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Share downloaded apps with second profile 4.2

Sooooo, there has been a lot of *****ing about the user profiles and how a new profile has to download and pay for apps you already own. I agree that it is stupid. Google should have done it differently and they still might. I decided to see how it worked and to see if there was a way to make the apps you already have downloaded visible to another user. After tinkering around for awhile I have found a way to do this.
EDIT: jeepguy04 has made an app that makes this super simple. The link to the app can be found on his thread HERE.
This DOES NOT work if you have restored your apps with titanium backup. I believe it has to do with where TiBu places the data on the sdcard.
Not all scenarios have been tried so your help testing and diagnosing would be appreciated.
Requirements:
- at least a half functioning brain (the more the better)
- a basic understanding of the Engrish language
- a cool beverage for those in warm climates or a warm beverage for those in cool climates
- you must be rooted
- you must have a root file explorer ( ES, Root Explorere, etc) or know how to push and pull files via adb though im not going to go over this method
Step 1:
Create a new user.
Step 2:
Use your root file explorer to navigate to /data/system/users/
This folder contains folders numbered 0 and XX. 0 is the folder for your main profile. XX (it is probably 10) is your second profile.
Step 3:
Open folder XX.
The file we are interested in is called package-restrictions.xml.
Step 4:
Open the package-restrictions.xml for editing.
When you open this up you see a long list strings like this:
stopped=”true” nl=”true” />
These correspond to the packages you have installed on your main profile. The one above obviously is for SketchBook Pro.
If i wanted this to be available on my second user I would simply delete the whole line from this file.
Step 5:
Reboot, log in to the second profile, profit.
Once you reboot you should see the app in the second profile. In my experience the app does not use the data from the main profile so your game scores etc are safe.
Let me know if this works for you.

I just searched a way for sharing an installed app to my kids profile without google account and found the /data/system/users/##/package-restictions.xml file, too. I noticed if an app is installed in the profile, then there is no entry for this app in this file.
So simply deleting the whole line, e.g.
<pkg name="com.rovio.angrybirds" inst="false" />
and rebooting works. The app is now installed

unwired said:
I just searched a way for sharing an installed app to my kids profile without google account and found the /data/system/users/##/package-restictions.xml file, too. I noticed if an app is installed in the profile, then there is no entry for this app in this file.
So simply deleting the whole line, e.g.
<pkg name="com.rovio.angrybirds" inst="false" />
and rebooting works. The app is now installed
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Glad it worked for you. I will have to try it again as it didnt work when I did it the first time.
I suspect that you could disable the play store by setting <pkg name="com.android.vending" enabled="1"> to <pkg name="com.android.vending" inst="false ">
This could easily be incorporated into a ROM by one of our talented developers. If I had any idea how i would give it a try.

This is great... I'm going to use this for my daughter
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so we need an app that enable apps for other users...

nuzzosono said:
so we need an app that enable apps for other users...
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Yes. That is correct. I set up eclipse this afternoon to tinker around and gauge the difficulty of app building. It was quite overwhelming. I guess should have listened better in my programming class.
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If the second profile be using a G account diferent from first profile this shouldnt be target as piracy?
Just asking.
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maztahbr said:
If the second profile be using a G account diferent from first profile this shouldnt be target as piracy?
Just asking.
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In my case I don't plan on allowing an Google account to be added to the second user. The way I see it is if its already on my device its ok. Just like other profiles on my computer can access my music and some applications. I think its more a matter of morality that legality. I don't think you would ever be busted for it.

Yeah, but i think that Google app are allowed/linked per account, isnt?
If you dont have the account than you dont have the app
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maztahbr said:
Yeah, but i think that Google app are allowed/linked per account, isnt?
If you dont have the account than you dont have the app
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If that is how you feel you don't have to participate. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

maztahbr said:
If the second profile be using a G account diferent from first profile this shouldnt be target as piracy?
Just asking.
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Well, Google has no problem with us tagging our account to a new user account to obtain apps so I don't see any problem with having the apps there without the tagged account.
As said, this is our device. It should be our choice which of our paid apps another user has access to on our own device.
I'd say that Google just hasn't thought it out too good.

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... I'd say that Google just hasn't thought it out too good.
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I think Google thought it out very well, and the provided implementation works great for the device owners.
I really can't think of any other implementation that would work out as well for my daughter and me sharing one device.

