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Rooted phone.. can I still develop app?

For my final year project I'm creating an Android app. As i'm sure most of you are aware the Android emulator is incredibly slow and so I want to run the app on my phone instead each time. I know you can do this usually but as my phone is rooted and running a ROM (that isn't stock), it doesn't give me the option to run on the phone when I run the project (I know you can usually do this because my friends unrooted phone works fine). Is there anyway I can get my rooted phone to work or will I have to revert to stock?
Many thanks

You might be better off in another non device specific forum.
But in general, yes, it can. The only thing a stock ROM can do that a custom one can't is consume more resources, battery, and space than necessary.
Do you mean to install an app? Just tap on the .apk file on a file manager or something and it should let you install.

Go into developer options and click whatever needs to be checked. If you run adb devices and it shows up, you should be able to install it on your device. If you are using eclipse the option should show when you try to run the program.
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xxkid123 said:
You might be better off in another non device specific forum.
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Sorry I should of said, I've got a DHD running the CodeFire 4.2 BR1 ROM.
xxkid123 said:
Do you mean to install an app? Just tap on the .apk file on a file manager or something and it should let you install.
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No, I mean just running the app like I would through the emulator without installing the .apk file on the phone.

Teichopsia said:
Go into developer options and click whatever needs to be checked. If you run adb devices and it shows up, you should be able to install it on your device. If you are using eclipse the option should show when you try to run the program.
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When I adb devices it wasn't showing anything so I downloaded PdaNet and this re-installed the correct drivers for my phone. It now works :victory:

You cannot run an app without installing it ..
when u use the emulator on pc and and connect your phone via datacable to run your app on it , the emulator actually installs that app in your phone and then run it ! most probably u r not confused with this ...

CM10-nozomi issues

Hi.
installed FXP214 CM 10 and i have a couple of issues.
1.The illumination bar doesn't work.I tried all things,only thing that worked was installing the receiver apk and after i did that,it blinks,it doesn't slowly fade and it doesn't vibrate anymore.
2.Can't install anything,i tried installing a new lockscreen apk,did all the things i did with other roms(and worked on all of them) but on cm10 it won't install it. Same with installing new keyboards and many other apk and zips. It misses a lot of libraries.
3.The keyboard.If you're using english(US) the gestures work but if you chose any other language it won't work.
I rly want to make those work,it's one of the fastest roms for xperia s and has a great level of costumization but those issues really stink..and clearly it's something wrong since all other roms allow those changes.
Any way of fixing them ? Thanks in advance !

gehaste said:
Hi.
installed FXP214 CM 10 and i have a couple of issues.
1.The illumination bar doesn't work.I tried all things,only thing that worked was installing the receiver apk and after i did that,it blinks,it doesn't slowly fade and it doesn't vibrate anymore.
2.Can't install anything,i tried installing a new lockscreen apk,did all the things i did with other roms(and worked on all of them) but on cm10 it won't install it. Same with installing new keyboards and many other apk and zips. It misses a lot of libraries.
3.The keyboard.If you're using english(US) the gestures work but if you chose any other language it won't work.
I rly want to make those work,it's one of the fastest roms for xperia s and has a great level of costumization but those issues really stink..and clearly it's something wrong since all other roms allow those changes.
Any way of fixing them ? Thanks in advance !
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This is the rom I used: Cyanogen 10 FXP214 ( https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-r7KTvfNB-XZWt1Rkd1eVdoNXM/edit )
◦Wipe User Data
◦Wipe Cache
◦Advanced => Wipe Dalvick Cache
◦Mounts and Storage => Format System
Then install the system it should work.
also View attachment Increase_Brightness.zip This will fix brightness issue, and you need to install GAPPS also ( http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip )
Good luck

Hmm i installed it right,i did all that you said,you might have misunderstood me.
I can install apps,just that some,installed via moving to system/apps won't work.
I did all that,tried all ways and it still doesn't work.

gehaste said:
Hmm i installed it right,i did all that you said,you might have misunderstood me.
I can install apps,just that some,installed via moving to system/apps won't work.
I did all that,tried all ways and it still doesn't work.
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Are you sure that you are still ROOT? Maybe something is wrong with the ZIP achieve.
I'd try reflashing the phone with flashtool back to stock firmware .55 I have tool for rooting the .55 if you want. And from .55 with recovery try installing CM10 again.

MADNJPN said:
Are you sure that you are still ROOT? Maybe something is wrong with the ZIP achieve.
I'd try reflashing the phone with flashtool back to stock firmware .55 I have tool for rooting the .55 if you want. And from .55 with recovery try installing CM10 again.
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Of course it is rooted.Some said i can't install the unlock.apk because there's no such thing on CM10.
Another problem : my original headphones work but my Triton headphones don't anymore.They worked on the stock rom and KA Speed but not on CM10.

