Very useful since downloads from the original site cost experience.
Btw, did you try installing that? I tried the Notify version, but it keeps crashing at launch. Luckily I had a backup of the previous version and data, so I was able to restore to 1.2.631 which works well on my stock, only rooted Nexus 5.
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pgptheoriginal said:
Thanks for sharing! Very useful since downloads from the original site cost experience.
Btw, did you try installing that? I tried the Notify version, but it keeps crashing at launch. Luckily I had a backup of the previous version and data, so I was able to restore to 1.2.631 which works well on my stock, only rooted Nexus 5.
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No problems here on the latest notify version...It`s been 4 days and not a single problem. Try again to uninstall, reboot and install the latest version...Don`t forget to backup. Have a nice day!

crash on N910C note 4 within 6hours,also crash the system make the phone hang,
gonna pull out the battery to reboot
Android 4.4 with ART

TyroneS said:
crash on N910C note 4 within 6hours,also crash the system make the phone hang,
gonna pull out the battery to reboot
Android 4.4 with ART
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try to get a logcat and i will forward it to the developer... and please give more details... are you stock? what version of app? tweaked or notify?
cheers!
EDIT: try to remove notificationappdb file from root folder
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Excellent, thanks for this. I just received my Mi Band in the mail, and using this app, I have it successfully paired and working with my Galaxy S3 running Cyanogen on Lolipop

cquilliam said:
Excellent, thanks for this. I just received my Mi Band in the mail, and using this app, I have it successfully paired and working with my Galaxy S3 running Cyanogen on Lolipop
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Glad to help... i will update app when a newer version is available so don't forget to subscribe. Cheers!
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balanigga said:
try to get a logcat and i will forward it to the developer... and please give more details... are you stock? what version of app? tweaked or notify?
cheers!
EDIT: try to remove notificationappdb file from root folder
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hard to track since it's just happened randomly,
1.2.922 version,as i mention stock 4.4 with ART without root too
will keep tracking.

Mi band step counting very inaccurate
Am I the only one or the step counting is very inaccurate. While sitting down It has measured 500 steps....is it just mine or is this what usually what happens

dec1153 said:
Am I the only one or the step counting is very inaccurate. While sitting down It has measured 500 steps....is it just mine or is this what usually what happens
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It's not just you... i feel that is using the hand movement to count steps... so if you are sitting down and move your hand like a pendul it's like a step... i think this is the power of a 13$ fitness band... maybe in time it will be better... i have mine for about a week but i wasn't paying attention until u brought it...cheers
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Thanks for the reply! I have tested while walking and the app records accurately but while sitting down it also records movement as steps!!!

dec1153 said:
Thanks for the reply! I have tested while walking and the app records accurately but while sitting down it also records movement as steps!!!
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This is the point: if you use it as expected, the count (both in steps and in meters) is very accurate. While doing anything else involving many hands movements, the band often detects steps though.
A partial solution is not to wear your Mi Band on the hand you use most. Some have tried wearing it on the neck as well, but I think it's too cumbersome.
I'm afraid we'll have to settle for the poor accuracy this band features, it's still a pretty useful and well made gadget for the price
Sent from my Nexus 5

balanigga said:
It's not just you... i feel that is using the hand movement to count steps... so if you are sitting down and move your hand like a pendul it's like a step... i think this is the power of a 13$ fitness band... maybe in time it will be better... i have mine for about a week but i wasn't paying attention until u brought it...cheers
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But they say the band is designed to be worn 24/7 so they must have known that people do indeed, walk about......
If this can't be fixed and the band will miscount steps when driving / sitting it makes it's entire purpose useless. And if so, even at $13/£20 this piece of junk is overpriced.

