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Hi all,
Since I was unable to find a thread or stickey (which are the same actually) to report some website issues I encouter I decided to create this thread.
(perhaps it will be closed and perhaps it will stay open).
In here you can post any website related issues. Is a page not opening, is a link not working? Sometimes even specific browsers will give problems.
Post it here and perhaps the staff will take a look
What kind of information do you need to tell before we (users and staff) can help:
- What page were you visiting or trying to visit (Give the url = website link)
- What Internet Browser were you using and wich version (Internet Explorer, FireFox, Opera, Google Chrome, Safari)
- What is the operating system your computer or laptop is running on?( Windows 8/7/XP/Vista Mac OS (Give version) )
- What are the stepps you tried yourself? (cleaned cache of webbrowser, rebooted computer etc)
- What kind of Anti Virus software or Firewall are you using (Avast!, AVG, Windows Security Essentials etc)
- If possible give us a screenshot of the problem or error you encounter​
This kind of information will help us help you with the problem. Perhaps the cause can be find in there.
For tablet users:
Even visiting this website can give sometimes issues please provide the following details:
- What kind of tablet are you using (Samsung Note, iPad, Nexus 10)
- What kind of OS is running on your tablet (Android 3.x / 4.x or iOS (version number will come in handy)
- What browser were you using ( Google Chrome, Dolpin Brower, Opera (for android devices) or safari (iOS users)
- What kind of steps you tried to fix it yourself? (delete cache and data of the app, reboot device, fixed permissions)
- If possible give is a screenshot of the problem or error​
If you encounter any issues please post them here. We'd love to help you
For SPAM USERS go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=306366
For Tapatalk or XDA APP ISSUES go here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841646
For Operator logo's and country flag issues go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=650541
For reporting intusive ads go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696660
(In a minute my first issue will be posted here)
Regards,
Mrjraider
So my first issue I encounter was like this:
Tablet: Ipad 3rd generation running iOS 6
Browser used: Safari
Website I tried to visit: www.forum.xda-developers.com/index.php
Problem: Website stays blank and empty. However on my computer (Win 7 Google Chrome no issues)
Any tips?
Performed selfsteps:
- Reboot device (multiple times)
- Deleted date of safari
All the other websits of forum.xda-developers.com seems to work without issues. I've made several posts today with my iPad
(yeah I know this is more of a android website)
Can anybody show me how to name url links??
My phone details :
Rom : carbonrom stable v1.8
Kernel : dorimanx v9.36
Governor : nightmare
No OC or UV
Battery : stock 1650mah
Sent from i9100
budsixz said:
Can anybody show me how to name url links??
My phone details :
Rom : carbonrom stable v1.8
Kernel : dorimanx v9.36
Governor : nightmare
No OC or UV
Battery : stock 1650mah
Sent from i9100
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[URL=http://www.google.com]Write anything here to name your URL[/URL]
It will appear like this :
Write anything here to name your URL
recent changes causing continuous refresh of page
I use Firefox 22.0. I have NoScript installed.
About a week ago, whenever I come to XDA, my page refreshes continuously. I have to hit the "stop" button at just the right moment to get the loop to stop long enough for me to read anything.
I tried temporarily allowing all scripts on this page. This did not change the behavior.
P.S. This only happens if I am logged in. If I log out, behavior returns to normal...
mrjraider said:
Hi all,
Since I was unable to find a thread or stickey (which are the same actually) to report some website issues I encouter I decided to create this thread.
(perhaps it will be closed and perhaps it will stay open).
In here you can post any website related issues. Is a page not opening, is a link not working? Sometimes even specific browsers will give problems.
Post it here and perhaps the staff will take a look
What kind of information do you need to tell before we (users and staff) can help:
- What page were you visiting or trying to visit (Give the url = website link)
- What Internet Browser were you using and wich version (Internet Explorer, FireFox, Opera, Google Chrome, Safari)
- What is the operating system your computer or laptop is running on?( Windows 8/7/XP/Vista Mac OS (Give version) )
- What are the stepps you tried yourself? (cleaned cache of webbrowser, rebooted computer etc)
- What kind of Anti Virus software or Firewall are you using (Avast!, AVG, Windows Security Essentials etc)
- If possible give us a screenshot of the problem or error you encounter​
This kind of information will help us help you with the problem. Perhaps the cause can be find in there.
For tablet users:
Even visiting this website can give sometimes issues please provide the following details:
- What kind of tablet are you using (Samsung Note, iPad, Nexus 10)
- What kind of OS is running on your tablet (Android 3.x / 4.x or iOS (version number will come in handy)
- What browser were you using ( Google Chrome, Dolpin Brower, Opera (for android devices) or safari (iOS users)
- What kind of steps you tried to fix it yourself? (delete cache and data of the app, reboot device, fixed permissions)
- If possible give is a screenshot of the problem or error​
If you encounter any issues please post them here. We'd love to help you
For SPAM USERS go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=306366
For Tapatalk or XDA APP ISSUES go here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841646
For Operator logo's and country flag issues go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=650541
For reporting intusive ads go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696660
(In a minute my first issue will be posted here)
Regards,
Mrjraider
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RandyB201 said:
I use Firefox 22.0. I have NoScript installed.
About a week ago, whenever I come to XDA, my page refreshes continuously. I have to hit the "stop" button at just the right moment to get the loop to stop long enough for me to read anything.
I tried temporarily allowing all scripts on this page. This did not change the behavior.
P.S. This only happens if I am logged in. If I log out, behavior returns to normal...
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I have also been having this issue, both on Chrome 29 for Windows, and Chrome 29 for Android on my Note 2.
Other threads reporting same issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2197302
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2404881
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391978
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391690
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766646
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367598
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2418022
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239777
Le bump..
Now we need to collect more issues and perhaps fixes
Restarting Firefox 23.0.1 in safe mode stops the looping, but all of the Search for Your Device and QuickLinks drop downs from the menu open behind the ad at the top of the page.
no issues
RandyB201 said:
Other threads reporting same issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2197302
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2404881
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391978
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391690
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766646
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367598
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2418022
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2239777
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I would love to be able to fix this issue, but I can not recreate this problem so I can't push a fix. Any web developers seeing the reloading problem who can point out the issue?
