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YAY!! Real task management!

So, downloaded pTerminal from the market.
YAY! ps and kill aren't blocked!
If you want to manage tasks enter command "ps" view the tasks.
If you want to kill a task type "kill <pid>"
Fun times... Finally, I can kill the tasks that are syncing and using gps etc in the background.
Edit: If you are interested in killing tasks to preserve memory, you should know by now that the memory management is automatic. There is no need to kill tasks to free up memory. If a task is doing something you don't want it to do though (i.e. eating up battery by doing unnecessary **** in the background) then by all means use this method to kill it for now.
I would like to see a comprehensive task manager in the future with not memory usage, but awake time for the app listed, network usage and a combined "Battery Usage" figure using all the other data...

That's good news. I wonder if "killall <appname>" works as well?

Har, looking at the process list there's a few on here running as root... buffers? Yes I do think so.

Good find! I'm sure a real task manager is in the works.

i can`t find it in Market

felicita said:
i can`t find it in Market
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I think your phone is defective... please box it and return it.
--M
(hehe)

felicita said:
i can`t find it in Market
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In the market, hit menu->search and then type the name "pterminal"

xavier6303 said:
In the market, hit menu->search and then type the name "pterminal"
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There is no pterminal in market on my g1

felicita said:
There is no pterminal in market on my g1
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I just downloaded the application... It is there...

Other pTerminal finds..
Not sure if this has been posted in the forum before but if you're connected via wifi (at least...?) you can run system/bin/telnetd in pTerminal then telnet to the IP of the phone... It'll drop you to what appears to be a root shell...

felicita said:
There is no pterminal in market on my g1
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If they are working on it or updating it, the app will dissapear from the store for a short time. At the moment I cant even connect to the market.
Wait a few hours and check back

im using wireless and market is working with full acces
GlobalM3 said:
If they are working on it or updating it, the app will dissapear from the store for a short time. At the moment I cant even connect to the market.
Wait a few hours and check back
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satru said:
im using wireless and market is working with full acces
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I had to restart my device and it worked. tnx

SplasPood said:
Not sure if this has been posted in the forum before but if you're connected via wifi (at least...?) you can run system/bin/telnetd in pTerminal then telnet to the IP of the phone... It'll drop you to what appears to be a root shell...
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Thank you for the tip. It doesn't appear to be a root shell, BUT the process runs as root, which should be just as good as soon as I drop my own sshd in there... just have to compile for the right processor hehe...

telnet?
SplasPood said:
Not sure if this has been posted in the forum before but if you're connected via wifi (at least...?) you can run system/bin/telnetd in pTerminal then telnet to the IP of the phone... It'll drop you to what appears to be a root shell...
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What did you type in exactly to get telnetd to run? Any flags you passed?
I'm trying /system/bin/telnetd from pterminal, but it never runs.

satadru said:
What did you type in exactly to get telnetd to run? Any flags you passed?
I'm trying /system/bin/telnetd from pterminal, but it never runs.
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I had to run it twice before it ran, then once it started it's like a watchdog process killed it after a few minutes.
do...
Code:
# cd system
# cd bin
# telnetd
# ps
Then scroll to the bottom to see if it's running. THEN connect really quick, because it seems to die off fast .

It seems that unless you first cd to system/bin running telnetd doesn't work. It also seems t-mobile does inbound filtering so I cannot root my phone remotely... :-/

SplasPood said:
It also seems t-mobile does inbound filtering so I cannot root my phone remotely... :-/
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What if... you recompiled a VPN client for ARM and ran it on the phone, having it connected to your home network?
It would be a battery drainer for sure... Perhaps activate it with an SMS message? Or maybe a flag it checks for on a static html page every 10 minutes?

W00t. I figured everyone gave up on trying to root this thing. Now it seems the excitement has just begun.

That's reeeealy great!
Does anybody know how one can copy the files there? Regular 'cp' does not work there.

Pokemon Go Multi-Window

Hi all,
There is any way to use PokemonGo (Or any other app) with multi window on Android 6.0.1?
If no, I know that Android N supports Multi Window, does it works well with Pokemon Go?
Thanks,
Daniel.

Here you go, I'm on Android N currently. Can confirm Pokémon go works, however it's clear the app wasn't made for splitscreen. Most of the buttons are terribly small, but I can't complain, since everything works!

