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https://market.android.com/details?id=visidon.AppLock
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It sounds like a good idea but I wonder how well it works in a real life setting.
Will try and report back.

Been using it all night works perfectly
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DirtyShroomz said:
Been using it all night works perfectly
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Under a low light setting it obviously doesn't work.
Maybe it should set the screen as white to try to act as a light?
Also, no feature to use it in replacement for a lock screen

Hope u live in a place that has daylight 99% of the time or you're sol when it's dark
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Hope u live in a place that has daylight 99% of the time or you're sol when it's dark
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It allows for a password bypass.
At least try it before you knock it.

DirtyShroomz said:
https://market.android.com/details?id=visidon.AppLock
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Pretty cool app, thanks for sharing!
Pocket posted....

Another problem with the app.
If I cant get into someones app (whatever it may be) all I have to do is uninstall this app.
lol

mattykinsx said:
Another problem with the app.
If I cant get into someones app (whatever it may be) all I have to do is uninstall this app.
lol
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Protect all apps that have access to this like the market but under low light settings use the bypass
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i tried this last weekend when i saw a similar post. it seemed to take 2-3 seconds, no matter how good the pic. but with a pattern/lock, i could have the app/device unlocked in >1sec. so it has a HUGE cool factor, but it takes more time than its worth IMHO

I played with this app, I found it works well, however, the implementation could use another option.
Right now you basically choose any apps you want to lock, and if you launch any of those apps you have to wait a few seconds for the face to get recognized and the program let you in, which is a pain in the ass, forcing you to wait a few seconds to open a program.
There is not option to unlock on phone wake, which is what the main feature of the program should be, IMHO, so that you can just unlock on waking the phone and be done, otherwise it's a bit of a headache waiting to be unlocked on per-app basis.
Mind you, once you unlock on any app you can be unlocked to use the other apps that use the face recognition to lock. Still being forced to wait on app launch, I do not like.

mattykinsx said:
Another problem with the app.
If I cant get into someones app (whatever it may be) all I have to do is uninstall this app.
lol
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ya but if you uninstall the app and re-install you'll need their email and password to set the app back up if its google voice or a gmail account or something like that. Google voice would be the app i would want locked so nobody can see the messages i have... so if they uninstall and re-install they wont get my messages still without my info.. Good application

[Request] "Siri Proxy" alternative for Android ?

Siri Proxy allows you to control additional devices with a Siri device. So I thought there must be something similar available for Android.:fingers-crossed:So we can also control our garages with Android devices
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUJ5z76Xv5o
http://arstechnica.com/information-...ons-that-show-how-amazing-the-tiny-pc-can-be/
https://github.com/plamoni/SiriProxy

So many views but no reply ?
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Can't this be done with Google Now? Seems like it would be a feature.
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damnyouwaffles said:
Can't this be done with Google Now? Seems like it would be a feature.
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Yes, something has to be done with Google now
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I'll look into it.
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look on "utter" in playstore with tasker you can put event on it - you down't need to be online.

meo said:
look on "utter" in playstore with tasker you can put event on it - you down't need to be online.
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It is all in beta.
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I have been wanting something like this as well.
To have an application to do this though, you would have to have two parts two it.
First part would be an app on your Android device, and the other part would be something that runs on a computer @ the house.
Reason for this is because you would want a secure connection between your phone and the app. Otherwise, anyone/everyone would be able to access your home automation system.
If there is anything like this, that would be awesome, but I don't think there is
The closest thing you can get to it is HomeSeer, but it isn't voice activated. It's only buttons.
If anyone knows of a program that would do voice activation home automation, please let me know!

Make app think data is wifi.

I play nova 3 on my GS4 but it refuses to use my data network, only wifi. So how do I make it think my data is wifi?
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Check the settings in the app. If you can't toggle it there you probably won't be able to do it. Why do you want to waste all your data playing a game anyway
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jd1639 said:
Check the settings in the app. If you can't toggle it there you probably won't be able to do it. Why do you want to waste all your data playing a game anyway
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I could think of a few reasons. Perhaps while travelling or in an are that has no WiFi. Also, some of us still have unlimited data plans.

Well, the app is going to be looking for two system variables: a true return if the Wifi is enabled and a true return if a valid Wifi connection is established. You can't trick the program, its looking at device states which can't be changed.
Without an option in the app itself, this is a no go.