The only thing I can figure out is that it seems to happen to people with NoScript or AdBlock installed, but I've run the site with both and it doesn't happen to me (in multiple browsers/os). But then again, some people say they don't have it installed and it still does the reloading.
Changing to the 2013 - 1024 theme seems to fix it for folks.
I use an Adblock and I have no issues with the website in that matter. The only thing I encounter at the moment is that I need to login on every page. It seems like I can't be remembered for some reason. Will clear cache tomorrow tho.
mrjraider said:
I use an Adblock and I have no issues with the website in that matter. The only thing I encounter at the moment is that I need to login on every page. It seems like I can't be remembered for some reason. Will clear cache tomorrow tho.
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That's a Chrome issue. I don't have to login every time I go to a new thread but it asks me to login every few hours. Loads of people have reported the issue but afaik there's no known fix other than using a different browser.
I even get logged out on Opera Mini, though I get logged in after clicking on any link on forum, so I don't think it's only Chrome issue
Good Answer!
bitpushr said:
...Changing to the 2013 - 1024 theme seems to fix it for folks.
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Thank you. That seems to have worked for me. I changed to the theme, have closed and reopened the browser, logged in and out and it seems to have stopped....
bitpushr said:
I would love to be able to fix this issue, but I can not recreate this problem so I can't push a fix. Any web developers seeing the reloading problem who can point out the issue?
The only thing I can figure out is that it seems to happen to people with NoScript or AdBlock installed, but I've run the site with both and it doesn't happen to me (in multiple browsers/os). But then again, some people say they don't have it installed and it still does the reloading.
Changing to the 2013 - 1024 theme seems to fix it for folks.
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And XDA is crashing my Chrome desktop browser again...
It always happens when trying to load the ads. I'm running a new computer with windows 8.1. No browser extensions.
For such a tech-oriented site, this is kind of sad. You really need to reign in your advertisers. It's been 2+ years of these issues.
jamus28 said:
And XDA is crashing my Chrome desktop browser again...
It always happens when trying to load the ads. I'm running a new computer with windows 8.1. No browser extensions.
For such a tech-oriented site, this is kind of sad. You really need to reign in your advertisers. It's been 2+ years of these issues.
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This has nothing to do with the original issue. Ads should not be able to crash the browser. I've had them get very slow, we try to weed out any advertisements that are unduly taxing to system resources. We don't pick which ads run on the site. If you are still having issues, you can open a new thread with a full description of the problem. It doesn't sound like it would just be XDA if your computer is crashing.
Closing thread for now as original issue is fixed.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/5/16738748/google-amazon-feud-youtube-pulled-off-fire-tv-echo-show-nest-devices
Back it up while you can!
Link to the current APK: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjlFvM-kUCwh-j5XfAMn9ySTPBp3
I think they will shut it down from their end. Unless someone can hack the apk, it will cease to work on January 1st.
I read about this yesterday and saw a notification on my fire today. I'm sure a modded apk will resolve this. I also wonder if playing you tube from within kodi will work. Not as nice but it does the job. I went into youtube in kodi and it did not have that notification so that may be a work around. Not the bet but better than nothing. Really sucks that it doesn't show history and has no "home" per say.
Dave
I decompiled the YouTube app. I'm not convinced Google knows it's coming from a FireTV from the user agent string. Here's what the app uses:
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/27.0.1453.93 Safari/537.36 Mozilla/5.0 (PLAYSTATION 3; 3.55)
So that begs the question, how can they block it? Is it just a scare tactic? If they don't know the source is an amazon fire they cannot possibly block it unless they put a youtube update to look for certain hardware criteria to ID it as a fire. If that's the case we just don't update the apk.
Dave
they seem to know how, since they are displaying the warning message on fire tvs only
What about alternative apps like Newpipe?
Im sure the hardware is identified by the build.prop...
The YouTube "app" is really just a webview to https://www.youtube.com/TV plus a shim to translate remote control commands. It seems very likely that any block should be trivially evadeable as long as that website remains available-- and since androidTV and smart TV UIs also use the HTML5 website, that isn't going to happen.
My guess is it is indeed something to do with the HTTP user-agent or some sort of other easily cloned fingerprint.
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they seem to know how, since they are displaying the warning message on fire tvs only
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Well when I play youtube from kodi it does not display that message so..
Dave
TT_Vert said:
Well when I play youtube from kodi it does not display that message so..
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Right. So the question is how does Google know it's the app vs. Kodi? The user agent string seems pretty generic. Therefore, something else is going on that needs to be found.
The Kodi YouTube addon uses the API, which ultimately would be pretty easy to block. The FireTV literally connects to a public website, which is much more difficult. There are tons of ways to fingerprint a browser beyond the user agent.
https://amiunique.org/
This is exciting! It's a technology war. Doesn't effect me in any way. I rarely use YouTube on my fire tv and I'll just use chromecast if I need to watch it on my TV. Sure their will be an easy workaround. I'm team google. F amazon! Lol
look at this website.
https://smartyoutubetv.github.io/en/
there is a working apk to get YouTube back working on the stick. it is recognized as a lg tv
Yes, that app works perfectly. Good stuff.
I still think Amazon and Google will work it out, but if they don't, use that.
Is this better than the regular youtube app anyway?
That app is basically identical to the FireTV app, being a HTML5 webview of https://www.youtube.com/TV, but it supposedly also blocks their ads.
LOL NM I'm an idiot. I saw 1080 and instantly went for it without reading. FAIL.
Dave
mijorus said:
look at this website.
https://smartyoutubetv.github.io/en/
there is a working apk to get YouTube back working on the stick. it is recognized as a lg tv
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I sideloaded this today and also can confirm that it works.
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
you tube is still working for me. i get the warning message but it load just fine.
tw39515 said:
you tube is still working for me. i get the warning message but it load just fine.
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Eventually it'll quit. Mine was the same way for a little while.
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
Hi all, I have finally had enough of Apple (and planned obsolescence!). I have never used Android before, got myself a Galaxy Tab S and once I learn how to use it well, I will be dumping my faulty iPhone in favour of a Galaxy phone as well.
I bought a used Tab S with 4G in lovely condition. Just turned it on and it says Insert Sim. I skipped that and it said "Many features will not work without an active Sim".
Therefore the first question I have is how much to read into that message?! Do I believe it? I don\'t plan on using a data Sim, only want to use WiFi. Will the Tab S work just fine without a cellular SIM or is it going to give me constant errors and problems? If the latter I may have to sell it in favour of a non SIM version. Any advice appreciated. I quite like the idea of being ABLE to use a data SIM if I want to some time, hence why I bought it.
Second question is I DESPISE Google and all the tracking stuff. I use a VPN much of the time. A friend of mine has a Galaxy Tab and said I should "root" the device. Can anyone tell me the main benefits of doing so? I am trying to work out how necessary is it (as I am short of time so won't do it unless it will give me benefits). I intend to use VPN and try my best to prevent google tracking what I watch on youtube, what searches I do, and just about anything else I can. I also notice that for Earth and Maps to work, I obviously need to let it know my location (which I don't generally like doing but understand the trade off and will do it in this case). Is there a way (perhaps via rooting) to enable GPS location sharing without feeding GOOGLE my whereabouts (i.e. using other map software instead of Google's)?
I am blown away by the quality of this device. thanks for anyone who has time to offer their thoughts on the above. Thanks
Welcome to the real world, Neo!
SIM Card allows having such things like mobile data (this works just the same as the iPad LTE) and voice calls from a tablet (this feature is unique to Android - you can make voice calls just like it is a big phone, using either built-in mic and speakers or via Bluetooth headset). If the SIM is not inserted, there will be no problems - you can safely dismiss the warning.
Regarding the Google-free experience and rooting. Rooting is direct equivalent to iOS jailbreak. Both result in getting root shell (# or uid 0).
To root the Tab, you must flash the CF-Autoroot via Odin: https://www.theandroidsoul.com/root...10-5-lte-sm-t805-one-click-cf-auto-root-tool/ This is for 10.5 LTE aka SM-T805, for 8.4 LTE aka SM-T705 the instruction is similar: https://www.theandroidsoul.com/root...-8-4-lte-sm-t705-one-click-cf-auto-root-tool/
Also it is good to flash the TWRP recovery after you get root to get a rich recovery environment helping you to backup and restore your device, flash custom ROMs etc.nMore info here: https://twrp.me/FAQ/
Dont hesitate to ask questions once they arise.
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Ph, and forgot to mention Google free experience. Once you get root, you can debloat your stock ROM but I'd advise flashing a LineageOS ROM for newer Android version and latest security patches. Also, Google services are not present by default in LineageOs but can be flashed separately. However, I am already more than a year without Google services and apps.
For example, I use K-9 Mail + OpenKeychain from F-Droid open-source app market to use GMail with OpenPGP support.
F-Droid is the primary marketplace app having opensource applications. For closed-source apps available on Google Play, the open-source Google Play client app named Yalp Store offers the same functionality as play market but not requiring Google services.
Youtube client I use is Newpipe, opensource app available in F-Droid. There are other clients too, like SkyTube.
Google Maps can be replaced by OsmAnd+ - an opensource client for OpenStreetMap infrastructure, again available from F-Droid app store.
Office application suite I recommend is Hancom Office - it is free for Samsung devices, and it processes documents faster than Office365.
Also, I made it work on LineageOS and other custom ROMs.
I use Brave Browser as a primary Web browser, as it is opensource app based on Google Chromium code but heavily de-Googled and having some cool features like embedded ad-blocker.
Hope this helps you a bit.
gellmar said:
Welcome to the real world, Neo!
SIM Card allows having such things like mobile data (this works just the same as the iPad LTE) and voice calls from a tablet (this feature is unique to Android - you can make voice calls just like it is a big phone, using either built-in mic and speakers or via Bluetooth headset). If the SIM is not inserted, there will be no problems - you can safely dismiss the warning.
Regarding the Google-free experience and rooting. Rooting is direct equivalent to iOS jailbreak. Both result in getting root shell (# or uid 0).
To root the Tab, you must flash the CF-Autoroot via Odin: https://www.theandroidsoul.com/root...10-5-lte-sm-t805-one-click-cf-auto-root-tool/ This is for 10.5 LTE aka SM-T805, for 8.4 LTE aka SM-T705 the instruction is similar: https://www.theandroidsoul.com/root...-8-4-lte-sm-t705-one-click-cf-auto-root-tool/
Also it is good to flash the TWRP recovery after you get root to get a rich recovery environment helping you to backup and restore your device, flash custom ROMs etc.nMore info here: https://twrp.me/FAQ/
Dont hesitate to ask questions once they arise.
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Ph, and forgot to mention Google free experience. Once you get root, you can debloat your stock ROM but I'd advise flashing a LineageOS ROM for newer Android version and latest security patches. Also, Google services are not present by default in LineageOs but can be flashed separately. However, I am already more than a year without Google services and apps.
For example, I use K-9 Mail + OpenKeychain from F-Droid open-source app market to use GMail with OpenPGP support.
F-Droid is the primary marketplace app having opensource applications. For closed-source apps available on Google Play, the open-source Google Play client app named Yalp Store offers the same functionality as play market but not requiring Google services.
Youtube client I use is Newpipe, opensource app available in F-Droid. There are other clients too, like SkyTube.
Google Maps can be replaced by OsmAnd+ - an opensource client for OpenStreetMap infrastructure, again available from F-Droid app store.
Office application suite I recommend is Hancom Office - it is free for Samsung devices, and it processes documents faster than Office365.
Also, I made it work on LineageOS and other custom ROMs.
I use Brave Browser as a primary Web browser, as it is opensource app based on Google Chromium code but heavily de-Googled and having some cool features like embedded ad-blocker.
Hope this helps you a bit.
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Crikey!! Can't thank you enough for the time and effort there, what a great welcome to the other side
I confess most of what you said went straight over my head, ROMS and such like, but I will learn as there are clearly some great tips in this post.
So - fine without SIM, cool thanks.
Flashing - gonna take some time to learn but I think the link you posted is what I need, I have the SM-T800
So Lineage is an OS, is that right? And it comes free of Google bloatware/spyware?
