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By Julian H.
Stacey (a Unix Consultant, Unix (inc. FreeBSD &
Linux etc) since 1978, Android since 2014)
Notes re. Android for BSD (and other) Unix users
& programmers who heavily value free public domain source
code.
Index
Here's a review written for a banking app 2020-12-01:
Only available for 1 Samsung of 4 Samsung & 1 Lenovo
older devices: 0 of 2 phones & 1
of 3 tablets. Manufacturers don't upgrade older devices to newer Android, to force waste of
money & environment on un-necessary hardware
replacement: Minimum 1 star rating.
-
en.wikipedia.org mobile software distribution
platforms.
-
List of free and open-source Android
applications
- play.google.com
(formerly known as the Android Market), 10^6 apps, Run by the
search neo monopoly that wants to track you and advertise at
you, that apparently won't host advert blocking apps.
No proxy setting, (Which
initially stops it from inside a LAN protected by a gate that
does not run NAT & only offers an http
proxy.
... Until you discover the google App does work with a proxy
OK, if it's specified by Proxy
Settings app
(Ensure the proxy supports https as well as http, (If Apache
httpd.conf:
append Listen 443 below Listen 80 ), (If Apache httpd.conf:
MaxClients 10 or maybe 20 - I suspect, not sure, the google
app may fire off multiple httpd instances on the proxy if it
detect android has lots of apps to update ?)
- Re. proxy, Google can &
do track your IP number, ie I get mails reporting I am down
loading apps not from my home country, & you can not hide
behind an Onion/Tor gate to prevent tracking.)
Apps if selected from PC not android device, get immediately
marked as "Installed" on your logged in google page, but
actually are just marked for delivery later, when you run
google play store app on the Android with Internet
connectivity to the device, eg with WLAN (or SIM card if you
like to burn money ;-).
-
f-droid.org and f-droid.org
repository
Free Source, 10^3 apps at: Including advert
blocking apps
App allows optional proxy
setting.
Also works if you leave proxy setting off, & let Proxy Settings app set a proxy
on a per net basis.
Wikipedia
about F-Droid "F-Droid, another alternative
marketplace, seeks to only provide applications that are
distributed under free and open source
licenses."
Does support using a local httpd, so one can also use a 2
stage download of f-droid.org apps:
- #1 (with eg BSD PC from Internet, saving into local
directory accessible to laptop running:
- #2 httpd connected to android, over tethered USB.
- sourceforge.net
A source repository
, Not just for Android, but also has binaries for Android,
eg
sourceforge.net
limbopcemulator/ &
sourceforge.net
limbo-emulator/ mentioned in this NetBSD thread binaries.
- GitHub.Com
A source code repository
, at 2016-01018: 49
public android projects
- amazon.com/appstore 24 x
10^3 apps.
en.wikipedia.org
Amazon Appstore
- guardianproject.info
"easy to use secure apps, open-source software libraries,
and customized mobile devices"
en.wikipedia.org The Guardian Project
- whispersystems .
org
en.wikipedia.org
Open WhisperSystems
play.google.com/store Messaging with privacy
- appbrain.com found
while looking for mapdroyd &
"Samsung Galaxy Tablet Store"
- appsapk.com found
while looking for mapdroyd
- apps.goodereader.com
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INDEXES
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Single apps to move down page
Connectivity: FreeBSD
tools and Android apps. 
-
Purpose: Travelling, Android WLAN (or SIM card) to
Internet, FreeBSD PC with no WLAN hardware via Android to
Internet
FreeBSD pc as client, via USB to Android as router/
server with WLAN; then via WLAN to an Internet DSL
router.
+ Tethering - common elements for either direction
-
PC
-
Connecting usb creates these in /dev/ :
- lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 9 Nov 9 21:24
./ugen1.6 -> usb/1.6.0
- crw------- 1 root operator 0x9a Jul 26
18:03 ./usb/1.6.0
- crw------- 1 root operator 0x9c Jul 26
18:03 ./usb/1.6.1
- crw------- 1 root operator 0x9d Jul 26
18:03 ./usb/1.6.2
- crw------- 1 root operator 0x9e Jul 26
18:03 ./usb/1.6.3
- crw------- 1 root operator 0x9f Jul 26
18:03 ./usb/1.6.4
- crw------- 1 root operator 0xa0 Jul 26
18:03 ./usb/1.6.5
- For
urndis USB Remote NDIS Ethernet device driver,
Use FreeBSD-9.3-RELEASE or newer, not 9.2 & not
10.0, .
- /boot/loader.conf Add if_urndis_load="YES"
Or
/sys/amd64/conf/Add "device urndis"
config -x/boot/kernel/kernel | grep urndis
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Android
- Turn off auto update in { