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READ THIS ENTIRE GUIDE BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS. READ THIS ENTIRE GUIDE BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANYTHING. READ THIS ENTIRE GUIDE FOR ALL THE HELPFUL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT. READ THIS ENTIRE GUIDE EVEN IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
This guide is for anyone that would like to build their own custom keyboard with a customized layout with customized keys (hit one keyboard button and your entire email is filled in for you automatically). This method of hacking should work with other .apk files for similar endeavors. With this guide you should be able to create a custom keyboard based on the gingerbread keyboard. Read this entire guide before asking any questions. I have added information on the many things that have personally caused me errors. If you have problems with the program itself, post here asking for help, ask on the android developers's IRC channel, or read the FAQs posted about the different programs that must be used.
this is a windows 7 based guide; the only differences between W7 and other OS's is minor path changes and downloads (I don't think that android commander is available on Mac OSX)
Things that are required:
very basic commandline experience
APKtool
Signapk
android SDK installed and working (install all available packages if you do not know how to set up an emulator)
android commander -or- knowledge of how to install a custom .apk on your device
notepad -or- your favorite code editor
lots of debugging time, patience
an ability to navigate the above programs
**Common Commands**
1. apktool b <NAME OF DECOMPILED KEYBOARD FOLDER> <PATH LEADING TO YOUR FOLDER CONTAINING SIGNAPK (NAME THE FILE), READY TO COMPILE FOLDER>
2. java -jar signapk.jar testkey.x509.pem testkey.pk8 <NAMEOFFILE FROM ABOVE> <PATH TO YOUR ANDROID SDK TOOLS FOLDER>
3. adb install testsign.apk
#Protip: in Windows 7 (Vista?) hold the shift button as you right click in a folder to open a commandprompt in that directory
Command 1. is to be run from the directory holding your apk folder (do not go inside the decompiled apk folder; if you can see Android Manifest you've gone too far). The command will place the compiled apk folder into your signapk folder assuming you have set up the above commands correctly. As a side note, the compiled apk will be called "test.apk". If you want to decompile (go from an apk to "undone" folder just use "apktool d <NAME OF APK> <OUTPUT FOLDER NAME INCLUDING ITS DESIRED DIRECTORY {EX: c:\android-sdk\keyboard\gingerbredkeyboard}>
Command 2. will sign the apk file called "test.apk" and save the result in your tools folder inside your android sdk folder.
Command 3. will install the apk into your running emulator. This is optional since you can from here install the file onto your device to test things out. However, I highly recommend using the emulator because it is easier to deal with. This command will fail if your emulator has been left alone for a little while. Just do some sort of action in your emulated device to "wake it up" so that the command will find the running emulator. After you install the apk, you may need to delete the old apk before you install a newer version that you have created.
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Keyboard stuff
When you decompile the keyboard file, you'll see a bunch of folders, the main folders that you'll want to focus on are inside res\xml and res\values (res\drawable-Xdpi if you want to make a complete theme with new images). From here the xml files governing the keyboard layout should be readable by any xml editor (notepad). Some of my notes will be written below so you can use what I've discovered to generate your own code. As a quick note, the cases of letters count, you must be perfect in your xml code.
The xml files are all named with self explanatory names, just look down the list at the names and you should find what you're looking for.
values and xml folders with letters after it mean that those are aspects that are only going to work for a specific language; if you want to make global commands for any language on the keyboard use the xml files that do not have a suffix. From here you can be creative and hijack a language that you won't normally use and use it as your own personal keyboard with special keys and whatnot (a keyboard just for accented letters? personal word shortcuts?)
code examples:
android:keyLabel="Hi"
this line is what will show up on the keyboard key in question, as above, "Hi" will be printed on this key
androidopupCharacters="★"
this line is what will show up when you hold down the key in question, you will get options for ★ with this code; do not use commas to separate symbols/letters, each individual character will be it's own separate key
android:keyOutputText=";] " self explanitory, anything contained inside the quotes will be printed when the key is pressed, leave a space like I did after smilies so that you dont' have to hit the spacebar after using this key; see exceptions below
droid:keyEdgeFlags="left" is used in the <key> entry of anything on the left "edge" of a <row>
droid:keyEdgeFlags="right" same as above, but used on the rightmost key
EXCEPTIONS:
Certain characters are used in coding, if you don't enter them a special way, you will receive errors in your code when compiling or the key will simply not work. In order to use commands that "print" text with exceptions in them, prefix the exception with a "\". For example: android:keyOutputText="\@" will print the character "@". A list of known exceptions are listed below, there may be others. Special, special exceptions also exist where even prefixing it causes coding problems, in these cases, use its "name" in place of its actual character. For example: the ampersand character '&", you must use the code associated with it; see the "popup_punctuation.xml" file for some of these exceptions. There may be more exceptions that I have not come across. If you're having problems with your keyboard and cannot figure out why your key is not showing up correctly, try to treat it as an exception.
Characters that are exceptions:
#
@
?
"
IMPORTANT EXCEPTION:
I couldn't get the popup_comma.xml file to work with the above exceptions rule or with the keyoutputtext code
Putting it all together:
<Key android:keyLabel="\@G!" android:keyOutputText="cheval.de.jeanvaljean\@gmail.com" android:keyEdgeFlags="left"/>
The above will draw a key that's labeled "@G!" that yields "[email protected]" that is also the leftmost tag in a given row. Personally, I have added similar code to the above so that I have keys for the handles "@gmail.com" and "@yahoo.com" (along with my personal email so I never have to type it out all the way ever again) to the period key on the keyboard (in xml "popup_punctuation.xml"). I have also tweaked the smilies on the enter key to my own personal smilies. Assuming you've read the above and have some minimal xml experience you can figure out the rest for yourself. There are many other things that I have left out code-wise that I found to be extremely easy to figure out just by browsing the source code. As a personal tip to you, I recommend highly that you use the emulator as it is far easier than pushing files to your phone, deleting them, blah blah blah.
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Have fun and good luck =]
Hi folks,
FIRST RELEASE:
Wow, lots of bugs that needed fixing. There are still some things I'd like to improve, but they can wait. This is officially the first release of XapHandler, for stock ROMs with WP7 Root Tools, and optionally for custom ROMs as well.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Install XapHandler.
2) Run WP7 Root Tools.
3) Pivot to Policies, and set XapHandler as trusted (stock ROMs only).
4) Run XapHandler.
5) When prompted to set the file association, hit OK.
6) Exit XapHandler.
7) Open a XAP file from email, IE, or an app.
8) Check the data about the app given in XapHandler.
9) If the app is already installed and you want to do a clean install, exit XapHanderl and delete the app from your phone normally, then open the XAP file again.
10) Hit the Clean Install or Update button.
11) Wait for the Success message box.
12) Close XapHandler.
SOURCE CODE:
I don't have permission to release the actual XAP installation source code, which is from @ultrashot. Therefore, the source release just contains a pre-compiled static library (it's the same code as is used in the native XAP installer on custom ROMs, and the Bazaar app). You're able to build the full app, though.
The app has two parts: the native ARM DLL that has the COM library and does the actual installation, and the C#/Silverlight WP7 app that provides the UI and calls the COM library. You should unpack both parts to the same folder. Then, build the native part first (requires Visual Studio 2008 with the Windows Mobile 6.5 compiler). This will copy the native DLL into the managed app. Make sure the managed app includes the COM DLL, and then build it to produce a XAP file.
PROBLEMS:
If you have any issues, please report the following info:
A) Your phone model.
B) Your ROM (including version and firmware)
C) The problems or exception messageboxes you encountered.
RESTORING THE REGISTRY:
For stock ROMs, if you want to put the registry back the way it was so XAP files open in the built-in XAP handler of your custom ROM:
1) Open a registry editor
2) Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR)\.xap
3) Change the default value back to what it used to be
3.1) The original value on most custom ROMs should be "xapfile" which is the same value the app uses; don't panic if it's unchanged!
3.2) The old default value *should* be backed up in a registry value simply called "0"
4) If there's a value called 0, delete it
5) Go to HKCR\<originalClassName>
5.1) For most people, that's HKCR\xapfile
6) Change the default value back to what it used to be
6.1) The original value on most custom ROMs should be empty
6.2) This step is not important; the value is cosmetic and intended for the user
6.3) The old default value *should* be backed up in a registry value simply called "0"
7) If there's a value called 0, delete it
8) If you have a registry key called BrowseInPlace (eg. HKCR\xapfile\BrowseInPlace) you can delete it
8.1) I don't *think* it'll hurt anything if left, though
9) Set the registry value EditFlags to DWORD 65536 (0x00010000)
9.1) This value is set by release versions of XapHandler
9.2) If the value is missing, create it with the data listed above
10) Go into the registry keys "shell", "open", and "command"
10.1) For example, HKCR\xapfile\shell\open\command
11) Change the default value back to what it used to be
11.1) The default value on most custom ROMs should be "XAPDeployer.exe "%1"" (remove first and last quotes)
11.3) The old default value *should* be backed up in a registry value simply called "0"
12) If there's a value called 0, delete it
13) If you had to change anything in step 3, go to HKCR
13.1) Don't do this step if you didn't have to change anything in step 3!
14) Delete HKCR\xapfile and all its contents
14.1) This step isn't needed, just cleanup
14.2) Don't do this step unless you had a different original progID than "xapfile"!
Have fun!
Please feel free to include this app in WP7 homebrew collections or custom ROMs, so long as the Author attribution is not removed.
Total downloads of the test versions: 330.
Thank you my friend
big business
Big Thanks to useful reports, of course!
I'm also looking at releasing an app that allows people to edit their file associations on the phone - things like add new filetypes that will open in Word (works for any plain-text file), or do complex things like "open" a Mobi file by putting it in the Kindle app's isostore, then launching the Kindle app. That will build on some of the work done in this app. It's also related to some stuff for the next version of Root Webserver. I really want to figure out what's going on here, though...
a.) Samsung Focus v1.3
b.) My ROM (see sig) firmware 2124.11.9.4
c.) xapfile
d.) no change, errors: system.io.filenotfoundexception the system can not find the specified at xaphandler.xapdeployerinterop.setfileassociation() and so on and on then crashes to home screen
e.) reboot changes nothing, no other steps apply.
I installed with my hd2 program
program did not work
19.Marc HD2 Pdaimatejam Rom Wp7.5 Tango 7.10.8773.98 v7.8 >FULLY UNLOCKED>CABS Update
Mozart
5.13-based custom rom (fully unlocked of course)
FileNotFound exception when trying to associate, IndexOutOfRangeException when trying to launch xap (after manual association)
ultrashot said:
Mozart
5.13-based custom rom (fully unlocked of course)
FileNotFound exception when trying to associate, IndexOutOfRangeException when trying to launch xap (after manual association)
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yes
I get the same error
Thanks, guys. I know where the error is for you - I took a shortcut testing for the existence of certain registry entries and didn't check for FileNotFound, which I should have. Expect a new version in a day or so!
do you mean use xapdeploy.exe to install a xap?
XapDeploy.exe can't be used on stock ROMs until we break the policy system to allow homebrew executables. This app runs under TskHost.exe, like any other executable. Using WP7 Root Tools v0.9, it should be possible to run this app on stock ROMs.
Additionally, it's an alternative to XapDeploy.exe for users of custom ROMs. It displays more info about the XAP before installing it - not enough in any way to prevent Trojan malware, but enough to stop you from accidentally installing v1.15 when you wanted 1.16.
Please do post test results for the second test version. I still can't get it working on my phone, but I want to know if it works on a full-unlock - if not, there's a bug in the app, but if so then the issue is in the way I elevate. Please give it a try!
gave the same error
version 2
GoodDayToDie said:
Please do post test results for the second test version. I still can't get it working on my phone, but I want to know if it works on a full-unlock - if not, there's a bug in the app, but if so then the issue is in the way I elevate. Please give it a try!
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OOM exception while checking association, on minimizing-resuming it asks for associating (and does it correctly), but then SUCCESS on installation
except update
application tries to install
thanks
Now *that* is bloody weird; even without elevation the app gets further than that. This happens when you open a XAP file after associating the app with XAP files, right? (Was it really too much to ask that people actually provide a proper report?) There's only two places that the app uses GetResourceStream - one to open the XAP file, and one to open the manifest from within the XAP file.
I've made some changes to the app, which should make it more resilient to unexpected parameters and will hopefully help make the GetResourceStream calls less likely to fail. Please remove any manual file association you created for the app (set it back to the defaults) and run the test procedure again with the new test3 build (will be uploaded momentarily). The app was able to associate itself correctly on my phone starting with test2.
I'd also like to see this tried on some different custom ROMs. It *should* work but I still can't get the actual install to succeed on my phone (though it does get that far...).
@ultrashot: Wow, the OOM is weird and I haven't seen that in my testing, but hey, if it worked the second time... OK then! Thanks for the success report! Time to look into what level of unlock is required and figure out how to get it on a stock ROM, because elevating the app doesn't seem to be enough...
Hi GoodDayToDie, I am using HTC Gold with Dyanamic7 Rom. Firmware 51201.401. Have installed the XapHandlerTest2.xap and I am able to install Xap files which are stored in the device. Please let me know if you require any more details.
Can you do updates? I'm *sometimes* able to install an app that is not yet installed, but if the app is installed, either an update or a clean install always fails. Clean install seems more reliable immediately after rebooting the phone, but it still appears non-deterministic to me.
I hate Schroedenbugs... although HtcRoot seems to have a lot of them. I need to work on that some more.
Still, it's progress. Hopefully, by the time WP7 Root Tools 0.9 is out and the app can be used on more stock ROMs, it'll be fully working...
v3 test
except update
application tries to install
thanks
Where Internet explorer save the XAP? (I have a custom ROM (Omnia7))
Good evening ladies and gentleman.
I have HTC Titan I (x310e) with developer unlock and I was unable install and launch Julien Schapman apps - Advanced Config Tool and RegistryEditor. I was looking for a solution and today I have that.