Hi, someone else having problems with Whatsapp and Data when Screen goes off ? This just happens when using the Data Network, using Wifi when the screen goes off whatsapp keep working.

Unfor80 said:
Hi, someone else having problems with Whatsapp and Data when Screen goes off ? This just happens when using the Data Network, using Wifi when the screen goes off whatsapp keep working.
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Whatsapp has currently some problems with the server.
But if you have just problems with mobile network it should me some other reason.
What CM10 version are you using?
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gehaste said:
Hmm i installed it right,i did all that you said,you might have misunderstood me.
I can install apps,just that some,installed via moving to system/apps won't work.
I did all that,tried all ways and it still doesn't work.
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Some apps need different framework and other files rather than just the apk in system/app. For example, the walkman app from stock Sony ROM won't work on cm by just installing or moving apk to system/app because other modifications are needed to be done to get that working on cm.

How can i set the minimum brightness level on fxp228 to the lowest.
The minimum is now 20 and i just can adjust the maximum brightness in /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight.
Can someone help me?
And I don't want to enable auto brightness or use apps I want to modify build.prob or some data where it is written.

frankfurt069 said:
Whatsapp has currently some problems with the server.
But if you have just problems with mobile network it should me some other reason.
What CM10 version are you using?
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Thanks for anwser me, I'm using the CM10 from FreeXperia (FXP228), and I'm not using the last version(FXP230) because I'm have the problem with SIM-card not being recognized.

Unfor80 said:
Thanks for anwser me, I'm using the CM10 from FreeXperia (FXP228), and I'm not using the last version(FXP230) because I'm have the problem with SIM-card not being recognized.
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Me too.
So deinstall whatsapp and reinstall maybe delete data in app settings...
If it doesn't work you just can wipe cache

frankfurt069 said:
How can i set the minimum brightness level on fxp228 to the lowest.
The minimum is now 20 and i just can adjust the maximum brightness in /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight.
Can someone help me?
And I don't want to enable auto brightness or use apps I want to modify build.prob or some data where it is written.
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There are apps to lower brightness levels. I use rootdim. Works well.

bluechelsea said:
There are apps to lower brightness levels. I use rootdim. Works well.
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Read my post i don't want to use apps and i also have to use root dim

[Q] Xperia PLAY keeps rebooting

After i installed 15-20 apps, and rebooted phone once, my xperia play just keep rebooting, i can only boot it clearly when i enter cwm and clear cache and dalvik cache, but again if i reboot phone, it'll keep rebooting. So I think that the problem is in one of the apps i installed, how can i find which one?
I don't want to delete all apps i installed, just that one that's forcing my phone to reboot.
If anyone can help, please reply.

I uploaded logs, both (catlog and alogcat)
If someone can understand from logs what is causing my phone to keep rebooting constantly, please reply.
I thing that one of the apps is causing my phone to reboot but don't know which one, and i don't have much knowlage to find a solution of my problem from logs :/

Maybe zeam launcher or burst camera
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Bakisha said:
Maybe zeam launcher or burst camera
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Zeam came with the rom that i am using and never had problems with it earlier.
Uninstalled burst camera now and still rebooting

senadin001 said:
Zeam came with the rom that i am using and never had problems with it earlier.
Uninstalled burst camera now and still rebooting
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maybe low internal memory?
or, do you have some scripts in init.d?

Bakisha said:
maybe low internal memory?
or, do you have some scripts in init.d?
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350 mb free internal memory
i have Liquid_speed for xperia play installed in init.d but that tweak wasn't problem when i installed it 10 days ago.
My problem came yesterday when i downloaded 15 paid apps from internet and installed all of tham.
Seems that i'll need to delete it one by one to find which one i causing my problem

senadin001 said:
350 mb free internal memory
i have Liquid_speed for xperia play installed in init.d but that tweak wasn't problem when i installed it 10 days ago.
My problem came yesterday when i downloaded 15 paid apps from internet and installed all of tham.
Seems that i'll need to delete it one by one to find which one i causing my problem
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start first with those apps who needs root.
you could make backup of those apps, so you can reinstall them

Bakisha said:
start first with those apps who needs root.
you could make backup of those apps, so you can reinstall them
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Deleted all of tham, but still rebooting, in fact i had to reflash rom to fix it :/
now i must install one by one and reboot every time to see which one is causing reboot

Now installed all of tham again, and there is no rebooting, WHO IS CRAZY HERE ?
I hope it won't come back again
 @Bakisha thanks for helping

senadin001 said:
Now installed all of tham again, and there is no rebooting, WHO IS CRAZY HERE ?
I hope it won't come back again
@Bakisha thanks for helping
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These miracles happens sometimes :laugh:anyway try to avoid installing many apps on a shoot; install some of them and reboot, then install the remaining apps.

