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Need Things To Do With Your New Galaxy SIII?

Hello everybody!
I'm looking for new things to do with my GSIII. I was so excited to get mine and now that I have it I'm like "uhhhhh what now?"
I'm looking to try things to do, apps to try, tweaks, etc.
Any suggestions should be posted here for people who are just antsy for something to try.
Pictures to take, apps to try, tweaks, etc.
So lets have it.......

Nevell said:
Hello everybody!
I'm looking for new things to do with my GSIII. I was so excited to get mine and now that I have it I'm like "uhhhhh what now?"
I'm looking to try things to do, apps to try, tweaks, etc.
Any suggestions should be posted here for people who are just antsy for something to try.
Pictures to take, apps to try, tweaks, etc.
So lets have it.......
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Make a phone call. Those are rare nowadays.
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download wifikill and troll all the apple devices connected to the open network at your closest starbucks.

cnstarz said:
download wifikill and troll all the apple devices connected to the open network at your closest starbucks.
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Great find. Never heard of that app before.
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network spoofer is another one with more trolling capabilities.

cnstarz said:
download wifikill and troll all the apple devices connected to the open network at your closest starbucks.
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This is going to change my life. I thank you. Starbucks, here I come...

Don't forget Faceniff which let's you take over someones Facebook account.session if you're on the same Wi-Fi network as they are.
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cnstarz said:
download wifikill and troll all the apple devices connected to the open network at your closest starbucks.
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can someone post a link?
i cant find it in the play store..
thanks.

They aren't in the Google play store. They were taken down. Google search then and you will find them easy. I use them to troll Starbucks and McDonalds when I'm on my lunch break Lol
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apply the latest update, customize your screens with HD widgets or beautiful widgets, try out the different motion settings, install the amazon app store to get free apps everyday, learn the best way to take pictures during the day, at night and during motion....
being disruptive to others is not ideal nor should it be looked upon as a warranted action.

I have the wifikill app I found it on google and it is amazing. Lol

dtr145r said:
can someone post a link?
i cant find it in the play store..
thanks.
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I found the link by using www.google.com

Nevell said:
I have the wifikill app I found it on google and it is amazing. Lol
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Lol yeah I used it to knock my wife's computer off the WiFi while she was trying to waste money online shopping, waited till her cart was full and then killed it so she couldn't complete the transaction lol
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rgregg504 said:
Lol yeah I used it to knock my wife's computer off the WiFi while she was trying to waste money online shopping, waited till her cart was full and then killed it so she couldn't complete the transaction lol
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ROFL that's epic.

I suggest getting and setting up "Llama", I LOVE that app! Switches your profiles based on whatever rules you set. IE It puts my phone in Quiet and enables WiFi when at the office M-F between certain times, goes into Car mode on the way to/from the office, back into quiet if i work at my night job based on if i'm in the area designated, then silent mode to sleep and launches Lightning Bug app to help wife and I sleep.
DesktopVizualizer is another sweet App to customize any icon
LauncherPro and Nova Launcher are GREAT
Dropbox and AwesomeDrop are other favorites to make life easier
Get some game emulators -N64oid, Genisoid, etc -can use PS3 and XBox360 controllers with USB OTG cable
Robin is a sweet "assistant" for car use with 100% hands free aside from swiping your hand above the phone to get "Robin's" attention

