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[APP] SGS Tools

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Don't let the app die, develop for it/include its features in another app.
Latest version (4.1.9) can be found on page #37
Hi,
I have written an app, which contains useful functions specially for the Galaxy S imho.
It can do the following things:
-Secret codes list (contains at the moment 31 codes)
(Don't worry clicking around, there will appear a popup if you have selected factory/hard reset )
-System clean up: this means you can delete all system apps you don't like with 1 click. It will remove the .apk, the .odex and the data directory.
It won't let you delete apps that will "brick" your phone, so very useful for android beginners.
-MarketFix: This sets the Fingerprint in the build.prop to JF3 (2.1) and cleares the market cache. After a day you should see 120 hits when searching for "documents".
Useful if you are using a test Firmware and don't see copy protected apps in market.
-Homescreen Settings: In this Menu you can set the default screen (press the home button when you are already on the home screen) and the screen count.
Only works with some Firmwares! Works for example with JM5, JM7.
-Move SGS Tools to System: This will save the app on the device if you do a factory/hard reset. You can also undo this.
-Run a script.
This menu can run scripts, which are written as .txt files.
Simply write every command in a new line and put the script.txt to /sdcard/sgstools.
It checks the inputstream of the process, for example if you want to notify the user about progress with "echo /sdcard/test removed", this will appear in the progressdialog. It also checks the errorstream and will display, if for example a command could not be found.
- Enable/Disable boot/shutdown sound or place custom sounds
-Last but not least, you can add shortcuts to homescreen, which let you run commands. Useful for example as shutdown, reboot recovery, reboot, etc.
There's a bug in 2.2 Firmwares, which won't let you pick custom icons for shortcuts! (I tested it on 2.2 Emulator and also anycut won't set an icon on 2.2 Firmwares..)
That's it. Hope you like it.
(Sorry, it's not on the market - I don't have a market account yet )
PS: Press Menu Button to access further menus.
PPS: It uses a custom menu
PPPS: Rotate the device, and you will see in some menus a rotation animation!
PPPPS: German users can also look in this http://www.android-hilfe.de/samsung-galaxy-s/33978-sgs-tools-app-zum-schnellen-bearbeiten.html.
Ver 3.0: - now translated into english
Ver 3.0.1 - Bugfix: added permission to install shortcuts
Ver 3.1
- Activity handling improved
-new tool for setting boot sound / shutdown sound
Ver 3.1.1:
-MarketFix improved: now show better warnings, for example if busybox is not installed.
-Now a .nomedia file is created in the sgstools folder.
Ver 3.2
-Bugfixes
Ver 3.2.1
-Bugfixes: -Warning when removing system apps now in english
-Standard icons fixed for creating shortcut. (sry, but the broken icons will be only fixed if you deinstall the old version before)
Ver 3.3
-When removing system apps, the .apk and the .odex will be backuped in /sdcard/sgstools
Ver 3.4:
changes
edit: I forgot, please deinstall the old version, so you can read the disclaimer
Ver 3.5.1:
.prop editor bugfix
added 2 small scripts: mount /system ro/rw
command shortcuts now with basic commands (shutdown, reboot, mount..)
Ver 3.6
- script modul update, can now execute .txt scripts wrapped in a .zip
Ver 3.6.1
- script modul can now handle .zips with several scripts in it
Problems with busybox should be fixed now!
Ver 3.8.3
-some useful scripts
-backup & restore your homescreen
Newest version is 4.1.0
-added some tw launcher mods
-modded contacts.apk
-modded browser
-hacked camera.apk
-reverse scripts
If you want to donate something for this free app (Paypal) you can use the following link:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XEMXTUYAZVUGY

I guess it requires root access? Haven't tried yet but the description looks great.

Very nice app.. Good Work..

ssj4Gogeta1 said:
I guess it requires root access? Haven't tried yet but the description looks great.
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Yeah requieres root, but not for the secret codes.

Nice one!
You could also add a option to change system sounds, bootscreens etc. (very SGS specific)

Fr4gg0r said:
Yeah requieres root, but not for the secret codes.
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Very nice app I have just one remark about secret codes, it seems that the secret codes executes directly which is very handy but in a case of "HARD RESET", Factory data reset" I think the user should been warned about danger this commands can do before one pinch those links
Can you implement that in your app ?