I have to admit it looks really good .
it is playable?
I'm really thinking to update to N for it. There is a lot of bugs/lags on the preview? Or its stable enough already.
Thank you!

I'm currently on the latest Dirty Unicorns and Multi-window works great.

dan_l2 said:
I have to admit it looks really good .
it is playable?
I'm really thinking to update to N for it. There is a lot of bugs/lags on the preview? Or its stable enough already.
Thank you!
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Hey I tried every single dp available and never stayed on any of them because of freezes and hangs.... But this one is solid.... Dp 5 for the win!!!

I'm on dp5, and not able to use pokemon go on multi window. Says it's not supported

Same problem over here. It says it isn't supporting multi window for this application.

Can't wait for the official release so I can use PoGo in split screen and pokevision in the other window

dan_l2 said:
I'm on dp5, and not able to use pokemon go on multi window. Says it's not supported
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KennyDumah said:
Same problem over here. It says it isn't supporting multi window for this application.
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You have to enable multi window for every app, it's the last option in developer settings.

Lowest DPI for G4

Hi all.
What is the minimum DPI for the G4 using stock LG software?
For the G3 it was 528. I see 540 mentioned here a bit so wondering if on G4 the lowest DPI is 540 or 528?
TIA

I'm using 538 at the moment. I read that it was the lowest possible.

530 was the lowest for me.
I use App Setting Xposed module to set non LG apps to lower values.

theKramer said:
Hi all.
What is the minimum DPI for the G4?
For the G3 it was 528. I see 540 mentioned here a bit so wondering if on G4 the lowest DPI is 540 or 528?
TIA
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I use 520 since a while. See screenshot.
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steadfasterX said:
I use 520 since a while. See screenshot. .
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Hi.
I forgot to specify on stock LG software. I'm gonna wait a little while before unlocking the bootloader. Make sure everything is working as it should before destroying my warranty

WMaddler said:
530 was the lowest for me.
I use App Setting Xposed module to set non LG apps to lower values.
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If I get issues with apps crashing, I can still change the DPI via ADB, can't I ? There's nothing that prevents that right?

theKramer said:
If I get issues with apps crashing, I can still change the DPI via ADB, can't I ? There's nothing that prevents that right?
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Yes, you should able to.
What I usually do is setting LG apps DPI to default (640) or anything => 530 using App Settings xposed module, that would put you on the safe side.
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I use 520 since a while. See screenshot.
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Which app is that?

maddler said:
Yes, you should able to.
What I usually do is setting LG apps DPI to default (640) or anything => 530 using App Settings xposed module, that would put you on the safe side.
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Not a bad idea that

maddler said:
Which app is that?
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Screen Shift. Requires root of course. Can use per app profiles and let you choose the resolution as well..
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theKramer said:
Not a bad idea that
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I know
Been doing that on various devices/ROMS when I had issues with custom DPI

I have never tried Dpi changer like apps. I want to know that does it take phone to bootloop if there is something gone wrong?

xdaorxan said:
I have never tried Dpi changer like apps. I want to know that does it take phone to bootloop if there is something gone wrong?
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So just as an FYI, the G4 goes down to 528 without issue.
I didnt go any lower since lower than 527 would cause SystemUI errors on the G3 on stock, so G4 is probably the same...

Why would you want to lower the DPI? To safe battery? Does it make any difference?

BrotherZero said:
Why would you want to lower the DPI? To safe battery? Does it make any difference?
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It makes all elements in the screen smaller, so you can "fit" more into your screen.
Personally I find the text too big with the standard DPI, so I reduce the DPI to make everything smaller.
Its easy to change and only requires a restart to enable. One just needs to be sure to not go below 527, as that will give continuous errors related to SystemUI.
You need adb installed and then you run the following command from a command prompt, where ADB is located:
adb shell wm density 528 && adb reboot
You can change 528 to whatever you want (between 528 and 640) ...

theKramer said:
It makes all elements in the screen smaller, so you can "fit" more into your screen.
Personally I find the text too big with the standard DPI, so I reduce the DPI to make everything smaller.
Its easy to change and only requires a restart to enable. One just needs to be sure to not go below 527, as that will give continuous errors related to SystemUI.
You need adb installed and then you run the following command from a command prompt, where ADB is located:
adb shell wm density 528 && adb reboot
You can change 528 to whatever you want (between 528 and 640) ...
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My only problem is the faulty app drawer button of the stock launcher, on custom dpi's...

steadfasterX said:
I use 520 since a while. See screenshot.
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do you use that on custom ROM? or stock ? cuz stock will have all LG apps crashing ..

iiD4x said:
do you use that on custom room ? or stock ? cuz stock will have all LG apps crashing ..
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Custom. RR

polfrank said:
My only problem is the faulty app drawer button of the stock launcher, on custom dpi's...
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I use Nova launcher, so don't have that issue..