Is the goal to avoid the cost of a 2nd copy of the app, or avoiding the need for a second account? Or for some reason I'm missing?
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Nexus 7
Clean ROM 3.0 - Leankernel 0.8.x

Certainly the goal for me was to provide a limited subset of my total apps to my daughter, and to keep her GMail / Facebook / etc accounts
separate from mine. I hated her logging me out every time she used my tablet...

When I heard about multiple profiles in 4.2, I about shat a brick. "How cool! I don't share my Nexus 7 with my family members, but I could totally set up my tablet to have different types of interfaces for different situations! I could have one profile dedicated to operation within my car in landscape mode, and another profile for general use... hell, I could have a profile that creates a 'faux PC UI' so I can get some work done in KingSoft!"
Nope. No app sharing. I can't help but feel that Google tacked this on as a last-minute thing--in fact, the whole of 4.2 feels very "last minute" since all they really added was **** that you could already get baked into other really popular ROMs like notification bar widgets. And even then, they only functioned as links to my settings (or, since I'm on the wonderfully buggy 4.2, the bluetooth button functioned as an annoyance that reminded me to restart my device if I wanted to turn bluetooth off). I've been pretty disappointed with Google lately: the Nexus Q went nowhere fast, the Nexus 4 launch was abysmal, 4.2 had some awful bugs and it detracted from the smoothness of the 4.1, and even 4.2.1 has its share of bugs.
Well, thanks to this thread, I can at least get more out of my N7 in my car and in other situations that require me to have the tablet UI function slightly differently.

It would be quite easy to whip up an app that notified the user an app was installed and to make those modifications to the xml file (for rooted devices).
Is that something people would be interested in?
e.g. Install app, once installed, a notification window shows asking if you would like this app to be enabled for all users.
Let me know, I could prob do this tonight (or on the weekend if I run out of time).

-df- said:
It would be quite easy to whip up an app that notified the user an app was installed and to make those modifications to the xml file (for rooted devices).
Is that something people would be interested in?
e.g. Install app, once installed, a notification window shows asking if you would like this app to be enabled for all users.
Let me know, I could prob do this tonight (or on the weekend if I run out of time).
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An app would be great. I think most people don't like digging through the files on their device for fear of messing something up.
I think it would be better if the user had to initialize the app instead of it being automatic. A list of installed apps like in the drawer groups part of nova launcher (see screenshot) that you could check or un-check if you wanted them available to the other users would be nice. It's up to you though. I'm glad you are interested in though. I think many will benefit from this.
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Ryou_Concord said:
When I heard about multiple profiles in 4.2, I about shat a brick. "How cool! I don't share my Nexus 7 with my family members, but I could totally set up my tablet to have different types of interfaces for different situations! I could have one profile dedicated to operation within my car in landscape mode, and another profile for general use... hell, I could have a profile that creates a 'faux PC UI' so I can get some work done in KingSoft!"
Nope. No app sharing. I can't help but feel that Google tacked this on as a last-minute thing--in fact, the whole of 4.2 feels very "last minute" since all they really added was **** that you could already get baked into other really popular ROMs like notification bar widgets. And even then, they only functioned as links to my settings (or, since I'm on the wonderfully buggy 4.2, the bluetooth button functioned as an annoyance that reminded me to restart my device if I wanted to turn bluetooth off). I've been pretty disappointed with Google lately: the Nexus Q went nowhere fast, the Nexus 4 launch was abysmal, 4.2 had some awful bugs and it detracted from the smoothness of the 4.1, and even 4.2.1 has its share of bugs.
Well, thanks to this thread, I can at least get more out of my N7 in my car and in other situations that require me to have the tablet UI function slightly differently.
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I'm glad this has helped you. Though, if I understand you correctly, I think it would be easier for you to add your gmail account to each of your profiles as you will be the only one using them. This is more for those that want a guest account for their kids or friends.
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mentose457 said:
An app would be great. I think most people don't like digging through the files on their device for fear of messing something up.
I think it would be better if the user had to initialize the app instead of it being automatic. A list of installed apps like in the drawer groups part of nova launcher (see screenshot) that you could check or un-check if you wanted them available to the other users would be nice. It's up to you though. I'm glad you are interested in though. I think many will benefit from this.
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Cool, I'll look into it tonight or this weekend if the kids are keeping me busy.

Awesome idea.
Guest Account without my Gmail NOT attached but all my apps (that I would want available) would be great for when friends and family come over and want to mess with it! Right now I use App Protector but I prefer not to.