We have to (my movie):
1. Download xap files:
- Advanced Config Tool - http://www.touchxperience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=890 (working good only version 1.5.0.0 to install in settings)
- RegistryEditor - http://www.touchxperience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=593 (working good only version 1.1.0.0)
2. Rename extension from *.xap to *.zip.
3. Open these with system (Win7) support (not 7zip, WinRAR, etc.).
4. Cut file: WMAppManifest.xml and paste in other folder.
5. Open that file with system text editor (right click and select edit).
6. Remove line with text: "INTEROPSERVICES" and save the changes.
7. Copy this file to zip folder with app.
8. Change it back to a *.xap extension and now we can deploy him.
Enjoy
EDIT
SORRRY APP LAUNCH BUT NOT WORKING. I LOOKING FOR NEXT METHOD.
it is not possible. Interop is what is required to make the app work. So without it you can install it but it wont work hence there is no way to do what you want currently
Relatedly, this fact has been known for... ever since the Mago betas came out, I think? So, probably about half the lifetime of the OS. I guess when things are that old, it's easier to "discover" stuff that doesn't work than read the old threads.
Your phone is interop-locked. You can only install or run apps without ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES, unless those apps come from the Marketplace. As a general rule, if an app requests ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES (or other capabilities), that's because it's using it for something...
Budniu said:
Good evening ladies and gentleman.
I have HTC Titan I (x310e) with developer unlock and I was unable install and launch Julien Schapman apps - Advanced Config Tool and RegistryEditor. I was looking for a solution and today I have that.
We have to (my movie):
1. Download xap files:
- Advanced Config Tool - http://www.touchxperience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=890 (working good only version 1.5.0.0 to install in settings)
- RegistryEditor - http://www.touchxperience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=593 (working good only version 1.1.0.0)
2. Rename extension from *.xap to *.zip.
3. Open these with system (Win7) support (not 7zip, WinRAR, etc.).
4. Cut file: WMAppManifest.xml and paste in other folder.
5. Open that file with system text editor (right click and select edit).
6. Remove line with text: "INTEROPSERVICES" and save the changes.
7. Copy this file to zip folder with app.
8. Change it back to a *.xap extension and now we can deploy him.
Enjoy
EDIT
SORRRY APP LAUNCH BUT NOT WORKING. I LOOKING FOR NEXT METHOD.
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Followed the method to insall Advanced Config. Now how can I uninstall it? Since I have 3 unsigned app limit, so I cant afford to waste a slot on an app that highly desirable but not useful.
elixir_pr said:
Followed the method to insall Advanced Config. Now how can I uninstall it? Since I have 3 unsigned app limit, so I cant afford to waste a slot on an app that highly desirable but not useful.
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You can try to install ORIGINAL Advanced Config Tool file - you get error but uninstall actual version from the system.
If you got ANY questions? Feel free to ask here..
[HELP THREAD]Any Questions? Anyone Can Ask here [GT-5360/5510/5512/6102]
VERY LENGTHY THREAD?? Difficult to read in app? Yes I know friends!! That's why added hide/spoiler button to each post & link to first post in every posts end
Hi, Everyone, This is a GUIDE to NEW / EXISTING users.. There are guides below for advanced users too.. So i have shared my experience at XDA with you all to make others understand and help each other.
If you want to know something/ want me to include a topic here, please PM me.. I will see if i can help with that and write about it.
Hopefully this will help many of you, Now READ ON.. Click On "SHOW CONTENT" Button to See the content on each posts below!
DIFFICULTY LEVELS: It tells you how much difficult it is for you to do the task described below. See the headings of guides in every post to see difficulty of that task.
* --> Very Easy
** --> Easy
*** --> Moderate
**** --> Difficult
***** --> Very DifficultINDEX OF THIS THREAD:
* Abbreviations/Acronyms used in XDA (Android language) [SEE 2ND POST]
* Simple methods to get LOGCAT, DMESG [SEE 3RD POST]
* CWM MD5SUM mismatch error while restoring? Solution for this: [SEE 4TH POST]
* How to use SDCARD instead of internal storage for apps[LINK2SD] [SEE 5TH POST]
* Detailed steps to install Stock rom/Firmware through ODIN [SEE 6TH POST]
* ROM installations instructions [IN GENERAL] [SEE 7TH POST]
* Kernel installations instructions [IN GENERAL] [SEE 8TH POST]
* How to deodex a stock rom in easy way using DSIXDA Kitchen [SEE 9TH POST]
* USEFUL LINKS TO THREADS/GUIDES SECTION [SEE 11TH POST/1ST POST OF 2ND PAGE]
MISCELLANEOUS: [SEE 10TH POST]
* Thread Title tags confusing? Its explained here!
* Why give "Thanks"? Thanks meter explained!
* Stars, User Titles: Junior, Member, Senior Member........? Read to know more!
* XDA/TAPATALK app image uploading problems??
* Make your Thread/Post Aligned(Neat) by using BBCODE TAGS
* Battery Drain?? Read these tips to avoid it.
* Enable Whatsapp *AUTO DOWNLOAD IMAGE OPTION* in new versions [TRICK]
PLANNED GUIDES ARE:[12th POST]
How to make a kernel--Writing in progress
How to get 10 without spamming / complaining!!
How to modify apps background,looks etc.
CREDITS :
To all my friends and xda members who gave me info to learn about these things.
To anmolsharma1293, deathnotice01, jaison thomas, kidcarter93, lavadepa, MNgez, nikufellow, tjsgy, wcypierre who gave suggestions and info and tips to improve this guide.
To The-Captain our moderator for helping us to improve ourselves, learn more and being kind to new users too.
Credits are added to respective people in the posts related to them whenever i have taken info / used their work[if not done, i will do it soon]. Informations obtained from other threads have been added in the posts related to it and i have done it with the permission of the thread OP. If i have forgotten someone's name please do let me know, and i will add it ASAP..
And please tell me any suggestions to improve this guide to help newbies/noobs as this guide should help all of us to get better at things we can do with an android. PLEASE REPORT ME ANY MISTAKES IF I HAVE MADE IN WRITING THE GUIDE/ IF THERE IS A WRONG INFORMATION.. I WILL CORRECT IT ASAP..
If i missed anyones credit, please forgive me and let me know.. and i will add it as soon as i can, promise!
Thank you.
Abbreviations/Acronyms used in XDA (Android language)
The reason for this guide is that many new users would have difficulty to understand what are these short forms.. everyone says cwm, rom, cm, etc.. but no one says what it is.. and you may feel a bit shy/embarrassed to ask them what it is. So here is my attempt to cover them..
Please do let me know in PM if some words are missing and you want them to be covered.. i will gladly add them, thank you.
This Post is an inspiration from mrhaley30705's thread & Diablo67 thread.
Use CTRL+F to find a specific term.Difficulty --> *
XDA RELATED ACRONYMS
DEV: Developer
ERD: Elite Recognized Developer
FM/FSM: Forum Moderator/Forum Specific Moderator
RC: Recognized Contributor
RD: Recognized Developer
RT: Recognized Themer
SM: Senior Moderator
GENERAL
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
ATM - At the moment
BTDT - Been there done that
CRACK: The password / product key / license key illegally used for unauthorized usage are known as a crack of the software . Also please read the warning posted at warez meaning below. The same applies to cracks
ETA - Estimated time of arrival.. Note: Asking ETA in dev section is a big NO NO..!!
FTFY: Fixed that for you
FTW - For the win
FWIW: For what it's worth
FYI: For Your Information
IBTL/IB4L - In before the lock / In Before Lock
IDK: I Dont Know (Thats what it means and i am not saying i dont know about IDK!!)
IIRC - If I recall / remember correctly
IRC - Internet Relay Chat
LOL - Laugh out loud
NEWBIE: Someone who is new to this field/ forum and wants to learn how to do it rather than say "NOT WORKING! FIX IT!".
NOOB: Someone who is new and doesn't want to learn "HOW" its done, just want to "USE" the end product. So, please guys dont be a noob, be a newbie!
OP: Short for Original Poster, or the person who originally started the thread.
OT - Off Topic
PM: Short for Private Message. Allows users of XDA to send and receive non-public messages. Accessed from USER CP.
P.S: stands for Post Script. It is used when u wrote a message on a postcard and u forgot to mention an important information.*
ROFL - Roll on floor laughing
RTL: Right To Left support (In Some languages you have to start reading from right and end towards left side.. as against to usual method of reading from left to right)
SMH: Shake my head
STH: Something
TBH: To Be Honest
TIA: Thanks In Advance
THREAD: An individual issue page on the forum. This thing you're reading is a thread.
TLDR: Too long to read
TM: stands for Trademark.
USER CP: Short for User Control Panel. This button near the top of the XDA page allows users to update their avatar, personal information, and signature. PMs and subscribed threads can also be checked in this location.
WARES/WAREZ: Warez refers primarily to copyrighted works distributed without fees or royalties, and may be traded, in general violation of copyright law. To make it simple, it is any app/software which has to be paid to use them, but are used without paying any money.. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT TOLERATED AT XDA. SO PLEASE DONT POST WARES ANYWHERE ON XDA FORUMS. YOU WILL GET BANS/INFRACTIONS IF YOU DO SO!
ANDROID DEVICE RELATED:
ADB: Android Debug Bridge, a utility to run on a PC to allow connection to and control of an Android device. Part of the Android Software Development Kit (SDK), it allows for ROOT-level access to the Android device from a computer.
AOSP: Short for Android Open Source Project. The open-sourced code from which individuals can build new distributions of Android.
APK: An Android executable file, similar to the .exe file in Windows. Most programs will install with a .apk file.
Apps2SD:A method of storing applications and cache on the device's microSD card.
Bloatware: Software or 'apps' that you don't need, but come preinstalled to a device's /system partition, meaning that you cannot remove them unless the device has been rooted
Boot Animation: Boot animation is a term for a graphical representation of the boot process of the operating system. After you switch on / reboot phone you see this.
BOOTLOADER: There are two of these; the primary and secondary bootloaders. These programs tell the Android device how to start up, and are critical to its functionality.
Bootloop: When your system recycles over and over without entering the main OS.
BRICK/(HARD BRICK): An Android device that is completely non-responsive, i.e. nothing lights up, the screen does nothing, no combination of button presses cause any reaction. Can only be restored by JTAG or warranty service.
BUILD.PROP: A plain text file which contains environmental variables for the system to use during operation. Can be hacked to fake a different model for increased functionality, among many other operations. It is also used to make tweaks to boost speed/performance, etc.
BUSYBOX: An application that contains many standard Unix tools.
BUTTON COMBO/THREE BUTTON COMBO: The act of pressing several buttons at the same time to produce a desired result (e.g. press and hold volume up+home button+power button for 10 seconds will reboot into the RECOVERY menu at any movement when phone is on or Press and hold volume down+power button+home button to get into ODIN mode/DOWNLOAD mode).
Cache:A component that transparently stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster.
CM: Short for CyanogenMod. CyanogenMod is an Android build built from the Android Open Source Project, and its builds are usable on multiple different Android Devices.
CPU: It stands for Central Processing Unit and handles all the complex mathematical formulas necessary to do everyday things like surfing the Internet.
CSC - File with Carrier Customizations
Custom bin counter: A line of code in several Samsung Galaxy devices' bootloaders that counts the number of times a user uses ODIN to flash ROMS/KERNELS to the device. Commonly used to detect software modification. This is called custom bin down in ODIN mode and it should be 0 to claim warranty. Can be reset with GALAXY TOOLBOX APP by Doky73
Custom: Independent developers who like to customize their devices beyond the standard options provided often tend to release the fruits of their labor for the rest to enjoy, in form of custom ROMs.
CWM: Short for ClockWorkMod Recovery Menu. This is a program that allows you to install custom ROMS/KERNELS as well as do many other customizations. Often referred to as the "RECOVERY MENU"/"CWM"
DALVIK CACHE: The collection of program information stored for use by the DALVIK program. This can be cleared from the RECOVERY menu to resolve issues with the Android OS.
DALVIK: The Android operating system's memory management tool. This program handles which other programs are running and assigns memory to them
DEODEXED: Removing the .odex files from an APK file. The .odex files contain a list of dependencies for the associated file, and if something changes, the .odex (and similarly, the associated file) not longer function correctly.
DMESG: dmesg (for "display message") is a command on some Unix-like operating systems that prints the message buffer of the kernel..
DOWNLOAD MODE: Read Button combo to know about this.
EFS: The directory /efs on the Android device's internal storage. Contains files with the Android device's IMEI, wireless devices MAC addresses, product code, and other information..
EMMC: Short for Embedded MultiMediaCard. A chip architecture consisting of an embedded storage solution with MMC interface, flash memory and controller, all in a small ball grid array package.
EXT4: A journaling file system (e.g. NTFS, FAT32 are file systems) often used by Linux distributions. Can be used with Android.
EXTERNAL SD: A micro SD card that has been inserted in the micro SD slot in the Android device. Can be removed.
FACTORY RESET: This will remove all user customizations in the Android OS, returning it to a factory state. Note: This will not wipe the Internal SD card. It will just make it as a phone just bought from the store state.
FC/FORCE CLOSE: When a program on the Android device becomes unstable/gets an error, the DALVIK program will force it to terminate to prevent further system instability which appears as a Force Close message usually in phone.
FLASHING: The act of writing code to the Android device. ROMs, MODEMs, KERNELs, and BOOTLOADERs can all be flashed. Independent from, and having nothing to do with, Adobe's Flash product.
FREEZE: Specific to LINK2SD/TITANIUM BACKUP. Using these 2 apps, the user changes a program into a non-functional, but still installed, state. Useful for identifying problem and FCs.
gapps - Google Applications, like GMail, Calendar, Maps, G+, etc
GB - Gingerbread, AKA Android OS 2.3.X
GOVERNOR: A program that interacts with the device hardware to increase or decrease the processor's clock speed (e.g. at low usage, it will set the processor speed to 400 MHz, but as usage increases, it would scale up to 1000 MHz).