Daydream VR working Nexus 6 7.0.0

Just wanted to share this with eveyone since I have not seen it posted after several searches . You can run daydream vr on the nexus 6 running 7.0.0 with the following .
UPDATE : Updated to 7.1.1 last night and no daydream without using this mod. With mod daydream vr seems better then on 7.0 but might just be the fresh flash .
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1. Download the apk's for the following ,
VR services
Daydream VR
VR keyboard
2. Modify /system/etc/permissions/handheld_core_hardware.xml as described Here , credit goes to Piyush V - https://plus.google.com/113080261620205073340 .
Additional credit here [url]https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/5hno6u/got_daydream_to_work_on_my_5x_might_work_on_other/[/URL]

That's awesome I've been waiting for this. But can't figure out which permission to edit. Please see hlthe attached pic

anyone tried it? is the hardware of our beloved nexus enough to run daydream games?

Someone really needs to get on this and explain it better if it really works. I can't figure out what to do for sure.

mirko902 said:
anyone tried it? is the hardware of our beloved nexus enough to run daydream games?
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I really want to give it a go but can't figure out which permission to edit.

Superior Sandbox said:
Someone really needs to get on this and explain it better if it really works. I can't figure out what to do for sure.
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I really want to give it a go but can't figure out which permission to edit.
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If you read it instead of skimming it then you would know. It states plainly what you need to do.

bled82 said:
Just wanted to share this with eveyone since I have not seen it posted after several searches . You can run daydream vr on the nexus 6 running 7.0.0 with the following .
1. Download the apk's for the following ,
VR services
Daydream VR
VR keyboard
2. Modify /system/etc/permissions/handheld_core_hardware.xml as described Here , All credit goes to Piyush V - https://plus.google.com/113080261620205073340 .
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Hi,
plz gave proper credit
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/5hno6u/got_daydream_to_work_on_my_5x_might_work_on_other/

zelendel said:
If you read it instead of skimming it then you would know. It states plainly what you need to do.
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I did read through it, several times. I even opened the file it says to edit to look at it myself. I caught between what exactly I have to do from there. I think I have to add a permission to the bottom of the list but at the same time, I wonder if I need to edit and existing permission. All I was looking for was a confirmation.

Superior Sandbox said:
I did read through it, several times. I even opened the file it says to edit to look at it myself. I caught between what exactly I have to do from there. I think I have to add a permission to the bottom of the list but at the same time, I wonder if I need to edit and existing permission. All I was looking for was a confirmation.
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It tells you exactly what to do. There is nothing to wonder about really. The directions are simple and too the point.

zelendel said:
It tells you exactly what to do. There is nothing to wonder about really. The directions are simple and too the point.
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It tells me to add a few lines of code to the "root permissions tag". In the xml document, I don't see anything that says root permissions. I have never edited any system documents like this before and I want to make sure that I do it right.

Superior Sandbox said:
It tells me to add a few lines of code to the "root permissions tag". In the xml document, I don't see anything that says root permissions. I have never edited any system documents like this before and I want to make sure that I do it right.
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You are taking things too literally. The root permission tag is just what the heading refers to. Just look for permissions and you will see a bunch of code right below it that is formatted just like the code you have to add.
If you have never done something like this then I would make sure you have a bunch of logcat tools and other debugging tools on hand, just in case things dont work properly.

working great thanks

kidhudi said:
working great thanks
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did you tried it with the daydream remote thingy?