I can't believe there are ways to view youtube and maps etc without giving Google your retinal scan. JUST what I hope to do!
Brave Browser - not heard of that, was gonna look for Firefox or Waterfox and set it up myself with RTC discabled, Ublockorigin etc etc (if poss) but maybe don't need to now as Brave sounds built to do what I want already.
Thanks again, great post
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Crikey!! Can't thank you enough for the time and effort there, what a great welcome to the other side
I confess most of what you said went straight over my head, ROMS and such like, but I will learn as there are clearly some great tips in this post.
So - fine without SIM, cool thanks.
Flashing - gonna take some time to learn but I think the link you posted is what I need, I have the SM-T800
So Lineage is an OS, is that right? And it comes free of Google bloatware/spyware?
I can't believe there are ways to view youtube and maps etc without giving Google your retinal scan. JUST what I hope to do!
Brave Browser - not heard of that, was gonna look for Firefox or Waterfox and set it up myself with RTC discabled, Ublockorigin etc etc (if poss) but maybe don't need to now as Brave sounds built to do what I want already.
Thanks again, great post
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Strange the T800 has no dedicated SIM slot, it is WiFi only. T805 does have a SIM card though. You can check it opening Settings - Phone info. Also you can use the dialer to enter a magic code *#1234# to get info about your firmware (pay attention to PDA and CSC values). Would be good if you provide these here before you start any flashing.
LineageOS is a community built distribution of Android OS (like Ubuntu or Debian are GNU/Linux distributions) with some additional tweaks like Privacy Guard (a framework giving you control about permissions application ask, like a consent or denial to read contacts, GPS location, phone number etc). Full disclosure: I am an official maintainer of LineageOS for SM-T805 and I belong to the team creating LineageOS for other devices on the same chipset, like SM-T800, SM-T705, SM-T700, SM-P600 etc. There are also ResurrectionRemix ROM based on LineageOS and also there are de-bloated stock ROMs based on latest available Android 6.0.1 official factory OS. The official LineageOS is based on Android 7.1.2, and there is a (not very stable) 8.1.0.
I was a long-term fan of Firefox on Android (and I still am on PC!), but Chromium engine is twice as fast on our tablet (90.08 for Brave vs 45.04 for Firefox in browser benchmark)
SORRY! The seller called it a T800 but I checked and yes it's a T805.
I am SO busy at the moment with work and family stuff, not sure when I can get round to this and it looks like I have a lot of learning to come which I am dreading a bit with my schedule as it is! Don't suppose there is any chance someone (if not yourself) on this forum offers any kind of service? By that I mean, I post the Tab with cash to cover the job, and someone roots it and does the things you have mentioned then post it back? Probably a bit too much wishful thinking, but if you don't ask.......
marrteee said:
SORRY! The seller called it a T800 but I checked and yes it's a T805.
I am SO busy at the moment with work and family stuff, not sure when I can get round to this and it looks like I have a lot of learning to come which I am dreading a bit with my schedule as it is! Don't suppose there is any chance someone (if not yourself) on this forum offers any kind of service? By that I mean, I post the Tab with cash to cover the job, and someone roots it and does the things you have mentioned then post it back? Probably a bit too much wishful thinking, but if you don't ask.......
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This can be done remotely via TeamViewer - you can be around and follow my commands like press home button etc. The rest is done via ADB on PC side. But write me in PM next week - I have some things to do that I promised before.
That's too kind of you. Not sure if you mean Teamviewer with the actual device or another computer. I am in no hurry at all. My device is factory stock right now, been reset and I am not doing anything with it for now.
Thanks again
I don't suppose (given your knowledge of privacy issues etc) you know of a secure alternative to Skype? I am talking mainly about a desktop app. I have researched many times over the past year and it seems to me that every time something decent gets going, they get shut down or just close down without much explanation. Sure seems suspicious in some cases. Best I could find was ViPole, which is good although has some weaknesses. I can't believe nobody has made something that can do the basic stuff Skype can do! (text, video/voice, screenshare and file share). It's so simple by today's standards! Of course plenty of options until you get to P2P or encryption, then there seems to be nothing which actually works very well at all! Just in case you know of anything?
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I don't suppose (given your knowledge of privacy issues etc) you know of a secure alternative to Skype? I am talking mainly about a desktop app. I have researched many times over the past year and it seems to me that every time something decent gets going, they get shut down or just close down without much explanation. Sure seems suspicious in some cases. Best I could find was ViPole, which is good although has some weaknesses. I can't believe nobody has made something that can do the basic stuff Skype can do! (text, video/voice, screenshare and file share). It's so simple by today's standards! Of course plenty of options until you get to P2P or encryption, then there seems to be nothing which actually works very well at all! Just in case you know of anything?
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Look for Signal and qTox.
Thanks. Tried and still use Signal, although it's got some flaws and not at all sure I trust the privacy side. I really need screenshare too which it doesn't have.
qtox and utox i have tried, tried all the tox chat programs. Completely buggy and unusable. Nice and secure though , which makes it a shame they can't make the software work properly! notifications dont work, cam, calls completely broken. unusable.
I looked at variuos others but it's all going over to apps for smartphones and tabs now, I want a desktop app. Maybe Skype through VPN would help a bit, but not ideal!
Thanks again
marrteee said:
Thanks. Tried and still use Signal, although it's got some flaws and not at all sure I trust the privacy side. I really need screenshare too which it doesn't have.
qtox and utox i have tried, tried all the tox chat programs. Completely buggy and unusable. Nice and secure though , which makes it a shame they can't make the software work properly! notifications dont work, cam, calls completely broken. unusable.
I looked at variuos others but it's all going over to apps for smartphones and tabs now, I want a desktop app. Maybe Skype through VPN would help a bit, but not ideal!
Thanks again
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To accelerate the process of bringing up the quality of opensource projects, one must at least report the bugs timely. Have you filed a feature request? We all donate either our money, or our time to the community. Some of us donate both
Ha, yes I do make reports whenever I spot anything. I am talking to one of the developers about it but I don't see it getting fixed as the impetus seems to have gone and no way they will add screenshare I dont think. I will try though yes, least I can do in the hope that someone produces something useful but not "in bed" with the government!