Android Desktop OS

Some of you have been following this for a very long time, you have seen the changes and many alterations I have gone through. But now, Android on the desktop has reach a very serious status about itself and it is turning into a powerhouse beast of an OS.
Let me start by saying that Android Desktop does have an official name, we just have not released it yet, so for now, we are sticking to Android Desktop OS.
I am going to be short and clean about what is going on. What we are doing with Android is nothing short of damn amazing, we have turned Android into a 64 / 32 bit, Intel and AMD powered, rebuilding from the ground up, new feature rich, all app redesigned, new kernel, synced platformed environment, with a lot of new things which will be added in the future.
Me and the lead developer have been working and mapping every corner of this out for well over a year, every small detail, every brand new thing we must add to Android, adding all new systems and mechanisms to bring out the full power of a desktop.
I must state this as strongly as possible, this is not a patch, not a port or any bad attempt by the likes of which others have done. This is the real deal, real power, real love and thought put into this OS. Totally rebuilt in a way no one has thought of yet. Every default app has been redesigned for the desktop, all UI, all screens, notifications, settings and everything are beautifully redesigned to burn your cornea when you see it.
The kernel is a powerhouse. This will do partitions, read HDDs, SSDs and other drives properly, newly implemented mouse and keyboard systems and just so so so much more that we have planned for this, things I can't even talk about.
I just can't wait to have you see what is coming, this is about to change so much in the tech world. I repeat, this IS the real deal.
I will leave you with some teasers of what is going on, just to pique your interest as well as I can, also keep in mind there are a lot of things not show for particular reasons.
And last but not least, we are always keeping an eye out for serious developers who are interested in building the future.
If you have any skills related to the following please contact us here or on G+:
C, C++, Assembly, Bash, Gnu make, Gcc compiler, JVM, Building run-time environments, Kernel, Android roms, Linux from scratch, Unix, Intel/amd architecture , Porting to and from arm, Building operating system.
But also, if you seriously want to stay updated, join our G+ group or follow on Twitter. Also, the beta is on its way!
G+: http://goo.gl/U2GXoI
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Now for the good stuff.
All new redesigned installation sequences.
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Sneak peek at the desktop and a new app we have coming!!

I am under BIG! impression, I hope some ppl of Google company or other will take into account your job/idea.
I am wonder if I can have deskopt OS of android on pc, I love android platform.
Thanks for your hard work.
I supose you sent a informations about this to google or somewhere?
Congratulations and good luck!
By the way, fix URL to YT video

zomer331 said:
I am under BIG! impression, I hope some ppl of Google company or other will take into account your job/idea.
I am wonder if I can have deskopt OS of android on pc, I love android platform.
Thanks for your hard work.
I supose you sent a informations about this to google or somewhere?
Congratulations and good luck!
By the way, fix URL to YT video
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lol it has been a long day so I cant tell if it is sarcasm or not xD
But, I never offered to send it, not sure how, and they probably wouldnt even look at it honestly, unless someone can show me other wise.
I would love to have it as an full fledged Desktop OS, I would ditch Win 8, even though I like it.
I tried to fix the youtube video, proper tags and all, but it keeps messing up, no idea what to do.

And there is operating system called linux..maybe its just like distro..
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This looks really cool
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Odp: Android Desktop OS
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lol it has been a long day so I cant tell if it is sarcasm or not xD
But, I never offered to send it, not sure how, and they probably wouldnt even look at it honestly, unless someone can show me other wise.
I would love to have it as an full fledged Desktop OS, I would ditch Win 8, even though I like it.
I tried to fix the youtube video, proper tags and all, but it keeps messing up, no idea what to do.
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Sarcasm? No. Why You thought that? You're wrong.
Maybe you can a build theme system for Windows 7 /8 or for Linux?
Easier way at all.
I want to see design like yours in my desktop.
Do not put Web address in normal URL options on post, in the editor of post, must be a option to put dedicated YOUTUBE URL. (I don't remember how exactly it is, I am far from computer)

stupid google, use this, android with this look for desktopnis better than chrome os, + you could use all apps from market, buy them, better than no apps in chrome os, i would love a skin like this for windows, or an android desktop system, mobile browsers are better than windows browser
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zomer331 said:
Sarcasm? No. Why You thought that? You're wrong.
Maybe you can a build theme system for Windows 7 /8 or for Linux?
Easier way at all.
I want to see design like yours in my desktop.
Do not put Web address in normal URL options on post, in the editor of post, must be a option to put dedicated YOUTUBE URL. (I don't remember how exactly it is, I am far from computer)
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I apologize then
If I knew how to theme, I would, but I am definitely offering someone to do this for Linux or anything else. I wish I could do more with it, but all I can do is photoshop pictures together.
I am messaging those that work at google on GooglePlus, lets see how this works.

