Android
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dessalines/room-db-export-import: Import and export your jetpack compose app's room database.
github.com GitHub - dessalines/room-db-export-import: Import and export your jetpack compose app's room database.Import and export your jetpack compose app's room database. - dessalines/room-db-export-import
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FlorisBoard 0.4.0 release brings Material You support, Addons store and many more!
github.com Release v0.4.0 · florisboard/florisboardImportantWord suggestions/spell checking are not included in the current releases and are a major goal for the v0.5 milestone. Material You / Material 3 Support Material You Themes (#2213) To ma...
(cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20476024)
After more than two years FlorisBoard (an open-source keyboard which respects your privacy) 0.4.0 is finally released with many new features including MDY support, addons store, incognito mode, major smartbar rework and many other bugfixes and improvements.
Regarding the spell checking (from GitHub release notes): > Word suggestions/spell checking are not included in the current releases and are a major goal for the v0.5 milestone.
- arstechnica.com Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions instead
"Select Play Partners" can block unofficial installation of their apps.
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Want to clean & root old Galaxy A3 (SMA300-FU) but not sure how to do it
I have an older Samsung Galaxy A3 with an already unlocked bootloader (it comes pre-unlocked) that I want to clean & root. I have a few apps like firefox, some games, DraStic, notesnook, etc. as well as my music. I want to keep all of this of course bug remove all the other bloat i dont need. I dont want a custom ROM or anything. The samsung ROM is good enough (android 6.0.1) I am very unaure on the process though & I dont want my old phone to get bricked so I'd appreciage it if somebody helped me out here, thanks.
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How to dump RAW Data from Android to PC?
I'm looking for a way to dump raw data from an entire phone or at least the
sda
block to a PC, using a method other thanadb pull
.When I run
adb pull /dev/block/sda sdaDump.img
, it creates a dump file. To find what I need, I have to search through this raw data using aHex Editor
. If the dump comes from a fully functioning phone, I can usually find what I’m looking for because all the data is still intact.However, I accidentally wiped the
metadata
partition on my phone, so the decryption keys/files are gone. Now, because of that, some folders appear empty when checked with TWRP's File Manager, even though the actual files are still there.If I create a dump now, the raw data in the file won't be the same as when the
metadata
was present, and those folders weren't showing as empty.Running
adb pull /dev/block/sda sdaDump.img
now results in a dump where theHex Editor
shows zeroes (no data) where these files should be.Is there any alternative method to create a raw data dump of the
sda
block or entire phone storage, that will capture that data as it is (not empty folders, but the data in them), even if it's encrypted?I don't want to create the raw data dump onto the phone storage and then transfer it to a PC, but something that works like
adb pull
, in the sense that it pulls the data from the phone directly onto a PC.Thanks a lot in advance to everyone!
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Finally resolved: Recovering data after wiping metadata is actually possible, but I need you help with some info
I need to ask a small favor from the good people of Lemmy.ml Community.
In short, I accidentally wiped the
metadata
partition on myPoco F3
and now I can't boot into the OS and access my data. I have a lot of pictures, videos and other stuff that I would hate to lose, because of a mistake. But all that is still on the phone, I just can't boot the phone to access it.Thankfully, there is a way to fix this by creating a full backup of the phone with
adb
, then using a HEX Editor to manually look through that gigantic file and try to find the files that were in that metadata partition.A huge thanks to bluet33th, a user from XDA Forums, without whom I would be helpless and couldn't do any of this. It might be a bit complicated and manual process, but it is possible. He explained everything in great detail here, so check it out, especially if you are facing the same problem, this will help you tremendously: https://xdaforums.com/t/how-to-recover-data-if-metadata-partition-was-deleted.4686789/
In order to find these files and put them back where they belong, I need your help, because I have to know their names, exact sizes and at least part of their content, so that I can search for it. Because I'm searching for a specific text in a text file that is 128 GB in size.