Wow! Looks amazing. Is the rotation animation just in that application or across the whole device?

lajson said:
Very nice app I have just one remark about secret codes, it seems that the secret codes executes directly which is very handy but in a case of "HARD RESET", Factory data reset" I think the user should been warned about danger this commands can do before one pinch those links
Can you implement that in your app ?
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When users execute the Factory data reset code they come in a window in which they explicitely have to agree by clicking a button (same window btw when you trigger factory data reset from the settings->security menu... which also don't present a warning btw)
Hard reset is tricky on the other hand. You never wanna trigger that one

lajson said:
Very nice app I have just one remark about secret codes, it seems that the secret codes executes directly which is very handy but in a case of "HARD RESET", Factory data reset" I think the user should been warned about danger this commands can do before one pinch those links
Can you implement that in your app ?
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Already implemented, look at attached picture. Or did u meant a second warning?
@Hard Reset:
I needed that 2 days ago, in order to use the lagfix. I had not enough space on data and only a hard reset (or manually removing much files) could solve that.
LevitateJay said:
Wow! Looks amazing. Is the rotation animation just in that application or across the whole device?
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Rotation is only in that application, sry. For whole device you would have to modify the Framework, which isn't possible because it's not open source.
You would have to build a rom from aosp to implement that.

appelflap said:
Nice one!
You could also add a option to change system sounds, bootscreens etc. (very SGS specific)
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Bootscreens is a very nice idea.
I will look if I can implement that feature.

Fr4gg0r said:
Already implemented, look at attached picture. Or did u meant a second warning?
@Hard Reset:
I needed that 2 days ago, in order to use the lagfix. I had not enough space on data and only a hard reset (or manually removing much files) could solve that.
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OK, I was just testing some secret codes in your app and saw that they were executed directly and then I hadn't guts to pinch the hard reset and factory reset links and hence was my question to you.
But now I know better and can bee shore that they can't do some major damage if I stupidly do a mistake and pinch those links
BTW a very nice touch the sliding menu
As a suggestion you could maybe implement APN backup as well

5 stars Fr4gg0r, so useful. Many thanks!

Custom Bootanimation seems not to be possible at the moment..
But I will add enable/disable Bootsound later this day.

Fr4gg0r said:
Rotation is only in that application, sry. For whole device you would have to modify the Framework, which isn't possible because it's not open source.
You would have to build a rom from aosp to implement that.
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So because Samsung's version of Android is closed source we can't implement it but say in Cyanogen Mod it would be possible? This is one of the major features I want to see in Android, adds a nice visual touch.

I think it should be possible in a Cynogen Mod.
But it's not said, that the system is powerful enough to handle that with heavy views..

okay, for the noobs here (meaning me), can someone do a quick "how to" install instuction
tks - and i am rooted

'Homescreen Settings' doesn't work for me
I set 'default: 2' and 'amount of screens: 5'. After press apply and reboot, no results. If I press home key, always show me the first one (0)

rafalense said:
'Homescreen Settings' doesn't work for me
I set 'default: 2' and 'amount of screens: 5'. After press apply and reboot, no results. If I press home key, always show me the first one (0)
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I have already heard this by other people.. the problem is, for me it always worked.
Are you really using JM5 or JM7?
To exclude misunderstanding:
If you press the home button from anywhere, you will always taken to first screen. This cannot be changed.
But if you already are on homescreen and then press the home button, it should take you to the screen you have set in my app.
@larryccf
Simply copy the apk to sdcard.
Then launch the stock myfiles app, or whatever file explorer, and click on the .apk.
The file explorer should initiate the installing then.

Update to Version 3.1:
-now you can de or activate the boot / shutdown sound and also replace them with custom sounds.
-I rewrote the Activity handling, which had been very bad! Now you won't have the press several times the back key.
The new .apk can be found in the first post.
I'll attach 2 example bootsounds..

Thanks very useful app.

[Q] Question for those who edited the system/Build.Prop

I want to edit the build prop
i want to
1. Force launcher into memory
Code:
ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1
(What do i replace the HOME_APP if im using GOLauncher EX?)
8. Disable debugging notify icon on statusbar
Code:
persist.adb.notify=0
9. Increase overall touch responsiveness
Code:
debug.performance.tuning=1
video.accelerate.hw=1
But i dont know where to add them and they dont register,maybe they do register but i need to reboot?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227269
Anyone tried Editing their props? Can you confirm if it works for you?

Cat_On_Droid said:
I want to edit the build prop
i want to
1. Force launcher into memory
Code:
ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1
(What do i replace the HOME_APP if im using GOLauncher EX?)
8. Disable debugging notify icon on statusbar
Code:
persist.adb.notify=0
9. Increase overall touch responsiveness
Code:
debug.performance.tuning=1
video.accelerate.hw=1
But i dont know where to add them and they dont register,maybe they do register but i need to reboot?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227269
Anyone tried Editing their props? Can you confirm if it works for you?
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If you upload your build.prop here cat, i will add them lines and post it back
*edit*
Oh wait you already did it? yeah you must reboot. You dont add the launcher, Its a generic rule, It will apply to any launcher present. Just add the lines to the bottom of the build.prop

Alright i rebooted and it does work.
But just to be sure ,how can i check if my HomeLauncher is in Memory ?
Oh and i saw some nice stuff with init.D but am not sure how to apply them do i create a folder? i put the header required but the folder went !!POOF!! It didnt appear there