Very impressive all the best for your hard work. Liked it and hope others will like it as well.
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Really nice screens, but i think that google is working now on Chrome OS for desktops... A shame bcoz Chrome OS is horrible...
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Narciso Neto said:
Really nice screens, but i think that google is working now on Chrome OS for desktops... A shame bcoz Chrome OS is horrible...
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Yeah thats what I dont understand, android is beaming left and right, has alot of potential and they do a Chrome os
As I said, if I knew how to write code, I would blend a Linux and Android x86 type together, allow some Windows files to be used, well mainly games and what not, but still.
I wish someone here on XDA could pull a group together and start this, I would lead the art idea side.

Am I allowed to bump this?

Willing to start
first off, sorry to bump the thread :/. So as far as i know the apps on a android phone work on a java platform, so technically you could take the android tablet OS and convert it (i know that's not easy) to desktop, and kick win 8 ass. However its java, its process intensive and not the most fun.

This looks really cool... impressive and amazing... *speechless

clickclack333 said:
first off, sorry to bump the thread :/. So as far as i know the apps on a android phone work on a java platform, so technically you could take the android tablet OS and convert it (i know that's not easy) to desktop, and kick win 8 ass. However its java, its process intensive and not the most fun.
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If I knew how to code, I really would do this, trust me I want an Android desktop OS more than anything, well something that runs on x86 or x64

Serilei said:
Yeah thats what I dont understand, android is beaming left and right, has alot of potential and they do a Chrome os
As I said, if I knew how to write code, I would blend a Linux and Android x86 type together, allow some Windows files to be used, well mainly games and what not, but still.
I wish someone here on XDA could pull a group together and start this, I would lead the art idea side.
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I've been visiting xda for almost 2 years
So far thats the best idea I've ever heard
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I've been visiting xda for almost 2 years
So far thats the best idea I've ever heard
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Thank you I appreciate it. If we ever get an Android desktop, and I say if because, it seems Acer may be working on it. But I would like to use these ideas as a skin for android.

Serilei said:
Thank you I appreciate it. If we ever get an Android desktop, and I say if because, it seems Acer may be working on it. But I would like to use these ideas as a skin for android.
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From where did you know that Acer is working on android desktop os
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Ahmad_Ashraf said:
From where did you know that Acer is working on android desktop os
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They are working on that AIO pc thing with the new haswell chips. Which I am hoping isnt the mobile chip, instead the desktop chip. But I think that stands at like 10% and there was a rumor that (not acer) but there would be Android laptops sometime this year, you will just have to google that one, but if so, it could mean that Android will get off of arm chips or whatever it is on.
Edit: Nvm here is the google link for android laptops.
https://www.google.com/#safe=off&ou...34,d.bGE&fp=203347026298aa6f&biw=1280&bih=619

If anyone would like to start up this project email me. [email protected] I would really like to see this beautiful idea come to life. I think if we look at android 86 and fork there os.

Why Google Why

I know its forbidden as far as asking for ETAs, but does anyone have any insight or guesses when Google is going to release the new SDK and lift the restrictions? I mean are they totally redoing the SDK or are they just tweaking some stuff. Well better yet do we know if google is even going to go further with the chromecast, or abandon it basically like the Nexus Q. Just wondering peoples thoughts....hopefully someone can give us some kind of a hint.
Thanks
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neo4uo said:
I know its forbidden as far as asking for ETAs, but does anyone have any insight or guesses when Google is going to release the new SDK and lift the restrictions? I mean are they totally redoing the SDK or are they just tweaking some stuff. Well better yet do we know if google is even going to go further with the chromecast, or abandon it basically like the Nexus Q. Just wondering peoples thoughts....hopefully someone can give us some kind of a hint.
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I'm sure they'll release it when its done, why would you think they would abandon it? It just came out and is a huge success.

