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[Q] Accidentally bought a demo unit, any way to fix it?

I bought the NST online from a forum and the punk sent me a demo unit. It just scrolls through the various promotional screens. I've tried doing the software update and factory reset but neither of them work. Is there any way I can "unlock" everything?

couchlife said:
I bought the NST online from a forum and the punk sent me a demo unit. It just scrolls through the various promotional screens. I've tried doing the software update and factory reset but neither of them work. Is there any way I can "unlock" everything?
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Try this:
1. turn it off completely
2. press at the same time the power button (back side) and the two lower side buttons (bottom left and bottom right page)
3. it should start the recovery and restore your device to stock
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1137967
Let us know if it works.

hi,
now i don't have the Nook available (i'm at office), but yesterday i was playing with ADB and having a look at nook system folders; i remember seeing a property file in which there is a property like demoMode=enable/disable or something like that (i'm not sure, but if i remember well this file should be in the same folder where also other device specific properties like serial number, mac address, etc.. are stored).
Until reading your message i didn't even know such a mode existed. But now i think that maybe it could be possible to edit that file and enable the "regular" mode on your Nook.
Of course, even if that is possible, you would need to get root and ADB access to to that, and there is the risk of bricking the unit (even though if you can create a backup image to be on the safe side).
When i'll be back home, i will try to find further info about the above mentioned file.
Regards

hi,
i don't know if you already solved, in any case i had a better look at the system folders of Nook, and it seems to me that the Demo Mode is managed by a dedicated application (/system/app/DemoMode.apk). Baksmaling the source code of this app, it seems that it is activated on any Nook unit after boot, but in case the value of setting "demo_mode" is not set to "on", it just exits without doing anything; on contrary, the demo mode is activated (i.e. the continuous loop through a set of images).
So, to get rid of demo mode is activated, you could launch a script to change the relevant value of the setting "demo_mode", to set it to "off"; and then reboot the Nook:
Code:
echo *************************
echo * Setting Demo-Mode off *
echo *************************
adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db settings.db
sqlite3 settings.db "update secure set value='off' where name='demo_mode';"
adb push settings.db /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
del settings.db
Of course, to be able to launch it, you need to have your Nook already rooted, so that ADB is enabled.
The script is inspired from similar scripts present in the batch file "xe-autoroot.bat" from user xboxexpert of this forum. Therefore, in case you still don't have rooted your Nook, i suggest you to use its script to get it (link to the thread). In this case, you can easily launch the script to disable demo mode from the same folder where you have xe-autoroot.bat, since yu already have all the needed software (sqlite3).
Another possible solution could be just to remove DemoMode.apk from /system/app folder (but i'm not 100% sure this would have side effect).
In any case, not having a demo mode Nook unit, i cannot be sure these methods would work.
Hope this help

That doesn't work
When I have tried to root it I can't because I can not get to the menu to setup the wifi it won't let me get away from the screen saver my mom ordered one of these off ebay for like $40

Figured it out
If it is on an older version you can just drop the official firmware on your nook let it update and it worked like a charm
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Software-Updates-NOOK-Simple-Touch/379003175/

how to disable DEMO mode on Nook simple touch
couchlife said:
I bought the NST online from a forum and the punk sent me a demo unit. It just scrolls through the various promotional screens. I've tried doing the software update and factory reset but neither of them work. Is there any way I can "unlock" everything?
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a lot of time passed since other guys had a problem of demo mode on nook. i got my nook (simple touch) as secondhand, unfortunately locked to demo mode.
below is step-by-step how to switch it back to 'normal' mode >>>>>>
--- turn your Nook ON
--- go to Settings - Screen - on Screen window press-and-hold top-right button AND same time keep tapping the "Screen" caption (on a top of display)
--- Demo Mode will pop up on your display
--- undo 'Toggle the demo mode'
--- now to activate "normal" mode switch off-and-on your Nook !
that's It :good:

[Q] Need to stop BootAnimation (Custom Launcher)

Hi everybody,
I work on a light Launcher (to replace Launcher2.apk).
One of my objectives is obviously to have a quick boot.
But when my app is ready to show something, the bootanimation is still visible until the Boot timeout (40s after the first log):
WindowManager: ***** BOOT TIMEOUT: forcing display enabled
If I reboot with my command line :
adb reboot && adb wait-for-device && adb shell setprop service.bootanim.exit 1
My boot time is around 15s but with a bad rotation display until I receive the first ConfigurationChanged event. Without this point, the app is ready so...
Question 1: Do you know a way to properly close the boot animation?
Question 2: If the Q1 don't solve the ConfigurationChanged event, do you know a method to receive the ConfigurationChanged event in my Launcher?
Best Regards,
Kikiwa
PS : I hope this topic is in the right section, sorry if it's not the case.