Cat_On_Droid said:
Alright i rebooted and it does work.
But just to be sure ,how can i check if my HomeLauncher is in Memory ?
Oh and i saw some nice stuff with init.D but am not sure how to apply them do i create a folder? i put the header required but the folder went !!POOF!! It didnt appear there
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Do something that requires alot of memory, Go watch a youtube video in the stock browers leave it open and go play a game too, when you press home, if the launcher dosen't need to restart it's working
Any scripts in init.d are executed on boot. As long as the scripts are written correctly. You dont put them in folders or they wont work

AndroHero said:
Do something that requires alot of memory, Go watch a youtube video in the stock browers leave it open and go play a game too, when you press home, if the launcher dosen't need to restart it's working
Any scripts in init.d are executed on boot. As long as the scripts are written correctly. You dont put them in folders or they wont work
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So how do i make the Scripts?
echo "500" > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs
echo "1000" > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_writeback_centisecs
i want this ^
but how i didnt try but is this how you do it ;
go RootExplorer
press newfolder (i forget the other options @[email protected])
make the header and put the code
i dont think its the right way =(

Cat_On_Droid said:
So how do i make the Scripts?
echo "500" > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs
echo "1000" > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_writeback_centisecs
i want this ^
but how i didnt try but is this how you do it ;
go RootExplorer
press newfolder (i forget the other options @[email protected])
make the header and put the code
i dont think its the right way =(
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what does it say the header has to be?

Init.d
(needs ROM with init.d access and busybox, open empty file, insert header #!/system/bin/sh and put these there, save in /system/etc/init.d and name it something like 77tweaks)

I tried to do it for you, here's the script. Its inside the .zip. You can push it with ADB.
You may have to chmod 777 it too

thnx for the script,but how can i make my own,there are other cool stuff like NET connection fix or something similar
btw ; can i just get the file to my Plays SD,and then move and paste to init.D ? will it work the same?

Cat_On_Droid said:
thnx for the script,but how can i make my own,there are other cool stuff like NET connection fix or something similar
btw ; can i just get the file to my Plays SD,and then move and paste to init.D ? will it work the same?
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open the scipt in wordpad, look how it is written, write the scripts the same way
if you copy it with root explorer, make sure you give it the right permissions:
rwx-rwx-rwx

Alrighty ,im all set.TY

Cat_On_Droid said:
Alrighty ,im all set.TY
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Last week you was a noob Now your writing init.d scripts

AndroHero said:
Last week you was a noob Now your writing init.d scripts
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xD

[HOW TO][GUIDE] VPN Without Security Lockscreen

I dont know how many other people out there use androids built in vpn, but i hate the fact that you are required to use a security screen (pattern, pin, password) to do so. I have found a way to bypass this if you are rooted. This has only been tested on the stock kk rooted ota. However i would think it is the same on almost any stock based rom.
This assumes you already have your vpn and a security screen setup and working.
Go to the market and download a root capable data base (db) editor. I use SQLite Editor which is a paid app, but im sure there are free ones too.
Open the db editor. SQLite Editor sorts it by the app (in this case Android System) the data base is associated with, others may not work this way and may require you to navigate to the db file directly (/data/system/locksettings.db).
Open locksettings.db and select the locksettings directory. Look for the line that says "lockscreen.password_type". Under the value colum it will show some random number. Select the line and edit the value to be 0 (zero). Save if required by your db app, and restart your phone.
When it reboots you should no longer have a security lock screen only the swipe up screen. When you go to settings - more - vpn, it will still say you need to setup a security lock. Hit CANCEL, and it will show you your list of setup vpn's. Select one and connect. Boom working vpn with no pattern, pin, password screen required.
To undo this just go to settings - security - screenlock, and setup a new lock pattern, pin, or password.
You can also disable the swipe up lock screen by editing the "lockscreen.disabled" value in the locksettings.db to be a 1 instead of a 0.

good write up, thank you sir.

Where did you get stock kk rooted?
Sent from my HTC One

I was already unlocked and s-off, so i ruu'd took the kk ota and then rooted it. But i believe santod has his thread in development where you can download the stock rooted kk rom.

an alternative method
An add-on alternative update for relevancy. Using Samsung Note 3 4.3 MJ7 stock rooted.
Firstly, thanks OP for a nice clear guide for all on how to do this theoretically.
This is an alternative for those who aren't able to purchase SQLite Editor:
1. get a good freeware SQLite editor like for example SQLite Studio @ w w w sqlitestudio.pl
2. copy following files from your phone to the PC using some form of file explorer or whatever methods you can think of
/data/system/locksettings.db
/data/system/locksettings.db-shm
/data/system/locksettings.db-wal
3. open up the editor, load the locksettings.db and modify like what OP has mentioned
4. you will notice that the new saved DB is going to be a single file instead so just replace this file back into your phone and delete the OTHER files
5. reboot and done.
:highfive:

