It has come that time. my note 2 is getting very little use anymore. But I still have a user for it. But I want to kill the phone completely. And I mean completely, not just airplane mode or remove the apk.
It's only ever going to use WiFi now from time to time. so I want to maximize the shelf life.
Is this possible? Maybe flash an empty IMG over the modem?
Any other way?
Than you for any info..
A bare bones AOSP rom with a minimal gapps package for Google access could work. ..
Then use TIBU to delete all non essential apk's....
Pull the sim and done. ..
No network without a sim...and you should be able to kill the no sim prompt using TIBU as well so the nag screen won't function. ..
Just a few ideas for ya....
But you will need an OS for the chipsets to function and for sat locks and such if you want maps or something similar. ..
Just a few thoughts. ...g
Sadly modern phones still connect to the cell phone network even with out a sim, and still might allow an emergency call. But there should be a way to stop all that.
nutpants said:
Sadly modern phones still connect to the cell phone network even with out a sim, and still might allow an emergency call. But there should be a way to stop all that.
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You can go into the system and delete the phone and contacts apk files.
Also I believe Wanam Xposed and Gravity box Xposed has options to disable the emergency call feature from the home/lock screen.
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I have an HTC Evo that I am going to give to my daughter to use as an ipod basically. It will not be activated and I know it won't make any calls but I want to know if there is a way to do away with the phone icon all together so I don't have to worry about her accidently calling 911 or even *2. Does anyone know of a way or rom that I need that can do this??
Just use Titanium Backup to remove the phone apk., if you're rooted.
Delete the dialer
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To delete the dialer do I need a specific rom because I have tried to delete stock stuff before with stock rooted rom and various other roms and it wouldn't work.
As far as with titanium backup do I just freeze the apk?? I have tried freezing some before and the whole phone just froze but that was also with a customer rom not a stock rooted phone.
er, think what you are saying - you're taking something that could be used to save her life and yours and disabling it.
Just tell her not to use it, *2 isn't going to do anything other than maybe connect her to someone who will ask for pass codes to reactivate...
for one she is only seven and doesn't need to be able to make any calls what so ever. And two the only time she will have it is when she is with me, either at our house or when we leave but she is only allowed to have it when she is with me so she will never need actually use it for an emergency. And I know what *2 will do but I know her and she will sit there and keep calling to have conversations with them. She has done it in the past with my fiancees phone. If she was actually going to be taking it to her mothers or to school absolutely it would ne fully activated and I would only limit the calls that she can make by disabling all others numbers but she isn't it will be used strictly as an ipod like device and only when she is with me.
Use an app that will block certain apps with a passcode. Lock the dialer, contacts, and anything that there's no reason to use but that you can't remove. There are tons of apps with this functionality on the Market. I think there's one or two featured for free on Getjar.
You can also use Titanium Backup or a free alternative to freeze apps. This way you can test what your rom can do without. If it's only going to be used for media/games, I'd put something light, like CM7 on it. This will help with battery life and performance, and a lot of the apps that you don't need aren't installed stock.
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Is there any speed/memory to be gained by removing phone, gps, sms, etc funtions on the play?
I think most of us understand we will use our plays long after we replace it as a phone i can give you a million reasons why but i dont have to, you already know.
So what about a rom that is for just gaming/wifi internet funtions only.
Think of it, your play is deactivated, you dont need the radio anymore and a bunch of other funtions.
Am i crazy about thinking of turning my play into an internet enabled gameboy? What are the possibilities?
That's what I did . Removing the phone apps would make the PLAY not even attempt to gain data access, so it likely will help with battery life (it actually auto-sets the phone to airplane mode so you could just do that if you don't want to mess with the phone app). You also cannot check the "Status" under "About phone" if you remove the phone app. After removing the phone app, your PLAY with hate you, so you'll likely have to do a battery pull. After it restarts, the errors will cease.
As for roms, I just use a tweaked version of the stock rom (best for audio quality to me) but CM7 might be faster
Just turn on airplane mode
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Just turn on airplane mode
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Well yes but my question was if there was any memory to be gained by not having those funtions on the phone in the first place.
My cell is GSM, and i bought a CDM Xperia Play to use as a tablet device, i just use it with airplane mode.
I rooted it, removed all bloatware, and got a 64GB microsd for it.
I love it i use it for:
- Internet.
- Mp3 Player.
- Camera.
- Console Emulators.
- Scummvm.
- Android Games.
And i got it for $124 brand new in it's plastic bag with the factory seal intact, because it had a bad ESN. (Who cares i will never use it as a cell phone)
It could be interesting to develop a phoneless ROM. It's not an uncommon demand, so maybe something could be done about it.
Do all 64Gb work?
GetPatriotized said:
Do all 64Gb work?
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http://www.xperiablog.net/2011/12/14/xperia-play-supports-64gb-microsd-memory-cards/
I am wanting to remove all the phone components to basically make the phone a portable media player.