Ok after stumbling accross this post, I have managed to do absolutely nothing at all work related today. wifikill is awesome. After turning on my wifi and connecting to a network, wifikill showed 186 connections. Going down the line and dissabling one at a time is truly comical. You dont know who has what ip but looking around you see people going like wtf happened. Great find thanks

flawedlegacy said:
I suggest getting and setting up "Llama", I LOVE that app! Switches your profiles based on whatever rules you set. IE It puts my phone in Quiet and enables WiFi when at the office M-F between certain times, goes into Car mode on the way to/from the office, back into quiet if i work at my night job based on if i'm in the area designated, then silent mode to sleep and launches Lightning Bug app to help wife and I sleep.
DesktopVizualizer is another sweet App to customize any icon
LauncherPro and Nova Launcher are GREAT
Dropbox and AwesomeDrop are other favorites to make life easier
Get some game emulators -N64oid, Genisoid, etc -can use PS3 and XBox360 controllers with USB OTG cable
Robin is a sweet "assistant" for car use with 100% hands free aside from swiping your hand above the phone to get "Robin's" attention
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Where can I find the emulators? I've been looking since I seen a YouTube video with a guy playing GTA with a PlayStation controller.

This "wifikill" sounds highly illegal.

nabbed said:
This "wifikill" sounds highly illegal.
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this. can someone get in trouble for using something like this?

harharharris23 said:
this. can someone get in trouble for using something like this?
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Only if you get caught lol. It was funny to see the people in Starbucks trying to figure out why they couldn't get online, but you would have to really get carried away to get caught or even raise suspicion
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Does anyone have the Google Maps .apk from BEFORE they updated the layout?

The new Maps is very buggy and missing a lot of features i use. (not talkin about Latitude. i don't use that)
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Maps (old layout) 6.14.4
http://www.sendspace.com/file/pjsv96

Lieu10ant said:
The new Maps is very buggy and missing a lot of features i use. (not talkin about Latitude. i don't use that)
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I dont have it off hand, but just download any rom older than a few weeks and extract it from system/app. Just make sure the play store isnt set to auto update your apps though

i've been running liquid smooth and it didn't come with maps apk in the rom, I had always downloaded it from the play store...
I would really like the apk for maps as well

Go to team blackout's website. They have an inverted version.
[email protected]'$ [email protected]@XY

Or just Google "Google maps apk" I'm sure an older version will show up.
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Is the new one THAT bad? What do y'all think?
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I've got a pretty recent one. I'll try to remember to post it when I get home.
A lot of people have had several issues with this latest update. Google was forced to revert at least one change within a couple days of its release.
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Maps 6.14.3
Here you go. Google Maps 6.14.3. Pulled from the latest T999V update released a week or so ago. Extract it first!

Lieu10ant said:
The new Maps is very buggy and missing a lot of features i use. (not talkin about Latitude. i don't use that)
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Agree bro..
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Just go in to settings> application manager> all tab> Google maps then uninstall update
So simple...
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yeah. that option isn't available on my phone.
my sister hated the new update, but the "uninstall updates" WAS available on her phone. wonder why it's not avail on my phone.
but anyways, thank you SO MUCH for the link!
most roms don't come with google based apps, they all use the "gapps"

Edit: found a newer version. i think this was the most recent version before the new layout
6.14.4
http://www.sendspace.com/file/pjsv96
oh how beautiful the UI looks. thank god i have it back.

Fyi guys, someone around here said google released another update that fixed a lot of issues people had. Cant remember who or where, but figured I'd mention it.
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I uninstalled it completely ..and refused the update. The new update was very buggy and seem to constantly send data back . But just the fact that a force feed us this version pissed me off . One of there main things Google did was removing Latitude (as of Aug. 1st ) . Which I used a lot to keep track of my kids and family, the technology is still there but can only be used on Google Hangout (very buggy). But who really knows why it is they do this things like this...Just buggy.