Furies said:
Well, the app is going to be looking for two system variables: a true return if the Wifi is enabled and a true return if a valid Wifi connection is established. You can't trick the program, its looking at device states which can't be changed.
Without an option in the app itself, this is a no go.
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Yeah but on the iPhone theres a jailbreak app that does this it just spoofs the device to think that it is connected through wifi when it is really data, I'm not sure if it spoofs the whole phone or the app, but I really thought it was possible... but you're probably right. I guess I'm just stuck using wifi.

Furies said:
Well, the app is going to be looking for two system variables: a true return if the Wifi is enabled and a true return if a valid Wifi connection is established. You can't trick the program, its looking at device states which can't be changed.
Without an option in the app itself, this is a no go.
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Could these be fooled using xposed?
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Get rid of ads on android?

Hey I'm rooted and running paranoid android. I tried ad away but it stopped working. Any alternatives that block ads while on data?
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zobi123 said:
Hey I'm rooted and running paranoid android. I tried ad away but it stopped working. Any alternatives that block ads while on data?
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Are you in the same situation as me where ads are blocked on WiFi but not on mobile data? If so then I haven't found a solution as of yet and I've tried numerous adblocking apps/zips. It may have something to do with PA but it's not the kernel since I get the same issue on Franco as well.

adfree android works great! but youll have to search google for it, as ad removing/blocking apps arent allowed in the play store anymore.

Nigeldg said:
Are you in the same situation as me where ads are blocked on WiFi but not on mobile data? If so then I haven't found a solution as of yet and I've tried numerous adblocking apps/zips. It may have something to do with PA but it's not the kernel since I get the same issue on Franco as well.
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Yup, I'm running PA and franco just like you.
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zobi123 said:
Yup, I'm running PA and franco just like you.
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I've gotten used to it now so it doesn't really affect me too much but if you really want it try backing up your ROM and flashing a different one to confirm it's a PA issue and not something else.

simms22 said:
adfree android works great! but youll have to search google for it, as ad removing/blocking apps arent allowed in the play store anymore.
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Does it work on data and on browsing, games, YouTube etc.?
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zobi123 said:
Does it work on data and on browsing, games, YouTube etc.?
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I've tried it and it didn't work for me. Neither did Adaway or any of the .zips which can be found here on XDA.

Anyone here know a good ad blocker?
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zobi123 said:
Anyone here know a good ad blocker?
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http://sufficientlysecure.org/index.php/adaway/ its open source as well
blocks all ads and works great.

zephiK said:
http://sufficientlysecure.org/index.php/adaway/ its open source as well
blocks all ads and works great.
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Ummm...the OP's post says AdAway isn't working on mobile for him...

petemills8 said:
Ummm...the OP's post says AdAway isn't working on mobile for him...
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He said it stopped working. He could be using the really outdated version that was on the Play Store. AdAway has received a couple updates since its removal from Google Play.
For me, AdAway is working just fine so.. its most likely due to using a outdated version

I had the latest adaway 2.3. It works on WiFi but not on mobile data. I'm just looking for something that will work on data.
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zobi123 said:
Does it work on data and on browsing, games, YouTube etc.?
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ads in game/app, in the browser yes. on youtube videos no.

zobi123 said:
I had the latest adaway 2.3. It works on WiFi but not on mobile data. I'm just looking for something that will work on data.
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Weird. It works fine for me on mobile data and wifi. AdFree is another alternative that I used to use but felt AdAway was miles ahead.

simms22 said:
ads in game/app, in the browser yes. on youtube videos no.
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Can you post a link to it please?
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zephiK said:
Weird. It works fine for me on mobile data and wifi. AdFree is another alternative that I used to use but felt AdAway was miles ahead.
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Yeah, I didn't get this issue on stock or on any ROM for my old HD2 but I do on PA which is quite odd. Still, I'm not too concerned since it seems to block some of the more intrusive popup ads and I don't seem to get many ads on YouTube.

I realize that I'm probably stating the obvious, but by blocking apps you are depriving developers of revenue.
Most Android devs are small shops. Without revenue, they'll simply concentrate on other platforms that ensure ad revenue (cough, cough Apple!). Is that something you really want to contribute to?

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I realize that I'm probably stating the obvious, but by blocking apps you are depriving developers of revenue.
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do they receive revenue from just having the ads visible or do you have to actually click on them? if you have to actually open the ad then I don't see how ad blocking software deprives them of anything, let's face it if you use ad blockers(and I don't) then you obviously have no intention of clicking on any ads
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QUIETLYloud said:
do they receive revenue from just having the ads visible or do you have to actually click on them? if you have to actually open the ad then I don't see how ad blocking software deprives them of anything, let's face it if you use ad blockers(and I don't) then you obviously have no intention of clicking on any ads
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Agreed. They only make money if you click on the ad thats how Google AdSense revenue works.
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QUIETLYloud said:
do they receive revenue from just having the ads visible or do you have to actually click on them?
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My understanding is that revenue can be generated from both impressions and clickthroughs.