Hi,
I use continuous glucose monitoring to monitor my blood sugar, as I am a type 1 diabetic. The CGM I use uses Bluetooth to sync with an app (Medtronic's Guardian Connect app) and gives blood sugar data, safety alerts etc., but this app is only compatible with selected Android phones, which doesn't include any Oneplus phones. I really like the Oneplus 7t so I would rather not sell it if possible, so I was thinking of trying to make it compatible with the Oneplus and removing the phone model block. This has been done before with a different medical manufacturer's CGM app ( https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7t/help/medical-app-compatibility-t4015519 ), so I think it should be possible. Given my lack of programming ability, I was wondering if there are resources anywhere that might help with learning how to do this? Obviously they're not going to tell me "This is how you make this specific app work", but I'm just hoping to find some general resources on this type of coding. I have searched around with no success as I am not sure where to look. I gather it would take more than simply changing the buildprop file to trick the app into thinking it's a compatible phone.
Thanks.
Would help to know the app and what issues you're having. Is it not showing up in the play store? Does it give an error?
ziddey said:
Would help to know the app and what issues you're having. Is it not showing up in the play store? Does it give an error?
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Sorry, not sure how I managed to omit all those details. The app is Guardian Connect (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.medtronic.diabetes.guardianconnect&hl=en). I am able to download it, but when I open it it says "incompatible with your device", as it's only officially compatible with a limited subsection of Android phones (https://guardianconnect.medtronic-diabetes-mena.com/en_gb/app-compatibility). However, the Dexcom app that I linked in the first post also has limited compatibility, yet people have managed to get it to work with other android phones, so I'm cautiously optimistic that it will be possible for me to do the same.
I can't link URLs properly yet as I'm a new user, so I had to add those spaces in the links.
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Sorry, not sure how I managed to omit all those details. The app is Guardian Connect (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.medtronic.diabetes.guardianconnect&hl=en). I am able to download it, but when I open it it says "incompatible with your device", as it's only officially compatible with a limited subsection of Android phones (https://guardianconnect.medtronic-diabetes-mena.com/en_gb/app-compatibility). However, the Dexcom app that I linked in the first post also has limited compatibility, yet people have managed to get it to work with other android phones, so I'm cautiously optimistic that it will be possible for me to do the same.
I can't link URLs properly yet as I'm a new user, so I had to add those spaces in the links.
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Hello. Just wanted to inform you that I inserted the working links on your behalf (at least I assumed so).
I hope you'll find a solution for the issue soon.
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Hello. Just wanted to inform you that I inserted the working links on your behalf (at least I assumed so).
I hope you'll find a solution for the issue soon.
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Thanks for that
I have diabetes and want to use this app for checking my blood glucose level continiously on my oneplus 8pro phone but the app says its not compatible with the device. I don't know how to solve this problem.
Is there anybody who can help us with this?
Have you you guys tried to email the developer of the app to fix this?
I have diabetes and want to use this app for checking my blood glucose level continiously on my oneplus 8pro phone but the app says its not compatible with the device. I don't know how to solve this problem.
Is there anybody who can help us with this?
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Have you you guys tried to email the developer of the app to fix this?
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Yep, they weren't helpful at all though, unfortunately - they just gave a generic "keep an eye on the compatible device list" response. In the end I gave up and sold a Oneplus and got a Samsung.
Hi!
I just had contact with medtronic Belgium and they said; the more people call us the more 'problem cases' go to the IT'ers in America. So they mean how faster the problem will be solved so just give them a call
Greetings
https://m.apkpure.com/guardian-connect-us/com.medtronic.diabetes.guardianconnect.us/download?from=details
Needs stock, unrooted, bootloader locked, oos10
How can we fake the phone ID for an app?
HueyT said:
https://m.apkpure.com/guardian-connect-us/com.medtronic.diabetes.guardianconnect.us/download?from=details
Needs stock, unrooted, bootloader locked, oos10
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Can this unlocking of phone be done for two other apps from Medtronic as listed below please?
CareLink™ Connect - Apps on Google Play
Diabetes data sharing
play.google.com
MiniMed™ Mobile - Apps on Google Play
Insulin pump display
play.google.com
Same error message as original post...
I am using an Asus ROG 5s Pro
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help
Can't use unlocked bootloader or rooted phones for medical apps as less secure
volkslove said:
Can this unlocking of phone be done for two other apps from Medtronic as listed below please?
CareLink™ Connect - Apps on Google Play
Diabetes data sharing
play.google.com
MiniMed™ Mobile - Apps on Google Play
Insulin pump display
play.google.com
Same error message as original post...
I am using an Asus ROG 5s Pro
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help
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https://apkpure.com/developer/Medtronic%2C%20Inc.
Here is the list of all Medtronic's apps. Download the APK, then select the file from your Downloads folder in the Files app.
You may be prompted about the app being from an unknown source or risk to your device. Ignore the warning, tap OK, yes, or allow if prompted.
Hope this helps and as the post above already said I would consider calling Medtronic customer service and asking them to make the app available to all phones.
KemikalElite said:
https://apkpure.com/developer/Medtronic%2C%20Inc.
Here is the list of all Medtronic's apps. Download the APK, then select the file from your Downloads folder in the Files app.
You may be prompted about the app being from an unknown source or risk to your device. Ignore the warning, tap OK, yes, or allow if prompted.
Hope this helps and as the post above already said I would consider calling Medtronic customer service and asking them to make the app available to all phones.
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Was actually hoping for a work around to use on phones that are not on the compatible list, i.e. for the app to not check for phone compatibility before starting.
volkslove said:
Can this unlocking of phone be done for two other apps from Medtronic as listed below please?
CareLink™ Connect - Apps on Google Play
Diabetes data sharing
play.google.com
MiniMed™ Mobile - Apps on Google Play
Insulin pump display
play.google.com
Same error message as original post...