I have already tried this on another Xiaomi phone, to make sure this procedure works on Xiaomi phones and it does, but that phone had
HyperOS
withAndroid 14
and since every phone and android version is probably different, in order to be sure, I need this information specifically forPoco F3
withAndroid 13
.It doesn't take long, but if you don't have the time to look inside your
metadata
partition and tell me which files are inside of that partition and their sizes in bytes, you can just make a backup of themetadata
partition and sent it to me, and I'll do the rest of the work.Here are the steps on how to create a backup:
- Turn on your phone and boot into
TWRP
, then connect your phone to a PC, typecmd
inside Windows search and run cmd, then position cmd into yourplatform-tools
folder (if you flashed your ROM, you should already have the necessary drivers installed for the next steps to work). For example, if yourplatform-tools
folder on Windows is insideC:\platform-tools
, all you need to type into cmd is:cd C:\platform-tools
You can also just go inside your
platform-tools
folder and typecmd
in the address bar and the cmd will start already positioned inside that folder.- Then type
adb devices
and you should see your device, if you do, that means that all the drivers are successfully installed and your phone is detected.
- Type
adb pull /dev/block/by-name/metadata
- After that, you should see a file named
metadata
insideC:\platform-tools
. That is the file that I'm looking for and as you can see, it takes just a few minutes to get it.
You can skip the next steps (5 and 6), but I'll explain them, just in case someone wants to extract these files for themselves, so that you have them in case something like this happens to you. Of course, you can also proceed to extract the files and tell me their names and sizes.
Here is what you need to do:
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Extract the content of the
metadata
file, you can use a software like7-Zip
. Go inside that extracted folder, then intovold > metadata_encryption > key
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Inside of that
key
folder, you should see a few files. These are the important files and save them somewhere safe in case you ever need them. Since I don't have them anymore, in order to recreate them, I need to know their exact names and sizes in bytes. You can check the size of every individual file by right clicking on the file and choosingProperties
. Then look underSize
, notSize on disk
, and in parenthesis, you should see the size in bytes.
Please, if you could check the size of every file and write down which file has what size. I would really appreciate it.
I'm specifically looking for someone who has a
Poco F3
withAndroid 13
andMIUI
, because I'm not sure ifHyperOS
changed something, so maybe the number of files or their size is different. But feel free to post the information even if you haveHyperOS
, but please mention that, so that I am aware of it.Thanks a lot for your help, it really means a great deal.
- Turn on your phone and boot into
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Is there any proprietary Android app for which you wish there would be an open-source alternative?
(cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19917523)
Basically, what the title says. Do you use any app, that is proprietary, but either has no OSS alternatives or they're all not good enough? If there is an alternative, what keeps you from switching?
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Measures to take when buying a used phone?
Hello, I bought my first used phone (Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro) and was wondering what are the best practices taken before using it. I've read the reviews of the merchant selling the phone, looked into ratings and asked some questions about the condition of the phone, so I'm sure of my purchase on that end.
What about after receiving the phone? I know I would run a factory reset, aside from that, is there anything else to do?
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Leading smartphone vendor in each country
Across the world, the biggest smartphone manufacturers are Apple (28%), Samsung (24%), Xiaomi (12%), Oppo (6%) and Vivo (5%). However, there are geographic patterns in popularity, with Apple dominating North America and East Asia, while Samsung leads in South America, Europe, Africa and West Asia in addition to its home turf of South Korea. Xiaomi is the most popular phone brand across South Asia, Spain, Venezuela, Ukraine, Madagascar, Kyrgyzstan and Palestine, while Tecno is popular in West and Central Africa. Oppo, Vivo and Huawei lead in Indonesia, Bhutan and Togo respectively.
- farside.link Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Desktop Mode! Hands On Testing
Desktop mode for the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Is built into the OS out of the box but you will need to enable it from Developer settings. USB c to HDMI on the the pixel 9 XL is pretty straight forward and allows us to mirror the built in screen to an external display but enabling Desktop mode from deve...
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Upgrade to Chromecast 4k today, or wait until Google TV Streamer releases?