After a day of use, the same thing's happening
again rebooting

senadin001 said:
After a day of use, the same thing's happening
again rebooting
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Can you tell us which apps did you install ?

WhiteWashed said:
Can you tell us which apps did you install ?
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Ok, here is the list: (all of tham downloaded from the internet, not google play)
Games:
Farm frenzy 3
Farm frenzy 3 American Pie v1.0
Fifa 12 xperia play optimized
Flappy bird 1.3
Trial xtreme 1,2,3
Virtua Tennis Challange
Dead trigger 1
Six guns
Metal slug 1,2,3
Dead space
Apps:
360 panorama
Clone Yourself
Face Swarp
Fast Burst Camera
FPse for android
Geo camera
igo navigation
RAM manager pro
Smart tools full
Snap camera HDR
Wave control
Whistle android finder
that's it
And one more thing i noticed just now, when i turn on bluetooth my phone reboot immediately

Try with RAM manager pro and Smart tools full first.
After that, camera apps.
What rom and kernel you are using?

Bakisha said:
Try with RAM manager pro and Smart tools full first.
After that, camera apps.
What rom and kernel you are using?
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I'm using ics hyper gamer with lupus ics v7 720p kernel
i tried to uninstall all of apps i installed earlier, but still the same rebooting...
Maybe some of the apps cache took some place on the phone and that is causing phone to reboot
tomorow i'll try to clean install new rom and see what will happen

I did it, i made clean install of new rom and installed all of my apps again, entered in every app i installed(reason for this is that apps can make its cache) and than i rebooted phone, reboot was ok and there is no constantly rebooting anymore, i can turn on bluetooth now without problems, i'll keep using it to see will it be ok in future 2-3 days.

Even if it's all ok on new rom, you could post in few days or a week, is it rebooting or not.. Just for future reference, if someone else is having problem with same rom and apps...

Of course i'll reply when i test it 2-3-4 days.
I'm still on the same rom (hyper gamer) but now cleanly installed and for now don't have problems

senadin001 said:
Of course i'll reply when i test it 2-3-4 days.
I'm still on the same rom (hyper gamer) but now cleanly installed and for now don't have problems
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Sometimes a fresh install fixes problems with previous Rom u had let's say first flash something didn't get wiped and then new Rom gets install and there conflicting parts of the rom it would cause reboots or the burstly camera app u had may have been a required app that you had uninstalled
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It could even be a problem of the ROM...

How to stop Popup ads on zenfone 2

Hi
I got a Zenfone 2 from gearbest. I keep getting popup ads randomly appearing. Has anyone else had this problem? How can I remove these pesky ads?
Thanks

Wipe & install rom from scratch
Inviato dal mio ASUS_Z00AD utilizzando Tapatalk

keikkio said:
Wipe & install rom from scratch
Inviato dal mio ASUS_Z00AD utilizzando Tapatalk
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I tried doing this through recovery . But it's the same after wipe and clean install.
Thanks

What ads exactly? Have you tried uninstalling all the unneeded bloatware the phone comes with?
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yrtrnc said:
Hi
I got a Zenfone 2 from gearbest. I keep getting popup ads randomly appearing. Has anyone else had this problem? How can I remove these pesky ads?
Thanks
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Please go through this;
https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2015/11/04/trojanized-adware/

nishuksd said:
Please go through this;
https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2015/11/04/trojanized-adware/
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Ok. This seems like the problem.
Any ideas on remedies?
Thanks
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yrtrnc said:
Ok. This seems like the problem.
Any ideas on remedies?
Thanks
Sent from my SM-N9000Q using XDA Free mobile app
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I cannot confirm whether your device is infected by that mentioned kind of malware.. Can I know which country you belong to?
And if your device is infected, presently there is nothing we can do. Lookout clearly said that for a normal user it's better to replace the device with a new one. And for an advanced user who know well about root/system files, can try removing those malware from root level...
Everyone is at risk, dont worry.. Someone will come up with a solution..

nishuksd said:
I cannot confirm whether your device is infected by that mentioned kind of malware.. Can I know which country you belong to?
And if your device is infected, presently there is nothing we can do. Lookout clearly said that for a normal user it's better to replace the device with a new one. And for an advanced user who know well about root/system files, can try removing those malware from root level...
Everyone is at risk, dont worry.. Someone will come up with a solution..
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Hello
There must be a way to clear the phone completely. A full wipe somehow and start fresh?
If I knew what the files were I'd delete them from root folders. No problems there.
Thanks
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yrtrnc said:
Hello
There must be a way to clear the phone completely. A full wipe somehow and start fresh?
If I knew what the files were I'd delete them from root folders. No problems there.
Thanks
Sent from my SM-N9000Q using XDA Free mobile app
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These malwares will not be removed even on full wipe/factory reset or anything. And as I told presently there is no way to remove it. But dont be sure that your device is infected by that one, may be it's something else.., so first you've to check other things, find out if its because of any application installed in your phone!
Remove those suspicious apps, and then check it out..