I have just reverted it on the desktop as well, such a relieve to have the old stuff back.... at least while they let us.
I came looking here to revert the phone apk (blackout is the easy way and awesome). Google messed up sooo bad on this one. Like I search for a chain, and it shows me them one at a time with me having to swipe through them (in seemingly random order as some are up to 40mi away sandwiched in between others that are 2-4mi away, and the one that is only 0.7mi away is 10 swipes away). The old maps just shows you a map with YOU in the center and pins for the 10 results closest to you. When I am "on-the-go" why would I want to instead have the map of the first result you choose at random, which may or may not include my location, and then have to swipe through results while I mentally figure out where each one is in relation to me??? It is just ludicrous! The new maps may be great for casual browsing at home, but I use maps for location-based productivity, there are plenty of other apps for Where should I go / eat / buy. Make the new Maps for tablets and leave my phone and desktop Maps alone (or make them more productive, not less!!!)
Other examples of failure:
- I tell it to navigate somewhere and it shows me a full screen route-list, even if there is only one. Then, after I select that route I want, it shows me that route and I have to click Go before the navigation actually begins. The old version: I instantly get navigation and can choose alternate routes if I want. The new version is dangerous to use while driving. The old one is 100% hands free. WTF Google?
- You used to be able to use Google Now to say "Map of ..." or "Navigate to ..." which does not work correctly anymore.

Have you reported all of this to google?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Have you reported all of this to google?
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Yes, through multiple different PCs/Apps. I just did a survey they sent to me for switching from New to Old on Desktop.

Cool, hopefully enough people will complain and they will fix it.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Cool, hopefully enough people will complain and they will fix it.
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I'd like to see that, but I doubt it. Likely they'll look at us and ask why we havn't updated our phones.
Really wanted to thank the folks on here who pulled the APK, Maps 7 just doesn't work at all on my EVO 3D, it flickers, the prompts are scrambled, it can only function in landscape mode... this is on top of the, slower, feature hidden, beauty update nonsense. So thanks again.
Dogan
I've played beta games with less bugs than this ****e.

I have the old Maps, and I've tried multiple copies of Google Now, but still when I say "Navigate to Target" it shows me Google results for that search instead of opening Navigation and auto routing to the nearest Target.
I really, really miss "Map of [...]" and "Navigate to [...]". I want to be able to do this from google now which is always one button away, not have to open the map program first, click search, then click mic, then say "Target", then click the nearest one, then click navigate. (at least it is not 4 more steps anymore like it was with the new maps)
Please, can someone figure out how to get this simple command working as it used to?
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Edit: Nevermind I guess... mine just started working again. I complained here and in one other thread, then I tried "Navigate to Texas" as I was going to post a screen shot of how that same search that worked for another didn't work for me, and to my surprise it worked. Now it is working every time just how it used to. Very strange. I swear it was not working for me from like 2 months ago until 30min ago. I'm just glad it is back.

[Q] Any way to "OK, Google" from any screen but Google Now?

I don't get the point of having the "OK, Google" if I can't use it on any screen except when I actually open Google Now. I was hugely let down by the lack of "always listening" but what is the point of having this if I need to open up a specific program just to set an alarm with my voice?
How do I "OK, Google. Set an alarm for 30 minutes" without actually opening up the god damn Google Now?
I am so disappointed in this lack of feature or my lack of knowledge.

Purchase a Moto X if you want always listening.
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jmill75 said:
Purchase a Moto X of you want always listening.
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Thanks, for being a great help and an asset to the community.
I am asking about how to get Google to use voice recognition without actually opening up the program and wasting time..
But thanks again............

murf43143 said:
I don't get the point of having the "OK, Google" if I can't use it on any screen except when I actually open Google Now. I was hugely let down by the lack of "always listening" but what is the point of having this if I need to open up a specific program just to set an alarm with my voice?
How do I "OK, Google. Set an alarm for 30 minutes" without actually opening up the god damn Google Now?
I am so disappointed in this lack of feature or my lack of knowledge.
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Don't really know how to do it on sense, but you can install the Google Now Launcher.

murf43143 said:
Thanks, for being a great help and an asset to the community.
I am asking about how to get Google to use voice recognition without actually opening up the program and wasting time..
But thanks again............
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Hey smurf..... That is a feature of the X...... Not the One.
And your welcome.
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xReaper7x said:
Don't really know how to do it on sense, but you can install the Google Now Launcher.
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Not able to do it.
"This app is incompatible with all of your devices." on the web play store, and the Google Now Launcher doesn't even show up in the play store on the phone.

