what the fuck is android 5.0

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Wild EEPROM: Jul 29, 2011; oh, my, god. Becky, look at her bitrate.

rooting is fantastic, it just means your poo poo won't work since you've janitored it too hard, so then you'll go and buy another plastic korean shitheap and do it all over again

samsung loves it! find the one secret korean companies don't want you to know!

# ? Feb 17, 2015 09:55

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# ? May 6, 2024 00:08

Wootman: Sep 6, 2014; by XyloJW

how do you gently caress up your phone by rooting it dude?

# ? Feb 17, 2015 09:57

Wootman: Sep 6, 2014; by XyloJW

can you even read instructions?

# ? Feb 17, 2015 09:59

cthulhoo: Jun 18, 2012

whats going on itt :cripes:

# ? Feb 17, 2015 10:00

jony ive aces: Jun 14, 2012; designer of the lomarf car; Buglord

i rooted my phone just to delete the vodafone shitware that came preinstalled on it

serves me right 4 buying from australia's worst telco :shepface:

# ? Feb 17, 2015 11:12

vodkat: Jun 30, 2012; cannot legally be sold as vodka

Between this and the windows thread wootman is really owning it with the bad opinions today.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 11:21

vodkat: Jun 30, 2012; cannot legally be sold as vodka

I rly hope this is your posing gimmick because I don't know if yospos can continue to tolerate someone who thinks windows is perfect and enjoys rooting their sarnsung android in their spare time.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 11:23

MORE CURLY FRIES: Apr 8, 2004

Wootman posted:

how do you gently caress up your phone by rooting it dude?

Wootman posted:

gently caress up your phone by rooting it

# ? Feb 17, 2015 11:24

Wootman: Sep 6, 2014; by XyloJW

vodkat posted:

I rly hope this is your posing gimmick because I don't know if yospos can continue to tolerate someone who thinks windows is perfect and enjoys rooting their sarnsung android in their spare time.

i fail to see how any of that is bad.

Wootman posted:

you must be stupidly stupid to root your phone

# ? Feb 17, 2015 11:35

Partycat: Oct 25, 2004

You put your root down , right into the trash can.

# ? Feb 17, 2015 13:00

maniacdevnull: Apr 18, 2007; FOUR CUBIC FRAMES
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David Wootman, CPA

# ? Feb 17, 2015 14:02

Cat Face Joe: Feb 20, 2005; goth vegan crossfit mom who vapes

Wootman posted:

can you even read instructions?

woot, man

# ? Feb 17, 2015 14:59

THE BIG DOG DADDY: Oct 16, 2013; Rasheed was, with Aliases, the top 7 PvPers in Bone Krew.

No one talks about this.

maniacdevnull posted:

David Rootman, CPA

# ? Feb 17, 2015 15:23

cremnob: Jun 30, 2010

Since there might be a bunch of Nexus 5 "me too" users reading this. The immediate solution to the memory leaks and battery issues are to reboot into recovery and clear the cache every 2 weeks or so. This is what I've been doing for a month and it hasn't been so bad as before.

# ? Feb 19, 2015 21:18

MORE CURLY FRIES: Apr 8, 2004

lmao

# ? Feb 19, 2015 21:20

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

source your quotes

# ? Feb 19, 2015 21:20

Valeyard: Mar 30, 2012; Grimey Drawer

cremnob posted:

Since there might be a bunch of Nexus 5 "me too" users reading this. The immediate solution to the memory leaks and battery issues are to reboot into recovery and clear the cache every 2 weeks or so. This is what I've been doing for a month and it hasn't been so bad as before.

# ? Feb 19, 2015 21:21

Maximum Leader: Dec 5, 2014

cremnob posted:

Since there might be a bunch of Nexus 5 "me too" users reading this. The immediate solution to the memory leaks and battery issues are to reboot into recovery and clear the cache every 2 weeks or so. This is what I've been doing for a month and it hasn't been so bad as before.

i do that on my iphone too.

# ? Feb 19, 2015 21:22

Cat Face Joe: Feb 20, 2005; goth vegan crossfit mom who vapes

cremnob posted:

Since there might be a bunch of Nexus 5 "me too" users reading this. The immediate solution to the memory leaks and battery issues are to reboot into recovery and clear the cache every 2 weeks or so. This is what I've been doing for a month and it hasn't been so bad as before.

holy hell this loving phone

# ? Feb 19, 2015 22:05

Trashman: Sep 11, 2000; You trash eating stink bag!; Fun Shoe

how bout a quick root :australia:

# ? Feb 19, 2015 22:58

cremnob: Jun 30, 2010

it was in this HN post called "Microsoft Is the New Google, Google Is the Old Microsoft", a familiar theme that i post about here in yospos and on twitter @cremnob

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9074704

# ? Feb 19, 2015 23:09

cremnob: Jun 30, 2010

the narrative is shifting and the geeks are starting to see through the marketing/PR

# ? Feb 19, 2015 23:10

ClassActionFursuit: Mar 15, 2006

idk if this is now the anroid lol thread but heres android malware that makes the phone appear to be powered off by hijacking then mimicking the shutdown procedure

"avg of all people" posted:

Most of us have seen Hollywood movies where hackers trace and spy on mobile devices even though they are switched off. Like most things in spy movies, we disregard it as fiction.

However, the AVG mobile security team recently discovered malware that may challenge this preconception. The malware hijacks the shutdown process and the device remains functional even though it appears to be off.