I am using an Asus ROG 5s Pro
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help
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I second this; rooted OnePlus 8 Pro running an A12 custom ROM
Personally I've actually come pretty close and was able to hide both Root and Developer Options from being detected using XPrivacyLua, but was unable to get MagiskProps working properly to get around the final "Your Phone is Incompatible" by spoofing as a Google Pixel (one of the primary "approved" devices) message, even after trying multiple older APKs combined with clearing data/cache
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I second this; rooted OnePlus 8 Pro running an A12 custom ROM
Personally I've actually come pretty close and was able to hide both Root and Developer Options from being detected using XPrivacyLua, but was unable to get MagiskProps working properly to get around the final "Your Phone is Incompatible" by spoofing as a Google Pixel (one of the primary "approved" devices) message, even after trying multiple older APKs combined with clearing data/cache
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Thanks.
Actually the logic behind limiting the compatible devices boggles my mind because, other than replicating the screen of the insulin pump and sending data downloaded from the pump to health care providers, the app does not allow pump to accept commands from external devices. So I do not see what the concern is with allowing more devices to use the app...
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Thanks.
Actually the logic behind limiting the compatible devices boggles my mind because, other than replicating the screen of the insulin pump and sending data downloaded from the pump to health care providers, the app does not allow pump to accept commands from external devices. So I do not see what the concern is with allowing more devices to use the app...
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There is no logic, just retarded medical industry bureaucracy BS.
I've contacted customer support multiple times and asked them the same question, only to get the same useless response of pretending to "pass on my feedback".
It's actually one of the reasons I wanna find out how to work around the problem even more; like who needs them to take proper control of a medical device that I own.
Would also be amazing to get a Wear OS app that displays the same or similar information to the app, but I don't see that being made by Medtronic for at least a decade.
Zilch163 said:
I second this; rooted OnePlus 8 Pro running an A12 custom ROM
Personally I've actually come pretty close and was able to hide both Root and Developer Options from being detected using XPrivacyLua, but was unable to get MagiskProps working properly to get around the final "Your Phone is Incompatible" by spoofing as a Google Pixel (one of the primary "approved" devices) message, even after trying multiple older APKs combined with clearing data/cache
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Hi! Im struggling with getting this app working on my rooted xiaomi. Do you remember how exactly did you bypass those checks with xprivacylua?
So i was tinkering with phone and YouTube app kept replacing vanced, so I uninstalled it with de-bloater app. Now when I tried to install vanced(root version) it gives error and I can't install YouTube from play store either. I am rooted with magisk and on derpfest os 12. Please help.
I'll try to help you as I don't use Youtube myself, preferring the FOSS alternatives also...
While I don't know the reason you can't install YouTube Vanced (which allows YouTube users to block video ads & play music in the background), I know that Google has sent them a "cease-and-desist" letter and the owners of Vanced have shut it down... so even if you did install it - it wouldn't likely work anymore anyway.
EDIT: It actually still works - they just have to remove the installation links according to information that came up later in this thread.
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My suggestion?
Give up on YouTube Vanced and maybe try the FOSS "NewPipe" YouTube replacement... which, as far as I know, still works fine (and Google has known about NewPipe for many years so they haven't been sent that same cease-and-desist letter AFAIK that Vance was sent. (Probably because they use only public API's, as stated in their web site.)
For your reference, below are some NewPipe screenshots from my tutorials on how to use NewPipe to replace YouTube.
Please let us all know how it works out so we all benefit from this joint effort. Thanks!
GalaxyA325G said:
I'll try to help you as I don't use Youtube myself, preferring the FOSS alternatives also...
While I don't know the reason you can't install YouTube Vanced (which allows YouTube users to block video ads & play music in the background), I know that Google has sent them a "cease-and-desist" letter and the owners of Vanced have shut it down... so even if you did install it - it wouldn't likely work anymore anyway.
My suggestion?
Give up on YouTube Vanced and maybe try the FOSS "NewPipe" YouTube replacement... which, as far as I know, still works fine (and Google has known about NewPipe for many years so they haven't been sent that same cease-and-desist letter AFAIK that Vance was sent. (Probably because they use only public API's, as stated in their web site.)
For your reference, below are some NewPipe screenshots from my tutorials on how to use NewPipe to replace YouTube.
Please let us all know how it works out so we all benefit from this joint effort. Thanks!
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Hi, thanx for replying. I totally am going to try newpipe. But my question was that would there be any problem if YouTube (a system app) is uninstalled. Like a bootloop if i tried to reboot without fixing it?
I have the same issue too at the moment and I'm going to try this alternative, hoping it would work for me cause I've tried everything before this.
kimof said:
I have the same issue too at the moment and I'm going to try this alternative, hoping it would work for me cause I've tried everything before this.
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Hi kim, can you share screenshots of what error you getting.
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my question was that would there be any problem if YouTube (a system app) is uninstalled.
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I'm trying to be helpful so don't hold me to my own experiences if this information below is wrong, but I've personally, one by one, disabled (or deleted) EVERY Google app in the past that I could, and VERY FEW cause major problems such that I have to re-enable them (e.g., disabling Google Play Store causes no major problems but disabling Google Play Services does cause major problems).
As for YouTube, as far as I've ever seen, disabling it causes no harm. Same with the GMail app. And Google's phone and contacts and messaging apps.
Of course, you have to REPLACE them with something if you want that functionality, but that's what third-party apps like NewPipe are for.
GalaxyA325G said:
I'm trying to be helpful so don't hold me to my own experiences if this information below is wrong, but I've personally, one by one, disabled (or deleted) EVERY Google app in the past that I could, and VERY FEW cause major problems such that I have to re-enable them (e.g., disabling Google Play Store causes no major problems but disabling Google Play Services does cause major problems).
As for YouTube, as far as I've ever seen, wiping it out causes zero problems. Same with the GMail app. And Google's phone and contacts and messaging apps.
Of course, you have to REPLACE them with something if you want that functionality, but that's what third-party apps like NewPipe are for.
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Can you specify on which rom on which android version you tried this and the method too. I recently uninstalled YouTube with de-bloater and at first everything seemed fine but then root version of vanced wont install and started giving error and then i couldn't install original YouTube from play Store either. And the cherry on top my device was sent straight into a bootloop when I restarted it. Iam running derpfest os android 12 on hotdogb. Btw everything is fine now I managed to recover.
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Btw everything is fine now I manager to recover.
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That's what matters most!
Good for you!
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Can you specify on which rom on which android version you tried this and the method too.