Getting a little scared that they'll never release it

IamPro said:
Getting a little scared that they'll never release it
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The thing just came out!
Not even everyone who ordered it yet has gotten it.
They have a preview SDK up and running lol.
No reason to freak out.

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Getting a little scared that they'll never release it
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Well I am a tad worried also I think about; reader, wave, nexus q, what does rhe chromecast mean for google tv? Google is a great company and has an abudance of irons in the fire; glass the autonamous car, etc...
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The thing just came out!
Not even everyone who ordered it yet has gotten it.
They have a preview SDK up and running lol.
No reason to freak out.
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neo4uo said:
Well I am a tad worried also I think about; reader, wave, nexus q, what does rhe chromecast mean for google tv? Google is a great company and has an abudance of irons in the fire; glass the autonamous car, etc...
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Reader's server costs didn't outweigh the money they made from ads.
wave still exists, just not worked on by google.
the other device in the list (nexus q) was canned before it was released. It only had a few more features than a chromecast but was $400. They canceled it because no one was going to buy it.
THis device has been a huge success and google could barley keep up with sales.

mine just came in the mail today and i ordered it on 7/25/13

I am also a tad disappointed....
4 weeks in and we have seen nothing as to new app's.
With these things selling like hotcakes and being sold out everywhere, I would have thought that we would have seen something by now.
If Netflix and Google tv/movies work, what could possibly be holding up the likes of Hulu/HBO/Showtime etc?

Legobricke said:
I am also a tad disappointed....
4 weeks in and we have seen nothing as to new app's.
With these things selling like hotcakes and being sold out everywhere, I would have thought that we would have seen something by now.
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It's not really possible given only a preview sdk.

bozzykid said:
It's not really possible given only a preview sdk.
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Understandable...
But one would assume that if they have Netflix up and running, they could partner and get other up and running...

Legobricke said:
Understandable...
But one would assume that if they have Netflix up and running, they could partner and get other up and running...
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I think they knew Netflix had to work in order to sell it. By only having to deal with one partner, they can work with them to modify the SDK pretty easily. The whole thing seems to be a beta test at this point. Once they feel it is ready, they will push it out to everyone else.

bozzykid said:
I think they knew Netflix had to work in order to sell it. By only having to deal with one partner, they can work with them to modify the SDK pretty easily. The whole thing seems to be a beta test at this point. Once they feel it is ready, they will push it out to everyone else.
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My body is ready

IamPro said:
Getting a little scared that they'll never release it
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The strategy may be to release it once more devices are in the pipeline. No need to anger those waiting to get theirs even more.

Does anyone have an estimate of how many they have sold?
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neo4uo said:
Does anyone have an estimate of how many they have sold?
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Leo LePorte on Twit reported that Amazon sold 700,000 of them. On the first day.

neo4uo said:
Does anyone have an estimate of how many they have sold?
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no not in total but the fact that google had to cancel the netflix offer in just a few hours or so means they sold well. Google even said it was "due to overwhelming demand."
Also the fact that places were running out of stock so fast means demand was higher than supply and if you know anything about economics you know that means its doing very well. (well because its something mass produced and intent on selling, i guess that rule wouldn't nessessarly count for some rare item)
heck some guy told me he bought 3 and sold them on craglist or something like that for like $75 each I think and he kept the netflix codes.
I can't believe you guys are already freaking out google is going to abandoned it before the final sdk is out.

neo4uo said:
Well I am a tad worried also I think about; reader, wave, nexus q, what does rhe chromecast mean for google tv? Google is a great company and has an abudance of irons in the fire; glass the autonamous car, etc...
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Uh-oh. Is there a chance that Google may cancel Android too? Better get an iPhone! [/Sarcasm]

golden_35 said:
Uh-oh. Is there a chance that Google may cancel Android too? Better get an iPhone! [/Sarcasm]
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Heck I went ahead and started searching with bing just in case!
Honestly at this point even if google, amazon and samsung all stopped supporting and using android it wouldn't die.
Android is pretty much here to stay for the foreseeable future.

Well I bet they are mass producing them now...its a no brainer at $35 and also at the perfect price of being an "impulse buy" my god its better than a droid 1 phone minus the screen amoung a few other things.
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So this is interesting....

http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/9/1...-million-to-build-the-best-version-of-android
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Interesting indeed. I think there's a lot of potential for cyanogen. But I don't think they should consider changing their name. Millions of people already know the name, I think it would be less consumer-friendly to change it.