That would be a negative.

yudumcan said:
That's awesome I've been waiting for this. But can't figure out which permission to edit. Please see hlthe attached pic
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sorry was away on holiday , please see the updated post with attached edited pic and ;let me know if that clears things up .

coolexe said:
Hi,
plz gave proper credit
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/5hno6u/got_daydream_to_work_on_my_5x_might_work_on_other/
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Added it , I had found the other first , but now I have both listed . Thanks

kidhudi said:
That would be a negative.
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Remote works once you have the google apks installed and edit the permissions , it will have you configure remote during first launch

https://www.amazon.com/UbiGear-Gene...words=vr+box+2.0&refinements=p_96:10155283011
would this work? or do we have to use googles headset?

kidhudi said:
https://www.amazon.com/UbiGear-Gene...words=vr+box+2.0&refinements=p_96:10155283011
would this work? or do we have to use googles headset?
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Tested with google cardboard and google vr headset including ebay cheap vr box all r working perfectly
EDIT 2: If you're having problems, go into the Daydream app and tap on the build version a few times to activate developer mode. Then go into the developer mode screen and enable "Skip VR Entry Screens". I believe this is only necessary if you don't have a Daydream headset or controller,
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I followed these steps and have the latest version of VR services, DayDream, and DayDream keyboard installed. When I try to launch into DayDream from the app, it says I need to update VR services. It then takes me to the play store where I am unable to download VR services since it is "incompatible". I don't know why the app says this though, I already installed the latest version of VR services.

Suprise! No root/no pc, ADB on fire stick itself to enable IceBox/Shizuku/.........

HI! Have a big suprise for you! Maybe you knew that, but it's useful for new users like me!
For the fire stick 4k hasn't been rooted, there is not xposed or magisk, and the only way to make fun of it is adb. For example, the Icebox app, the shizuku app, app ops, my android tools.........those apps could be activated by the shizuku app. But first of all, you need a PC to adb the fire stick and activate shizuku everytime you reboot fire stick. It is inconvenient.
So how to adb without PC? Ennnn.....with termux app you can adb the devices itself!!!!!!! And you can activate some apps, those apps could only be activated by adb link.
How to do:
1. install termux
2. install adb tools on termux:
it's on this website:https://github.com/MasterDevX/Termux-ADB thanks for MasterDevX!!!!
you can use this code to install:
apt update > /dev/null 2>&1 && apt --assume-yes install wget > /dev/null 2>&1 && wget https://github.com/MasterDevX/Termux-ADB/raw/master/InstallTools.sh -q && bash InstallTools.sh
3. in the termux, input:
adb devices
then the adb authorize window would pop up, select yes.(in fact, the device want to adb you device is the device itself :laugh::laugh
you could see :"emulator-5554 device"
then, in the termux, input:
adb shell sh /sdcard/Android/data/moe.shizuku.privileged.api/files/start.sh
this could enable shizuku app. Once the shizuku is activated, it could activate the IceBox/app ops /myandroidtools.......
open the shizuku app, it would say:"running".
All done!
4. if you reboot or plug the charger out, you need do this again.
5. when you leave the termux, input "exit" with the return be pressed 2 times. So the code you input would be remembered by termux. Next time you just need the Arrow keys(upside or downside) to repeat the codes.
Notice:
I think the adb authorization of the fire stick is not very good. For many times(on wifi adb), there is no window pop up. So I could only adb with usb line. Maybe for the first time adb with termux, there is no authorize window pop up on fire TV, and the termux would say "emulator-5554 unauthorized". This is how I solve the problem:
open and close and open the adb debugging in settings.
if it didn't work:
Use otg to connect the fire stick to another android phone.
Repeat the termux steps above on both side. Then the authorize window would pop up when you input "adb devices" in termux on both side.
Disconnect. Normally boot up the fire stick, adb itself.

What is ****duku and icebux? What are you rambling about?

JUSTINMARMER said:
What is ****duku and icebux? What are you rambling about?
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No one is rambling.
For the fans of android, we know that the Icebox is an app to freeze the apps you don't like, even the system apps.
No root, so you need use adb or the shizuku app to enable Icebox.And there is no "****" in the "shizuku".
Sharing experiences with other is a happy thing. And that is why we come to the XDA.If you dont like it, no one can force you to. But please respect the work of others.

Sounds like chinese crypto mining malware. Hard pass. Good luck with that though.