HSUPA/HSDPA: Short for High Speed (Up/Down) Packet Access. This is 3G+, and is the Android device's internet speed level between 3G and 4G.
ICS: Short for Ice Cream Sandwich, the Android OS version 4.0.x.
IMEI: Short for International Mobile Equipment Identity. A unique number to identify GSM, WCDMA, and iDEN phones. Used by GSM networks to identify valid devices.
INTERNAL SD: The internal storage memory of the Android device. Not a physical SD card that can be removed.
JB: Short for Jelly Bean, the Android OS version 4.1.x.
JIG: A piece of hardware that makes a physical connection between pins of the USB slot to force the Android device into DOWNLOAD mode.
JTAG: A process of connecting directly to the main board of the Android device to rewrite corrupted BOOTLOADERS.
KERNEL: The kernel is a program that constitutes the central core of a computer operating system. It has complete control over everything that occurs in the system.
LAST_KMESG: last_kmsg is a dump of the printk statements from the kernel before the operating system itself crashed.
LAUNCHER: A program that launches programs in Android. Examples are Touchwiz (Samsung), HOLO Launcher, Launcher Pro, ADW Launcher, and Go Launcher EX.
LCD Density: Pixel density is a measurement of the resolution of devices in various contexts; typically computer displays, image scanners, and digital camera image sensors.
LOGCAT: A command to view messages in one of the system logs. See Android logger.
LTE: Stands for Long Term Evolution. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using a different radio interface together with core network improvements.
MAI77 method: Its only known here. So dont say this out of SGY forum. This is a method to flash kernel through CWM using Kernel flasher tool made by MAI77. Its basically you have kernel flasher tool and boot.img file in SDCARD root and you select kernel flasher tool in CWM and it will install boot.img file which is the kernel you selected.
MD5 CHECKSUM: A 32-digit (128-bit) hash number generated by a cryptographic program to ensure that a downloaded file matches the original file. The original file is run through the MD5 generator program, which creates the 32-bit number. This number is checked against the md5 number created with the file the end user receives to ensure file integrity.
MIUI: A Chinese built-from-source ROM. Short for "Mobile Internet User Interface". Also can refer to the MIUI music player, which has been included in other ROMs.
Mod: The act of modifying a piece of hardware or software or anything else for that matter, to perform a function not originally conceived or intended by the designer.
MODEM: The software that interfaces with the phone's radio hardware to connect to cell phone towers.
NANDROID BACKUP: A complete system image backup of the Android device except for the MODEM and KERNEL. Can be accessed from CWM.
ODEX: A file that is associated with an APK file, containing a list of the dependencies for the program. See also DEODEXED.
ODIN: A Samsung proprietary program that allows the Android device to be flashed back to stock or with custom software.
OVERCLOCKING/OC: Setting the processor's clock speed to run faster than its default setting, i.e. 1248 MHz (1.2 GHz) vs 832 MHz (Default)
OTA - Over-the-Air (usually used as "OTA update" for firmware updates that can be installed directly via 3G/4G/Wi-Fi without the need of an PC)
PIT FILE: Short for Partition Information Table file. One of the possible file types used while flashing with ODIN or HEIMDALL.
Port: To Take a rom or app from one phone and program it to work on a different one.
Ram: (Random Access Memory) A group of memory chips, typically of the dynamic RAM (DRAM) type, which function as the computer's primary workspace.
RECOVERY: The menu that allows a user to do many low-level operations on the Android Device. This menu can either be the stock Samsung menu, or the CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY MENU (CWM). See also CWM.
RFS: A Samsung-proprietary file system (e.g. NTFS, FAT32 are file systems) used on some Android devices. Stands for Robust File System.
RIL - Radio Interface Layer
ROM: The collection of programs, themes, and settings that create the general look-and-feel of your Android device. This is what most users will initially be wanting to change. Or custom ROM firmware file, Can also refer to a Read-only memory.
ROOT: Changing the permission level of the Android system to its most powerful level, the root user, allowing full access to the file system. More like Administrator permission in Windows OS.
SGY /SGYD /SGYP /SGYPD : Samsung Galaxy Y / Samsung Galaxy Y Duos / Samsung Galaxy Y Pro/ Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos
Sideloading: It means installing applications without using the official Android Market.
SOFT BRICK: A device that is not functioning correctly, but still shows some signs of operation. See also BRICK.
STOCK: The Android software version that comes installed on new devices, prior to sale to the user. Can also be used to refer to the Android software issued from Samsung or the carrier.
Superuser/SU: On many computer operating systems, the superuser is a special user account used for system administration. Depending on the operating system, the actual name of this account might be: root, administrator or supervisor.
TETHER: Connecting the Android device to a computer via a wired or wireless connection to allow the transfer of data through the Android device's internet connection. Commonly used to provide internet access to a laptop or desktop computer when other methods are not desired or available.
THEME: A collection of images, backgrounds, colors, font types, and other visual items to change the Android device's look and feel. Separate from LAUNCHER, and is usually FLASHed in CWM.
TWRP2 - an alternate recovery mode for your phone
UNDERVOLTING/UV: Setting the voltage levels drawn by the Android device to a lower level to reduce overall battery usage.
Updater Script: When Android devices install updates via CWM/recovery mode they have to perform a wide range of functions on files and permissions. The scripting language is called Edify and is defined primarily in the bootable/recovery/{edify,edifyscripting,updater} directories of the Android source-code tree.
WCDMA: Short for Wideband Code Division Multiple Access. An air interface standard in 3G mobile communications networks that allows higher speeds and more users.
ZIPALIGNED: An archive alignment tool that provides important optimization to APK files. The purpose is to ensure that all uncompressed data starts with a particular alignment relative to the start of the file. Reduces RAM consumption.
Simple methods to get LOGCAT, DMESG
Devs asking you to get a logcat and give?? Yes it helps a lot for devs if you give logcat to solve problem. So dont wait till devs ask you to get a logcat! Just give them a logcat when you tell them this/that doesnt work. This way theirs and yours time will be saved and unnecessary posts will be avoided. Now i will give you simple steps to do it. There are two main ways to do a logcat, 1. within android device, and 2. through adb using PC.WITHIN ANDROID DEVICE METHOD:
This i learnt from paxChristos from his thread.
1. Logcat within android device can be done in one of two ways, through a Logcat app: Difficulty --> *
Here are two good apps: aLogcat or Catlog
Both of these programs can dump their logs to a text file, which is very useful for debugging. Or, you can do it in terminal emulator (same rules as running through adb(see below))
2. Through Terminal method: Difficulty --> **
Install Android Terminal Emulator app from Play Store..
Open terminal app you just installed..
Enter these commands:
After every command press ENTER/SUBMIT button
Code:
su
then accept the superuser popup message[it comes only first time if you select checkbox "remember the choice"]
Code:
logcat -v long > /sdcard/test.log
Or use this command:
The -v long puts the text in a nice format that is more easily readable. The *:W will search for all warnings, errors, and fatals, while the *:S will silence everything else.
So essentially, u will have a .txt file that has a log of all warnings and up, nothing else, and it'll look pretty too!
Code:
logcat -v long *:W*:S > /sdcard/filename.txt
now press home button to minimize the terminal..
and do the task which is giving problems/ whichever task log you need to give to dev..
then drag the notification bar..
select terminal app in it..
now press and hold "Volume down button" and touch c button on keyboard.
This will stop the command..
now use this command twice
Code:
exit
Now app will get closed. go to sdcard to find test.log file.. upload it to here so that dev can access it..
Thank you for reading it with patience hope you can get logcat now..
Note: if you are stuck in boot and want to take logcat.. READ LOGCAT FROM ADB METHOD BELOW.. the above one is simple method for these tasks for eg.. if you are having some force close of app/lag etc.. then after entering second command press enter and then use home button to minimize terminal.. dont worry it will take log.. now open that app and once it gives force close then click on it and then open terminal again and press volume down button + c to terminate command.. then use exit command two times... done.. now go to sdcard and find a.txt file
From PC[i.e, ADB] LOGCAT METHOD :Difficulty --> ***
There is an advantage here. As doing this way, you can start using logcat when your device boots. There are 2 ways here again..
PREPARATION:
In your android device, go to settings --> applications --> development -->
Check USB Debugging
Make sure your device driver is already installed otherwise install kies software which will install drivers too.. Get kies from This LINK
You need to download this ADB.zip file i made to your system.. Download link
Extract the ADB.zip file from any applications like IZarc/7Zip/winzip/winrar.
ADB USAGE INSTRUCTIONS:
Then go to Android folder.. inside that you should find 3 files.. Now open a command prompt or terminal in that path..(wherever you extracted it.. use cd command)
Then inside that path.. type
Code:
adb logcat > filename.txt
Or
Code:
logcat -v long > /sdcard/test.log
Or
Code:
logcat -v long *:W*:S > /sdcard/filename.txt
Now perform tasks in android device of which you need to give logcat for the devs. Then use CTRL+C to end the command.
Now find the filename.txt inside the Android folder which has logcat. Upload this file and give link to dev..
Or There is another method called All in one logger tool by wcypierre which can get you logcat and dmesg. I have not tested it myself. But i am sure it will work and you can go to that thread and ask your queries about that tool if you want to use that. The dev will help you gladly. So, please thank him for his nice work.The full list of options that can be used with logcat command is as follows:
V — Verbose (lowest priority)
D — Debug
I — Info (default priority)
W — Warning
E — Error
F — Fatal
S — Silent (highest priority, on which nothing is ever printed)
You can replace the *:W with any other letter from above to get more info.
From PC[i.e, ADB] GET DMESG:Difficulty --> ***
Note: You will need adb access for this to work, same as logcat. Read PREPARATIONS above to find adb files required and related setup.
What this will do is get us live kernel output so we can know things like "What driver is the kernel loading {or not loading for that matter}" and similar things.
Go to Android folder.. inside that you should find 3 files.. Now open a command prompt or terminal in that path..(wherever you extracted it.. use cd command)
Then inside that path.. type
Code:
adb shell dmesg > dmesg.txt
To get last_kmsg:
Code:
adb shell cat /proc/last_kmsg > kmsg.txt
From Android Device GET DMESG:Difficulty --> **
You can also get the dmesg by using terminal emulator.
Code:
dmesg > /sdcard/dmesg.txt
To get last_kmsg:
Code:
cat /proc/last_kmsg > /sdcard/last_kmsg.txt
FOR APP DEVS / ADVANCED USERS ONLY! LOGCAT INSTRUCTIONS:
Thanks to jaison thomas for this method! NOTE: I have not tested this. sorry. But it will definitely work. I edited the quoted message to make it simple.
jaison thomas said:
log cat using eclipse, i thought it will be simple for advanced users who are into app development.
I will guide how it works
1) install samsung kies in your pc
2) turn on usb debugging in phone.
3) install android plugin for eclipse .
4) now on eclipse click on "window" --> "show view" --> "other" --> "android" --> "log cat". Then click "ok".
Thats it .logcat window will be shown in lower bottom side of eclipse.it is having a green color icon. Also there may be a chance of logcat window minimised in eclipse.do look for a green icon.
5) now conect ur phone using datacable u can see all the things happening inside the phone in log cat window in eclipse.
NOTE: if you couldnt find android under other option.. Do this:
u didnt install android plugin for eclipse do as follows to install android plugin for eclipse.
1) click on help
2)click on install new software
3) then click on add.
4)then you will get a text box with name and location. in name text box type android or any thing,
in the location copy paste this
https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ and press ok,
5)In the Available Software dialog, select all check boxes and click Next.
6)In the next window, you'll see a list of the tools to be downloaded. Click Next.
7)Read and accept the license agreements, then click Finish.
8)If you get a security warning saying that the authenticity or validity of the software can't be established, click OK.
9)When the installation completes, restart Eclipse.
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CWM MD5SUM mismatch error while restoring? Solution for this:
Difficulty --> **
If you have made a nandroid backup and we never actually test whether it works/not.. So, some day when you need to restore it.. you get an error while restoring that "md5sum mismatch" restore aborted!! Then you are in a really bad situation right?? Wrong.. Do this.. and the problem should be solved..
You need to edit nandroid.md5 file stored in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/"backup name"/nandroid.md5
NOTE: backup name is usually date and time of your backup/ you could have renamed it to some name.
You need terminal emulator app. Download from play store (android terminal emulator)
Open terminal emulator app and input these commands..
Code:
cd sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/2012-09-30.03.18.47
NOTE: Change 2012-09-30.03.18.47 to the name of your folder
To See what file extensions need to be included. type
Code:
ls
( lowercase "L") and hit enter.
This will list everything inside your current directory (backup files of that particular backup)
To make sure there is no nandroid.md5 file existing already, enter this command:
Code:
rm nandroid.md5
Now to make a new nandroid.md5 file
Code:
md5sum *tar > nandroid.md5
Now its ready to be used in restore inside CWM..
NOTE: USE this procedure to repair nandroid md5sum mismatch error if you are getting this on a backup which has not been modified. If you have opened the backup files to modify the files inside. Its not advised to do this. So, please take note of this.
Special Thanks to cynnar for this idea. i tweaked it to our device from his post.
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How to use SDCARD instead of internal storage for apps[LINK2SD]
Difficulty --> **
Welcome to LINK2SD app friends!
Easiest app to install and use to extend your internal memory.
What it does?
It creates a symbolic link file(more like shortcut in windows) for apps in internal memory which will point to the real app which will be saved in your sdcard second partition! It mounts the second partition of your SD card as /data/sdext2 and makes OS mounts it at boot time.
It can also move user apps to SD card (force move), with batch moving (multiple apps moving at once) capability.