CM
Personally I'll stay away from CM if they restructure their GPL's and don't keep it completely OSS.
If they stay FOSS i'll be very happy with what they are doing. I Just don't beleive that they'll keep it open.
But I would never buy the Oppo hardware that theyre going on.

johnylovejoy said:
Personally I'll stay away from CM if they restructure their GPL's and don't keep it completely OSS.
If they stay FOSS i'll be very happy with what they are doing. I Just don't beleive that they'll keep it open.
But I would never buy the Oppo hardware that theyre going on.
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agreed, oppo has a neat new device but not giving your users expandable memory and a removable battery is like shooting yourself in the foot when it comes to android. with the limitless possibilities of android and the unsecure nature of most cloud storage that was a really bad move on their part. if i wanted a iphone like device then ide just download ios and run it on my s4 lol

xxaddictedxx said:
agreed, oppo has a neat new device but not giving your users expandable memory and a removable battery is like shooting yourself in the foot when it comes to android. with the limitless possibilities of android and the unsecure nature of most cloud storage that was a really bad move on their part. if i wanted a iphone like device then ide just download ios and run it on my s4 lol
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What a minute! You can run IOS on the S4? BS!
I've never seen/heard this. And that would be a big deal.
Also they can't do a removable battery because of the back touch panel, which is interesting to say the least, but probably not practical.

johnylovejoy said:
What a minute! You can run IOS on the S4? BS!
I've never seen/heard this. And that would be a big deal.
Also they can't do a removable battery because of the back touch panel, which is interesting to say the least, but probably not practical.
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no bs my friend a simple google search will give you several options from a mock OS (not really dualbooting but similar) to plain jane launchers
as far as the removable storage/battery....i would rather have a sd card and a removable battery instead of a touch panel that may or may not cause issues with normal everyday use.

xxaddictedxx said:
no bs my friend a simple google search will give you several options from a mock OS (not really dualbooting but similar) to plain jane launchers
as far as the removable storage/battery....i would rather have a sd card and a removable battery instead of a touch panel that may or may not cause issues with normal everyday use.
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Using themes/launchers that look like IOS is completely different that Running IOS.
You make me sad.

nevermind.

iamonyx said:
nevermind.
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HAHAHAHA
Yeah that was not real
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HAHAHAHA
Yeah that was not real
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it is possible to install and run earlier versions of IOS on our phones.....you may not be able to get IOS 7 to run smoothly but it does work

xxaddictedxx said:
it is possible to install and run earlier versions of IOS on our phones.....you may not be able to get IOS 7 to run smoothly but it does work
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The question of the century is.......Why in the world would anyone ever want to?

CCallahan said:
The question of the century is.......Why in the world would anyone ever want to?
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BINGO!
the program i was talking about is called iosonandroid and its about the closest thing you can get to actual ios. its a mock version of the os that requires a pc to install and from what i have seen and heard its pretty darn close to the real thing. i dont know why you would want to do it but hey its there for those that like dumb down their phones.

xxaddictedxx said:
it is possible to install and run earlier versions of IOS on our phones.....you may not be able to get IOS 7 to run smoothly but it does work
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Well I've Googled for it and i can't find anything about it. Only Spam websites that try to get me to complete a survey, and a joke XDA thread about it pointing to the XDA Noob video.
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xxaddictedxx said:
BINGO!
the program i was talking about is called iosonandroid and its about the closest thing you can get to actual ios. its a mock version of the os that requires a pc to install and from what i have seen and heard its pretty darn close to the real thing. i dont know why you would want to do it but hey its there for those that like dumb down their phones.
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IOSONANDROID is a FAKE SITE.
There is no way to make IOS run on android Hardware.

johnylovejoy said:
Well I've Googled for it and i can't find anything about it. Only Spam websites that try to get me to complete a survey, and a joke XDA thread about it pointing to the XDA Noob video.
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IOSONANDROID is a FAKE SITE.
There is no way to make IOS run on android Hardware.
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i did research the site a little further and found its an offer site so you were correct about that but that does not negate the fact that it is possible to run IOS's earlier versions on our devices. do you honestly think that we would let IOS get away with being able to run android and not turn around and do the same? again.....why would you want to though?

xxaddictedxx said:
i did research the site a little further and found its an offer site so you were correct about that but that does not negate the fact that it is possible to run IOS's earlier versions on our devices. do you honestly think that we would let IOS get away with being able to run android and not turn around and do the same? again.....why would you want to though?
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You still have not pointed me to any links to see it.
I'm not trying to use IOS on android as my DD, but it'd be cool to mess around with and play a couple games with my sister who has an iphone. I love android, but IOS does do something better.