Context: I have a Chromecast with Google TV today that I'm quite happy with, after having heavily customized the thing. However, it's only 1080, and I recently got a 4k TV and would like to be able to get the full mileage out of it.
Now that Google are sunsetting the Chromecast series, is it a bad idea to pick up a 4k Chromecast, or should I just wait for the new device to drop? It seems a bit pricier and I'm not sure if there are any features I should necessarily wait for.
My use-case is basically watching YouTube/Nebula/Netflix/Jellyfin.
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How to move Search bar to top in KISS Launcher.
How to move Search bar to top in KISS Launcher. @android
In kiss launcher Search bar is at bottom and I want it to be at top of screen. It is not a option by default but I remember a fork implemented it.
Can anyone tell me that fork if they remember?
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Accrescent in GrapheneOS App Store
infosec.exchange Accrescent (@[email protected])In case you missed it: Accrescent is now mirrored in the GrapheneOS App Store! This helps GrapheneOS users securely and easily obtain Accrescent from a trusted source. GrapheneOS highly values privacy and security as we do, so we're excited about this collaboration. https://grapheneos.social/@Grap...
Today I opened the App Store on my GrapheneOS to see, that Accrescent is now mirrored in it.
I know, that GrapheneOS devs have addressed F-droid very negatively it the past (and they still do that), but imo, including Accrescent as a part of official GOS App Store is very harmful for FLOSS movement, as Accrescent does not support any third-party repos, claiming that they are "breaking the Android security model", and also allows submitting closed-source apps to the repo.
This unlikely to be the reason for me to change OS, as GrapheneOS is still amazing, but devs rhetoric and actions become more and more concerning for me.
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Any browser with working notifications (through unified push)
@android Any browser with working notifications (through unified push)
Do you know any FOSS browser for android with unified push support?
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How to replace location services provided by google without root?
@android How to replace location services provided by google without root? I want to disable google play services for obvious reasons. Ntfy is working fine for me so no issue with push notifications. But GPS is incredibly slow how to replace location functions provided by google (without root)?
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Rank-My-Favs - An open-source Android app to help rank your favorite things.
github.com GitHub - dessalines/rank-my-favs: An Android app to rank your favorite things, using simple pair-wise matchups.An Android app to rank your favorite things, using simple pair-wise matchups. - dessalines/rank-my-favs
Do you keep lists of your favorite things, such as movies, books, recipes, or music albums? You might keep list(s) that looks like this:
- Network (1976)
- Lone Star (1996)
- Devils (1971)
- The Seventh Seal (1957)
- ... Many more films
But how do you rank these?
You might be tempted to order them by preference, but this could quickly get overwhelming for long lists.
A much easier method is to use pairwise comparisons, which shows you single head-to-head pairs, and has you choose which one you like best.
After doing a small number of these matchups, Rank-My-Favs can confidently create a ranked list for you.
Under the hood, Rank-My-Favs uses the advanced Glicko rating system, to determine how many matches are necessary, and for ranking.
Features
- Import your existing lists quickly.
- Uses the advanced Glicko rating system.
Built With
Installation / Releases
Support / Donate
Rank-My-Favs will always remain free, open-source software. We've seen many open-source projects go unmaintained after a few years. Recurring donations have proven to be the only way these projects can stay alive.
Your donations directly support full-time development, and help keep this maintained. If you find yourself using rank-my-favs every day, consider donating:
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- 9to5google.com Here’s everything new in Android 15 Beta 4 [Gallery]
Android 15 Beta 4 is available today as the preview cycle nears its end.
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AdAway vs ProtonVPN vs Firefox+ublock etc
Hey all, so I used Blokada (5, I think) for a long time but then when they forced an upgrade I moved on to AdAway. AdAway is great, it's not perfect, but it gets the job done.
I decided to give ProtonVPN a try, due to recent state legislative website laws. I like it, it's cool but it doesn't block ads in the free version and AdAway can't run at the same time, afaik.
I've heard lots of people talking about how great FF with ublock is and I only recently switched back to Firefox so I'm considering giving that a try but I'm getting overwhelmed.
