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CranialBlaze

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d7e7r7 said:
No way for this to be achieved without root?
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As you can see, its a process to achieve with root, googles locked down certain setting such as gps for security reasons, you need a 3rd party app in order for 3rd party apps to access it.
GPS is one of the few settings that's never been autoamtable without root, recent versions of android and increased security made it even more difficult.
 
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d7e7r7

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CranialBlaze said:
As you can see, its a process to achieve with root, googles locked down certain setting such as gps for security reasons, you need a 3rd party app in order for 3rd party apps to access it.
GPS is one of the few settings that's never been autoamtable without root, recent versions of android and increased security made it even more difficult.
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I've asked this before but whats the quickest & easiest way to root, keeping the stock firmware and "official" status?
 
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d7e7r7 said:
I've asked this before but whats the quickest & easiest way to root, keeping the stock firmware and "official" status?
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Not sure how that benefits anything, rooting is enough to void your warranty depending on the circumstances of the root, its like saying stealing is only a crime if you get caught.
Personally I do not care, and the providers care about as little, we all know root does not damage the device, improper rooting can do it however difficult it may be. Flashing the wrong custom roms, even more difficult, can, but seeing as all custom roms now do device compatibility checks you would have to try bloody hard to eff up your device doing that
 
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Will the Google "Device Manager" service and app not do that for you? You can see the device location and seems to find it regardless of whether GPS is turned on by you or not.
 
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Maverick Jester said:
I used this app a while back. Have they improved the accuracy when in pocket? It was rather iffy...
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Yeah, IIRC you posted it here last year. I found that it constantly turned my screen on. I installed it again the other day it still seems a bit "iffy" to me. I now just use it to "keep screen on by motion" when I am reading...
 
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Is it possible to use Pushbullet with multiple Google Accounts? I use a work account at work an personal account at home... There doesn't seem to even be a way to logout from the current account, probably going to have to uninstall and reinstall...
 
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Top five handiest apps for me:

Titanium Backup:
You can backup, restore, freeze (with Pro) your apps + data + Market links. This includes all protected apps & system apps, plus external data on your SD card. You can do 0-click batch & scheduled backups. Backups will operate without closing any apps (with Pro). You can move any app (or app data) to/from the SD card. You can browse any app's data and even query the Market to see detailed information about the app.
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It's awesome for backing up applications before installing a new ROM, restoring the apps restores app data as well (think high scores in games, etc etc)

Solid Explorer:
Solid Explorer is a file manager with two independent panels which brings to you a new file browsing experience. This is the most attractive, eye catching and intuitive file manager for the Android.


Main features:
1. Two independent panels for browsing
2. Drag and Drop inside and between panels
3. FTP, SFTP, WebDav and SMB/CIFS clients
4. File sharing via FTP
5. Support for ZIP, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2 and RAR archives
6. Creating ZIP and TAR archives
7. Dropbox, Box, SkyDrive, GoogleDrive, Sugarsync, Copy, UbuntuOne, Mediafire, Owncloud (through WebDav), Yandex (through WebDav)
8. Bookmarks
9. Root access
10. Indexed search
11. Detailed file and directory information
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This is by far my favourite file explorer, the side-by-side view is really handy as well

SMS Backup+:
Automatically backup SMS, MMS and call log entries using a separate label in Gmail / Google Calendar. It is also possible to restore SMS and call log entries back to the phone (MMS not supported yet).
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Everything you don't think to save that you might need at a later stage - SMSs, contacts, WhatsApp chat logs, SMSs...

Automatic Call Recorder:
Record any phone call you want and choose which calls you want to save. You can set which calls are recorded and which are ignored. Listen to the recording, add notes and share it. Integration with Google Drive™ and Dropbox allows calls to be saved and synchronized to the cloud as well.
Google Drive integration works on Android versions 3.0 and above.
Please note that call recording does not work on certain handsets and can result in inferior quality recordings. We therefore suggest that you try the free version before purchasing the paid app.
If you encounter any recording issues, try recording from a different audio source, or use auto-on speaker mode.
Recorded calls are stored in the Inbox. You can change the destination recordings folder to an external SD card as well. You can set the size of the inbox. The number of saved calls is limited only by your device memory. If you decide that a conversation is important, save it and it will be stored in the Saved Calls folder. If not, old recordings will automatically be deleted when new calls fill up the inbox.
You can enable a Call Summary Menu with options to appear immediately after a call.
Search for recordings by contact, phone number, or note.

There are 3 default settings for automatic recording:
Record everything (default) – This setting records all calls except for contacts pre-selected to be ignored.
Ignore everything – This setting records no calls except for contacts pre-selected to be recorded.
Ignore contacts – This setting records all calls with people who are not contacts, except for contacts pre-selected to be recorded.
In the Pro version only: You can set calls from particular contacts to be automatically saved, and they will be saved in the cloud.
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No need to ever have a he said/she said situation again

Team Viewer:
TeamViewer provides easy, fast and secure remote access to Windows, Mac and Linux systems. TeamViewer is already used on more than 200,000,000 computers worldwide.
You can use this app to:

- Control computers remotely as if you were sitting right in front of them.
- On the go support your clients, colleagues, and friends
- Gain access to your office desktop with all of the documents and installed applications
- Remotely administrate unattended computers (e.g. servers)

Features:
- Effortlessly access computers behind firewalls and proxy servers
- Intuitive touch and control gestures (including Windows 8 multitouch support)
- Full keyboard functionality (including special keys such as Windows®, Ctrl+Alt+Del )
- Transfer files in both directions
- Multi monitor support
- Sound and video transmission in real-time
- Highest security standards: 256 Bit AES Session Encoding, 2048 Bit RSA Key Exchange
- Plus so much more …
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It's as if I'm sitting in front of my PC... From anywhere.
 
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Oj0 said:
Top five handiest apps for me:

Titanium Backup:

It's awesome for backing up applications before installing a new ROM, restoring the apps restores app data as well (think high scores in games, etc etc)

Solid Explorer:

This is by far my favourite file explorer, the side-by-side view is really handy as well

SMS Backup+:

Everything you don't think to save that you might need at a later stage - SMSs, contacts, WhatsApp chat logs, SMSs...

Automatic Call Recorder:

No need to ever have a he said/she said situation again

Team Viewer:

It's as if I'm sitting in front of my PC... From anywhere.
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You need to include links to apps you suggest please.
For example, does your suggestion of Automatic Call Recorder refer to this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smsrobot.callrecorder
or this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appstar.callrecorder
 
Maverick Jester

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d7e7r7 said:
Is it possible to use Pushbullet with multiple Google Accounts? I use a work account at work an personal account at home... There doesn't seem to even be a way to logout from the current account, probably going to have to uninstall and reinstall...
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I would think so, yes. Perhaps not so much the notification mirroring aspect, though.
 
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You could always write a Tasker action to automate which account to use based on location...
 
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