xxaddictedxx said:
i did research the site a little further and found its an offer site so you were correct about that but that does not negate the fact that it is possible to run IOS's earlier versions on our devices. do you honestly think that we would let IOS get away with being able to run android and not turn around and do the same? again.....why would you want to though?
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Please show us some concrete evidence of this. In 4 years of rooting/romming Android devices, I've never seen this done. IOS is a closed-source OS and there's no way that I'm aware of to obtain a legal copy of the software for use on a non-iOS device, older version or not.
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maxpower7 said:
Please show us some concrete evidence of this. In 4 years of rooting/romming Android devices, I've never seen this done. IOS is a closed-source OS and there's no way that I'm aware of to obtain a legal copy of the software for use on a non-iOS device, older version or not.
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This is my thinking, but this guys seems pretty sure that its availible LOL.

johnylovejoy said:
This is my thinking, but this guys seems pretty sure that its availible LOL.
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I'm pretty sure he's thinking of something else (maybe a theme or launcher) that he saw years ago and remembered incorrectly. IOS is not able to adapt to different screen resolutions like Android is, so even if it were somehow possible to get ahold of a copy of the OS (illegally), it wouldn't run on any of our devices because they all have unsupported resolutions for the OS. I call either shenanigans or inaccurate memory.
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maxpower7 said:
I'm pretty sure he's thinking of something else (maybe a theme or launcher) that he saw years ago and remembered incorrectly. IOS is not able to adapt to different screen resolutions like Android is, so even if it were somehow possible to get ahold of a copy of the OS (illegally), it wouldn't run on any of our devices because they all have unsupported resolutions for the OS. I call either shenanigans or inaccurate memory.
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you all may be right i do remember seeing something about IOS 4 on a samsung device and it was running nearly flawless but now i am unable to find it....dam the bad luck

It was probably Miui.
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When the gate opens?

A little birdie told me we are on the verge of Chromecast coming out of 'preview' mode within the week. I have no prior experience with this source, so it's just supposition, but I got to thinking, and it makes sense that the superbowl would be an excellent opportunity to announce the gate is being flung wide open. Might we see a quick/cryptic Chromecast ad during the superbowl?

wideasleep1 said:
A little birdie told me we are on the verge of Chromecast coming out of 'preview' mode within the week. I have no prior experience with this source, so it's just supposition, but I got to thinking, and it makes sense that the superbowl would be an excellent opportunity to announce the gate is being flung wide open. Might we see a quick/cryptic Chromecast ad during the superbowl?
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Given Google's current media push for Chromecast and Google Play, I wouldn't be surprised to see a Superbowl ad. Whether or not that coincides with the SDK release... I hope your birdie flies close to Mountain View.

bhiga said:
Given Google's current media push for Chromecast and Google Play, I wouldn't be surprised to see a Superbowl ad. Whether or not that coincides with the SDK release... I hope your birdie flies close to Mountain View.
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Well, he said CC support would be 'active' in their app next week...either the gate's flung open, or at least a new series of 'approved' apps...we'll see!

Okay..looks like they may have over-stated. They are now going to release their hardware without Chromecast support, and add it later. They couldn't wait, and no one even knows why El Goog is stalling. Still it will be interesting to see if Google/Chromecast is even mentioned during the pre-game or during the bowl.

wideasleep1 said:
Okay..looks like they may have over-stated. They are now going to release their hardware without Chromecast support, and add it later. They couldn't wait, and no one even knows why El Goog is stalling. Still it will be interesting to see if Google/Chromecast is even mentioned during the pre-game or during the bowl.
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So your Birdy is working on a Hardware project not a Software project? Interesting....
I'm betting that Google is not going to do many releases in a onesy twosey "Whenever Ready" manner and will instead wait till there is at least 5-10 ready for release to make for a much bigger/better Announcement.
Better for the App Devs from a Marketing standpoint and better for Google to make it appear like an event.
Just look at what the last announcement did for aVia and Plex!
I expect them to do this at least for the first year before they go to a more normal send an update and new stuff appears in the store.
If your birdy is making Hardware for the CCast I sure hope it is some sort of WiFi Keyboard that can launch a Player App that lets you control the CCast and make it work like an Android stick to launch content without the need for another device.