JUSTINMARMER said:
Sounds like chinese crypto mining malware. Hard pass. Good luck with that though.
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hahahahahaha:laugh:first time to hear that. All the apps above you can find in the google store. The point is how to use termux adb the device itself. Hardly I can find any useful things about this on the internet.But for a unroot device adb is important to do something root-like.
Enjoy it.

jjccblws said:
hahahahahaha:laugh:first time to hear that. All the apps above you can find in the google store. The point is how to use termux adb the device itself. Hardly I can find any useful things about this on the internet.But for a unroot device adb is important to do something root-like.
Enjoy it.
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Thanks for pointer to Shizuku Manager, It's exactly what I was looking for to enable IceBox.
Now I can disable all those amazon processes on my (new) Firestick 4K without the need to root...
I had actually asked how to do this on another thread!

@tinybilbo
So glad you like it!
Adb the device itself is such a simple but useful thing, but hardly I can find any useful informations on the internet. That is strange ....

Can we use the Shizuku (with Icebox) to 'freeze' OTA updates? I'd like to stay on the current version if I wanted to actually root later.

n8wwd said:
Can we use the Shizuku (with Icebox) to 'freeze' OTA updates? I'd like to stay on the current version if I wanted to actually root later.
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yeah,I think so. I froze Alexa(the amazon's siri), and when I press voice button on the remote, threre is nothing show up on TV. The progress was frozen.
I think it can stop the ota, too.

n8wwd said:
Can we use the Shizuku (with Icebox) to 'freeze' OTA updates? I'd like to stay on the current version if I wanted to actually root later.
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Well... every app I froze has definitely stopped and persists across reboots (even the main launcher "FTVLauncher"), So from my experience I would say "yes"

tinybilbo said:
Well... every app I froze has definitely stopped and persists across reboots (even the main launcher "FTVLauncher"), So from my experience I would say "yes"
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Fantastic! Thank you!

tinybilbo said:
Well... every app I froze has definitely stopped and persists across reboots (even the main launcher "FTVLauncher"), So from my experience I would say "yes"
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which command did you use to disable the launcher? It's the only reason I'm missing root lol.

funnypanks said:
which command did you use to disable the launcher? It's the only reason I'm missing root lol.
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I didn't use any adb commands to freeze the launcher...
I used the Shizuku manager (read the OP on how to do this) to enable Icebox - which is an Appfreezer ( I also need the mousetoggle.apk since icebox works best with a mouse).
Once Icebox was working I froze the FTVlauncher.apk, just be aware when you freeze the main launcher you lose access to the FTV settings.
Just re-enable FTVlauncher to get it back.

Well the title is certainly misleading it says no PC but this cannot be done without a PC epic fail

JUSTINMARMER said:
Well the title is certainly misleading it says no PC but this cannot be done without a PC epic fail
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Have you read? Which eye of yours did see I use PC to do all the works above?Maybe arrogancy and carelessness make people blind.

There are 15 replies on this threads in total and you replied 3 times.
These are you posts:
06-04-2019
JUSTINMARMER said:
What is ****duku and icebux? What are you rambling about?
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06-04-2019
JUSTINMARMER said:
Sounds like chinese crypto mining malware. Hard pass. Good luck with that though.
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19-04-2019
JUSTINMARMER said:
Well the title is certainly misleading it says no PC but this cannot be done without a PC epic fail
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What's wrong with you? How can you make such irresponsible remarks? You are the one who repeatedly humiliate others just for your own mistake and bad attitude. Say it again, it's you are the one who treat others un-friendly, bitterly and sarcasticly at first, and untill now. Yes, I did replied you straightforwardly at first, not for my self-esteem, but for your groundless accusations.
Xda is a friendly forum for all the fans of android. Are you a developer or a programmer? Do you know geek's life is simple and beautiful but the life of intrigue against each other is very tired? I replied you carefully like to anyone else in XDA, untill now.Because I just found what you do is to ruin my thread, mislead other readers, and just for take your own personal revenge.
The only reason I come here is to learn, and share all I know to help other people. But you never rest.
So please stop that.
I think we should be careful of what we do, for God is above and won't be so easy-fooled just like me, or some other people.

Lol, you mad

JUSTINMARMER said:
Lol, you mad
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Thank you. God bless you.

stfu with the god ****
heres a fact: there is no god and if there was, this piece of **** up in the sky wouldnt want you running around saying things like "for god is above"
lol god wow get real

TimmyP said:
stfu with the god ****
heres a fact: there is no god and if there was, this piece of **** up in the sky wouldnt want you running around saying things like "for god is above"
lol god wow get real
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ho ho ho ho ha ha ha , just enjoy yourself