Same problem
kikiwa said:
Hi everybody,
I work on a light Launcher (to replace Launcher2.apk).
One of my objectives is obviously to have a quick boot.
But when my app is ready to show something, the bootanimation is still visible until the Boot timeout (40s after the first log):
WindowManager: ***** BOOT TIMEOUT: forcing display enabled
If I reboot with my command line :
adb reboot && adb wait-for-device && adb shell setprop service.bootanim.exit 1
My boot time is around 15s but with a bad rotation display until I receive the first ConfigurationChanged event. Without this point, the app is ready so...
Question 1: Do you know a way to properly close the boot animation?
Question 2: If the Q1 don't solve the ConfigurationChanged event, do you know a method to receive the ConfigurationChanged event in my Launcher?
Best Regards,
Kikiwa
PS : I hope this topic is in the right section, sorry if it's not the case.
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I am having the same problem , have you found any solution?

Hello !
Sorry but no. I'm still interested by the solution BTW.
Good luck
Kikiwa

kikiwa said:
Hello !
Sorry but no. I'm still interested by the solution BTW.
Good luck
Kikiwa
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In my case I pushed my custom launcher apk to system/app and deleted launcher2.apk
Could it be that the system is waiting for some special response from default launcher? That should be made in custom luancher?

Possible Solution
Hey guys,
I was having this same issue for a while now, and I finally found a solution that works for me, at least as of Android 4.4.4 on a Nexus 7 2013 (LTE)
What I did to find this was selectively disable system apps one by one, and then test a reboot.
In my case, disabling Launcher2 didn't affect the boot sequence, but SystemUI (com.android.systemui) did cause these delayed boot times.
I dug through the ASOP source code, and found that the WindowManagerService performs a few checks in performEnableScreen() before stopping boot animation / displaying normally:
- System services must all be ready (mSystemBooted)
- A keyguard or application must be attached to Window Manager (haveApp || haveKeyguard)
- The Wallpaper Service must be disabled or ready (!wallpaperEnabled || haveWallpaper)
Since monitoring logcat showed my replacement launcher was open, and the system services had no errors, I suspected #3 was the problem
In the source for SystemUI, I found a single reference for "wallpaper" - com.android.systemui.ImageWallpaper is an included class that extends WallpaperService but itself is never referenced from that package.
Checking logcat again, I found these lines:
Code:
Attempted wallpaper ComponentInfo{com.android.systemui/com.android.systemui.ImageWallpaper} is unavailable
Default wallpaper component not found!
It turns out that the system-level WallpaperManagerService has hard-coded that particular class.
As a test fix, I created a new project with package name "com.android.systemui" and a single class "ImageWallpaper" that extends WallpaperService, declared this as a service in my manifest, and installed this apk on a device.
I rebooted, and the boot times were back to normal (~20sec) instead of the previous ~50sec.
So in summary: SystemUI was the culprit in my case; creating a fake replacement package with that hardcoded class back in fixed the long boot times.

Thank you
dtyler7 said:
Hey guys,
I was having this same issue for a while now, and I finally found a solution that works for me, at least as of Android 4.4.4 on a Nexus 7 2013 (LTE)
What I did to find this was selectively disable system apps one by one, and then test a reboot.
In my case, disabling Launcher2 didn't affect the boot sequence, but SystemUI (com.android.systemui) did cause these delayed boot times.
I dug through the ASOP source code, and found that the WindowManagerService performs a few checks in performEnableScreen() before stopping boot animation / displaying normally:
- System services must all be ready (mSystemBooted)
- A keyguard or application must be attached to Window Manager (haveApp || haveKeyguard)
- The Wallpaper Service must be disabled or ready (!wallpaperEnabled || haveWallpaper)
Since monitoring logcat showed my replacement launcher was open, and the system services had no errors, I suspected #3 was the problem
In the source for SystemUI, I found a single reference for "wallpaper" - com.android.systemui.ImageWallpaper is an included class that extends WallpaperService but itself is never referenced from that package.
Checking logcat again, I found these lines:
Code:
Attempted wallpaper ComponentInfo{com.android.systemui/com.android.systemui.ImageWallpaper} is unavailable
Default wallpaper component not found!
It turns out that the system-level WallpaperManagerService has hard-coded that particular class.
As a test fix, I created a new project with package name "com.android.systemui" and a single class "ImageWallpaper" that extends WallpaperService, declared this as a service in my manifest, and installed this apk on a device.
I rebooted, and the boot times were back to normal (~20sec) instead of the previous ~50sec.
So in summary: SystemUI was the culprit in my case; creating a fake replacement package with that hardcoded class back in fixed the long boot times.
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It is exactly my problem and your solution seems perfect
Thank you for your efforts

command "setprop ctl.start bootanim" to perform boot animation;
command "setprop ctl.stop bootanim" stop the boot animation.