That feature uses Android's standard SD-card installation feature and does not require a second partition. It can break some apps if they are not meant to be moved to the SD card (Such as Widgets).Preparations:
* You need to have root permission/access[Rooted phone]
* A second partition on your SD card. You should have two partitions on SD card and both should be primary.
* The second partition is used for application files and can be ext2, ext3, ext4 or FAT32 (I prefer FAT32 and no issues i have seen, see note below to know why?).
Note:
1. The second partition will not be accessible through windows OS as it recognises only first partition on removable devices. In Linux you can access second partition too!
2. ext4 is the latest ext format but several ROMs/Kernels have issues with it while fewer have issues with ext3 and ext2. FAT works on all ROMs.
Steps to make 2nd Partition in SDCARD:
Connect phone to PC using USB Cable. Make sure your device driver is already installed otherwise install kies software which will install drivers too.. Get kies from This LINK
Now drag the notification bar from status bar in phone and select "USB Connected" messasge.
Then select "Connect USB storage" button.
Once it is connected, Make a backup of sdcard first to PC(Copy all files inside sdcard to any fodler in PC). Otherwise you will loose data in sdcard.
Now open "MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition" download it from This LINK
This tool is compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista & Windows 7. Or Use "Gparted" tool for linux users Or "iPartiton" for Mac users.
Note: this partition manager QUEUES the operations. So nothing is deleted and changed UNTIL you click "APPLY" and then confirm by clicking "OK".
Make sure you are deleting partition on SD card! (not your hard disk for example). Dont be afraid, just read everything and think twice before selecting correct drive. Do you see three gray icons on the bottom? Under each of them the capacity of each drive is listed, and SD CARD has slightly different icon. Check the sdcard capacity given in the window to select the proper one.
select "Create As": PRIMARY on the sdcard partition. Choose whatever size(leave some space which we will use for apps partition) you want for sdcard( to have your music, personal files, etc.).
Select "File System:" FAT32
select the second partition below the one you just created which will have the space left when partitioning the first partition.
Select "File System:" FAT32 (YOU can use Ext2, Ext3, Ext4 also.) But my suggestion is please use FAT32. You wont have problems as all ROMS/KERNELS support fat32 by default!
Click "apply" button on top left corner. Partitions will be created and card will be formatted.
Now put your files back to sdcard and disconnect from PC.
NOTE: You can also use CWM partition option. If you want to use CWM partition method to partition your sdcard then see here. I have never tried this method. So i cannot help you with that.Steps to install and use link2sd[2.2.3 version]:
Let the media scanner finish the scanning process, then open link2sd app and you will see a pop up menu "Select the file system of your SD card's second partition"
Choose your partition type for "second partition" you created while partitioning, say you choose "FAT32/FAT16" then your sdcard second partition should be FAT32/FAT16 which is nothing but FAT or vFAT.
Now Press OK. After 2-10 seconds you will see another pop up menu "Restart your phone" Press "OK" (message goes like this "Mount script created, please restart your phone to mount the second partition of your SD card.")
Now do a reboot of your phone.
Link2SD successfully installed.
To make space inside internal memory-->
* Now open LINK2SD app and you will see three buttons on top bar. click on the first button from left side. you will see:* All --> It will show you all the apk/app files in your phone (130+/- apps)
* System --> It will show you all the system apps in phone (100+/- apps)(stored in system memory)
* User --> It will show you all the User apps(i.e, installed by you) in your phone (30+/- apps)(stored in internal & sdcard & second partition memory)
* Linked --> It will show you all the linked apps in your phone (it wont show any now)(stored in your sdcard second partition memory)
* On SD card --> It will show you all the user apps (10+/- apps)(stored in your sdcard first partition. usual sdcard method)
* On internal --> It will show you all the user apps (10+/- apps)(stored in your sdcard first partition. usual sdcard method)
* Frozen --> It will show you all the apps that have been stopped. This is a method same as Titanium backup app "freeze" method. It makes your app invisible to phone. I.e, it will be installed and ready to use.. but you wont see it anywhere in launcher and if you click on a shortcut of such "frozen" app it will say "app not installed" or such message.* Now select options button in phone, then select "Multi-Select". Now press "select all" option.
* Now press "Actions" button. In new pop up window select "Create link"
* Now in new page which appears, select all 3 options to link application, dalvik-cache, library files. Then press "ok" button and wait till the process ends. It will take time depending upon how many apps you have. around say 5 minutes.
* Now go to linked option from top bar first button from left side. and see al the apps having linked->sdacrd tag on them which means they are now in sdcard second partition..
*Long press on any app to view more options.
NOTE: 1. you cannot move link2sd app from internal memory. It is better to keep it there.
2. System applications should not be linked to SD card. Link2SD does not allow these applications to be linked.
3. Link2SD does not move application's private data directory; it moves apk, dex (dalvik-cache) and lib files.
4. Do not move keyboard apps to system memory. they wont work.
Advantages:
1. When you connect your phone to PC as mass storage, Android unmounts FAT partition but the second partition remains mounted in phone. Therefore linked applications are not affected and can be run without problems even when you have access through pc to sdcard.
2. You can use this app to uninstall system apps, move user apps to system apps or system apps to user apps.
3. You can integrate new updates of system apps which will be stored in internal memory to system apps. But please note: You should free the app first and then move them to/from system always for safety of apps so that they wont give FC. If some apps did gave FC after moving please restart the phone.
4. You can use clear cache, dalvik-cache, 2nd partition options. They wont harm your apps, they will remove only unwanted files.
Troubleshooting / Error occurance chances:
Question : When I click on "Move to SD card", I see a progress bar for 2-3 seconds and then:
pkg:/data/app/com.mobisystems.editor.office_registrered-1.apk Failure
[INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE]
Answer : Your problem is a simple one.. your internal memory is low..
What link2sd actually does is.. first it moves the files to internal memory and then it sends to 2nd partition.. so you are having issues because.. say the apk file is 20 MB.. and your internal memory is around 20/less MB free.. So, it will give that error even if the second partition is totally empty..
For a work around to this.. you can make backup from titanium or just backup with any app.. then uninstall some apps.. then move that big app.. then reinstall these..
Hope your doubts are solved.. Enjoy the awesome app!
Apps Original thread link and the credit goes to RD bakpinar. So do thank him for this awesome app. You can also donate the dev by visiting his original thread.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO FIRST POST
Detailed steps to install Stock rom/Firmware through ODIN
Difficulty --> **
NOTE: Please dont install/flash FIRMWARE of OTHER DEVICES for your phones! through odin! Make double check before downloading whether its the right firmware for your phone!
Visit the threads respective to your devices to see the latest available firmware.. Links given below.
Samsung Galaxy Y --> [Stock][ROM][Odin] FIRMWARE THREAD BY DOKY73
Samsung Galaxy Y DUOS--> [Stock][ROM][Odin] FIRMWARE THREAD BY MANORANJAN2050
Samsung Galaxy Y PRO --> [Stock][ROM][Odin] FIRMWARE THREAD BY GianniDPC
Samsung Galaxy Y PRO DUOS --> [Stock][ROM][Odin] FIRMWARE THREAD BY MANORANJAN2050
To check the current version your mobile has.. Type this code in Dialer Tab which is where you type phone numbers to call..
Code:
*#*#1234#*#*
and check EX. PHONE: S6102DDLG1. See whether it is the latest by visiting samfirmware.com site and type your mobile no. for ex. 5360 in search box in right side of that site page and see whether any new update has come.
PREPARATION:
Switch on PC to windows OS and Login to your account. Make sure your device driver is already installed and your device got detected.. otherwise install kies software which will install drivers too.. Get kies from This LINK
Now connect your device to PC using USB Cable..
Open ODIN software from extracting the file you downloaded from using any of these applications like IZarc/ 7ZIP/ Winzip/ Winrar..
Note:
If you did above instruction and still device not detected? Then do this..
Unplug the usb cable..
Restart both PC and phone..
Then let the PC log in.. and give 5 mins time to it to load everything..
Then connect usb cable to phone and pc..
Open task manager in PC using CTRL+ALT+DELETE..
end process of adb.exe if its existing and kies too... do this end process only once..
Now open odin..
Instructions to install this through Odin:1. Restart your mobile by holding three buttons... Volume up+home button+power button.. Now when you see Samsung logo release the buttons... After few seconds you will see 4 options written in red text.. Which is stock recovery (Android system recovery)... select first option there.. ("reboot system now").. It will say "Rebooting..." in green colour..
2. Now when screen gets black.. immediately press and hold volume down+home button+power button..
you will see a page saying "Warning"
A custom OS can cause critical problems in your phone and installed applications.. and it will say some more in next paragraph..
Dont worry about it.. Now press "Volume up" to continue to odin mode..
3.you will see ODIN MODE written on top of screen in red..
Now make sure you are connected to your pc through usb cable and pc is logged in and open odin file..
4. Note: In Odin you will see a yellow/blue color in one box below "ID:COM" section.. If you are not seeing yellow/blue box restart your mobile and do same process from step 2. also restart your pc if its still not showing yellow. If it is showing then good.
5. Now select "PDA" button under "Files [Download]" section.. select "PDA_S****_(your firmware version no.).tar.md5" file
Now select "PHONE" button below "PDA" button in "Files [Download]" section.. select "MODEM_S****_(your firmware version no.).tar.md5" file
Now select "CSC" button below "PHONE" button in "Files [Download]" section.. select "CSC_S****_(your firmware version no.).tar.md5" file
Note: **** --> Your device model number. 5360 --> Samsung Galaxy Y, 6102 --> Samsung Galaxy Y Duos, 5512 --> Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos, 5510 --> Samsung Galaxy Y Pro.
6. Now remember!! Only "Auto Reboot" "F. Reset Time" options should be selected..
PDA, PHONE, MODEM also should be selected..
7. Now you are ready to flash through odin.. Just press "Start" button.. and wait around 10 minutes until odin finishes and the "yellow" box should show green... It will usually finish within 52 seconds to be precise..
8. Now your phone will reboot. If it starts showing Samsung logo again after few minutes.. Restart your mobile by holding three buttons... Volume up+home button+power button.. Now when you see Samsung logo release the buttons... After few seconds you will see 4 options written in red text.. Which is stock recovery (Android system recovery)...and select "wipe data/factory" and select first option there.. ("reboot system now").. It will say "Rebooting..." in green colour..
9. Now enjoy your brand new stock rom.. Hope this helps you!!NOTE: IF YOU CANT GO TO ODIN/DOWNLOAD MODE.. YOU NEED AN USB JIG to force phone to Odin mode automatically.. [REF] BORROW A USB JIG NEAR YOU..
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ROM installations instructions [IN GENERAL]
Difficulty --> *
OK.. so I assume you have latest firmware.. Because its always good to have latest firmware update to avoid unnecessary problems as usually updates will have bug fixes and stability improvements.. If not, then First follow the guide I have given in this thread to install the firmware update if you are not on latest version..
OK, now that we have latest firmware update installed, lets proceed to ROM installation process!
* If you dont have these files Download and keep these files in sdcard (outside all folders / root of sdcard)..
1. Rom.zip file.. link is provided in first page of the ROM thread..
2. CWM file..
Now go to stock recovery by doing this..
Restart your mobile by holding three buttons...
Volume up+home button+power button..
Now when you see Samsung logo release the buttons..
After few seconds you will see 4 options written in red text..
Which is stock recovery (Android system recovery)...
* Select 2nd option in there.. "apply update from sdcard"
* Select "CWM.zip" file u have..
* In cwm(clockworkmod) which is with yellow text..
* Now go to backup and restore option.. make a backup first.. you need to have atleast 250-400 MB of free space in sdcard to do backup...if you dont care about your data/contacts/messages currently existing in phone then no need to make backup.
* Select "wipe data / reset" and then "wipe cache Partition"..
* select "install zip from sd"
* Select "Choose zip from sdca" first option now..
* Scroll down.. and select rom.zip file..
* Then select yes option.. and wait for few minutes for it to finish.. then come bak to previous screen using power button..
* Now select "reboot system now"
* Good, Now you have successfully installed the rom.. First boot takes time.. So wait till atleast 5-10 mins.. It will vibrate onec and then it will boot to your home screen.. This guide is in general. But usually all roms have installation guide..NOTE: THIS IS A GENERAL METHOD.. SHOULD WORK FOR MOST OF THE ROMS.. BUT IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM LET ME KNOW.. I WILL EXCLUDE IT FROM THIS GUIDE.. IF YOU CANT UNDERSTAND INSTRUCTIONS IN ROM THREADS THEN ONLY TRY THIS.. I HAVE WRITTEN THIS ASSUMING YOU ARE ON STOCK KERNEL/ YOUR KERNEL DOESNT HAVE CWM INBUILT. If it has.. then ignore stock recovery instructions mentioned in above instructions.. and directly start from CWM instructions..
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Kernel installations instructions [IN GENERAL]
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR KERNELS THROUGH CWM METHOD:Difficulty --> *
* First Download all the files required [from the kernel thread first page of whichever one you want to install]
* Copy these files inside SDCard.. Kernel.zip (kernel), CWM.zip (ClockWorkMod Recovery tool)
Note: Don't keep these files inside any "FOLDERS".. Just copy it to SDCard root (parent) folder (Outside of all folders)..
* Switch off your mobile.
After a small vibration (switch off confirmation) PRESS and HOLD 3 BUTTONS (VOLUME UP+HOME BUTTON+POWER BUTTON)
when samsung galaxy logo appears, release the 3 pressed keys..
* After few seconds.. You will see Android system recovery (red text with 4 options lines)..
Select "apply update from sdcard"
Note: (Volume up+down for "scrolling" through options or selection of files, home button for "select" any option.. in CWM only: power button for "back" option)
Then Select "CWM.zip".
* ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.6 is loaded now.
