October 21, 201411 yr I wonder if someone can help me. I have a NC1 AT&T S4 rooted with safestrap installed. I cannot instal AOSP or >4.4.2 from what I understand and chose graviton. Issue is I cannot get wifi working as likely the module was too large to include into the base image. I have a working backup. How can I extract the working NC1 modules (/lib?) and create a modules.zip for use? Alternatively, any safestrap builds that will work out of the box for me?
October 22, 201411 yr I received the wireless charging back panel for the S5 last night and installed it without incident (so far). Yes, it makes the phone marginally thicker and a little heavier. To my hands (largish) it actually makes the phone more comfortable to hold. I was also pleased to discover that you do not have to use the Samsung branded charger (unnecessarily expensive) and managed to buy a charger for both work and home for less than Sammy's single unit would have cost. Basically, the $50 rebate I got on the phone nearly covered the entire upgrade. No more fiddling with the battery door I will have allegedly maintained my water-tightness.
October 24, 201411 yr My friend Jim has had one of those for a while now and likes it a lot. The only hassle is finding cases to fit
November 10, 201411 yr Nexus 6 supposedly wil be available in 2 days on T Mobile. Will probably buy at the end of November or early December, will be interesting to see Band 12 coverage increase over the next year. Never had a phablet before, might as well start with the biggest one available.
November 10, 201411 yr Author Nexus 6 supposedly wil be available in 2 days on T Mobile. Will probably buy at the end of November or early December, will be interesting to see Band 12 coverage increase over the next year. Never had a phablet before, might as well start with the biggest one available. Nice!
November 23, 201411 yr Thanks to a recent Groupon, I now have a 2nd Nexus 4, so can avoid single point of failure. In the meantime I've done exactly what you'd expect. And then enabling LTE Interesting to compare different software on exact same hardware to see how a feel about it. tapatalk crashes when trying to add attachment, hence EDIT... Edited November 23, 201411 yr by Grahame
November 23, 201411 yr And image loads from the web site (mobile) Result! Edited November 23, 201411 yr by Grahame
September 28, 201510 yr RIM Blackberry is set to release their newest phone - The Priv. CEO John Chen doesn't seem exactly at ease with the new OS ("runs Google obviously!"). http://www.bnn.ca/Video/player.aspx?vid=713580
September 28, 201510 yr Author The blackphone 2 was also just released if you want an actual phone that focuses on having security and better control of your privacy. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/09/paranoid-android-redux-going-dark-with-silent-circles-blackphone-2/
October 12, 201510 yr Add GranitePhone to the list: http://www.granitephone.com "FRIENDLY INTERFACE. DEVELOPED FOR UNIQUE PEOPLE."
October 12, 201510 yr Add GranitePhone to the list: http://www.granitephone.com "FRIENDLY INTERFACE. DEVELOPED FOR UNIQUE PEOPLE." And their Buy Now section doesn't seem to use https , so does that mean you start by sending your credit card details across the web in plain text?
October 12, 201510 yr Author Add GranitePhone to the list: http://www.granitephone.com "FRIENDLY INTERFACE. DEVELOPED FOR UNIQUE PEOPLE." So far as I've been able to tell, you could make any android phone as secure as the granitephone by downloading a few apps. Other than that pic of an unattractive interface, they don't really publish any solid info on what's special about it anywhere. It's very pricey as well. It's weaker than a kickstarter page for a half baked idea. All this jargon filled vaporware can be yours for $830.The actual black phone 2 has a security team that modified and patched the android OS lead by some big names like Phil Zimmerman (creator of PGP) and former Entrust Chief Technology Officer John Callas (the man behind much of the security in Mac OS X and iOS). Blackphone's chief architect is Mike Kershaw, (known in the security realm as the developer of the Kismet Wi-Fi auditing tool). The device receives security patches faster than even Google patches nexus devices typically. The modified Android it uses called Silent OS supports multiple (up to four) "spaces": virtualized phones within the phone. It has very granular control of permissions allowing you to selectively punch through between spaces per app and controlling apps permissions for privacy, matching company security standards, and for several users. Software is installed to create a virtual burner phone and encrypted secure private communications. Phone calls are encrypted peer-to-peer and end-to-end over the network, so the service doesn't hold a key to decrypt the contents. While it doesn't prevent legal wiretapping on a public switched network, it protects privacy from direct call monitoring at the source. Texting has a function called "burn notice." You can set a time limit for a message to be available to the person you sent it to, after which the key for the message expires and the text or image is deleted (texts are a link to a temporary message encrypted on secure server hosted on Amazon cloud). The apps use pinned certificates.The smart WiFi manager prevents communication with rogue access points that poll cell phone devices for APs they are searching for in order to spoof them. It also creates a fingerprint of nearby cellular towers to control permissions on WiFi and Bluetooth instead of relying on GPS or Google's location services. The OS has selective wiping of sensitive apps and data options, remotely or conditional.It's obviously overkill for an average phone user, but it's the only phone in my opinion actually focused on security and privacy first.
March 6, 20179 yr I just got a notification to update my OS to Nougat. I don't follow any of this stuff anymore, so anyone know if I should do it? Usually upgrades make things worse in my experience, but it's balanced by the fact that the damn update popup appears every now and then.
March 6, 20179 yr I almost always do the updates, but mine are (mildly) vetted by Verizon, so I probably won't get that for another week or two.
March 6, 20179 yr Author I just got a notification to update my OS to Nougat. I don't follow any of this stuff anymore, so anyone know if I should do it? Usually upgrades make things worse in my experience, but it's balanced by the fact that the damn update popup appears every now and then.I don't think it should be as bad as the jump to marshmallow with its permission requests and storage changes that developers weren't prepared for. If you are on MM already, I'd go for it.XDA developers forum for your phone would be a good place to check out how others are fairing if you're on the fence.
March 6, 20179 yr Wow that was fast. Thanks, good sir. Hope you're doing well. edit: my phone is S7 edge Edited March 6, 20179 yr by mypasswordis
March 6, 20179 yr Author Wow that was fast. Thanks, good sir. Hope you're doing well.I'm well! Sorry, I haven't been around much, I should have more news on life soon. Hope everyone is doing OK on HC as well!
March 6, 20179 yr Mine has been on Nougat for quite a while now (7.1.1 now) and while I am not a power user by any means, I have no complaints. It has worked flawlessly as far as I am aware. Obviously I cannot speak to your particular device.
June 26, 20179 yr I'm well! Sorry, I haven't been around much, I should have more news on life soon. Hope everyone is doing OK on HC as well!FYI: Scoot had an issue with an update and hasn't been able to log on in at least a couple of months.**BRENT**Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk
June 26, 20179 yr Damn Did scoot link all his accounts to a central password then forget his hc password or something
June 26, 20179 yr Damn [emoji20] Did scoot link all his accounts to a central password then forget his hc password or somethingNo, it's the fact that it requires DOM storage (whatever that is) to access it. Supposedly Pizza Hut does this as well. **BRENT**Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk
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