jmill75 said:
Hey smurf..... That is a feature of the X...... Not the One.
And your welcome.
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Also a feature on the Nexus 5....(not talking about always listening but how to access Google Now from a home screen) but thanks again for being whatever it is that makes you feel like you need to be a ****.

murf43143 said:
Also a feature on the Nexus 5....(not talking about always listening but how to access Google Now from a home screen) but thanks again for being whatever it is that makes you feel like you need to be a ****.
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Bro you lost me when you started talking about "god damn google now"...is it really that serious of an issue to bring your lord and savior into it. So I figured I would really get you riled up Smurphy And it worked lol.
Anyway see my thanks meter compared to yours before you bash for not helping the XDA community. Bye now....

Anyways, I had to put that guy above on the ignore list for both wasting this threads time and just being rude.
If you hold the home button, then swipe up it launches Google Now, so that will be how I access it until active listening from the home screen when the phone is on is one day enable or someone does an extension.
Thanks to anyone but the guy I had to block.

murf43143 said:
Not able to do it.
"This app is incompatible with all of your devices." on the web play store, and the Google Now Launcher doesn't even show up in the play store on the phone.
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Do a google search for the apk. You should be able to side load it.
You can then use ok google on the home screens, but still nowhere else.

You can download the Google now Launcher (googlehome.apk) from numerous threads here on xda, any gapps zip download for aosp, and many places on the internet. That's the only way to do it and you won't get BlinkFeed either :/ otherwise gotta deal with the home buttoness
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HolyAngel said:
You can download the Google now Launcher (googlehome.apk) from numerous threads here on xda, any gapps zip download for aosp, and many places on the internet. That's the only way to do it and you won't get BlinkFeed either :/ otherwise gotta deal with the home buttoness
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Thank you both kindly! I may do that if I find the "hold home, swipe up" can be improved upon.
Have a great day, and if I do side load it and test it I will replay back and edit my original post to include that and state how it works.

murf43143 said:
I don't get the point of having the "OK, Google" if I can't use it on any screen except when I actually open Google Now. I was hugely let down by the lack of "always listening" but what is the point of having this if I need to open up a specific program just to set an alarm with my voice?
How do I "OK, Google. Set an alarm for 30 minutes" without actually opening up the god damn Google Now?
I am so disappointed in this lack of feature or my lack of knowledge.
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There is an application called open mic +. It is still in beta I think but it works amazingly. Check it out.
Edit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.OpenMic.Pheonix
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As far as I'm aware, it could only be done with certain apps (like the mic+ app linked in the above post) or from installing the Google Now launcher. That means you won't be able to run Sense though so if you really want to carry on using Sense you'll need to use one of the aforementioned apps instead.
It's a shame that HTC didn't implement such a feature to be honest, especially considering they made it possible to use Ok Google commands once on the Google Now app. I guess it's officially limited to certain Nexus devices though.
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ayo234 said:
There is an application called open mic +. It is still in beta I think but it works amazingly. Check it out.
Edit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.OpenMic.Pheonix
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Thank you for this. I tried installing it and messing with it in many ways, but it only recognizes my "Okay, Google" about 10% of the time (I tried both engines) and even when it does recognize my "Okay, Google" from a home screen it takes about 5-10 seconds for it to launch, thus by the time it launches I have either thought it failed since it took so long or I said "Okay, Google" 3 times already by the time it launches.
Thank you anyways, it just doesn’t work well with this phone maybe. Pretty disappointing since the processor it has is able to do always listening or at least home screen listening.

xposed module
Not sure if you have root, but there is an xposed module for this. just search "ok google" in the xposed app and you'll find it.