Alternative method
found it on another forum
The process does not require rooting its more like a bug
worked on my i9300 with 4.3 firmware
1. Add a VPN
2. Lock the device with a pin
3. Enter the pin wrong 5 times
4. Press OK to the message that pops up
5 Press Forgot Pin
6. Sign into your Google Account
7. Select pin lock
8. Press cancel.
and now u got unlocked screen with working vpns

the method works, but after I reboot, when I enter VPN screen is aks me for "password for credential storage"... how can I solve? thanks in advance

Hirishiolo said:
the method works, but after I reboot, when I enter VPN screen is aks me for "password for credential storage"... how can I solve? thanks in advance
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Yeah i have the same issue (nexus 10 rooted 4.4.3 stock)

Hit cancel, and it should bypass it.

cmlusco said:
Hit cancel, and it should bypass it.
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it should.... but it does not for me (Sony Xperia Z1 with CM11 4.4.3)

schickel said:
it should.... but it does not for me (Sony Xperia Z1 with CM11 4.4.3)
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same for me, it does not work

ebackbone said:
An add-on alternative update for relevancy. Using Samsung Note 3 4.3 MJ7 stock rooted.
Firstly, thanks OP for a nice clear guide for all on how to do this theoretically.
This is an alternative for those who aren't able to purchase SQLite Editor:
1. get a good freeware SQLite editor like for example SQLite Studio @ w w w sqlitestudio.pl
2. copy following files from your phone to the PC using some form of file explorer or whatever methods you can think of
/data/system/locksettings.db
/data/system/locksettings.db-shm
/data/system/locksettings.db-wal
3. open up the editor, load the locksettings.db and modify like what OP has mentioned
4. you will notice that the new saved DB is going to be a single file instead so just replace this file back into your phone and delete the OTHER files
5. reboot and done.
:highfive:
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Thank you :good:

ebackbone said:
An add-on alternative update for relevancy. Using Samsung Note 3 4.3 MJ7 stock rooted.
Firstly, thanks OP for a nice clear guide for all on how to do this theoretically.
This is an alternative for those who aren't able to purchase SQLite Editor:
1. get a good freeware SQLite editor like for example SQLite Studio @ w w w sqlitestudio.pl
2. copy following files from your phone to the PC using some form of file explorer or whatever methods you can think of
/data/system/locksettings.db
/data/system/locksettings.db-shm
/data/system/locksettings.db-wal
3. open up the editor, load the locksettings.db and modify like what OP has mentioned
4. you will notice that the new saved DB is going to be a single file instead so just replace this file back into your phone and delete the OTHER files
5. reboot and done.
:highfive:
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i have followed your tutorial and the OP's but when i edit locksettings.db there is no such line "lockscreen.password_type"
i am on kk 4.4.2

vadimo said:
i have followed your tutorial and the OP's but when i edit locksettings.db there is no such line "lockscreen.password_type"
i am on kk 4.4.2
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My locksettings.db is empty as well. Does anybody know why?

Geilerzucker said:
My locksettings.db is empty as well. Does anybody know why?
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on mine one its not empty

Hirishiolo said:
same for me, it does not work
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i also followed the tutorial now and same as you guys, doesnt work

worked for me initially on samsung mega (jellybean), but after reboot i'm getting the 'enter password for creditial storage' issue and pressing cancel doesn't solve it.
is there any other solution?

In 4.4 there is no such file
Code:
/data/system/locksettings.db
.. any ideas?

Clauu said:
In 4.4 there is no such file
Code:
/data/system/locksettings.db
.. any ideas?
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Try a different file manager.
It failed like that for me with ES File Explorer,
but worked when I used SM File Browser.
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vadimo said:
i have followed your tutorial and the OP's but when i edit locksettings.db there is no such line "lockscreen.password_type"
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Tap on the "QUERY *" button to see the file contents.
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pajenn said:
worked for me initially on samsung mega (jellybean), but after reboot i'm getting the 'enter password for creditial storage' issue and pressing cancel doesn't solve it.
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What I do here: just type something.. anything, doesn't matter. At least one character.
Then on the next screen, where it asks to set up a lockscreen, just Cancel.
This seems to be necessary once per boot -- any password, different time or the same, works.
After that it lands me on the VPN manager screen, all functional.

Well I kind of messed up. I tried to open with SQLite but it would give me an error 14. So i decided to try to open just like that using ES Explorer and edit it like regular note(SQL is totally different I had no idea). Anyways i didnt edit anything but now i cant set a pin or any type of security on my phone. When i try to set up a pin it still shows a swipe and when i try again my Note 3 freezes and get an error message saying settings stopped responding.
Any idea on how to fix this? Im rooted and im running the latest firmware 4.4.2 if that helps.

[ROOT HD 10] Enable advanced power menu (global actions) + my other framework mods!