What would be the best way to accomplish this. I am not sure what programs would need to be frozen.
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I am wanting to remove all the phone components to basically make the phone a portable media player.
What would be the best way to accomplish this. I am not sure what programs would need to be frozen.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344890
This basically strips the phone to just that a phone with text and internet. You don't have to activate the phone or use any of the 3 to 4 total features. However, I think you need these things to at least get the phone recognize anything. Try that first. If you want to try something different, you can delete these as you see fit.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...1gdDJRekl4QmkyNmIzUmRvX2h3UDVkQXc&output=html
bigmike6200 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344890
This basically strips the phone to just that a phone with text and internet. You don't have to activate the phone or use any of the 3 to 4 total features. However, I think you need these things to at least get the phone recognize anything. Try that first. If you want to try something different, you can delete these as you see fit.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...1gdDJRekl4QmkyNmIzUmRvX2h3UDVkQXc&output=html
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Is here a simpler way? Wouldn't removing the radio from the phone solve the problem of it constantly searching for a signal (besides it being in Airplane Mode)? I appreciate the list, as that is useful, but, I am looking for more then just freezing/removing apks.
I basically want the phone to become a PMP without the ability to call, text, etc.
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Is here a simpler way? Wouldn't removing the radio from the phone solve the problem of it constantly searching for a signal (besides it being in Airplane Mode)? I appreciate the list, as that is useful, but, I am looking for more then just freezing/removing apks.
I basically want the phone to become a PMP without the ability to call, text, etc.
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Then go with the spreadsheet and delete away. Careful not to delete the stuff to at least get the phone to the homepage. The best way is to make a backup first. Then delete one thing at a time and reboot to ensure the phone will still work the way you want to.
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slixzen said:
Is here a simpler way? Wouldn't removing the radio from the phone solve the problem of it constantly searching for a signal (besides it being in Airplane Mode)? I appreciate the list, as that is useful, but, I am looking for more then just freezing/removing apks.
I basically want the phone to become a PMP without the ability to call, text, etc.
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You can't just remove the Modem... what more are you looking for? The only real way to do it is to freeze apps or remove them. Its not like we have a ROM for what you want. If you want it, you're going to have to do it yourself. If there is no service, it is useless for calling and texting. I suggest keeping the phone section active because it can still be used for emergency calls to 911. But as far as completely disabling call and text features, you will have to remove or freeze the apps. There is nothing to disable it from having a signal other than airplane mode. Wifi can still be turned on though.
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I want to use my old S4 Mini as a Bitcoin wallet. The problem is that I need to completely disable all wireless communications (GSM/Wi-fi/3G) for that.
Is this possible on the stock rom? I know I can just turn on airplane mode and remove the sim-card, but I saw apps turning on Wi-fi all by themselves, so that doesnt feel safe enough. Is there a better method?
Also, if someone is willing to develop a custom ROM for me, which completely strips everything that has to do with wireless, Im willing to pay for that.
Which apps are there which turn on wifi by themselves without asking for permission??
If you have root you could manually break your wifi or anything else by deleting the appropriate files/libs in the system folder.
I have several old NOTE 2 (Sprint) phones. No longer used. I want to use them around the house for.. OK no bull ****.. I want to install Verizon Messages + on it and log in to my wife's
Account so I can see her messages. When I install the app on the old phone
It knows I am on a phone e and tries to log in with the old number.
The same app when installed on a tablet, let's you enter the phone number
To use and login with. How can I make the app think it's on a tablet and not
A phone?
Again, the phone is no longer used, just connected on WiFi and I am willing
To root or whatever, not worried about risk of bricking it as I will just
Move on to the next one and try again. I have tried Carrier Wipe and all. Still nothing.
Thanks in advanced. (Also I was thinking maybe something with the build.prop file
But app just force closes)
CyanideL has a tablet version of the ROM.
mysticcorp said:
I have several old NOTE 2 (Sprint) phones. No longer used. I want to use them around the house for.. OK no bull ****.. I want to install Verizon Messages + on it and log in to my wife's
Account so I can see her messages. When I install the app on the old phone
It knows I am on a phone e and tries to log in with the old number.
The same app when installed on a tablet, let's you enter the phone number
To use and login with. How can I make the app think it's on a tablet and not
A phone?
Again, the phone is no longer used, just connected on WiFi and I am willing
To root or whatever, not worried about risk of bricking it as I will just
Move on to the next one and try again. I have tried Carrier Wipe and all. Still nothing.
Thanks in advanced. (Also I was thinking maybe something with the build.prop file
But app just force closes)
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Root the phone and install Xposed. Afterwards, download a module named App Settings. The module will allow you to change the dpi and resolution of the app into one a tablet uses.
Does she know your intentions, or is this an invasion of privacy?
Reason being, I can't, in good conscience, give you advice on how to spy on your wife.