What is the right combination to block most ads as well pretending to be from another state?
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Smart-AutoClicker - Open Source, Very OP Autoclicker for Games
github.com GitHub - Nain57/Smart-AutoClicker: An open-source auto clicker on images for AndroidAn open-source auto clicker on images for Android. Contribute to Nain57/Smart-AutoClicker development by creating an account on GitHub.
- www.theregister.com Android 15 beta has an optional desktop mode
Future Androids may let you dock them and use them as a desktop – as standard
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Dicio v1.0 Release (An open source digital assistant)
github.com Release v1.0 - Huge refactor · Stypox/dicio-androidNew Adopt Material 3 design with black and dynamic themes Migrate code to Jetpack Compose and other modern libs Faster and more accurate sentence recognition algorithm Simpler and more powerful Sk...
Tested and it works well so far.
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How do I extract my wallpaper?
I have a Pixel 6 Pro (fully stock) who's wallpaper was migrated from an old S series Samsung. The wallpaper is a photo I took many years ago that I can't seem to find, so the wallpaper is the last remaining copy that I have. Where can I find the photo and/or how can I extract it so that I cam back it up?
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Belfius Root
github.com GitHub - Rikj000/Belfius-Root: Simple Xposed module to support the Belfius app on Rooted devices!Simple Xposed module to support the Belfius app on Rooted devices! - Rikj000/Belfius-Root
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/18470641
> Simple Xposed module to support the Belfius app on Rooted devices! > > Source > https://github.com/Rikj000/Belfius-Root#belfius-root > > License GPLv3 > > Motivation > Belfius bank was pretty cool about having a rooted device in the past, > they just threw a dismissible warning about security risks of using a rooted device, > and then allowed you to keep using their app. > > However on 2024-07-01 this changed. > Nowadays they assume that you're an idiot that will not be able to keep your own device safe if you have root. > > I do not agree with that assumption, and likely neither do you. > Only power users that have a good idea of what they're doing tend to root their own devices. > > After only a hand full of transactions, done through the tedious browser process, > I grew agitated enough to do the research to write this module. > > Hope you'll enjoy this module and the ability to stay rooted! >
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Firefox on Android: any way of adding a shortcut or bookmark specifically for the Desktop version of a website?
...so that the browser will open the desktop version of that particular site?
If there is a way of doing this in some other browser, I'd also be interested.
- 9to5google.com Galaxy Watch 5 and 4 models can now install One UI 6 beta
Samsung’s One UI Watch 6 beta is now available for the Galaxy Watch 5 and 4 series, moving beyond sole...
Samsung’s One UI Watch 6 beta is now available for the Galaxy Watch 5 and 4 series, moving beyond sole availability for the Watch 6.
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Favorite apps that integrate with Calibre/Calibre-web?
I'm not seeing much on F-Droid, Play Store is... a mess of bullshit, as always.
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Is there any way to brute delete stock firmware on a redmi 10c with debian? do you know of any compatible foss OS I could install on this device?
cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/1033120
> on my last post I wrote device is a redmi 9c. Turns out it's a redmi 10c and the custom ROM I wanted to install https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-13-unofficial-lineageos-20-0-unified-for-redmi-9a-9c-10a-blossom.4609367/ won't work. > > Anyhow, to unlock the device the official way I have to identify to their services through a phone line, not internet, and purchase a sim card, which I'm not going to do to experiment with this device. > > I have no use for the stock software in the device and I'd rather have anything foss that works or kinda works. > > If you ever experimented with this particular model or know what could work, feel free to post an answer. > > debian 12.5
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Does the Google Ecosystem Actually Work? Pixel Fold + Pixel Watch + Chromebook Plus
YouTube Video
Click to view this content.
A good video to share with those who refuse to leave their bubble.
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How to disable Developer options indication in quick settings panel
Basically I want to hide that all info next to that pencil icon. That info is shown only after I enable developers options in settings.
Any ADB command or Setting in Android?