Pure+ said:
Not sure if you have root, but there is an xposed module for this. just search "ok google" in the xposed app and you'll find it.
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Or simply use Nova Launcher which has added the ability to use "Ok Google" from any home screens in the latest update.

Ruxin said:
Or simply use Nova Launcher which has added the ability to use "Ok Google" from any home screens in the latest update.
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Or some people actually like sense and don't want to cover it up. Thanks anyway
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[Q] AT&T samsung galaxy note 4 ROOT/EXPOSED INSTALLER

While I was the first one in my town, AT&T my local store to get my NOTE 4, a root isn't available for this awesome phone YET. What are you doing in the meantime to customize your device? No xposed Installer, no rooted apps... What is it that you've done to make up for what we don't have? And how have you done it? If you know root, then you know what we are missing and what we want. How have you done up your phone? Let me and the rest of us know what you've done, and how you done it...... Also, let us know if you're wanting the root or not. I want the root badly... Oh so badly....

Not doing much to customize it yet, I'll wait for towelroot or one of the other kits and a custom Rom before I do much. Must say, this is probably the only phone I've had that customizing isn't a high priority, best phone I've ever had and custom will just make it better.
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note3palermo said:
While I was the first one in my town, AT&T my local store to get my NOTE 4, a root isn't available for this awesome phone YET. What are you doing in the meantime to customize your device? No xposed Installer, no rooted apps... What is it that you've done to make up for what we don't have? And how have you done it? If you know root, then you know what we are missing and what we want. How have you done up your phone? Let me and the rest of us know what you've done, and how you done it...... Also, let us know if you're wanting the root or not. I want the root badly... Oh so badly....
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Get a launcher. I recommend nova. It will let you customize it enough.
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You can theme without root. Loving this badboy.
Nova launcher, Exdialer, One icon theme, Holo locker.

Im pretty satisfied with stock for now. im using the latest version of tsf shell it runs really smoothly and i really like the animations. As far as apps go greenify is a must for me with or without root
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Found a pretty awesome app for switching hardware keys ie. The back an recent app buttons for us left hand people. "all in one gestures" in the play store. NO ROOT needed!
It's a free app, it also has gestures for many custom setups. I have my back button set up as a left to right swipe on the side of the screen. Makes one handed use easier for sure.
Also you can change the long press actions of your hardware keys.
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I am using a custom launcher right now. Go launcher EX. I also switch between, Nova, Taft, next, spb, and others. With all the widgets, all pro versions or top version available. The best icon sets I believe are the best for me. I have custom set ups left and right. I'm needing root so badly. I love APPOPPCOMMAND,or whatever it's called. I love to root all my devices. I know the note 4 is great, I do. But rooting it makes it that much better. Keys so hope bounty-gate solves this for us. I'm chipping i some loot for sure. Regular customization is OK and all, but the rooting is where it's at for me. And a whole lot more of you all out there want it too. Please root. I have 30 shirts being made up right now, saying, got root? Galaxy note 4 needs you. (front) then on the back it says xposed Installer made me do it

stalnakerz said:
Not doing much to customize it yet, I'll wait for towelroot or one of the other kits and a custom Rom before I do much. Must say, this is probably the only phone I've had that customizing isn't a high priority, best phone I've ever had and custom will just make it better.
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Geohot works for Google now, so it's my understanding he will no longer be working on towelroot app.
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What is sad, is, GEOHOT, no longer works for us. He is with GOOGLE as i keep hearing.. Any confirmations? If you go back to geohots first you tube videos, or even when he was on CNN or whatever TV show he was on, at that time, he claimed that he was for us. The masses, the people. Unlocks and roots were all his giving. To us. Now he has turned away from us. I guess money is the ROOT of all evil. Let's hope CHAINFIRE makes this happen for us. He is our new brass god we hope makes it for us. SAURIK for iPhone keeps himself real and stays with the people and keeps JAILBREAK available for all people be master what ios they run. I'm sad now. Chainfire, geohot, we need you both