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I put all the version information in the screenshot below for you.
iamslimshady said:
I recently uninstalled YouTube with de-bloater and at first everything seemed fine
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To be clear, I merely disabled mine (see screenshot below for details).
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but then root version of vanced wont install and started giving error
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Given that Vanced is currently defunct (due to legal issues with Google, apparently), I don't think Vanced would work even if you could install it.
iamslimshady said:
Then i couldn't install original YouTube from play Store either.
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Luckily, the FOSS NewPipe app functionality completely replaces that of YouTube.
GalaxyA325G said:
That's what matters most!
Good for you!
I put all the version information in the screenshot below for you.
To be clear, I merely disabled mine (see screenshot below for details).
Given that Vanced is currently defunct (due to legal issues with Google, apparently), I don't think Vanced would work even if you could install it.
Luckily, the FOSS NewPipe app functionality completely replaces that of YouTube.
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Thanx for being helpful dude but remember that disabling and uninstalling aren't the same thing. Anyway, now that the problem is solved it doesn't matter.
Edit- vanced is working perfectly fine and I like more over newpipe because it offers a more complete experience, newpipe also does the job pretty well but I guess its on personal preference.
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vanced is working perfectly fine
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What matters most is that it's working now for you!
iamslimshady said:
I like more over newpipe because it offers a more complete experience, newpipe also does the job pretty well but I guess its on personal preference.
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I'm glad it worked out for you and that you compared YouTube Vanced & NewPipe to find that you enjoy one over the other, as a lot of people don't know that these are each alone far better than YouTube itself ever can be, especially in terms of privacy & download functionality.
Since every thread should help as many people as possible, I'll also note for the lurkers that there are others such as SkyTube and LibreTube which can also be used to replace YouTube.
For those reading this who are wishing to replace YouTube, there are also options such as the Kiwi Browser Chromium-based browser apparently developed by arnaud42 which has support for extensions that are specifically tailored for YouTube functionality.
There's also plain old AdBlock but it only blocks ads and doesn't give the users anything like the functionality of the others.
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Anyway, now that the problem is solved it doesn't matter.
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I dug deeper into what happened to YouTube Vanced recently and it was "only" taken offline because of Google's cease and desist letter ordering them to stop using YouTube's name and distributing packages that violated YouTube's terms of service so they had to pull down the links... but as you noted, the product still works (thank God!).
Apparently you can't download Vanced Manager from the Vanced website but if you have Vanced Manager already installed then you can download and install Vanced microG, Vanced Music, and, of course, YouTube Vanced. (Thank you for clarifying that data!).
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What matters most is that it's working now for you!
I'm glad it worked out for you and that you compared YouTube Vanced & NewPipe to find that you enjoy one over the other, as a lot of people don't know that these are each alone far better than YouTube itself ever can be, especially in terms of privacy & download functionality.
Since every thread should help as many people as possible, I'll also note for the lurkers that there are others such as SkyTube and LibreTube which can also be used to replace YouTube.
For those reading this who are wishing to replace YouTube, there are also options such as the Kiwi Browser Chromium-based browser apparently developed by arnaud42 which has support for extensions that are specifically tailored for YouTube functionality.
There's also plain old AdBlock but it only blocks ads and doesn't give the users anything like the functionality of the others.
I dug deeper into what happened to YouTube Vanced recently and it was "only" taken offline because of Google's cease and desist letter ordering them to stop using YouTube's name and distributing packages that violated YouTube's terms of service so they had to pull down the links... but as you noted, the product still works (thank God!).
Apparently you can't download Vanced Manager from the Vanced website but if you have Vanced Manager already installed then you can download and install Vanced microG, Vanced Music, and, of course, YouTube Vanced. (Thank you for clarifying that data!).
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It's always pleasure sharing information. And I would like to add one more thing, you can download vanced manager from its site. I did that countless times past week switching between roms.
Much agreed that it's a pleasure sharing solutions as I hadn't used YouTube Vanced and you hadn't used NewPipe and now we both know more about each.
To save people time who are new to Vanced stuff, as I am, here's a quick synopsys of what I found just now going to the Vanced canonical site.
What is YouTube Vanced?​YouTube Vanced is a Youtube client that allows you to stream videos on the famous video website while also providing some extra features. It's important to note that these extra features do not include the ability to stream videos.
The most intriguing feature of YouTube Vanced is that it allows you to listen to your videos in the background, even when your phone's screen is turned off. That way, you can easily listen to music and even podcasts on Youtube whenever you want.
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1. On Windows, I went to the Vanced Manager canonical site
One of the most common moded YouTube versions is Vanced Manager. It has a lot of cool features like ad-free, background video replay, dark themes, and so on.
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Vanced Manager is a YouTube Vanced Download Manager program that lets you install MicroG and YouTube Vanced Apps without using the SAI Installer.
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2. Interestingly, on the top bar of the site is a link to NewPipe!
a. Vanced Manager
Vanced manager allows you to quickly install and uninstall vanced and microg, as well as customize your experience.
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b. Vanced Music
YouTube Vanced Music is a modded version of the YouTube Music app, developed by the same team that brought you YouTube Vanced. The mod enhances the official app with features such as built-in ad blocking and background playback without pauses.
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c. Vanced MicroG
MicroG is an open source alternative to Google Play Services for Android devices. Install Vanced MicroG APK on your android device to login to YouTube Vanced app with your Google account. A must needed app for the Vanced users who use services such as YT Vanced and Vanced Music.
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d. NewPipe
This Could Be the Best Alternative for Team Vanced's Recent Vanced Edition Creation. Unlike its competitor YouTube Vanced, this app does not require the installation of an additional app named MicroG in order to sign into a Google account.
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3. I pressed the Download Vanced Manager 2.6.0 button which downloaded "manager.zip" from my PC directly to the Android phone (which is mounted over Wi-Fi as a drive letter onto my PC)
Name: manager.zip
Size: 3355776 bytes (3277 KiB)
SHA256: 50748270ED3939C7992C7393F7EE02CFF0E8BE57CEAAB4C39A502F581999869D
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4. I also pressed the MicroG button at that site which downloaded "microg.zip" directly from Windows onto the Android phone over Wi-Fi.