skymera said:
But they say the band is designed to be worn 24/7 so they must have known that people do indeed, walk about......
If this can't be fixed and the band will miscount steps when driving / sitting it makes it's entire purpose useless. And if so, even at $13/£20 this piece of junk is overpriced.
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I wouldn't necessarily call this a piece of junk, it works exactly the same as any other pedometer. They're all based on movement, they can't tell if you're running our if you're just moving your hands wildly so it has to make an intelligent guess that you're walking.
You could spend over a hundred dollars on a Fit Bit and you're going to end up with the same results. I wore both the MiBand and a FitBit on my same arm for 2 days and at the end of each day the step counters were within 100 steroids of each other. They were both working as intended.
Maybe you have unreasonable expectations of what a pedometer can do, or maybe you just don't like having to wear one on your wrist, either way you could have spent a lot more money and ended up with the exact same result. So I guess it's good you only spent $17 instead of over $100 on something else.

I wouldn't said it better, Devo7v.
I am more than happy with mine and after a lot of testing, I find it pretty accurate. More than my previous 100euros sony smartband.
In another subject I recommend the smartband strap for the Mi band core, it fits quite well (I go to the pool with that setup) and I find it classier for a man.

Anyone found a way for notification to work with google map?

ubcjack said:
Anyone found a way for notification to work with google map?
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What exactly do you want it to do?
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balanigga said:
What exactly do you want it to do?
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When there is a tts instruction from Google map, miband would receive a notification. Currently I think somehow miband just keeps receiving notification every few seconds all the time for Google map.

Samsung's Good Lock

Pros: You can almost get it looking like stock android (which is why i'm keeping it), Notification layout is nice.
Cons: Battery dies faster, Widgets/Apps Tray layouts are useless for me. Recent apps layout is worse.
http://imgur.com/a/WpoXB

Tried it......for 5 minutes i prefer being able to use samsung themes like 'blue and black AMOLED' theme. Good Lock does not have a black option in routine options

Hmm . I like it more. Haven't had any battery is issues yet.

Only issue i encountered is it doesnt easily explain Uninstall.
1. You can just drag drop the Icon from the AD to uninstall and
2. You cannot find the app in Applications to Uninstall
3. You have to go to settings and uninstall from there.
4. Once you uninstall, remember to Restart your device as soon as possible.
5. If not restarted, your power button would stop working and the only way to get it back is by a Hard Reboot (Power + Volume Down).
Hope this helps people looking in to this.
Other than that, had no Battery Drain Issues and it worked fluidly. Did find the "Ignore Repetitive Notification" that I dismiss without looking in messages Annoying and sadly, if by mistake I did say so for specific ones (Work Email and Whatsapp), it stopped showing the message notification all together.

Cubed Guru said:
Only issue i encountered is it doesnt easily explain Uninstall.
1. You can just drag drop the Icon from the AD to uninstall and
2. You cannot find the app in Applications to Uninstall
3. You have to go to settings and uninstall from there.
4. Once you uninstall, remember to Restart your device as soon as possible.
5. If not restarted, your power button would stop working and the only way to get it back is by a Hard Reboot (Power + Volume Down).
Hope this helps people looking in to this.
Other than that, had no Battery Drain Issues and it worked fluidly. Did find the "Ignore Repetitive Notification" that I dismiss without looking in messages Annoying and sadly, if by mistake I did say so for specific ones (Work Email and Whatsapp), it stopped showing the message notification all together.
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You don't have "System UI" With the Good Lock Icon as high drainage in your battery stats?

exzacklyright said:
You don't have "System UI" With the Good Lock Icon as high drainage in your battery stats?
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Sorry, forgot the * on that. It was mostly visual. Coming from the S6e, the S7e is substantially better due to the much bigger battery, but with a Wireless charger at work, didn't see "major" drain issues.
Although, when the Power Button stopped working yesterday, I almost called Tmo and thought of returning before the Hardboot fix, as this is a System UI App.
Just wondering, did you have AOD on? I did have that off. Doubt it would make a difference, but the Good Lock is a Lock Screen, and since my Nexus 1 days, I remember them always being a Drain.