Select "install zip from sdcard"
Select "choose zip from sdcard"
Scroll and Select "Kernel.zip" and select "Yes"
Wait till the menu appears again.. Now Go back
* Select "Reboot system now" and you have successfully installed Kernel.INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR KERNELS THROUGH ODIN METHOD:Difficulty --> **
* First Download all the files required [from the kernel thread first page of whichever one you want to install]
* Restart your mobile by holding three buttons... Volume up+home button+power button.. Now when you see Samsung logo release the buttons... After few seconds you will see 4 options written in red text.. Which is stock recovery (Android system recovery)... select first option there.. ("reboot system now").. It will say "Rebooting..." in green colour..
* Now when screen gets black.. immediately press and hold volume down+home button+power button..
you will see a page saying "Warning"
A custom OS can cause critical problems in your phone and installed applications.. and it will say some more in next paragraph..
Dont worry about it.. Now press "Volume up" to continue to odin mode..
* you will see ODIN MODE written on top of screen in red..
Now make sure you are connected to your pc through usb cable and pc is logged in and open odin file..
*NOTE: In Odin you will see a yellow/blue color in one box below "ID:COM" section.. If you are not seeing yellow/blue restart your mobile and do same process from step 2. also restart your pc if its still not showing yellow. If it is showing then good.
* Now select "PDA" button under "Files [Download]" section.. A new window to browse files will get opened.. Locate the file boot.tar/boot.tar.md5 file you want to install.. select "boot.tar.md5"/"boot.tar" file..
* Now remember!! Only "PDA" "Auto Reboot" "F. Reset Time" options should be selected..
* Now you are ready to flash through odin.. Just press "Start" button.. and wait around 1 minute until odin finishes and the "yellow" box should show green... It will usually finish within 15 seconds to be precise..
* Now enjoy your brand new stock kernel.. Hope this helps you!!INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR KERNELS THROUGH KERNEL FLASHER TOOL[MAI77 METHOD] IN CWM:Difficulty --> *
* First Download all the files required ["boot.img" from the kernel thread first page of whichever one you want to install] and kernel flasher tool
* Copy these files inside SDCard.. boot.img (kernel), KernelUpdate.zip (Kernel Installer tool), CWM.zip (CLOCKWORKMOD)
Note: Don't keep these files inside any "FOLDERS".. Just copy it to SDCard root (parent) folder (Outside of all folders)..
* Switch off your mobile.
After a small vibration (switch off confirmation) PRESS and HOLD 3 BUTTONS (VOLUME UP+HOME BUTTON+POWER BUTTON)
when samsung galaxy logo appears, release the 3 pressed keys..
* After few seconds.. You will see Android system recovery (red text with 4 options lines)..
Select "apply update from sdcard"
Note: (Volume up+down for "scrolling" through options or selection of files, home button for "select" any option.. in CWM only: power button for "back" option)
Then Select "CWM.zip".
* ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.6 is loaded now.
Select "install zip from sdcard"
Select "choose zip from sdcard"
Scroll and Select "KernelUpdate.zip" and select "Yes"
Wait till the menu appears again.. Now Go back
* Select "Reboot system now" and you have successfully installed Kernel.NOTE: THIS IS A GENERAL METHOD.. SHOULD WORK FOR MOST OF THE KERNELS.. BUT IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM LET ME KNOW.. I WILL EXCLUDE IT FROM THIS GUIDE.. IF YOU CANT UNDERSTAND INSTRUCTIONS IN KERNEL THREADS THEN ONLY TRY THIS.. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO USE ANY OF 3 INSTRUCTIONS TO INSTALL.. I HAVE WRITTEN THIS ASSUMING YOU ARE ON STOCK KERNEL/ YOUR KERNEL DOESNT HAVE CWM INBUILT. If it has.. then ignore stock recovery instructions mentioned in above instructions.. and directly start from CWM instructions..
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How to deodex a stock rom in easy way using DSIXDA Kitchen
SPECIAL Thanks to dsixda Recognized Developer / Retired Senior Moderator who has made an all in one ROM kitchen. So thanks to him there are many custom roms are there in xda.
Difficulty --> **** IF YOU ARE NEW TO PC & ANDROID. This is not for you. If you are good with either one then you can try this.
PREPARATIONS:I Recommend you to use linux if you have it.
Kitchen by Dsixda [KITCHEN] Android Kitchen, v0.214 [Linux / Mac / Windows]
You need to have java installed in system to use the kitchen. All the steps for how to setup in windows/linux/mac has been explained well by dsixda in thread link. So i am not going to explain it here again. I assume your kitchen is set up and you are ready to work.
Make a backup in cwm and transfer the system.rfs.tar or system.ext4.tar file and boot.img file inside /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/"dateofbackup"/ into PC.
Now go to the "/dsixda-Android-Kitchen/" folder and you should see these in that folder:
3 files & 3 folders it should contain:
- menu(file)
- Readme(file)
- .gitignore(file)
- original_update(folder)
- tools(folder)
- scripts(folder)
For Windows users--> Now open command prompt (If you installed Cygwin, then click on the Cygwin shortcut on your desktop to start it) and make sure you get to the path of that folder.. Ex. if folder is in c:\cygwin\home\"username"\dsixda-Android-Kitchen.. Then type this in command prompt..
Code:
cd dsixda-Android-Kitchen
Note: the capital letters should be in capital only when you type it... Note: Dont use space in folder names as cygwin wont work properly with space in folder names.
Or For Linux Users--> Now open terminal(Use CTRL+ALT+T). and make sure you get to the path of that folder.. Ex. if folder is in /home/"username"/Desktop/dsixda-Android-Kitchen.. Then you will be at /home/"username"/ . So type this in terminal.
Code:
cd Desktop/dsixda-Android-Kitchen
Note: the capital letters should be in capital only when you type it.
Now find that system.rfs.tar or system.ext4.tar file and boot.img file and paste it inside original_update folder. You will also find a file "put_rom_here_" Please ignore that file. Its just to tell you he has created that file.
Ok.. Now that you are at the right path.. just type ./menu in terminal or command prompt. From now on i am just going to say type this. It means you should type that and press "enter" to execute the command. If a menu didnt appear then type
Code:
pwd
You should see in which directory you are currently in. Try to get to the folder where kitchen folder is. Or follow steps again to get to there.
Now then, you should see this menu:
Code:
============================================================
Android Kitchen 0.214 - by dsixda (xda-developers.com)
============================================================
> MAIN MENU
1 - Set up working folder from ROM
2 - Add root permissions
3 - Add BusyBox
4 - Disable boot screen sounds
5 - Zipalign all *.apk files to optimize RAM usage
6 - Change wipe status of ROM
7 - Change name of ROM
8 - Show working folder information
0 - ADVANCED OPTIONS
00 - LEGACY OPTIONS (old and rarely used)
99 - Build ROM from working folder
u - Kitchen Info/Update/Donate
x - Exit
Enter option:
Enter option: 1
Press "Enter"
[CODE}Available ROMs:
(1) system.rfs.tar
Enter selection number (default=1, cancel=0, r=refresh):1[/CODE]
It will ask you this:
Code:
The new working folder will be named WORKING_111212_132324
Change the name (y/n)? (default: n):y
Give a name if you want to identify it easily next time.. for ex. i gave this "Enter a new name (using this prefix): WORKING_DDLJ1" as it is from DDLJ1 firmware update.. you can choose not to give name.
Now it will ask this:
Code:
Would you like to view this ROM's info (y/n)? (default: y):y
Give y as yes as i gave.
It would appear like this if it is stock roms backup:
Code:
Working folder information
Android OS version : 2.3.6
Device : GT-S6102
Model : GT-S6102
ROM Name : GINGERBREAD.DDLJ1
CSC version : S6102ODDLJ1
Rooted (Superuser app + su) : NO
Rooted (unsecured boot.img) : UNKNOWN
BusyBox installed : NO
BusyBox run-parts support : UNKNOWN
Apps2SD (Apps to EXT) enabled : NO
/data/app enabled : NO
Custom boot animation allowed : NO
Nano text editor installed : NO
Bash shell support : NO
/system/framework is deodexed : NO
/system/app is deodexed : NO
radio.img found : NO
ROM will wipe all data : NO
Press Enter to continue
Now press "Enter" to continue.
Setting up working directory complete.. You can close it anytime if you want when you are at main screen just type x and press "Enter". You can open it again and continue without making the above steps again..
Enter option:0 in main menu for "Advanced options"
Enter option:11
It will show like this:
Code:
NOTE: Reversing the de-odexing process by getting back the odex
files ('re-odexing') is not supported in the kitchen and would
be impossible to implement.
----------------------------------------------------------------
Found 23 *.odex files in system/framework
Found 110 *.odex files in system/app
Enter a choice:
bb = Back up both folders (do first!)
v = Set Android OS version (Current API level = 10)
IMPORTANT: Ensure you set the correct API level
f = Deodex /system/framework
a = Deodex /system/app
b = Deodex both folders (recommended)
s = Deodex a single file
x = Exit
?
Now type bb and press enter. (For safety, backup apks.. you can skip it if you want) Press "Enter" to continue.
Now type v and
Code:
Change the current API level (y/n)? (default: n):y
Please enter the new level number (currently: 15): 10
Press "Enter to continue.
Now type b to deodex your rom. Press "Enter" when this is asked,
Code:
Enable logging to file (y/n)? (default: y):
It will take some time depending upon your computer configuration. So take a small nap It takes 20 minutes in mine usually.
At the end if its successful.. you should see this:
Code:
Finished system/app
A summary of the deodexing has been logged in deodex_111212_133710.log
0 *.odex files remain in system/app
0 *.odex files remain in system/framework
Press Enter to continue
Now press "Enter" to get back to "Advanced options"
Now to make this as cwm flashable zip.. Then type 99 and press "Enter"
[CODE}Select a build option:
Number (default: 1):1
Would you like to optimize the APK files by zipaligning them (y/n)? (default: y):y
Use updater-script in ROM's ZIP file (y/n)? (default: y):y [/CODE]
Now it will show this:
Code:
An updater-script has been created under META-INF/com/google/android of
your working folder. Please review it and make any necessary changes. An
update-binary has also been added.
DO NOT delete any of the files under META-INF/com/google/android.
Proceed with the change (y/n)?
y = Proceed; updater-script and update-binary will be used in the ZIP
file; update-script will remain in working folder.
n = Cancel; updater-script and update-binary will be deleted and not
used.
? (default: y):
Now go to that "META-INF/com/google/android." folder.. And replace the "updater-script" with the file i have given in the attachment to this post. rename the "updater-script.txt" file i have given to "updater-script" and delete "update-script" file. Now after replacing the file type y in menu.
It will ask this:
Code:
It is recommended that you sign your ROM.
Sign it (y/n)? (default: y): y
The new ROM will be named GT-S6102_signed_111212_141640.zip
Change the name (y/n)? (default: n):y
and type new file name whatever you want and press enter
You will find the zip file inside OUTPUT_ZIP/"given name".zip
Now its ready to flash the zip file in CWM.
I will write about other options if any users/readers ask me to write it.. otherwise i may update it when i feel there is a need for that.
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Miscellaneous section
THREAD TITLES CONFUSING? ITS EXPLAINED HERE!Difficulty --> *
[TAGS] --. Use these below tags on your title, So that people can identify it more easily and what the thread is for! Add it in front of the thread for better recognition of thread purpose.
[SOLVED] - for issues that have been fixed or [Q] that have been answered THIS IS A MUST TAG FOR SOLVED THREADS! IT WILL SAVE LOTS OF TIME FOR EVERYONE! PLEASE DO THIS WITHOUT FAIL ALWAYS!
[Q] or [QUESTION] - All Questions thread should have this.
[REQ] - Requests topics for ROM ports, INFO, THEME, MOD, etc.
[TUTORIAL] or [GUIDE] or [HOWTO] - How to do or Guides for some task or info for users/devs.
[UITIL] or [UTILITY] or [TOOL] -- Any kit or tool made for some specific task.
[APP/ 2.2+] -- Apps thread which contains apps made / ported / modded. 2.2+ such tag is also a must which tells what android os or above versions are supported.
[ROM] / [KERNEL] -- As name suggests its a rom development or kernel development thread.
[DEV] -- Developers related thread
[MOD} -- Modded ROM/KERNEL/APP etc thread
[ROOT] or [CWM] -- Rooting thread or root related to thread. CWM related thread.
[AROMA] -- Tool used in recovery. This means the thread for any ROM ? KERNEL ? OTHER WORKS has aroma to flash it.
[TWEAK] -- Tweaks to boost system performance speed etc thread.
[WIP] -- Work In Progress thread.
Also, please do add tags to your threads. See "TAGS" button above your "Quick reply option".. Now see right end of that line to find "EDIT TAGS" button. Click on it and words there.
Code:
Thread owners and others should add relevant words there
So that the thread gets added to searches which have those words
WHY GIVE THANKS? THANKS METER EXPLAINED!Difficulty --> *
Why to Give Thanks?
Giving thanks is important. It lets people know that their work or answer is appreciated. It is a faster method of feedback than posting a reply like "Thanks for your answer!" You must have made one post to give thanks,
You get 8 thanks per day, and they renew after 24 hours or so. Each thanks is independent of the others, so if you give someone a thanks at 3, and then another at 4, those will renew at 3 and 4 the next day. If you run out of thanks, then save that page in a new tab and give thanks later when you have one available. (Or if you are an app user then you can thank them through the app "Just tap on the post and touch thanks button on pop up bar which appears") If you use them all every day you are doing it correctly.
Thanks Meter:
You will see that everyone here has a Thanks Meter above their avatar.
Here are the counts needed to get to the next bar.
1st bar - 26
2nd bar - 51
3rd bar - 101
4th bar - 201
bug here, never gets to 5 bars, probably 501 if fixed.
6th bar - 1001
7th bar - 2001
8th bar - 5001
9th bar - 8001
10th! - 10000+
Not that thanks are an indication of a user's status or stature on XDA. Thanks don't really count for anything other than as a potentially wildly inaccurate measure of a member's ability to answer your question correctly. Some of the most important people here have a lot fewer thanks than you might guess. But it is a nice gesture to hit thanks button to those who helped you as they are not gaining anything in return!