[Q] Disable Touch To Wake

Is there a way to disable touch to wake on my LG G Watch R?
I like to cross my arms and when wearing a t-shirt it constantly wakes the screen.
I want to avoid Theatre Mode as I want to be able to glance at the screen and see the time.
Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance

mark3180 said:
Is there a way to disable touch to wake on my LG G Watch R?
I like to cross my arms and when wearing a t-shirt it constantly wakes the screen.
I want to avoid Theatre Mode as I want to be able to glance at the screen and see the time.
Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
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+1 intrested to this. I have a lg g watch r.
In Cinema Mode i have Touch2Wake disabled but watch dont show anything and does not vibrate. It becomes really useless if it does not vibrate In Cinema Mode.

mark3180 said:
Is there a way to disable touch to wake on my LG G Watch R?
I like to cross my arms and when wearing a t-shirt it constantly wakes the screen.
I want to avoid Theatre Mode as I want to be able to glance at the screen and see the time.
Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
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I am also searching for this:good:

I've been looking everywhere for a solution to this. I hasn't even considered it as an issue, but just a couple of days is enough to make me realise this is a requirement. I can't believe it didn't come up in development! Aside from your own accidental touches, there's also the issue of inquisitive fingers from children touching that nice shiny screen... Tapping the side button to wake the screen would be perfect (whilst retaining the monochrome screen and notifications).

Cinema mode is really dumb. Just very poorly thought out. There has got to be a way to disable touch to wake. Or even enable vibrating notifications in cinema mode.

Yes there is a way
First you have to install twrp on your watch. Because you need the acces to some files. When you have installed, start in recovery mode, and go to mount and press system. Connect your watch to your computer and open adb,
adb root
adb push /system/usr/idc/sec_touchscreen.idc <choose where you want to have the file in your pc>
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Make a copy of the file, and open it with notepad++ or other file editor. YOU will se a think like this
# Copyright 2014 The Android Open Source Project
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
#
# Input Device Calibration File for the Dory touch screen.
#
device.internal = 1
touch.deviceType = touchScreen
touch.orientationAware = 1
touch.wake = 1
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So remove the part of ( touch.wake = 1 ) and save (make first a copy of the file), Go to adb
adb pull <where you have the file> /system/usr/idc/
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Restat the watch and you will se that the screen is not goin to turn off, pressing the button of your watch. Restart other time the watch and go to recovery.
With the copy of the file, mount other time system on twrp and go to adb
adb pull <where you have the copy> /system/usr/idc/
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Restart the watch other time. This work for my, but i am using an alpha for gear 2 neo with android, so probably this might be a bug.

dataonlycod said:
First you have to install twrp on your watch. Because you need the acces to some files. When you have installed, start in recovery mode, and go to mount and press system. Connect your watch to your computer and open adb,
Make a copy of the file, and open it with notepad++ or other file editor. YOU will se a think like this
So remove the part of ( touch.wake = 1 ) and save (make first a copy of the file), Go to adb
Restat the watch and you will se that the screen is not goin to turn off, pressing the button of your watch. Restart other time the watch and go to recovery.
With the copy of the file, mount other time system on twrp and go to adb
Restart the watch other time. This work for my, but i am using an alpha for gear 2 neo with android, so probably this might be a bug.
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After you restart the second time you can use the button to wake and not the touch screen?? I will try this then thank you.

-RioT- said:
After you restart the second time you can use the button to wake and not the touch screen?? I will try this then thank you.
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Yep you can use it to wake up the device. But as I say, make a backup because this happen with my alpha of the gear 2 neo, so probably this is not going to work with other devices. Just in case xD

Works for me on LG G Watch R
The file name is different "synaptics_rmi4_i2c.idc"
Same edit, copied to sdcard and moved in recovery to /system/usr/idc/ as mentioned above.
I have swipe menu still available and I can swipe down for the quick toggles.
Button is used to wake (and I use screen always on)
Going to be interesting how this performs in the shower and in general. Thanks to the suggestion posted.

Any update on this after using it for a while? Looking to apply this to my LG G watch R running the Urbane port.

Ok well i tried it any ways and i still have the problem when my arms are crossed my arm starts doing things on my watch...