They just posted a new version and they took care of most of original people complaints, the only thing missing for me right now is the Quick Connect feature that it seems that the only way to get access to it is via Original Notification shade. If the fix this, for me will be a keeper, for sure, I've been keeping it expecting for an update and now I can say that they are 90% where they should be with this.
In general, a very good update.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

erasat said:
They just posted a new version and they took care of most of original people complaints, the only thing missing for me right now is the Quick Connect feature that it seems that the only way to get access to it is via Original Notification shade. If the fix this, for me will be a keeper, for sure, I've been keeping it expecting for an update and now I can say that they are 90% where they should be with this.
In general, a very good update.
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People use quick connect?
The main problem was that it was constantly draining battery
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exzacklyright said:
People use quick connect?
The main problem was that it was constantly draining battery
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Yes I do, not all the time but once in a while, very handy, easy and quick way to connect my devices to my Samsung 4K Smart TV. Best of all, with that, I can see the TV content on my Phone.

exzacklyright said:
People use quick connect?
The main problem was that it was constantly draining battery
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Can you upload the new update 24.0.6 apk ? Thanks

erasat said:
Yes I do, not all the time but once in a while, very handy, easy and quick way to connect my devices to my Samsung 4K Smart TV. Best of all, with that, I can see the TV content on my Phone.
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I use this as well for my Samsung 4K TV! I actually find myself using it more and more lately. I've run around the house a lot while watching a program and being able to send it to my phone to view while I'm in another room is great! I recently was watching a friend playing a game on his TV, I did a quick connect while I was sitting on his patio with another friend, and was able to keep up with the story-line while on his patio. What's weird is that I didn't get any lag using quick connect but when I tried a simple screen mirror i got lag as well as quality downgrade that was very noticeable.

This is the only problem I've been having so far with Good Lock. That and the horrible app switcher..

For me I would like them to add a private mode toggle.
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ktetreault14 said:
For me I would like them to add a private mode toggle.
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That and sync!

I want to be able to actually choose black, and customize more options such as the lockscreen and recents. I don't like the new recents but I can't leave good lock and give up the stock android icons and drawer

I can't find the app in the app drawer. I visited the Samsung Galaxy Apps store and it said the app is installed. When I clicked on the Good Luck app, the only option is to update the app. Can someone plz help?
Edit: NM. Figured it out.

Skyrocket2 said:
I can't find the app in the app drawer. I visited the Samsung Galaxy Apps store and it said the app is installed. When I clicked on the Good Luck app, the only option is to update the app. Can someone plz help?
Edit: NM. Figured it out.
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It comes preinstalled on Tmo I believe (or at least it installed itself after a while). I am having issues installing the latest version of Good Lock. Phone keeps restarting and reverting back to stock systemui. RIP

bastienvans said:
It comes preinstalled on Tmo I believe (or at least it installed itself after a while). I am having issues installing the latest version of Good Lock. Phone keeps restarting and reverting back to stock systemui. RIP
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That's weird. I just updated to the latest version and it's been really smooth with no issues that was there with the previous releases. Maybe try the typical uninstall reboot reinstall? Or if you disabled some apps that could be causing some instability.

tiskewlio said:
That's weird. I just updated to the latest version and it's been really smooth with no issues that was there with the previous releases. Maybe try the typical uninstall reboot reinstall? Or if you disabled some apps that could be causing some instability.
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Yeah, I installed the first version of Good Lock and it was fine. Uninstalled it shortly after until the next update.
There is no way to uninstall the app from the Galaxy Apps store; the only option is to update it. My Apps does not show Good Lock as installed. I've tried clearing cache, re-enabling all my disabled apps, rebooting several times without much success. I am not the only apparently as several others are having the issue and posting about it on reddit. Hopefully this can be fixed with an update. Don't really want to factory reset to get Good Lock working.

I have no issues uninstalling from my device. I just go to the app drawer tap on the icon and it gives me the option to uninstall. I see what you mean by not being able to delete from Galaxy Apps though
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