*****ONLY WORKS FOR FIREOS 5.6.2.0 OR LOWER*****
The title says it all. I've activated the stock global actions power menu. The options need tweaking a bit still, but this was too good to wait.
For the moment, without an Xposed module, the stock options are: Airplane Mode, Settings, Lock Now, and volume. With Gravitybox, you can add power (might be stock. I noticed this after gravitybox was installed), restart (which leads to soft reboot, reboot, recovery reboot and boot loader reboot).
How?
One minor edit to the framework was all it took. The menu was disabled, the value set to 0. Change the value to 1, and you get the menu. Simply long press the power button for a couple of seconds and it will pop up.
I have been trying for so long to get this to work. I looked at the configuration dozens of times and didn't figure out what it meant until today. This needs a bit more work and can probably be added to my settings.apk, but that's for another day.
Requirements:
Rooted HD 10 on FireOS ***5.6.1.0 or 5.6.2.0****
Windows PC with ADB
Installation:
1. Download and install adbd insecure.
2. Download and place the attached framework-res.apk in your ADB folder and plug your tablet into your PC.
3. Open adbd insecure and check the top box to make adb insecure. Open an adb window and type the following, hitting enter at the end of each line:
Code:
adb remount
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb reboot
4. Long press power button. Score. :highfive:
P.S. This framework also contains all previous modifications. References:
How to guide: Enable 'ok Google' to work from ANY screen
[ROOT] [HD 10 2017] FireTabletSettings.apk Rewritten [August 22, 2018]
[FIRMWARE] [STOCK] Pre-rooted, optimized, stock firmware for HD 10 Suez [APRIL 2019]
[Root] [HD 10 Suez] Remove parental control applications/restrictions [May 2019]
[TEST] [Flash Zip] [HD 10] [ROOT] All-in-1: The ultimate hacks, tricks & mods zip
[Root] [App] [All tablets] Disable & replace lock screen - set custom wallpaper
NO ROOT REQUIRED: Working Screen Mirroring
UPDATE (for 5.6.1.0):
June 1, 2019
- Increased default system volumes from -6 db to 8
- Set preference for 5ghz wifi to false. Setting this to true only allows 5ghz connections. 2ghz are ignored if set to true.
- Fixed typo in time server I found in the system logs.
- Extend network attributes (I don't know if these actually work but doesn't hurt either way)
- Wpa_supplicant_scan_interval by default is set to 15000.... milliseconds. Raised value to 150000000. This may have been the cause of disconnects on a constant level.
- preferences prefer dual pane set to true
- Bar separating notifications from system messages was narrow (set to true). Set it to false.
- Low battery warning is now 10% instead of 25%. Extreme low battery warning (almost dead battery) set at 5%

DragonFire1024 said:
The title says it all. I've activated the stock global actions power menu. The options need tweaking a bit still, but this was too good to wait.
For the moment, without an Xposed module, the stock options are: Airplane Mode, Settings, Lock Now, and volume. With Gravitybox, you can add power (might be stock. I noticed this after gravitybox was installed), restart (which leads to soft reboot, reboot, recovery reboot and boot loader reboot).
How?
One minor edit to the framework was all it took. The menu was disabled, the value set to 0. Change the value to 1, and you get the menu. Simply long press the power button for a couple of seconds and it will pop up.
I have been trying for so long to get this to work. I looked at the configuration dozens of times and didn't figure out what it meant until today. This needs a bit more work and can probably be added to my settings.apk, but that's for another day.a
Requirements:
Rooted HD 10 on FireOS ***5.6.1.0*** (5.6.2.0 comes soon. Possibly 5.3.x.x)
Windows PC with ADB
Installation:
1. Download and install adbd insecure.
2. Download and place the attached framework-res.apk in your ADB folder and plug your tablet into your PC.
3. Open adbd insecure and check the top box to make adb insecure. Open an adb window and type the following, hitting enter at the end of each line:
Code:
adb remount
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb reboot
4. Long press power button. Score. :highfive:
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I have updated to the latest, 5.6.3.0 (erroneously called 5.3.6.4). I guess it is risky to do this until someone tries it and says it works? I've been using retyre's prerooted installs for the last couple of releases. So if this screws things up, I would have to adb sideload and root again, which I'd like to avoid.
Ignoring that issue, can the file just be copied into the correct folder with a file manager since I'm already rooted?