Starting from version 1.6 this app supports wake on touch changing - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sssemil.advancedsettings (here is apk - View attachment AdvancedSettings-v1.6-11.apk)

I downloaded the advanced settings app tried the disable touch wake... it doesn't wake but you can still scroll notifications and long press to change the face.
Any chance of completely turning off the touch screen while in sleep...

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castructuraleng said:
I tried the Advanced Settings app on my LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition with Android 6.0.1, which is not rooted. It has an option for "Touch to wake screen" that I tried to set to "off"; however, when I go back to look at it, it is always set to "on". Do I need to root to have this stay, or is the app just not compatible with 6.0.1?
Update... just answered my own question. It appears you need to be rooted to do this.
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Yep, it works on Marshmallow 6.0.1 when Rooted. Just tested it on my Huawei Watch.

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I installed "Showear". You can set a simple touch pattern to unlock the watch. Crossing your arms will no longer trigger any action on your watch (except making the screen on).

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Hi m8. I've done this on my LG urbane and works just fine ty a lot... but i modified a little your steps...
1) My lg urbane is rooted
2) I went to the ADB folder in my PC (using windows explorer) then using shift+right click i select "open command window here"
3) in this command window i did:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery (starts twrp)
in the TWRP:
Go to "Mount"
tick the "system" box
In the command window :
adb pull /system/usr/idc/synaptics_rmi4_i2c.idc (Dont need to select the folder, will appear in the ADB folder used to open the command window)***
*** When i tried to write the destination folder have not worked so i strongly advise not to fill this part, the command in the beginning is PULL not PUSH to take from the device and the file to be taken from the device had a different name as someone have stated before ***
4) In the notepad i did
I opened the file with the notepad and edit "touch.wake = 1" to "touch.wake = 0" (I did not delete this part just change the value)
5) in the command window:
adb pull <where you have the file> /system/usr/idc/
6) Reset my phone and works great!

[Q] disable drag to unlock after boot

Hi,
I have rooted my Nook Touch and got the Nook Touch Mod Manager working.
I've used it to disable the 'drag to unlock screensaver' and this works fine.
However, If I remove power (disconnect the battery) and then restart the nook I still see the "drag to unlock" when the nook finished booting. How can I disable this? Please note the drag to unlock for the screensaver is disabled. Its just right after booting I still see a picture of those trees and "drag to unlock"
Thanks.

I've found a solution.
I've written an app and used the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED broadcast intent to start my activity when the device boots. In the activity I've used the FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON, FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED, FLAG_DISMISS_KEYGUARD, FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON and FLAG_FULLSCREEN flags.
Now after booting my app starts and is shown.

@rve, congrats on finding your own solution! Will you please share this app you created?

Is it possible to deinstall the Lockscreen on HD 10?

So the Lockscreen on my new HD 10 is pretty garbage, so far I've managed to get rid of the ads, but I can't change the Lockscreen wallpaper and I don't get any preview of a notification (e.g. the mail subject etc.)
Is there a workaround for those problems? Because simply isntalling a new lockscreen app, just makes me unlock my tablet twice, which isn't ideal.

Did you manually disable com.amazon.kindle.kso (special offers/lockscreen ads) over ADB in fire os 5.4.0.0 or lower using the method DragonFire1024 posted? If so, then yes, I found a fix that allows you to see notifications on the lockscreen without swiping down, more like the stock Android 5.x lockscreen.

lakitu47 said:
Did you manually disable com.amazon.kindle.kso (special offers/lockscreen ads) over ADB in fire os 5.4.0.0 or lower using the method DragonFire1024 posted? If so, then yes, I found a fix that allows you to see notifications on the lockscreen without swiping down, more like the stock Android 5.x lockscreen.
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I did it over adb yes, but on the newest release of fire OS (5.6)

wieli99 said:
I did it over adb yes, but on the newest release of fire OS (5.6)
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I thought Amazon broke the ability to disable apps over ADB with the release of 5.4.0.1. Did that not affect the new 2017 HD 10?
Sent from my Amazon KFGIWI using XDA Labs

lakitu47 said:
I thought Amazon broke the ability to disable apps over ADB with the release of 5.4.0.1. Did that not affect the new 2017 HD 10?
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It works for me in adb shell with
pm clear --user 0 com.amazon.kindle.kso

Well, I don't know if this will work with your exact tablet, but try this:
1. If you haven't already, get the Google Play store/services on your tablet
2. Download this app without the quotes: "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=by4a.setedit22&hl=en"
3. Follow on-screen instructions to grant tablet permission to edit secure settings (worked on 2 devices on 5.6)
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU EDIT. If you change the wrong settings, your tablet can and probably bootloop or get bricked.
4. Go to the "secure" tab, scroll down to "limit_ad_tracking" and change value to 1
5. Go to "global" tab, scroll down to "LOCKSCREEN_AD_ENABLED" and change value to 0. Immediately reboot your device.
This was tested and worked on two HD 8 tablets on 5.6, with special offers manually disabled on 5.4. Since Amazon still thinks you are subscribed to special offers (ads), the notifications are hidden. This workaround actually makes the ads gone (hopefully), so the notifications will appear as soon as you turn on the screen, without a swipe down gesture.