STARS, USER TITLES: JUNIOR, MEMBER, SENIOR MEMBER........? READ TO KNOW MORE!Difficulty --> *
0 to 29 posts - Junior Member
30 to 99 posts - Member
100 + posts - Senior Member
Here is what our Senior Moderator said,
juzz86 said:
There are Junior Members, Members, Senior Members first. These make up the vast majority of XDAs userbase.
Recognised Contributors are nominated by other users and/or Mods/Developers. They are recognised for their contributions which are not specifically Development, such as detailed guides, one-click utilities and other tools/mods.
Recognised Themers are also nominated by users/Mods/Developers, for their work themeing custom ROMs and providing standalone themes for flashing.
Recognised Developers are nominated and approved by the Developer Committee, for their work in Development whether it be ROMs, Root methods, bootloader unlocks etc.
Elite Recognised Developers are again assessed by the Developer Committee, and are deemed to have gone above-and-beyond in providing knowledge/hacks/tools/apps/ROMs for the XDA community.
Forum Moderators are appointed by the Moderator Committee, after submitting an application (see the 'sticky' at the top of this forum - currently applications are not open). They are the first-line of keeping the forums tidy, friendly and orderly.
Senior Moderators are the next step up the ladder, providing site-wide support for Forum Mods and looking after the nitty-gritty issues, as well as areas of XDA not policed by FSMs, such as the Marketplace.
Administrators are next. There are several Admins - each look after a specific part of XDA such as the Portal, the Members and the User Experience of XDA as a whole.
At the top is Mike Channon, who is overall Forum Administrator.
Other titles you may come across:
Moderator Committee - sits on the Mod Committee
Developer Committee - as above, but for Developer Committee
XDA Newswriter - publishes articles for the Portal (front page)
Retired xxxx - have since officially 'left' their XDA position
Hopefully that clears most of them up for you
Contrary to what a lot of people expect, the thanks-meter does not figure at all in determining a users tag.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wondering what those stars below the thanks meter mean?
It means that they've donated money directly to XDA.
A star = €10 euro donation.
A star with 10 written within it = €100 euros, as it represents 10 individual stars.
XDA/TAPATALK APP IMAGE UPLOADING PROBLEMS?? Difficulty --> *
Use Imgur Mushroom app.. its available at play store..
Its app size is very small.. Its a great app for multiple pictute uploads at once..
Whatsmore u can configure prefix and suffix text in settings to add [img] and [/img]..
After uploadingthe pics, it will save all links with prefix and suffix code in clipboard. ready made for you to paste it in the desired post using the XDA/TAPATALK app..
So all u need to do is paste it in post.. very easy and handy.. How to do it? Instructions below!
open imgur mushroom app. Select button right side to upload button which has this "..." button.
now select "settings" in the newly opened pop up menu.
now scroll down and select "output type" in URL settings section.
select "URL to direct image"
select "prefix text" and add [img]
select "suffix text" and add [/img]
now go back and select "pick" button and choose your pics to upload. Alternatively you can multi select in a file browser and share them to this app to upload too! Hope this helps!
MAKE YOUR THREAD/POST NEAT BY USING BBCODE [Bulletin Board Codes]: Difficulty --> *
You see in many Threads and posts people using something to make it look cool / formatted to make it more readable?
And you wish to make your threads/posts the same way??
Then look at this link provided by XDA.. I know many wont know about this..
BBCODE EXPLAINED WITH EX. BY XDA.. CHECK THIS LINK
I will add other info that are not informed there soon..
BATTERY DRAIN?? READ THESE TIPS TO AVOID IT! Difficulty --> *
Are you using live wallpaper? it takes more battery!
Go to Settings-->Accounts and Sync-->Auto-sync option-->uncheck it to save more battery.
If you keep using 3g/wifi it will use more battery.. Use 3g only when u download something..
If you are using widgets, it does drain battery faster.. If you want your battery to last longer, remove them or keep it to minimum 1 or 2. I dont use any widgets.
You have to pay attention to your apps running in the background. Try "Quick system info pro" or "ES Task manager" or "some other apps which shows detailed info on processes running. Stop those processes.
If you are using too many notifications features types of apps it will drain battery as they run in the background all the time..
Keep the screen brightness to as low as possible and readable still. Brightness does takes battery a lot.
Playing games does drain battery faster.
If you have custom kernel, and keep minimum freq higher then it will drain faster too
When u sleep at night and wake up at morning how much battery u lose? I loose around 1 percent.. If its more than 2-10% may be your deep sleep feature is not working.. Check it with CPU SPY app available at play store.
[DUOS ONLY]Do you keep both sims alive? I switch off 1 in sim manager.. Do it if you don't need it all time..
Inspired by a.cid and mf2112 threads.
Enable Whatsapp *AUTO DOWNLOAD IMAGE OPTION* in new versions [TRICK] (2.9.**** versions and above)Difficulty --> *
If you have lost "Auto-download images" option.. Then you are not able to disable the auto download of images. So, to get back that option in Settings-->Chat Settings. You need to do these steps below:
Note: Make sure you have a working Whatsapp already before attempting this. That is you should have already passed the verification process etc and able to chat with others.
Step 1 : Make sure you have "Ticked" option "Unknown sources" under Settings-->Application Settings.
Step 2 : Download this old version Whatsapp and transfer it to click on the downloaded file. It will ask "Replace application"
Press "OK". Then, Press "Install" button. After install press "done".
Step 3 : Now, switch on "Airplane Mode" to "ON" by lidroid toggle or in Settings-->Wireless & network settings--> Flight mode "ON"
Step 4 : Go to Settings-->Date & Time.. Change date to any date/ November/ 2012. Now, open the Whatsapp.. You should see a old Whatsapp.
Inside Whatsapp, Go to settings-->Chat settings and now turn off "Auto-download mages" option by "unchecking" the tick box.
Step 5 : Now, install the new Whatsapp if you have a backup of the app and turn off "Airplane mode" and now you can also update from play store if you dont have a backup of latest version of Whatsapp.
Now open the new Whatsapp and see the option "Auto-download image" option.
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Useful links to threads/guides section
NOTE: I am not adding any SGY forum threads here.. as we all can look into it easily.. I am adding only other forums thread links of XDA which are very useful to us. So please dont ask me to add SGY forum thread links here. And if you find any useful threads which are not similar to already mentioned thread.. Then PM me the link.. I will add it if its good. Thank you for reading!Thread Titles with links and info about it are below:
****XDA SITE RELATED THREADS****[All XDA Members] Requests to Moderators and Admins --> Rather than sending a PM to an individual Moderator, please see this thread in need of Moderator or Admin assistance. They will all be monitoring this thread, and someone will reply without much delay.
XDA Android App - Problems / Bugs / Feature Requests etc. --> Report any faults you find with XDA app in this thread. You can also ask for new features, but cannot promise they will ever be delivered.
SPAM Users --> Any user Spamming in forums / threads? If you feel yes, then do go to this thread and report the user. Please give direct link to the users profile/posts which were spam so that it will help moderators.
[HOW TO]Make The Most Of The XDA App --> This is for all of you who use the app instead of desktop, but may not know how to do certain things.
I Will Post Your Question In The Dev Thread If.. --> Newbies not able to post in dev thread? Some report you want to get it there? Then check this thread to do exactly that!
Help Your Threads Get More Search Hits with Better Titles and Thread Tags! --> I have noticed that many threads do not have thread tags so I think most users don't know about them. This only works with
the XDA website, not the XDA app. Please read this thread to know more about tags which is a very useful method to get your thread popular!
Time Frame/Tell your story here on xda![Archive] --> Where we could talk about our years here at XDA. Lets see who is the oldest and what we have given to this forums.
Share your sig code please --> Very helpful to make your Signature look neat. Read this thread to make your signature better or if you have cool signature then post there.****GENERAL INFO THREADS****[MOD][2.56] AROMA Installer :: 121004-031 :: Open Source --> The World's First ANDROID Touch And Customizable ROM/KERNEL/MODS Installer
List of devices: ARMv7, ARMv6, ARMv5 --> I found a really nice thread that will maybe, help some developers who need to port Roms or for another Reason.
[v6.13] Online Nandroid Backup / Nandroid Backup without re-booting
[HOW-TO] Set up SDK/ADB on Ubuntu 11.10 | 32 & 64 bits
[TUTORIAL]How to make your own Live Wallpaper
[Tutorial/How-To][GB] Make Your Own Custom Rom & Kernel (Last Updated 30/07/2012)****ROM RELATED/INFO THREADS****
ROM DEVELOPMENT THREADS:
[HOW TO] Beginners Guide to Android ROM Development
[Guide]Complete Android ROM development and essential tutorials ~~ By Nero Young ~~
[KITCHEN] Android Kitchen, v0.213 [Linux / Mac / Windows]
[Ultimate Guide][Part 10 released][12/11/2011]Android App Development - From Scratch
ROM MOD THREADS:
[UTILITY] Android Utility - [apktool|dex2jar|smali|more][Mac & Linux][Feb13, 2012]
[MOD][HOW-TO]To disable signature checks
[GUIDE] How to add TABS to Settings with swipe gesture... \m/
[GUIDE] ICS Style 'Settings.apk' - Make it yourself !! !!
[UTIL][Sept 2 2012] Apktool v1.5.0 - a tool for reverse engineering apk files
[IDE][M10] Virtuous Ten Studio - The next level of editing apps
[KITCHEN][01/22] UOT Kitchen (Ultimate Online Theme Kitchen) version 4.0
[MOD][15 Toggles] How to mod Lidroid framework
[APP][DEV] Update me [ROM MAKER] - 2.0.3 - PUSH NOTIFICATION - (updated 2012-09-13)****KERNEL RELATED/INFO THREADS****
KERNEL DEVELOPMENT THREADS:
[KITCHEN]Android Kernel Kitchen 0.2.3 (Linux / Windows)
[Tutorial] Building Your First Kernel
HOWTO: Compile your own kernel from source (WIP)
[Tutorial] How to compile a kernel module outside the kernel
KERNEL MOD THREADS:
[REF][TWEAKS] Kernel Governors, Modules, I/O Schedulers, CPU Tweaks, AIO App Configs
[KERNEL MODULE] Extra modules pack v0.1.3 (feat. overclock) [OMAP4 kernel 3.0.8]****RARE/COOL APPS THREADS****[APP] Updated: 31/10/12 - PIT Magic v1.3.10 - Samsung PIT Creator, Editor, Analyzer!
[APP][DEV] ZipInstaller 2.4.2 for CWM-based + TWRP + 4EXT Recoveries
[APP][2.1+] Gidder - Git server for Android
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Well, even though there are 2 kernel guides in our section.. Both are not complete.. So i thought of writing this.. a complete guide to make a kernel.
So, i'll keep updating this post as and when i get time to make it as good as possible..
Files Required:
You need to have Ubuntu or any other Linux distros.. But i recommend Ubuntu 11.10 32 bit as I'm using this version.
Kernel source from http://opensource.samsung.com . Search for 5360 and download "GT-S5360_GB_Opensource_Update3.zip"
Download Sourcery G++ Lite 2009q3-68 toolchain for ARM EABI from http://www.codesourcery.com/
Note: It should be Linux version without installer arm-2009q3-68-arm-none-eabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2. Extract this file & you need to extract the file you got again to get "arm-2009q3" folder.
Download mkbootimg_src.zip from http://d-h.st/xnT
split_bootimg.pl is a perl script required to extract ramdisk from boot.img file. Or use dsixda or championswimmer's kitchen to extract it.
Get ncurses-5.9 lib if you want to work with menuconfig..Link
stock "boot.img" to extract ramdisk for your kernel.
Now that we have all the files required. Lets move on to next step of creating a Build Environment.
Build Environment Setup:
Make a folder. I'll call it "Kernel" folder here. You can name it whatever you want. Now, move the "arm-2009q3" folder inside this "kernel" folder. Extract mkbootimg_src.zip file and move "mkbootimg_src" folder inside "kernel" folder. Move "split_bootimg.pl" file under "kernel" folder too.
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nice initiative but dont repeat any tuts which we already hav.. good luck!
hell_lock said:
nice initiative but dont repeat any tuts which we already hav.. good luck!
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lol.. i know mate.. thats y i didnt write till today even though i wanted to write.. see the index page.. almost all are my own findings.. but whenever if i added from others.. then i will add credits as always..
do tell me / crrect me if i am wrong anywhere lol
nice guide...waiting for guide on building custom rom...
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anmolsharma1293 said:
nice guide...waiting for guide on building custom rom...
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My sign has it already..
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Hi, maybe you would like to incorporate my tool(AIOlog) in the retrieving logcat using computer as it works for Windows out of the box(provided that the driver is installed)
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Hi, maybe you would like to incorporate my tool(AIOlog) in the retrieving logcat using computer as it works for Windows out of the box(provided that the driver is installed)
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OK.. thanks for the heads up.. I will see.. I don't know about your tool yet.. so I have to see how it works.. and I still have to write about PC log too..
Thanks for the heads up..
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OK.. thanks for the heads up.. I will see.. I don't know about your tool yet.. so I have to see how it works.. and I still have to write about PC log too..
Thanks for the heads up..
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Basically for now its more or less the same as the ones in the market, but if you try the latest dev version, it has multiple device support(able to do logging even if there's more than one device, usually the logging would fail if there's more than one device) and many other features that are to be implemented
:good: :highfive:
Current Version: Extraction Tool v5.92, Analytics Tool v5.60, iOS Extraction Tool v0.2, Fit Sync Tool v0.2 (Updated 6/20/2015)
Here is a tool I wrote for Xiaomi Mi band which provides following functionality:
1. Exports data from Xiaomi Mi band on both rooted and non-rooted Android phones and jailbroken (and possibly non-jailbroken) iPhones under Windows and Linux, generating file in CSV format which can be reviewed in Excel.