Enable tethering on LG G3 D850

Got this from the G2 thread so I take no credit. Just tried it out and it works 100% thought I'd share.
What you'll need:
Root
Root explorer (or something similar)
SQLite editor
1. Activate the hot spot initially in the user interface settings, once it rejects to turn on the hotspot.
2. In root explorer goto data>data>com.android.provider.settings>system>databases>settings.db>systen
3. Press search button then type tether
4. Tap on tether_entitlement_check_state goto the value and edit to 0. Save then reboot phone.
All done. Below is the original G2 thread so make sure to give thanks over there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41540913&postcount=2
If you'd like to see all these steps with screen shots. Here's a site that provides nearly identical steps with nice pictures to guide you through
http://buhayinfotech.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-lg-g3-rooted-and-shared.html?m=1
Credit to @noelfranc for finding that site.
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Confirmed. Thanks OP!

Would this work on the sprint variant? This us truly the only mod I need for this phone.

fgcchevy said:
Would this work on the sprint variant? This us truly the only mod I need for this phone.
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Would work if Sprint phones could be rooted, but so far no dice. Its only been a day so give it time.

fgcchevy said:
Would this work on the sprint variant? This us truly the only mod I need for this phone.
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It also depends if sprint uses the hot spot provision apk (or whatever they might call it). If they do you can use xposed and x tether to get around it by freezing the provision apk with titanium back up and installing xposed frame work that the x tether module. Below is how they did it for the Galaxy S5.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53611115
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fgcchevy said:
Would this work on the sprint variant? This us truly the only mod I need for this phone.
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I'll get it working for g3 dont worry.
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WiFi Tethering LG G3
Here's basically the same guide as the one above, with nice screenshots for the right brained!
h t t p : / / buhayinfotech.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-lg-g3-rooted-and-shared.html

noelfranc said:
Here's basically the same guide as the one above, with nice screenshots for the right brained!
h t t p : / / buhayinfotech.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-lg-g3-rooted-and-shared.html
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Thanks @noelfranc I'll add it to the op for everyone
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Thanks! I'm going to give this a shot tomorrow.
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Verified working, thanks!!!!

will this work on the verizon variant?

kthung said:
will this work on the verizon variant?
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It all depends on how they tether. If they use an app to verify tether then no but if it's a simple number value ran against their systems like how AT&T is then yes. If you have tibu I'd do a search in there for the word tether and see if they use an app to verify you
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Working for me as well.
Thanks!

drock212 said:
It all depends on how they tether. If they use an app to verify tether then no but if it's a simple number value ran against their systems like how AT&T is then yes. If you have tibu I'd do a search in there for the word tether and see if they use an app to verify you
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Hmm. There's an app called "com.lge.mobilehotspot.ui 1.0" so I'm guessing that's the verification app you spoke of.

kthung said:
Hmm. There's an app called "com.lge.mobilehotspot.ui 1.0" so I'm guessing that's the verification app you spoke of.
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No I don't believe that's it. I think thats part of your interface to turn hot spot on and off. Its an apk that you're looking for. They're usually have the name hotspot or tether in them.
I believe I saw a thread that was for Verizon models that tells you steps on how to do this hack
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drock212 said:
No I don't believe that's it. I think thats part of your interface to turn hot spot on and off. Its an apk that you're looking for. They're usually have the name hotspot or tether in them.
I believe I saw a thread that was for Verizon models that tells you steps on how to do this hack
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Well other than that app, there's nothing else that shows up in Titanium with the words tether or hotspot.

kthung said:
Well other than that app, there's nothing else that shows up in Titanium with the words tether or hotspot.
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Cool. Just give my steps a shot. Worst comes to worst you just won't have that entry in the table to edit.
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Cool. Just give my steps a shot. Worst comes to worst you just won't have that entry in the table to edit.
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No dice there's no entry along the lines of tether entitlement check.

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No dice there's no entry along the lines of tether entitlement check.
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Did you give these a try? Says it's for Verizon phones
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2812305
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Thanks a lot. Yes, this completes the last piece of the puzzle for replacing my Nexus 5 with G3, which I am now going to keep. Yay!