I removed many apps. But no success.
Any idea on how the malware reinstall itself after a clean wipe?
Sent from my SM-N9000Q using XDA Free mobile app

the malware doesnt reinstall itself.. it simply hides in the system partition which isn't affected my clean wipes.
the only way to remove it is to wipe and restore the system partition.
You could try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
under 3.1) Rooting Zenfone 2
use method 1
that will flash a clean image to your system partition, albeit with root and its caveats like "DO NOT TAKE OTAs, flash manually"

google is the real criminal...
hi guys..first of all install addons detector from playstore..use it ..it will show you all apps with adv.addons…delete those apps….second go to apps..google..yes..google…that is the main culprit..delete all your stored history…caches..cookies etc…third always browse the web in incongnito mode/do not track mode.whenever there is a pop up on your mobile..see the ad closely ..u will see :i:..press it..it will take you to its source..(google)..follow instructions…and you will be fine !! and last but not least…bless me..!!

nishuksd said:
These malwares will not be removed even on full wipe/factory reset or anything. And as I told presently there is no way to remove it. But dont be sure that your device is infected by that one, may be it's something else.., so first you've to check other things, find out if its because of any application installed in your phone!
Remove those suspicious apps, and then check it out..
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what does it mean.. i think wiping out entire partition will sort the issue. re partition you device. or wipe and reflash every partition with fastboot commands

The problem is Gearbest. They do this on almost every freaking phone they sell, and in the case of ZF2, they even make it in a way that you are unable to even update the ROM (it gives error everytime). They do this more notoriously on Xiaomi devices, they just come loaded with adware with no chance of getting rid of it, at least for regular smartphone users.
Anyway, i bought mine last month and the way i did it was this:
Convert the SKU from CN to WW (search here the thread on how to do it)
Flash phone with Asus Flash Tool, i used the oldest available LL build, from 05/2015
Reboot to recovery, connect to PC and update to latest LL build via ADB
Reboot to recovery again and update to the first MM build via ADB
Boot the phone normally, put latest MM firmware zip file on internal storage or sdcard and update via update notification.
There you go, a ZE551ML updated to latest official MM firmware, with WW SKU.

JBolho said:
The problem is Gearbest. They do this on almost every freaking phone they sell, and in the case of ZF2, they even make it in a way that you are unable to even update the ROM (it gives error everytime). They do this more notoriously on Xiaomi devices, they just come loaded with adware with no chance of getting rid of it, at least for regular smartphone users.
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Then, GTFO Gearbest and never buy anything from this ****ing company, again, ever.
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Root finally! But what do I do now?

Thanks to this forum I managed to root my phone with Magisk. I am really excited at the same time, I have no idea what "cool things" to do now? Any suggestions? In the old days I used FireSheep with a rooted phone but I guess that doesn't work anymore.
Any apps I should try or windows programs to do cool things (debloat, secure the phone etc.)?

/OT
Ain't freedom grand? The world is yours to try and explore...

Gollob said:
Thanks to this forum I managed to root my phone with Magisk. I am really excited at the same time, I have no idea what "cool things" to do now? Any suggestions? In the old days I used FireSheep with a rooted phone but I guess that doesn't work anymore.
Any apps I should try or windows programs to do cool things (debloat, secure the phone etc.)?
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didn't you asked yourself why you need it in the 1st place
me personally i use it to freeze some apps and for xposed

loopypalm said:
didn't you asked yourself why you need it in the 1st place
me personally i use it to freeze some apps and for xposed
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What app do you use to freeze some apps?

Gollob said:
What app do you use to freeze some apps?
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i use lucky patcher
(you can also use titanium backup)

Gollob said:
Thanks to this forum I managed to root my phone with Magisk. I am really excited at the same time, I have no idea what "cool things" to do now? Any suggestions? In the old days I used FireSheep with a rooted phone but I guess that doesn't work anymore.
Any apps I should try or windows programs to do cool things (debloat, secure the phone etc.)?
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Possible features if rooted are
1. AFWall (firewall)
2. XPrivacyLua (restricting rights of apps)
3. AdAway (ad blocking)
4. ACCA (battery charging management)
5. Migrate NG (backup and restoring)
etc.