sga999 said:
The title says it all. I've activated the stock global actions power menu. The options need tweaking a bit still, but this was too good to wait.
For the moment, without an Xposed module, the stock options are: Airplane Mode, Settings, Lock Now, and volume. With Gravitybox, you can add power (might be stock. I noticed this after gravitybox was installed), restart (which leads to soft reboot, reboot, recovery reboot and boot loader reboot).
How?
One minor edit to the framework was all it took. The menu was disabled, the value set to 0. Change the value to 1, and you get the menu. Simply long press the power button for a couple of seconds and it will pop up.
I have been trying for so long to get this to work. I looked at the configuration dozens of times and didn't figure out what it meant until today. This needs a bit more work and can probably be added to my settings.apk, but that's for another day.a
Requirements:
Rooted HD 10 on FireOS ***5.6.1.0*** (5.6.2.0 comes soon. Possibly 5.3.x.x)
Windows PC with ADB
Installation:
1. Download and install adbd insecure.
2. Download and place the attached framework-res.apk in your ADB folder and plug your tablet into your PC.
3. Open adbd insecure and check the top box to make adb insecure. Open an adb window and type the following, hitting enter at the end of each line:
I have updated to the latest, 5.6.3.0 (erroneously called 5.3.6.4). I guess it is risky to do this until someone tries it and says it works? I've been using retyre's prerooted installs for the last couple of releases. So if this screws things up, I would have to adb sideload and root again, which I'd like to avoid.
Ignoring that issue, can the file just be copied into the correct folder with a file manager since I'm already rooted?
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There was one report of it working a week or two ago. No one has said anything since. If it doesn't work, worst case is you need to flash back to 5.6.x.x

DragonFire1024 said:
There was one report of it working a week or two ago. No one has said anything since. If it doesn't work, worst case is you need to flash back to 5.6.x.x
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1. If it fails, and I'm unable to boot, I will have to redo the sideload of the bin file. Then I have to reroot. As I said, I've just been using the prerooted version for the last couple of releases which means I don't have to go through extra steps to root. Since I am rooted, I just use Flashfire to flash the new prerooted version by retyre.
2. I was asking about copying the framework file that you put out there. If I ignore the problems of it possibly messing up my system, and I just want to try it anyway, why is it necessary to use Adb insecure and the PC? Since I'm rooted, can't your framework file just be copied to the correct folder?
3. Finally, can you tell me exactly what you changed in the framework? In your other thread about modifying the framework, you give some good instructions on how to decompile and recompile. I might want to try that instead of using the version that you have created here (since I'm on 5.6.3.0). Is it really just one boolean that needs to be changed?

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1. If it fails, and I'm unable to boot, I will have to redo the sideload of the bin file. Then I have to reroot. As I said, I've just been using the prerooted version for the last couple of releases which means I don't have to go through extra steps to root. Since I am rooted, I just use Flashfire to flash the new prerooted version by retyre.
2. I was asking about copying the framework file that you put out there. If I ignore the problems of it possibly messing up my system, and I just want to try it anyway, why is it necessary to use Adb insecure and the PC? Since I'm rooted, can't your framework file just be copied to the correct folder?
3. Finally, can you tell me exactly what you changed in the framework? In your other thread about modifying the framework, you give some good instructions on how to decompile and recompile. I might want to try that instead of using the version that you have created here (since I'm on 5.6.3.0). Is it really just one boolean that needs to be changed?
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1. Yes
2. With a root explorer yes.
3. For this? An integer was all. Everything else? That's too much to type. Honestly I spend hours and days reading them testing and mostly failing. I can't tell you the amount of bookmarks i have, maybe close to 500 or more. A lot of times I have to mix together old tricks. you spend most time reading than anything.

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1. Yes
2. With a root explorer yes.
3. For this? An integer was all. Everything else? That's too much to type. Honestly I spend hours and days reading them testing and mostly failing. I can't tell you the amount of bookmarks i have, maybe close to 500 or more. A lot of times I have to mix together old tricks. you spend most time reading than anything.
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I don't understand your answer to 3. I'm just interested in what you changed in the framework-res to get the advanced power menu. You said it's just an integer. If I decompile framework-res.apk, where is the integer that must be changed? When you said "everything else", maybe you mean all your changes in the thread about hacks, tricks, and mods? I'm not asking about those. I'm only asking about the advanced power menu that you are talking about in this thread.

sga999 said:
I don't understand your answer to 3. I'm just interested in what you changed in the framework-res to get the advanced power menu. You said it's just an integer. If I decompile framework-res.apk, where is the integer that must be changed? When you said "everything else", maybe you mean all your changes in the thread about hacks, tricks, and mods? I'm not asking about those. I'm only asking about the advanced power menu that you are talking about in this thread.
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If you decompile it, it would be in res/values/integers. The config would be (paraphrasing) 'long_press_on_power'. Since in this AOSP framework the global actions are active, you have a choice of values of 0 or 1. 0 being no action, 1 being the action. It's a few lines away from 'long_press_on_home' which is supposed to be between 0 and 3. 2 would activate the voice assist. But for some reason I haven't figured out, setting that value does nothing one way or the other but gravitybox fixes it.
You can change around the global action menu too I saw, but didn't have time to experiment with that yesterday.

@DragonFire1024
Nice hack! Like your new power menu - always wanted something like that!
Now, given that it'd be such a burden to update this for every FireOS version, any chance you'd take a stab at putting this together as an Xposed module? Other rooted Fire tablets could use it too.
I recall sometime in the past there were modules designed for FireOS - if you find that on XDA, you could start from that one.