Open up command prompt. Type in "adb shell", Then type in "su"
Then copy this into command prompt.
sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db "UPDATE locksettings SET value = '1' WHERE name = 'lockscreen.disabled'"
You will not get a confirmation, now type "exit", then type "reboot".
Let the device reboot and enjoy! Now install a new lockscreen.
Want it back?
sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db "UPDATE locksettings SET value = '0' WHERE name = 'lockscreen.disabled'"
*This is messing with the sqlite in the actual android system files, please becareful and don't go around changing values in system files.
source: Tips Tricks and the Root

Jned said:
Open up command prompt. Type in "adb shell", Then type in "su"
Then copy this into command prompt.
sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db "UPDATE locksettings SET value = '1' WHERE name = 'lockscreen.disabled'"
You will not get a confirmation, now type "exit", then type "reboot".
Let the device reboot and enjoy! Now install a new lockscreen.
Want it back?
sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db "UPDATE locksettings SET value = '0' WHERE name = 'lockscreen.disabled'"
*This is messing with the sqlite in the actual android system files, please becareful and don't go around changing values in system files.
source: Tips Tricks and the Root
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do you have to have root for this? i did su and it said, " su not found."

Jned said:
Open up command prompt. Type in "adb shell", Then type in "su"
Then copy this into command prompt.
sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db "UPDATE locksettings SET value = '1' WHERE name = 'lockscreen.disabled'"
You will not get a confirmation, now type "exit", then type "reboot".
Let the device reboot and enjoy! Now install a new lockscreen.
Want it back?
sqlite3 /data/system/locksettings.db "UPDATE locksettings SET value = '0' WHERE name = 'lockscreen.disabled'"
*This is messing with the sqlite in the actual android system files, please becareful and don't go around changing values in system files.
source: Tips Tricks and the Root
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Like that one eh? That was one of the first ones I found. Works without root too.

wieli99 said:
So the Lockscreen on my new HD 10 is pretty garbage, so far I've managed to get rid of the ads, but I can't change the Lockscreen wallpaper and I don't get any preview of a notification (e.g. the mail subject etc.)
Is there a workaround for those problems? Because simply isntalling a new lockscreen app, just makes me unlock my tablet twice, which isn't ideal.
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Personally, I'd suggest just rooting it and disabling it. I did it a few months ago on my Dad's HD10 by following one of the guides here- I just can't remember which one, but it was simple. I also installed Gravity Screen Pro since I have his set up more like a laptop. The screen turns on/off when opened/ closed without ever having to see a lock screen. I might stop by my parents today (depending on the weather) and if i do, I'll try to trace my steps and link the guide I followed

dondraper23 said:
Personally, I'd suggest just rooting it and disabling it. I did it a few months ago on my Dad's HD10 by following one of the guides here- I just can't remember which one, but it was simple. I also installed Gravity Screen Pro since I have his set up more like a laptop. The screen turns on/off when opened/ closed without ever having to see a lock screen. I might stop by my parents today (depending on the weather) and if i do, I'll try to trace my steps and link the guide I followed
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There are also a few Xposed modules that work too.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 using XDA Labs

wieli99 said:
So the Lockscreen on my new HD 10 is pretty garbage, so far I've managed to get rid of the ads, but I can't change the Lockscreen wallpaper and I don't get any preview of a notification (e.g. the mail subject etc.)
Is there a workaround for those problems? Because simply isntalling a new lockscreen app, just makes me unlock my tablet twice, which isn't ideal.
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I followed this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/help/root-required-completely-disable-enable-t3739257
I just had to do it again today because attempted to use Xposed and wound up getting in over my head and got caught in a bootloop, but at least I can reaffirm that this guide works
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DragonFire1024 said:
There are also a few Xposed modules that work too.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 using XDA Labs
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I love all your posts- it's your guide I followed to disable the lockscreen. Unfortunately, Xposed is a bit much for a "noob" like me. I attempted to install it and got caught in a bootloop and had to do a factory reset. Considering what my dad uses it for, the negatives far outway the positives for me to bother with Xposed ever again