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Looking to get into android development
I want to start learning android dev and I understand that I’ll need the android sdk and cli tools. I want to try it in a kvm because even though it is open source, I would like to keep it separate from my main system. Which distro and vm settings do you suggest I use? Any other tips or your experience with android development on linux would be helpful as well.
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How do I set the alarm duration on the default clock app?
Hi everyone,
I have a problem where the alarm on my Google Pixel phone is dismissed after about 10 minutes of ringing, causing me to miss my alarm.
Is there a way to make the alarms ring indefinitely, or at least for 1 hour before it's automatically dismissed?
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Awesome Android Apps - my curated list of ~250 apps
github.com GitHub - Psyhackological/AAA: :iphone: Curated list of THE BEST FOSS Android apps to maximize your freedom & privacy!:iphone: Curated list of THE BEST FOSS Android apps to maximize your freedom & privacy! - Psyhackological/AAA
Awesome Android Apps
AAA
Hi all,
for 2 years, sporadically, I've been adding awesome FOSS apps with the following:
Rules
- Open Sourced
- Free of charge (on F-Droid and source code repository releases)
- Free as in Freedom
- Ad-free
- Installed and tested by me or by contributor
- Privacy-friendly aware
- Easy to use
- Still in development or polished experience
- Does not lack features compared to proprietary app
- Does not need an account (the only exceptions are self-hosted) apps)
- Has dark theme
...tested by my and then later by contributors. I think many of you will appreciate this simple README.md repo, and I would love some help with it.
I hope you will find it useful! 🤩
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FOSS Solitaire game
I really love solitaire, and I'm looking for a good looking FOSS app. Ideally it should have Klondlike and Napoleon's Tomb. I currently am using the Simple Solitaire Collection( link found here ), which is good but doesn't look very modern.
- blog.google 10 updates coming to the Android ecosystem
From Theft Detection Lock to casting on Rivian to Wear OS 5 updates, here’s what’s coming to Android 15 and its device ecosystem.
> > > From Theft Detection Lock to casting on Rivian to Wear OS 5 updates, here’s what’s coming to Android 15 and its device ecosystem. > >
- www.50-nuances-octets.fr Turn your Android tablet into an IDE with VSCode and Nix
How to turn your Android tablet into a portable IDE with VSCode and Nix
Hi, I recently experiment by installing vscode and nix on an Android tablet. What do you think about it ? Have you used an android tablet to create a simple development environment?
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Overmorrow
github.com GitHub - bmaroti9/Overmorrow at v2.3.7minimalist colorful weather app. Contribute to bmaroti9/Overmorrow development by creating an account on GitHub.
Another weather app for android. Modern design, take a look. 👀
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Is there any permanent risk to the phone itself if you install graphene OS?
Back in 2007-ish I told my Mum all about how you could jailbreak iphones and unlock them to make the phone with other carriers. I helped alleviate any concerns by convincing her and myself that if there are any problems after the procedure, nothing physically has been changed on the phone and as long as I made a backup first, we could always switch back.
I jailbroke the iphone 3g she had and it didn't take long before she began to notice a lot of problems, it got hot all the time, the battery drained way fast and animations were juddery and slow and sometimes apps crashed. I restored the backedup image of the phone from before thinking I'd fix everything, but although it improved the situation somewhat, the heat and battery dissipation remained permanent and the phone became useless. Ever since then I've been pretty scared of doing anything of that nature to any phone.
I really want to install Graphene OS on a pixel phone but... well, I also want to be sure I can go back if I change my mind, especially as the phone is expensive. Any risks associated with doing this? Is there any way to screw it up so bad that you permanently brick the phone? If the USB cable breaks or gets yanked in the middle of it or something like that can I always get back to square 1? Is there any known way for things done in the installation of Graphene OS to somehow survive having stock android flashed on to it?
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Why aren't apps updating in the background?
This has started showing up for some reason, suggesting that instead of updating my apps in the background, Google Play is waiting until I open an app to check for updates. Is there like a setting somewhere I need to change?