Name: microg.zip
Size: 5357944 bytes (5232 KiB)
SHA256: B49D65C895C631FEBAD779CF8D834F8EE9DA2FE2E801F5792D13B4DC50779F38
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6. After unzipping, the respective APKs showed up on Android:
Name: manager.apk
Size: 4509298 bytes (4403 KiB)
SHA256: 89A8E2F21774209B3D8250E3B9E89CCA9D96E1B9312A86E300A651AAB033FDC4
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Name: microg.apk
Size: 6186551 bytes (6041 KiB)
SHA256: 8C6E74A0B183E9954C0F4DA150F002DF11AF0661CF21C5635E5672F6D745740E
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In summary, I confirmed that I was wrong in my initial post in assuming Google's cease-and-desist letter had put YouTube Vanced out of operation, and I thank you for clarifying that it can still easily be obtained.
Bear in mind I don't have a Google Account on my phone, so I'll be interested to see if YouTube Vanced sets up its own anonymous account (as does, for example, NewPipe and the Aurora Store).
This is the conclusion at the end of the Vanced MicroG FAQ for example:
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Conclusion​To put it another way, using YouTube Vanced without a Google account is a chore. So, follow the steps above to download and install MicroG on your computer. Not to mention that you can use Vanced Manager to update YouTube and MicroG at any time. Finally, share it with your YouTube Vanced-using friends' networks.
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3. I pressed the Download Vanced Manager 2.6.0 button which downloaded "manager.zip" from my PC directly to the Android phone (which is mounted over Wi-Fi as a drive letter onto my PC)
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That's sounds awesome how'd you set that up? (Phone mounted over wifi as a drive on pc)
iamslimshady said:
That's sounds awesome how'd you set that up? (Phone mounted over wifi as a drive on pc)
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Like we were saying, it's great to learn from each other, as we each have knowledge in some areas that others don't, and vice versa.
There are quite a few ways to set up the entire phone (even the root partition for a non-rooted phone!) as a "share" and/or "drive" letter on Windows, where I've tested EVERY free solution known to man over the years (if I do say so myself).
Offhand, off the top of my head, that includes...
a. adb/vysor/scrcpy
b. SMB/Cifs/Samba
c. FTP/FTPuse
d. LibMTP
e. WebDav/HTTP
f. Kies/KdeConnect/Nitroshare
etc.
It would take forever to describe them all, as it's not intuitive that, for example, SMB has fatal flaws related to port 445 when you'd "think" that's the way to go (given Cifs is native to Windows and Samba is robust on Linux).
It's also not intuitive that FTP doesn't reliably mount the device as a drive letter (even with FTPUse, which some people find useful but I don't).
My point is that when you actually test them each like I did, you find out that each is slightly different of course, and all work, but I find overall the best two methods with the fewest gotchas are:
1. WebDav
2. Adb/Vysor
I wrote up a tutorial for how to do each of those (so look up my posts) but we had to delete the tutorial because of a technical problem, so I need to spend the hours (and hours) to write it up again for people to benefit here.
Suffice to say that the WebDav setup is simple.
a. You install any decent free webdav server on Android
b. You run the native "net use" commands on Windows
CSS:
C:\> net use Z: \\[email protected]\DavWWWRoot /user:foo bar
Where "foo" & "bar" are the username & password defined in the webdav server on Android.
Note: Neither foo nor bar needs to be what you use on Windows or Android as they are both internal to the webdav server.
Note nothing needs to be installed on Windows and it works fine.
As for Adb/Vysor, suffice to say the setup is simple too:
a. You install adb.exe on Windows (you only need the executable)
b. You install Vysor on Windows
Code:
C:\> adb pair 192.168.0.2:12345 654321
C:\> adb connect 192.168.0.2:12345
C:\> adb devices
Note you only need the adb.exe executable which I get from the scrcpy download on SourceForge.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/scrcpy.mirror/
Note nothing needs to be installed on Android and it works fine.
Below are some representative screenshots.
GalaxyA325G said:
Like we were saying, it's great to learn from each other, as we each have knowledge in some areas that others don't, and vice versa.
There are quite a few ways to set up the entire phone (even the root partition for a non-rooted phone!) as a "share" and/or "drive" letter on Windows, where I've tested EVERY free solution known to man over the years (if I do say so myself).
Offhand, off the top of my head, that includes...
a. adb/vysor/scrcpy
b. SMB/Cifs/Samba
c. FTP/FTPuse
d. LibMTP
e. WebDav/HTTP
f. Kies/KdeConnect/Nitroshare
etc.
It would take forever to describe them all, as it's not intuitive that, for example, SMB has fatal flaws related to port 445 when you'd "think" that's the way to go (given Cifs is native to Windows and Samba is robust on Linux).
It's also not intuitive that FTP doesn't reliably mount the device as a drive letter (even with FTPUse, which some people find useful but I don't).
My point is that when you actually test them each like I did, you find out that each is slightly different of course, and all work, but I find overall the best two methods with the fewest gotchas are:
1. WebDav
2. Adb/Vysor
I wrote up a tutorial for how to do each of those (so look up my posts) but we had to delete the tutorial because of a technical problem, so I need to spend the hours (and hours) to write it up again for people to benefit here.
Suffice to say that the WebDav setup is simple.
a. You install any decent free webdav server on Android
b. You run the native "net use" commands on Windows
CSS:
C:\> net use Z: \\[email protected]\DavWWWRoot /user:foo bar
Where "foo" & "bar" are the username & password defined in the webdav server on Android.
Note: Neither foo nor bar needs to be what you use on Windows or Android as they are both internal to the webdav server.
Note nothing needs to be installed on Windows and it works fine.
As for Adb/Vysor, suffice to say the setup is simple too:
a. You install adb.exe on Windows (you only need the executable)
b. You install Vysor on Windows
Code:
C:\> adb pair 192.168.0.2:12345 654321
C:\> adb connect 192.168.0.2:12345
C:\> adb devices
Note you only need the adb.exe executable which I get from the scrcpy download on SourceForge.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/scrcpy.mirror/
Note nothing needs to be installed on Android and it works fine.
Below are some representative screenshots.
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Thank you soo much definitely gonna try this.