Bonoboo maintains a script to perform extraction directly on your smartphone (see link in post 3).
2. Extracts detailed (per minute) walking and running information from Mi Band database (thanks to the input provided by mritsch and Osid).
3. Produces files that can be uploaded to fitnesssyncer.com/ to syncronize data with various fitness services: FitBit/HealthVault/RunKeeper/JawBone and soon Google Fit! See 3rd post for details on data mapping for fitnesssyncer.
4. Provides multiple analytics reports to review extracted data. These reports can be shared on cloud drives to be accessed from anywhere (see post 3 for details)
5. Supports localized UI (currently supported languages are English, Russian, French, Spanish and Italian)
6. Support for synchronization data with Google Fit Service - see post #2 for details
How to use:
Preparation steps:
1. If you plan to use multiple packages, unpack them all to same directory.
1a. If you want to extract data from smartphone, download miband_extract package. To extract data from iOS devices, see to "To extract data from iOS devices" step.
1b. If you want to display local charts of your extracted data on your computer, download miband_analytics package.
1c. If you want to synchronize your extracted data with Google Fit, download miband_fit package.
2. Make sure you have USB drivers for your device properly installed and that your device is accessible by ADB when you connect it through USB
3. If you use it on windows, extract package has all binaries included, for Linux/OSX see comments below.
Checking configuration settings:
1. Review SDPath parameter value in run.bat/run.sh. The program will copy files from Mi app location to folder specified in SDPath before pulling them to desktop. In most cases default value (/sdcard) shoud work fine, however if your phone does not have this directory, find the path where your Internal/External SD is mounted and put that path string into SDPath value. Second most common value might be /storage/sdcard0
2. Review config.js and make any changes to your liking (set Goals for sleep hours and daily steps, force override UI language to specific value)
3. If you do not want main report being open every time you run extract, change OpenHTML=Y in run.bat/run.sh to OpenHTML=N
4. If your device is not rooted or have any issues with first (root) method that application uses and prefer to skip straight to the second (backup) method, set ForceBackupMode value to Y in run.bat.
5. If you want to generate Raw data extract in addition to summary data, set ExtractRaw parameter to Y, update Height parameter to your height in centimeters and update Weight parameter to your weight in kilograms. Please note that data extracted from raw blobs may be slightly different from total numbers in summary data.
If you are planning to use ADB over Wifi:
0. I would not be able to provide much support for ADB over Wifi - so many things could go wrong. Check you firewall settings, check TCPIP ports on both ends, but you are basically on your own.
1. If you are planning to use ADB over WiFi, edit run.sh and set up IPAddr value to IP address of your phone, if you use USB cable, leave IPAddr value blank. If you using non-default port, you may need to change TCPPort value.
2.You may also think of a great idea of running syncronization automatically and unattended using ADB over Wifi - at least I liked that idea initially. I gave that idea more thought and as of now I strongly recommend not to do it - having ADB running over Wifi is a security risk, if you have to use it over Wifi, enable it manually, run the sync and disable ADB over Wifi right away.
For Linux/OSX users:
1. You would need to to manually install android-sdk for (adb binary), sqlite3 version 3.8.3 or higher and openssl with zlib support (version 1.0.2 or higher with zlib support is recommended) to uncompress zlib data. Please note that versions of sqlite3 and openssl that are preinstalled on your machine might be too old to be used with this package, so you might need to obtain newer versions. For example, I was told that OSX has sqlite3 version 3.7.13 preinstalled and it is incompatible with some of functions used in script, so you would need version 3.8.3 at least. If you cannot get openssl with zlib support, you can use similar functionality from python instead - you will need to comment out a line with openssl zlib in run.sh and uncomment next line instead which invokes python script.
2. You'll need to grant execute permissions to run.sh by using chmod +x run.sh and you will need to execute run.sh instead of run.bat in steps listed below. You'll also need to make configuration changes in run.sh instead of run.bat
3. Check that your sqlite3 is properly configured for your time zone. Run following command and see if it returns correct timestamp:
bin\sqlite3 dbfile "select datetime('now','localtime');"
Running application:
1. Connect phone through USB and make sure USB debugging setting is enabled on your phone. Unlock phone screen.
2. Execute run.bat - if your phone is rooted, the data would be pulled automatically. If your phone is not rooted you would see backup screen and you need to press "Back up my data" button in the bottom left corner.
3. Data from your mi band will be saved to extract.csv file and extract.js. After extraction is complete, if OpenHTML is set to Y, mi_data.html will be opened automatically to show charts for your Mi usage.
4. HTML reports are using Google Charts framework and Google TOS does not allow storing their scripts offline along with the application, therefore you will need to have working internet access for reports to work. Your data is not being sent to Google, the internet connection is only used to download latest version of Google Charts javascripts.
Troubleshooting connectivity issues:
1. If you phone is rooted:
Review that your phone has /sdcard directory and it is writable. After you run extract, check if you have origin_db file in that directory. If you do not, ADB may have issues writing files to that directory. Check configuration settings section, item 1
2. If your phone is not rooted or if you use ForceBackupMode=Y:
Check if you get full backup screen, which looks like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
If you do not get this screen, then Android backup functionality on your device is broken. If your phone is rooted, consider setting ForceBackupMode=N and using rooted method; if your phone is not rooted, try to run Helium Backup https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup and see if it can backup MI app to sdcard.
To extract data from iOS devices:
Thanks to joshmosh for detailed instructions.
This is reported to work on jailbroken iPhone, but may work on regular iPhones as well - if you try it on non-jailbroken iPhone please let me know if it worked for you.
1. Get a copy of itools. Google it to find a download location (cnet might have it)
2. Plug in your iPhone to your PC
3. Open itools and click on Applications in top row
4. On the left you will find name of your iPhone and below "Applications". Click on Applications
5. Locate your application Mi Fit and click it. On the right you will find a button labelled "browse". Click it.
6. A window will open. Doubleclick on "Documents" then click on user.sqlite, then on "Export" above.
7. A window will open asking you where to export this file. Export it to a db subdirectory of miband extractor main directory and click OK. You should have a file db\user.sqlite now.
8. Once file is extracted to db\ directory, run runIOS.bat from main miband extractor directory. It should generate extract.js, extract.csv and minmaxtime.csv files and will open local charts in your browser if you have analytics package installed.
Screenshots:
Report descriptions:
mi_data.html:
This report shows overview of the data being extracted. It consists of 3 elements:
a. The chart on the left shows sleep data over time. Total bar height represents overall sleep time and colored segments represent light and deep sleep parts of it.
b. The chart on the right shows daily activity metrics over time. It shows total distance, number of steps and calories burned.
c. The chart on the bottom shows all data inside text table. You can sort the data by any column by clicking on the title of that column. If you select any specific row in the table, same day will be hightlighted in two other charts.
Both graphic charts also show target goals in green line, so you could see how well your results are matching target values. You can dynamically change target values by pressing + and - buttons. The table below has arrows next to Total Sleep and Total Steps columns which would be green for days when goal was met and red for days when goal was not achieved.
mi_data_byDoW.html:
This report allows you to see the scatter of your activities grouped by the day of the week.
This would be a good chart to see if you are performing better on any specific day of the week.
There are 4 charts on that report:
a. The left chart shows various metrics in scatter chart. You can select a specific metric from the dropdown located above the chart. You can also see a daily goal trendline in green and an approximation line in black. If the approximation line is not flat and you have statistics over many weeks, this might mean that your performance is consistently different depending on the day of the week.
b. The right chart shows line chart data for the metric selected in the left chart. It has time zoom controls at the top to only show the data over last day, last 5 days, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. You can also select time interval manually by dragging time sliders at the bottom of the chart.
c. The chart at the bottom is a calendar view for your activity-related metrics. It shows a calendar and each days recorded activity is colored based on whether the value for that activity is above or below the goal. The days that have metric value below daily goal will be colored red, the days with metric value above the goal will be colored blue. The higher the deviation from the goal, the more intense color would be. In other words, the days where results are significantly above the goal would be colored in saturated blue and the days where results are significantly below the goal would be colored in saturated red.
This chart could help searching for more complicated patterns in your performance, patterns that are not just days of the week.
You can also change goal values dynamically by using + and - buttons at the top and see green trendline moving on the left chart and days changing colors on the bottom chart.
d. The last chart shows a timeline of your sleep on a daily level. This chart will only be visible if you select "Sleep Timeline" metric from the dropbox. This chart shows the time you went to sleep and the time you woke up. It shows this information for each day the history data is available and weekends are colored in a different color. This chart could help you to see how consistent your sleep/wake hours across different days and also if you have same sleeping patterns on weekends.
Google Fit Syncronization:
Limitations:
1. Daily summary statistics is synced, so charts by Week and Month will show correct data; chart by day will show correct totals, but not correct hourly breakdown.
Prerequisites:
1. You need to have at least version 5.71 of miband_extract package.
2. You will need to have Internet access and your browser should be configured to enable pop-ups at least from a specific domain below.
3. You need to open following URL: Get Fit Token and allow it to access your Google Fit data. Latest version of Chrome worked for me, while IE 11 had issues with popups.
Installation:
1. Download latest version of meband_fit package and unpack it to the directory where you have miband_extract v5.71 or above.
2. If you upgrade from previous version of fit sync package, you will need to clean up old data populated by old version. To do so run following command:
fit clean
Running Sync:
1. Synchronize your data from smartphone to desktop.
2. Obtain a new OATH key for syncing data with Fit - open Get Fit Token and copy resulting string to your clipboard.
3. Run fit.bat and when asked for new token paste the string from previous step and press enter. If fit.bat did not ask you for token and failed with Authentication error, just run it again.
Troubleshooting:
1. The process is logging into fit\*.log files. If you have errors, review these logs first.
2. The token from step 2 is valid for 1 hour - you will need to refresh the token after that. After 1 hour subsequent fit syncs will start failing until you obtain a new token.
3. Current token is cached in GKey environment variable. Once batch determines that old token is expired, it would clean the variable and will ask you for a new key on a subsequent run.
Related links:
Latest version of Bonoboo port for smartphone extraction.
Known Issues:
1. Vertical axis is not always in sync for two charts in mi_data_byDoW.html
2. Timeline axis is only shown at the bottom of timeline
Version History:
Code:
[B]v5.92 06/20/2015[/B]
Added support for Mi Scale - extracting weight history into weight.csv
[B]v5.90 03/14/2015[/B]
Walking and Running statistics with minute granularity are now extracted from Raw data thanks to the input provided by mritsch and Osid.
[B]v5.80 03/07/2015[/B]
Google Fit sync package 0.3:
Fixed error in 1324438.json file which prevented Fit Sync for some users.
Added FitTools.bat which allows pulling various information from Google Fit account.
[B]v5.80 03/01/2015[/B]
Extraction package:
Added experimental support for raw data extraction. To enable raw data extraction, set ExtractRaw=Y in run.bat
Analytics package:
German localization added to analytics package (thanks to joshmosh)
default app_locale.js file is added to analytics package to support data extracted from iOS devices.
Data Extraction Tool v0.1 for iOS is added along with instructions on how to manually extract Mi Band data from iPhone
[B]v5.71 02/16/2015[/B]
Extraction package:
Extra fields added to extract.csv to support for Google Fit sync v0.2.
extract.json is not created anymore, this data is now calculated on the fly from extract.csv
Google Fit sync package 0.2:
Added sync for activity durations (walk duration, run duration, sleep duration)
Added sync for distance walked. Since distance metric is considered location, Token application will request new permission:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/fitness.location.write
Fixed activity timestamps - Google Fit expects time to be in UTC time zone.
[B]v5.70 02/16/2015[/B]
Extraction package:
Initial support for Google Fit sync.
Google Fit package 0.1:
Initial release
[B]v5.50 02/05/2015[/B]
Extraction package:
Added new columns to CSV file for better FitnessSyncer compatibility.
Added support for time correction. See db\offset.sql for sample entries.
Updated run.sh from [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=6091617"]jlaunay[/URL] to support new run.bat parameters and localization.
Analytics package:
Changed mi_data_byDoW.html to use AnnotationChart for right graph - support for time interval zooming.
Added new metric to mi_data_byDoW.html called "SleepTimeline" to show Sleep Timeline chart.
Various small fixes.
[B]v5.35 02/03/2015[/B]
Extraction package:
Fixed logging issue - adb would sometimes lock the log files and subsequent extraction invocations would fail completely on locked log files.
Added support for ADB over Wifi - see instructions in the first post.
Analytics package:
Fixed sorting order on main table
Second fix for incorrect sleep/wake hours calculation
Updated colors across all reports to be consistent
Converted total/deep/light sleep from minutes to hours and minutes in the main table. Show percentages of deep/light sleep compared to total sleep.
Add fall asleep and wake up times as selecrable metrics to mi_data_byDoW.html
mi_data_byDoW.html absorbed all functionality from mi_data_Sleep.html - the sleep calendar functionality and sleep timeline is available when you select Total Sleep metric. You will need to scroll down to see sleep timeline chart.
[B]v5.3 02/02/2015[/B]
Extraction package:
Add new column with number of walk time + run time in seconds (as per request)
Added new parameter ForceBackupMode to skip attempt at rooted extraction and go straight for backup mode
[B]v5.2 02/1/2015[/B]
Splitted program into data extract package and analytics packages. Data extract should be pretty stable now and reports could be updated independently.
Spanish translation (thanks to Viriatox)
[B]v5.1 01/31/2015 [/B]
Fix for incorrect sleep/wake hours calculation
[B]v5.0 01/31/2015[/B]
Localization setting is pulled from Mi database - no need to set it manually anymore (in most cases)
Two completely new reports - Sleep Report and Statistics by day of the week.
Fixes to unix shell script encoding.