Asphyx said:
So your Birdy is working on a Hardware project not a Software project? Interesting....
I'm betting that Google is not going to do many releases in a onesy twosey "Whenever Ready" manner and will instead wait till there is at least 5-10 ready for release to make for a much bigger/better Announcement.
Better for the App Devs from a Marketing standpoint and better for Google to make it appear like an event.
Just look at what the last announcement did for aVia and Plex!
I expect them to do this at least for the first year before they go to a more normal send an update and new stuff appears in the store.
If your birdy is making Hardware for the CCast I sure hope it is some sort of WiFi Keyboard that can launch a Player App that lets you control the CCast and make it work like an Android stick to launch content without the need for another device.
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Well sorta...the little birdie is from their tweets (get it?) and they make a software package PVR wrapped in a hardware package. As late as last week, they claimed the hardware (and software) would arrive WITH CC support ON LAUNCH. Clearly this wasn't correct. As I didn't watch the Superbowl, have no idea if CC was mentioned...

wideasleep1 said:
Well sorta...the little birdie is from their tweets (get it?) and they make a software package PVR wrapped in a hardware package. As late as last week, they claimed the hardware (and software) would arrive WITH CC support ON LAUNCH. Clearly this wasn't correct. As I didn't watch the Superbowl, have no idea if CC was mentioned...
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Ahhh I see...Sorry didn't mean to sound like I was trying to pry more info out of you was just curious when the Hardware was mentioned.
I didn't watch the SB either (I watched the Walking Dead marathon) and from what I hear the Fish Bowl was more exciting than the Superbowl anyway! LOL
If they said it would be ready for Launch then that means they probably have it working and now it is just a matter of Google Whitelisting which I expect will happen when they have enough new options to make an Event out of it.
PVR does sound interesting...I hope it supports M-Card.

Asphyx said:
Ahhh I see...Sorry didn't mean to sound like I was trying to pry more info out of you was just curious when the Hardware was mentioned.
I didn't watch the SB either (I watched the Walking Dead marathon) and from what I hear the Fish Bowl was more exciting than the Superbowl anyway! LOL
If they said it would be ready for Launch then that means they probably have it working and now it is just a matter of Google Whitelisting which I expect will happen when they have enough new options to make an Event out of it.
PVR does sound interesting...I hope it supports M-Card.
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Negative.. There are options with ccard (Channelmaster and others) but most new tech is targeted towards cord-cutters like myself..I only stream and now PVR HD OTA.
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Looks like the gates have opened!
http://chrome.blogspot.com/2014/02/chromecast-is-now-open-to-developers.html
https://developers.google.com/cast/

Spasticdroid said:
Looks like the gates have opened!
http://chrome.blogspot.com/2014/02/chromecast-is-now-open-to-developers.html
https://developers.google.com/cast/
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Hooray! Let's hope the whitelisting is liberal.
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...le-cast-sdk-now-part-of-google-play-services/

wideasleep1 said:
Hooray! Let's hope the whitelisting is liberal.
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I don't expect it to go away anytime soon...
But now that the SDK is public there will come a point where it's not manageable to test and approve every app that supports CCast for Whitelisting and the Whitelist will then become a Blacklist.
I think the most interesting thing I read from those links was that the CCast support for DIAL is actually built into the Android Media Router.

And we still wait...can any CC devs update us on what is going on?

Ichigo said:
We still cannot develop Chromecast apps for Android until Google releases the Jars and Libs for Google Play Services revision 15. They will release GPS rev. 15 when the Google Play Services 4.2 apk rollout has finished. So there's only documentation so far.
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Confirming....
The 4.2 Google Play service rollout surely takes its time. I haven't yet received it.
Chromecast, or the story of a SDK that never wants to be out since August 2013...
Amusingly, it is available on iOS.

Ichigo said:
The revision 15 has been released! ?
Or according to Google+ it is
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Finally got around to playing with the sdk by making the hello text app. ?
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What is this sorcery I see before me?
MOLON LABE

Just a heads-up that Bubble updated his BubbleUPnP app for CC support today! Enjoy!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp

wideasleep1 said:
Just a heads-up that Bubble updated his BubbleUPnP app for CC support today! Enjoy!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bubblesoft.android.bubbleupnp
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AND it supports transcoding with BubbleUPnP Server, so it's a potential alternative to Plex.
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