First seen in China, the malware spreads through Chinese app stores with around 10,000 devices infected so far.

The malware affects versions of Android older than v.5 (Lollipop) and requires root permission to hijack the shut down process.

After pressing the power button, the phone displays an authentic shutdown animation, and the phone appears off. Although the screen is black, it is still on.

While the phone is in this state, the malware can make outgoing calls, take pictures and perform many other tasks without notifying you.

How does this happen?

there are technical details on how it works at the link but im not a computermans so idc

# ? Feb 21, 2015 10:19

anthonypants: May 6, 2007; by Nyc_Tattoo; Dinosaur Gum

LastInLine posted:

idk if this is now the anroid lol thread but heres android malware that makes the phone appear to be powered off by hijacking then mimicking the shutdown procedure

there are technical details on how it works at the link but im not a computermans so idc

haha who would be stupid enough to root their phone

# ? Feb 21, 2015 14:17

theadder: Dec 30, 2011

LastInLine posted:

idk if this is now the anroid lol thread but heres android malware that makes the phone appear to be powered off by hijacking then mimicking the shutdown procedure

there are technical details on how it works at the link but im not a computermans so idc

innovation

# ? Feb 22, 2015 03:59

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

reading posted:

My installation of cyanogen mod became unusable after updating to a recent nightly build (the last "stable" build was years ago) so I tried to wipe all data, factory reset, and reinstall the last stable build. This is on my Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, international 3g.

Now the phone is stuck in an endless cycle of reboots, although sometimes it makes it to a point where it repeatedly says "Unfortunately android.process.media has stopped" or android.process.acore. That's the closest it gets to actually booting in to the OS. Mostly it just shows the splash animation or a grey battery icon and stays there forever.

At this point I think I'm going to have to rebuy the phone because I can't even find the stock firmware online to put on it, to try going back to stock. Do I have any options left? I've tried wiping /dalvik, /data, /cache, /system, everything and reinstalling CM but no luck.

# ? Feb 22, 2015 14:43

anthonypants: May 6, 2007; by Nyc_Tattoo; Dinosaur Gum

Endless Mike posted:

you know it's a good megathread when the introductory posts haven't been updated in four years

# ? Feb 22, 2015 15:33

jony ive aces: Jun 14, 2012; designer of the lomarf car; Buglord

lol that op

among the amazing features that rooting your android 1.6 dumbphone will give you that people just take for granted these days like screenshots and flashlight apps is also "free wifi tethering"

i forgot that wasn't always a thing, there was some fuckery from the telcos involved wasn't there??

# ? Feb 22, 2015 16:39

anthonypants: May 6, 2007; by Nyc_Tattoo; Dinosaur Gum

jony ive aces posted:

lol that op

among the amazing features that rooting your android 1.6 dumbphone will give you that people just take for granted these days like screenshots and flashlight apps is also "free wifi tethering"

i forgot that wasn't always a thing, there was some fuckery from the telcos involved wasn't there??

if you get a phone from not the carrier and you turn on tethering, they will send you letters and emails that you have to stop tethering or pay for a tethering plan

# ? Feb 22, 2015 16:49

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

anthonypants posted:

if you get a phone from not the carrier and you turn on tethering, they will send you letters and emails that you have to stop tethering or pay for a tethering plan

i don't think this is true unless you're on some ancient plan without tethering. all the us carriers include it in their plans now.

# ? Feb 22, 2015 17:07

maniacdevnull: Apr 18, 2007; FOUR CUBIC FRAMES
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Endless Mike posted:

i don't think this is true unless you're on some ancient plan without tethering. all the us carriers include it in their plans now.

lol nope

its not even possible on ios and only works on goog devices on tmo

# ? Feb 22, 2015 17:11

The Management: Jan 2, 2010; sup, bitch?

maniacdevnull posted:

lol nope

its not even possible on ios and only works on goog devices on tmo

lol what

# ? Feb 22, 2015 17:23

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

maniacdevnull posted:

lol nope

its not even possible on ios and only works on goog devices on tmo

what?

# ? Feb 22, 2015 17:31

computer parts: Nov 18, 2010; PLEASE CLAP

verizon has had shared data plans for at least a year or two now

# ? Feb 22, 2015 17:33

Cocoa Crispies: Jul 20, 2001; Vehicular Manslaughter!; Pillbug

Endless Mike posted:

what?

not only does it work on iOS it also works better on iOS because you can activate it from your computer while your phone's in your pocket

# ? Feb 22, 2015 17:36

Shifty Pony: Dec 28, 2004; Up ta somethin'

verzion blocks tethering on their grandfathered unlimited plans

i'm keeping my old android pos around with a sim adaptor in case I need to hotspot for a trip or something. also because resale value is pretty much :10bux:

# ? Feb 22, 2015 17:36

maniacdevnull: Apr 18, 2007; FOUR CUBIC FRAMES
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Endless Mike posted:

what?

good lord touchwiz is ugly

# ? Feb 22, 2015 17:46

jony ive aces: Jun 14, 2012; designer of the lomarf car; Buglord

Shifty Pony posted:

verzion blocks tethering on their grandfathered unlimited plans

i'm keeping my old android pos around with a sim adaptor in case I need to hotspot for a trip or something. also because resale value is pretty much

android supremacy :smug:

# ? Feb 22, 2015 17:47

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Shifty Pony: Dec 28, 2004; Up ta somethin'

"it is so lovely nobody will pay me for it so I might as well keep it" = supremacy I guess

# ? Feb 22, 2015 18:36

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