DragonFire1024 said:
If you decompile it, it would be in res/values/integers. The config would be (paraphrasing) 'long_press_on_power'. Since in this AOSP framework the global actions are active, you have a choice of values of 0 or 1. 0 being no action, 1 being the action. It's a few lines away from 'long_press_on_home' which is supposed to be between 0 and 3. 2 would activate the voice assist. But for some reason I haven't figured out, setting that value does nothing one way or the other but gravitybox fixes it.
You can change around the global action menu too I saw, but didn't have time to experiment with that yesterday.
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Here's what is in my integers.xml file for 5.6.3.0. Are you saying I need to change 2 to 1 in the first one? And no changes to the others?
<integer name="config_longPressOnPowerBehavior">2</integer>
<integer name="config_shortPressOnPowerBehavior">1</integer>
<integer name="config_doublePressOnPowerBehavior">0</integer>
<integer name="config_triplePressOnPowerBehavior">0</integer>

@DragonFire1024, Have you edited smalis? It is for do it in the framework-res.apk of another tablet.

sga999 said:
Here's what is in my integers.xml file for 5.6.3.0. Are you saying I need to change 2 to 1 in the first one? And no changes to the others?
<integer name="config_longPressOnPowerBehavior">2</integer>
<integer name="config_shortPressOnPowerBehavior">1</integer>
<integer name="config_doublePressOnPowerBehavior">0</integer>
<integer name="config_triplePressOnPowerBehavior">0</integer>
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Correct. First config set to 1 and leave the others as is, unless you want to test them out.

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@DragonFire1024, Have you edited smalis? It is for do it in the framework-res.apk of another tablet.
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I have not. I rarely touch that at least not Amazon smali. It doesn't translate well at all. And haven't really had to so far. And the framework is odexed...well the .jar in system/framework is, so they don't have smalis.

bibikalka said:
@DragonFire1024
Nice hack! Like your new power menu - always wanted something like that!
Now, given that it'd be such a burden to update this for every FireOS version, any chance you'd take a stab at putting this together as an Xposed module? Other rooted Fire tablets could use it too.
I recall sometime in the past there were modules designed for FireOS - if you find that on XDA, you could start from that one.
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I was thinking about that however if gravity box works to bring out the rest (reboot etc) I imagine other power menu modules will also work now.

DragonFire1024 said:
I was thinking about that however if gravity box works to bring out the rest (reboot etc) I imagine other power menu modules will also work now.
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Gravity box might work - AFTER your framework-res.apk replacement (which needs updating after each OS version). As is, for me Gravity does not bring anything out beyond the stock "Power off" option. It seems a module could simply patch framework with the correct flag, and then Gravity will do its thing. Same logic would apply to other features that Amazon might have chosen to disable.

bibikalka said:
Gravity box might work - AFTER your framework-res.apk replacement (which needs updating after each OS version). As is, for me Gravity does not bring anything out beyond the stock "Power off" option. It seems a module could simply patch framework with the correct flag, and then Gravity will do its thing. Same logic would apply to other features that Amazon might have chosen to disable.
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Install framework in OP then you need to enable the advanced power menu in gravitybox, power tweaks. Then long press power button, tap restart, then you get your options for reboot.

Rortiz2 said:
@DragonFire1024, Have you edited smalis? It is for do it in the framework-res.apk of another tablet.
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Also for the most part Amazon just moved configurations around maybe changed a few characters or couple of words. But for the most part a significant portion if not almost all of the Android source for this version was left inside these files. There are very few things I actually had to rebuild. The battery stats is one of those things. Other things are more difficult and require other pieces of software, for example specific apks. That took quite a lot of time to hunt down working versions of certain apks. Remember we are working with what is considered a stone age OS version. So we have to literally search for needles and haystacks just to find the one tiny thing that makes it all work... Well at least some of it

Gosh, I tried for a long time to decompile/recompile framework-res.apk (5.6.3.0)...no luck! I'm using your instructions in post 2 in the 7 wallpaper thread as a guideline. I can decompile successfully. Then, even without making any changes at all, recompile does not work. I won't bother to put the error display here unless you're interested. (systemui.apk fails on the recompile also, but in a different way). A "regular application" will decompile and recompile just fine.
So I have no idea what's wrong. I do have xposed/gravitybox installed, and I wonder if that causes the problem (but it sounds like have those also?). Or some change to 5.6.3.0 that you did not encounter with prior releases. I'm wondering if you can upload your framework-res.apk somewhere so that I can try that. At least that would narrow it down to the new release or my error.
There are lots of posts about this kind of problem, but they mostly talk about wrong paths, etc. That is definitely not my issue.