Geohot never worked "for us." He came out for a huge bounty....you want his attention, make a huge bounty

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Geohot never worked "for us." He came out for a huge bounty....you want his attention, make a huge bounty
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You're right he never worked for "us". What I meant was, he wanted us the people to have free reign over our phones. He did it for us. I never known he came and did it for bounty.... Did he? Let's get it done then. I'm going to personally put up 100 into the bounty loot bin. Let's get him or chainfire working on it. I know this, nothing is going to happen until after lollipop comes out. No one is dropping a root opener when you, us, we could all lose it after the update. That's the truth. I want root so bad I can and will eat my old note 3 to get it

I want it bad too, but that bounty was over 18k that brought George out last time.

n00b1269 said:
I want it bad too, but that bounty was over 18k that brought George out last time.
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Yes it was. It was Hugh! !!!! I Remer when it all happened. Lol

....ok

ShrekOpher said:
Get a launcher. I recommend nova. It will let you customize it enough.
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I agree. That was the first launcher that I got for my phone.

I'm a fan of apex

jimmie48jj said:
Found a pretty awesome app for switching hardware keys ie. The back an recent app buttons for us left hand people. "all in one gestures" in the play store. NO ROOT needed!
It's a free app, it also has gestures for many custom setups. I have my back button set up as a left to right swipe on the side of the screen. Makes one handed use easier for sure.
Also you can change the long press actions of your hardware keys.
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How about telling us what app that is...

It's in the post, it's called "All in one gestures" it's on the play store for free
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A launcher isn't what I want root for. If it is all you want it for, then do launchers. For me, it's so much more than that. Its the file system changing, its writing to files, its changing the boot log. It Is changing and stopping what starts up during boot. Its taking away permission that apps have to my phone. It is way more than customizing. Its changing the phone and how it works. That's what I want root for. Not just for changing the layout in my phone. Nova, apex, go launcher EX, next, tsf, i have them all.. The full paid versions. I have every launcher except for the stupid ones. I have literally 95% of them all. I have the guesture things and all those. I want root and I just been with at&t for too long to stitch it up. It is ducked up and I hate it without root. I hated the iPhone without jailbreak and I love the note 3 and 4 but I need root to really make it right

I just want root to get rid of the AT&T jingle and globe during boot.

Want My Phone to Alert Me if I Leave My Watch Behind

I'm currently using the app Wear Aware to alert me on my watch if I leave my phone behind. I'd also like the opposite... I want my phone to alert me if I leave my watch behind but I think this is beyond wear's scope. Anybody know of an app that can do this?
Thanks!

jpfulton248 said:
I'm currently using the app Wear Aware to alert me on my watch if I leave my phone behind. I'd also like the opposite... I want my phone to alert me if I leave my watch behind but I think this is beyond wear's scope. Anybody know of an app that can do this?
Thanks!
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I feel like a simple tasker profile that warns you when the phone is out of bluetooth range of the watch would suffice.

thebobmannh said:
I feel like a simple tasker profile that warns you when the phone is out of bluetooth range of the watch would suffice.
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You're probably right... I guess I could look into this but seems like this would be something that someone has already created an app for.

jpfulton248 said:
You're probably right... I guess I could look into this but seems like this would be something that someone has already created an app for.
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Maybe? But having a bunch of apps running in the background seems less efficient than having one doing a bunch of things, if you use Tasker for anything else.

I'm with you on the inefficiency thing. I did try with tasker and it seems like I got it half working some of the time. Rather than continue to troubleshoot I just started downloading a bunch of wear compatible find phone apps. I ended up finding one that has the functionality I'm looking for. I loved the simplicity of Wear Aware but now I'm using "Find My Phone" (nice name, right?) by Nick Apps link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.nickapps.wear.findmyphone&hl=en. In order to get the exact setup I wanted I think I had to pay $2 but so far so good. Thanks for your help.