[B]v4.0 01/29/2015[/B]
Month number calculation fixed.
Removed extra rows with zeroes that we incorrectly extracted
Localization moved to separate file, all other components are unified for all languages
Scripts for rooted and non-rooted phones combined into one.
Daily goals and data grouping added on main report.
Unix shell script for data extraction (thanks to jlaunay)
French translation (thanks to jlaunay)
[B]v3.0 01/26/2015[/B]
New script to support data extraction for non-rooted phones
Reverse sort order in table part of report, so newest dates are on top.
Week number and day of the week added to report.
[B]v2.0 01/25/2015 [/B]
All needed Windows binaries included in the package.
Batch file to automatically run all binaries to extract the data.
First report showing overall statistics.
[B]v1 01/24/2015[/B]
Initial release.
Syncronizing with fitnesssyncer.com
FitnessSyncer FAQ: https://www.fitnesssyncer.com/frequently-asked-questions
How to set up import and export.
1. Open account at fitnesssyncer.com/
2. On Dashboard, go to Sources and Destinations and select Add New Source
3. Select Type: Activity, source Amazon S3 (CSB), Dropbox (CSV) or OneDrive (CSV) depending on where your files are stored. Enter path and file name in Path field. Select highlighted columns mappings:
Activity:
Include Date (US) - Column 18
Include Activity - Column 19
Include Distance in Meters - Column 8
Include Duration in Seconds - Column 17
Include Calories Burned - Column 10
Include Total Steps - Column 9
4. Click on Save and authenticate into your cloud storage account.
5. Back on Sources and Destinations account, click on Sync Now link next to your newly added connection to confirm that it loads without errors. Click on Dashboard button and confirm that you see some data in charts there.
6. Go back to Sources and Destinations and select Add New Source again
7. This time, select Type: Sleep, same Source entry, same Path value and set up highlighted column mappings:
Sleep:
Include Date (US) - Column 18
Include Bed Time Hour - Column 20
Include Bed Time minute - Column 21
Include Awake Hour - Column 22
Include Awake Minute - Column 23
Include Sleeping Minutes - Column 2
8. Click Save, go to Sources and Destinations and click Sync Now on Sleep source now to see that it imports without issues.
9. Click on Stream option and see that you have both Daily Activity and Sleep data loaded.
10. Go back to Sources and Destinations and select Add New Destination Task
11. Select SyncType Activity and select Destination from the dropdown list
12. Repeat same steps for Sleep syncronization
Accessing your charts directly from Dropbox:
If you have a Public folder on your dropbox, you can copy all the .js and .html files there and get the shared url by selecting one of htmk files and selecting "Copy public link..." button. It would give you a URL that you can use from anywhere. You need to have Dropbox Pro account or free account created before October 4, 2012 for Public folder functionality to work on your dropbox.
Accessing your charts directly from Google Drive:
1. It is recommended that you create new folder in your Drive for this purpose.
2. Select the folder and Choose Share... option
3. On Share with others page dialog, click on Advanced button in bottom right corner.
4. On Sharing Settings dialog, click on Change... link at the top line of Who has access list.
5. On Link sharing dialog, select On - Public on the web option and click Save button.
6. Copy the URL that is shown on Sharing Settings page and click Done to close it
7. The URL that you copied will look something like the sample below. Copy just the alphanumeric sequence that is located between ?id= and &usp=sharing
Code:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=[B][COLOR="Red"]123-abcdcdefghijklmnopqrstUV[/COLOR][/B]&usp=sharing
8. Put www.googledrive.com/host/ before this string and /mi_data.html (or any other report) after it, you should get something like www.googledrive.com/host/123-abcdcdefghijklmnopqrstUV/mi_data.html - this should be your sharing link
Here is Google support page on sharing files/directories: https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2881970?hl=en
Using Helium backup instead of Android backup:
Helium produces .ab files that are ALMOST correct tar file, however besides extra characters on file header level they also have some differences in header entries for each file. I've looked through different methods and utilities and the best option so far is to use Helium_ab2tar.zip package (credit goes to xaos.cz for writing it and to johnny1176 for discovering it). It used to be available on xaos.ic.cz/Helium_ab2tar.zip, but that site is down now. You can still google for Helium_ab2tar.zip to find other locations that have copy of this file.
Plans for future versions:
Code:
0. Get more sleep :)
1. Titles for each chart
2. Implement dashboard comparing current week with previous statistical data. (For same days of week)
3. Use timeline component for right chart in data_byDow.htm
4. Show percentage of good days based on selected goals. Show min/max values for each metric.
5. Modify scatter chart to allow using any other series for X axis (Search/display correlations between sleep time and total number of steps).
6. Make a help page showing all the charts and how to use them.
7. Add ratio of deep/light sleep as part of selectable charts.
8. Merge all reports into single multi-tab document.
9. Parse detailed daily binary data - this is going to be a big one.
How to translate application to your language:
To add support for a new language:
For HTML pages
1. Open locale.js in editor supporting UTF-8 encoding.
2. Create a new section starting with
if (lang == "ru_RU") { }
and replace ru_RU with a locale string for your language.
3. Copy all strings from english version to inside { } brackets and translate the text.
4. Save file in UTF-8 encoding.
5. Add reference to your new language in comments section of config.js
For unix shell script:
For all subsequent entries, replace XX with 2-character locale name of your language
1. Create new po file using following command:
bash --dump-po-strings run.sh > po/XX.po
2. Edit newly generated file and translate msgstr entries using msgid entries as references
3. Save the file and generate new directory for the compiled langage file (.mo) using following command:
mkdir -p i18n/XX/LC_MESSAGES/
4. Compile .po file to .mo file by running following command:
msgfmt -o i18n/XX/LC_MESSAGES/mibandextract.mo po/XX.po
If you do not want to use the i18n folder and want the langage file to be system wide, you just have to comment (adding a #) the line "export TEXTDOMAINDIR=./i18n/" in the script.
Then you will have to move your po file to /usr/share/locale/XX/LC_MESSAGES/ (where XX is your langage).
Changelog:
v5.2 released on 2/1/2015.
v5.3 released on 2/2/2015.
v5.32 released on 2/3/2015
v5.7 released on 2/16/2015
v5.71 + fit v0.2 released on 2/21/2015
v5.8 + fit v0.3 released on 3/7/2015
v5.9 released on 3/14/2015
v5.92 released on 6/20/2015
Reserved
Hi.
Working perfect. Nexus 5 non-rooted.
Thank you very much for your work :good:
Grretings from Spain.
Hi,
It does not work for me at all ... All the time the same thing.
C:\Users\plmaciejewk\Desktop\miband_extract_v53>run
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Press "Backup My Data" button on device...
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
bin\tail: mi.ab: No such file or directory
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Could Not Find C:\Users\plmaciejewk\Desktop\miband_extract_v53\mi.ab
Could Not Find C:\Users\plmaciejewk\Desktop\miband_extract_v53\mi.tar
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Extraction failed
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Can I do anything with this?
I face the same issue as @macia10. I have rooted Nexus 5.
Dell112 said:
I face the same issue as @macia10. I have rooted Nexus 5.
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I found a temp workaround. Edit rub.bat and remove all >> log from end of the lined. This causes the issue.
macia10 said:
Hi,
It does not work for me at all ... All the time the same thing.
C:\Users\plmaciejewk\Desktop\miband_extract_v53>run
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Can I do anything with this?
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This might be caused by adb process still running in memory and locking log file. I've modified script not to redirect output from adb commands into log file and also added few commands to kill previous adb service once extraction is complete. Could you please download v5.33 and see if it works?
xmxm said:
This might be caused by adb process still running in memory and locking log file. I've modified script not to redirect output from adb commands into log file and also added few commands to kill previous adb service once extraction is complete. Could you please download v5.33 and see if it works?
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works perfectly
Thanx!!
Thanks, very useful!!
FYI, I needed to make some modifications to make it work in my case:
- In 'run.sh', I had to modify the SDPath variable to the correct path (in my version of Cyanogenmod):
SDPath=/storage/sdcard0
- run.sh log indicated a "permission denied" error. It was caused because adb did not have root privileges in my android. To correct it:
In Android: Settings > Administrative access > Select "Applications and ADB"
- sqlite3 in OSX is an old version, so run.sh complains with:
Error: unknown command or invalid arguments: "once". Enter ".help" for help
Error: unknown command or invalid arguments: "print". Enter ".help" for help
To solve it, install a new version of sqlite3. For example using brew:
> brew install sqlite3
and replace sqlite3 in run.sh for the brew version: /usr/local/Cellar/sqlite/3.8.6/bin/sqlite3
- Files from: miband_analytics need to be in the same folder than miband_extract
With these modifications it is working properly in my mac.
Keep up the good work!
Hi.
I'm extracting data with Bonoboo Mi Band Export Stats, which exports to sd card the files:
app_locale.js; config.js; extract.js; locale.js; Mi_Band_Table.csv; Mi_Band_Table.html and Mi_Band_Graphs.html.
In order to used that exported data with your analytics tools, which files should i move to your folder which contains multiple files like mi_data_byDoW.html and mi_data.html ?
Thanks
herpez said:
Hi.
I'm extracting data with Bonoboo Mi Band Export Stats, which exports to sd card the files:
app_locale.js; config.js; extract.js; locale.js; Mi_Band_Table.csv; Mi_Band_Table.html and Mi_Band_Graphs.html.
In order to used that exported data with your analytics tools, which files should i move to your folder which contains multiple files like mi_data_byDoW.html and mi_data.html ?
Thanks
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You'll just need at app_locale.js and extract.js. The folder with analytic tools already has config.js and locale.js and CSV file is not required for analytic tools, you only need it if you want to see your data in Excel.
SynerG said:
Thanks, very useful!!
FYI, I needed to make some modifications to make it work in my case:
- In 'run.sh', I had to modify the SDPath variable to the correct path (in my version of Cyanogenmod):
SDPath=/storage/sdcard0
- run.sh log indicated a "permission denied" error. It was caused because adb did not have root privileges in my android. To correct it:
In Android: Settings > Administrative access > Select "Applications and ADB"
- sqlite3 in OSX is an old version, so run.sh complains with:
Error: unknown command or invalid arguments: "once". Enter ".help" for help
Error: unknown command or invalid arguments: "print". Enter ".help" for help
To solve it, install a new version of sqlite3. For example using brew:
> brew install sqlite3
and replace sqlite3 in run.sh for the brew version: /usr/local/Cellar/sqlite/3.8.6/bin/sqlite3
- Files from: miband_analytics need to be in the same folder than miband_extract
With these modifications it is working properly in my mac.
Keep up the good work!
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Thank you for your feedback.
Regarding SDPath, I'll put a a more clear explanation that SDPath may need to be changed depending on device.
For ADB privileges, the way you had to enable it might be specific to your Android version (I've granted permissions in a different way on my phone), but generally speaking the application should work through Backup logic even when adb has no root permissions.
For sqlite3 issue, could you please tell me which version of sqlite3 OSX has by default, so can add a note in instructions about version compatibility?
Regarding same folder location, I think there is already a mention about the need to have both packages exptracted to the same folder.
xmxm said:
Thank you for your feedback.
For ADB privileges, the way you had to enable it might be specific to your Android version (I've granted permissions in a different way on my phone), but generally speaking the application should work through Backup logic even when adb has no root permissions.
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I got a message in my Android asking for permission to do the backup, but at the same time I saw the "permission denied" message in the console. Maybe I got both because the script tries to get data from two different mechanisms. Even if I clicked yes to do the backup, the script was not able to get the data until adb was granted permissions.
For sqlite3 issue, could you please tell me which version of sqlite3 OSX has by default, so can add a note in instructions about version compatibility?
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My Mac with OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) had installed sqlite3 version 3.7.13. I think that the required commands were added in 3.7.15, but I could be wrong. Brew has installed 3.8.6 and is working properly.
SynerG said:
I got a message in my Android asking for permission to do the backup, but at the same time I saw the "permission denied" message in the console. Maybe I got both because the script tries to get data from two different mechanisms. Even if I clicked yes to do the backup, the script was not able to get the data until adb was granted permissions.
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Windows version supports ForceBackupMode=Y setting to skip root-specific method and go straight for backup method, but I guess that run.sh is outdated by now - I'll need to find a way to copy newest logic changes to unix script. I still think hope that giving ADB root is not mandatory for extract to work.
My Mac with OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) had installed sqlite3 version 3.7.13. I think that the required commands were added in 3.7.15, but I could be wrong. Brew has installed 3.8.6 and is working properly.
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Thank you for this information - I'll put version numbers in the header.
xmxm said:
Windows version supports ForceBackupMode=Y setting to skip root-specific method and go straight for backup method, but I guess that run.sh is outdated by now - I'll need to find a way to copy newest logic changes to unix script.
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You will find attached a zip with a new version of run.sh.
run.sh now support ForceBackupMode and internalization.
Thats why I add 2 folders (po and i18n).
If you want to add support for a new langage, let's say spanish for example, you will first have to create a new po file
Code:
bash --dump-po-strings run.sh > po/es.po
Then edit the file newly created with any text editor and translate the "msgid" with the "msgstr"
Once done, you have to create a new directory for the compiled langage file (.mo)
Code:
mkdir mkdir -p i18n/es/LC_MESSAGES/
Then compile the file with
Code:
msgfmt -o i18n/es/LC_MESSAGES/mibandextract.mo po/es.po
For another langage replace "es" with the one you want.
If you do not want to use the i18n folder and want the langage file to be system wide, you just have to comment (adding a #) the line "export TEXTDOMAINDIR=./i18n/" in the script.
Then you will have to move your po file to /usr/share/locale/XX/LC_MESSAGES/ (where XX is your langage).
Version updated to 5.5 with better support for FitnessSyncer and some chart updates
Good Work
xmxm said:
Version updated to 5.5 with better support for FitnessSyncer and some chart updates
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Thanks for your work!!!