I had downloaded the most recent apktool, 2.3.4. Just for fun, I just tried 2.2.0. There are 4 warnings, but otherwise, it worked. I haven't tried to install the new framework, so I can't be sure all is okay, but it's certainly a good sign. I will also try more recent versions of apktool, i.e. ones between 2.2.0 and 2.3.4, and see where it went wrong.
EDIT: 2.3.2 and earlier are good, 2.3.3 and 2.3.4 are bad.
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If it ain't one thing, it's another! After changing the integer, I'm trying to drag and drop with 7zip from the new apk to the old, as you described in your other thread. For resources.arsc, it works as you said, i.e. it asks if I'm sure I want to copy. But for the res folder, it doesn't ask me anything and just starts extracting into the old. I cancel it before it can complete.
Do you recall doing something different for the res folder? I could be on a different 7zip version than you, of course. I've used 7zip, but I'm not that familiar with it.
EDIT2: I don't think a notification is done if my edit gets combined with my prior post. I tried both reply and quick reply, and both ended up combining. Can someone tell me how to make it do a new post? Or maybe I'm wrong and another notification occurs, in which case, ignore this!

sga999 said:
I had downloaded the most recent apktool, 2.3.4. Just for fun, I just tried 2.2.0. There are 4 warnings, but otherwise, it worked. I haven't tired to install the new framework, so I can't be sure all is okay, but it's certainly a good sign. I will also try more recent versions of apktool, i.e. ones between 2.2.0 and 2.3.4, and see where it went wrong.
EDIT: 2.3.2 and earlier are good, 2.3.3 and 2.3.4 are bad.
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If it ain't one thing, it's another! After changing the integer, I'm trying to drag and drop with 7zip from the new apk to the old, as you described in your other thread. For resources.arsc, it works as you said, i.e. it asks if I'm sure I want to copy. But for the res folder, it doesn't ask me anything and just starts extracting into the old. I cancel it before it can complete.
Do you recall doing something different for the res folder? I could be on a different 7zip version than you, of course. I've used 7zip, but I'm not that familiar with it.
EDIT2: I don't think a notification is done if my edit gets combined with my prior post. I tried both reply and quick reply, and both ended up combining. Can someone tell me how to make it do a new post? Or maybe I'm wrong and another notification occurs, in which case, ignore this!
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Lol it's going to take a bit to get used to everything. I actually had messed around with apktool when I first started all this and got so frustrated I just stopped trying. 6 months after that I tried again and it took me a week or so before I successfully compiled and installed a system apk. My initial goal was to use this method to try and trick a non rooted tablet into thinking it was installing an update to a system app. Though it worked on rooted devices, I could never get it to work for non rooted ones. Don't give up,keep trying and re check everything, especially make sure your PATH to the proper tools is correct. I'll look at the latest fireOS framework tomorrow.
P.S. without any further modifications, I tested APM+ Xposed module and it works too. You can add and remove all the optioions plus add different ones depending on the module. No further tweaking needed on my end.

Okay, when dragging and dropping res, it does finally ask if I really want to copy AFTER it takes quite a while "extracting". I was confusing extracting with unzipping or unpacking...or some other term that would imply it was changing the format. I'm still not sure if it's doing it properly, but I'll keep trying. And I'd still like to know how to make these combined posts cause a notification, and if not, how can I force it to.

Disable backlight keys

Hey, i'm new on this forum. I'm seeking a way to disable backlight keys. I have the rom Rezurection Remix Pie on my galaxy A5 2017, and there is no setting to disable the backlight keys. I tried with the galaxy light buttons app but it's not working. My phone is rooted, so i tried also with Root Explorer, i can edit the backlight/max_brightness file but the change do not save. If someone has a solution, with android 8.0 i can do this change but with this ROM, i can't, i don't know why

DjangoMoon said:
Hey, i'm new on this forum. I'm seeking a way to disable backlight keys. I have the rom Rezurection Remix Pie on my galaxy A5 2017, and there is no setting to disable the backlight keys. I tried with the galaxy light buttons app but it's not working. My phone is rooted, so i tried also with Root Explorer, i can edit the backlight/max_brightness file but the change do not save. If someone has a solution, with android 8.0 i can do this change but with this ROM, i can't, i don't know why
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Do the changes not save after a reboot or don't save at all? What I have done sometimes with files that don't stay changed, is changing the file permissions so they are "read only" to the system. If this makes any sense.

SnowFuhrer said:
Do the changes not save after a reboot or don't save at all? What I have done sometimes with files that don't stay changed, is changing the file permissions so they are "read only" to the system. If this makes any sense.
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It doesnt save at all :/ how to switch into read only ? With root explorer i can change the permissions but it doesnt seem to have an effect after i edit and "save" the file

DjangoMoon said:
It doesnt save at all :/ how to switch into read only ? With root explorer i can change the permissions but it doesnt seem to have an effect after i edit and "save" the file
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After changing file permissions, close root explorer and browse to the file again. The permissions should have changed.