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Root your Device without Any Damage/Risks to your Phone
- By MrJavi
- Apps & Games
- 5 Replies
I know but not on Gogle PS besides I have no need for virtual root. I have a fully rooted device with complete r/w access. The only reason I discovered Vmos missing from Google PS is I has a store on Aptoid that I upload various apks. I would not recomend it nor will I disclose the name of my store as I don't think it would be appropriate. Im not here trying to draw members to my store. There are much safer places to get apks from than Aptoid.
Help Special Case Android File Recovery
- By mikedt
- VIP Lounge
- 7 Replies
Hello ladies and gentlemen,
I humble myself before the vast wealth of knowledge and experience on this forum, and, as a new user, hope to present you all with an issue you may not have seen before. I will state my problem in points to keep myself on track and so noone gets lost.
- I need to recover files from my android device, specifically the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 (I'm British and back home in England, though this was bought in the Philippines maybe 2017.)
- The files include pictures and videos which I previously deleted to make room for lecture videos.
- I cannot access the tablet via software, as the tablet itself repeatedly disconnects from the PC. It seems to do this when there is any interaction, and any direct access to the tablet (which I can gain from Windows Explorer) enables me to see, but not copy files to the desktop.
Important Subpoints:
- The device has MTP enabled
- I have already disabled power management on the USB ports.
- There are one or two USB ports which come back with a malfunction error, but the working USB2 and USB3 ports are all equally problematic.
- My older cable had the same issue, it has since been replaced with a brand new one, neither work
- Attempting to interact via software which handles data copying results in the device being disconnected, after which it immediately reconnects
- Direct attempts to copy return two errors at different times: One being 'A device connected to this system is not functioning', and 'Cyclical redundancy check'.
It is infuriating and frustrating. I have attempted to conjure up a way around this and I will float an idea with you all which may or may not be viable, and in either case I am unsure how to proceed...
I considered other software aid, but with the connection issues and lack of drive letters, it isn't possible to use software like Recover My Files to get back what's lost directly from the tablet.
However, I thought, if I were able to make an image of the tablet and somehow get it from the tablet to the PC, I could use Recover My Files to work on restoring the deleted media.
Would this even be possible?
Sorry if this post is in the wrong place, it's absolutely fine if it is moved somewhere else so long as I can find it. I look forward to receiving some of your wisdom and really hope someone here could help me to get my old stuff back.
Huge thanks to everyone in advance, and if anymore info is needed, just tell me what's needed and I will provide it as soon as possible. And I warmly welcome all questions so fire away
Cheers
If you actually stored these lecture videos. Any previously deleted data will have been overwritten, and no longer exists. In this situation data recovery is impossible, because the deleted data is just not there, there's nothing to recover.
Turning off the voice response in Google Assistant.
- By MrJavi
- VIP Lounge
- 6 Replies
I see your point and well put my friend. To telll you the truth, if there was a valid root solution with a custome recovery on a snapdragon Note 8 and above, I'd own one. Thank you for good information
How to turn on an s7 edge without a power button.
- By lexinfinte
- Ask a question
- 4 Replies
Oh my god, nevermind about my first reply. This fixed the problem! Thank you so much for telling me about this, i'll make sure to always keep a toothpick with me. 
Can't take screenshot due to security policy
- By Unforgiven
- Smartphones
- 2 Replies
Here is the exact notification I get (I get a toast notification too, but I can't screenshot that becuase it is on top of the app I restricted screenshots of
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(App Idea) Movement Tracker for Phillips Hue
- By CmdData
- Android Development
- 0 Replies
Hello,
I just came up with an interesting idea that I believe could have some potential but sadly I don't have any coding skills and was wondering if maybe there's already an app like this out there, or there is potentially a developer who would be willing to give this a try!
My idea essentially involves sensing changes in the wifi levels combined with something like an altimeter to know where your phone and by association you are in the house and using this information can change the light level of the Hue smart lamps depending on whether or not you're in the room or not. This app already measures the wifi strength which could be used as a starting place.
When you first start up the app it could ask you to stand in roughly the middle of a room, and then specify which lamps are currently in the room. It then takes a wifi level and altimeter reading, and now knows where that room is and it's lamps. Now repeat the procedure with every room with a smart lamp in the house. Now the app has various "points" which signify the centre of a room in the house at different floor levels. When your phone then comes close to one of these points by analyzing the wifi strength, it will automatically turn on the lights in that room, and turn off the lights in all other rooms.
Let me know if you want some clarification, I look forward to feedback and more ideas!
I just came up with an interesting idea that I believe could have some potential but sadly I don't have any coding skills and was wondering if maybe there's already an app like this out there, or there is potentially a developer who would be willing to give this a try!
My idea essentially involves sensing changes in the wifi levels combined with something like an altimeter to know where your phone and by association you are in the house and using this information can change the light level of the Hue smart lamps depending on whether or not you're in the room or not. This app already measures the wifi strength which could be used as a starting place.
When you first start up the app it could ask you to stand in roughly the middle of a room, and then specify which lamps are currently in the room. It then takes a wifi level and altimeter reading, and now knows where that room is and it's lamps. Now repeat the procedure with every room with a smart lamp in the house. Now the app has various "points" which signify the centre of a room in the house at different floor levels. When your phone then comes close to one of these points by analyzing the wifi strength, it will automatically turn on the lights in that room, and turn off the lights in all other rooms.
Let me know if you want some clarification, I look forward to feedback and more ideas!
