Android Enthusiasts - 2016-03-17

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5:43 AM

@izzy yes on 4.2.2 and incompatible versions not ticked- weird in short

6:21 AM

hi everyone, I'm having a major issue with my phone after attempting a hard reset from the bootloader. Anybody here know anything about the asus zenfone 2? If not, is there a better place I can ask?

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7:49 AM

@beeshyams Same here. Really confusing. I only found out by running aapt d badging against the APK manually (what the end-user cannot do, not having the APK). At least it's clear: when grayed out, there's nothing to install.

@badge-be It probably rather was a factory-reset ("hard reset" is simply cutting-off power by e.g. removing the battery ;) I don't know the device, but you didn't tell what the issue is either. There were several questions already on issues after a factory-reset, yours might be among them.

8:18 AM

what's the best way of sending links to one's phone these days? foxtophone seems to have stopped working completely

8:37 AM

@DanHulme I use Pocket to exchange links between devices. Wallabag would be another alternative (in short: Read-it-later services). There are also tools for "clipboard sharing", if that's closer to what you want.

8:59 AM

Google Keep :(

@beeshyams Huh? I thought you were on Android KitKat (on a Huawei device). May be it is another phone?

9:38 AM

Has anyone used 3cToolbox?

Can it achieve what a user is trying to achieve here?

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Q: Disable system notifications on a Samsung Galaxy S4

I know I can disable app notifications easily with an app like Notifications Off but it doesn't seem to disable the system ones. And I don't just want certain ones gone, and not just from the lock screen. I'd like to disable these incredibly annoying notifications completely and permanently. Ser...

samsung-galaxy-s-4 system-apps

Excuse the rant in the question. I'll probably edit it soon.

the question came from an answer that was flagged NAA and I dealt with in the review queue

@Firelord I wouldn't trust any app by a developer who doesn't understand how package names are assigned

@DanHulme You mean the package name convention in Java docs which they should've followed?

@Firelord exactly

@DanHulme Why not try such apps in an emulator or Virtualbox?

@Firelord because clicking a few buttons in an app doesn't tell you what subtle bugs it might have, like running down the battery or opening security holes

9:48 AM

@DanHulme Alright. Why not try with multiROM combined with restriction on storage access, such as with XPrivacy? That should give enough space to find bugs, subtle they may be.

@Firelord because that's a lot of effort to go to to test somebody's app for them

it's easier to just not use it

10:04 AM

@Firelord,: Good catch of my typo , it is the same Huawei device. Sharp eye = moderator trait :)

LOL

10:25 AM

LOL2 (and make it Hawk-Eye :)

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12:56 PM

I feel like we should talk to this benjaminS chap who keeps flagging posts and commenting to say he's done it. It's good to have someone new flagging, but I worry that his comments are confusing, and they duplicate the ones that come from the review when the flag is handled.

Rany Albeg Wein

1:19 PM

I would like to post a question about an Android camera library, and get some recommendations. Is "Android Enthusiasts" a good place to post such a question? If not, where is the right place ?

@RanyAlbegWein Nope, not a good place if it is relevant only to a developer.

@RanyAlbegWein and recommendation questions aren't really a good fit for Stack Exchange sites, which work best with objective, factual answers

maybe some kind of forum site would be better?

Rany Albeg Wein

Cool. Thanks!

1:36 PM

@RanyAlbegWein What kind of question do you want to ask, and what kind of recommendations you're after?

Are you looking for a library with features A,B,C to include in your app – or are you using a library and got stuck with its API (so is it a request for a library, or on how to use that library)?

Rany Albeg Wein

1:53 PM

@Izzy A library with features A, B, C

@Izzy... to include in my app

2:10 PM

@RanyAlbegWein Then please check Where to ask for app recommendations? Applies to libraries, too. Strict rules at SR, which is why I linked to the details on those instead of directly to the site :)

(disclosure: I'm a mod at SR, so I will put your question on hold if you don't stick to the rules #D)

Btw: Thanks for checking with us before posting! We highly appreciate that (and I'm sure I can say so in the name of all present in this room at the moment). Thumbs up!

Rany Albeg Wein

2:28 PM

Got it. Thanks!

You're welcome!

@Izzy Yes, that is correct. :-)

2:50 PM

@Izzy I didn't know softrecs took recommendations for libraries too. I just assumed it was end-user (like ASE)

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4:57 PM

I almost got emotionally offended on replying a certain comment by OP...

5:08 PM

@AndrewT. Is that about that user who asked for a script to scroll the page?

Bingo.

Yeah. I saw that and I was about to flag that. But I counted on you for a cleanup. :-)

@DanHulme Is it alright to ask for programming tools? yes, but Would icon and font library questions be on topic? no (software versus assets/media)

For more details, see this result list :)

Wanna see a wall?

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A: Flash a smartphone with vanilla Android ROM

http://www.androidcentral.com/why-you-ll-never-have-latest-version-android. I found this link on android central which basically explains the same thing that wayback mentioned as well with more details and comparisons with iOS and Windows Phone.I found this very informative so I though that it w...

5:30 PM

@izzy: Figure this 1. Tweetin grayed out today, was accessible till yesterday 2.see new apps (but no mention from you of adding them)- only your repo enabled

5:56 PM

@beeshyams 1. was grayed out for me as well, from the start. 2. I cannot write a message every time :) But again 2. I've adjusted the timestamps on the APK files (zip -o) so I can pick the "build time" – which caused F-Droid to declare all apps as new (didn't know that before).

See, those are good reasons for declaring the repo still "experimental". Tweetin is LP+ (so again, grayed out for not having a compatible APK for you). Why those apps are shown at all (despite "showing incompatible apps" turned off) must rather be an issue of the client (F-Droid app) not applying that on 3rd party repos.

@Izzy thanks-mostly fits barring Tweetin which was fine till yesterday- my interest is more on checking out interesting apps and in the process letting you know what I see :)

7:00 PM

Does anyone see a deleted answer on this page with the mention of KingRoot?

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Q: How to root the Motorola Droid Razr?

How do I root my Motorola Droid Razr?

rooting motorola-droid-razr

7:41 PM

@beeshyams I'm very thankful for all your feedback!

8:19 PM

@AndrewT. Gone for good. :-)

Two answers, now that one got deleted.

A rollback auto-rejected this edit. However, there is no way to know what caused the rejection just by looking at the review. Not helpful, I would say.

8:50 PM

Hmm, so, an hour or so ago, I edited an answer which began with you all are, you know what kind of holes! It then recommended an app as a way to address the need of the question. I checked the app in Play Store and one of the features did seem to address the question. So I edited the answer and removed the expletive. Given that the answer has been deleted now (I'm sure it is not done automatically by Community user), I'm wondering, should I've done that edit?

I think that answer is here.

I believe that some users would've flagged it as abusive or reviewed it as VLQ and my edit definitely would've flushed the flags meant for the first revision. What a pain!

9:12 PM

@Firelord meta.stackexchange.com/a/58035/154510

> If an otherwise valid post contains vulgar words as an expression of frustration, edit the bad part out instead of flagging the entire post as offensive.

I converted it to a comment because there was no link or real explanation

Oh, yeah. I see that comment now. Cool! Quality controlled on the page. :D

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11:37 PM

@Firelord lol, I clicked on the link and found I already downvoted it

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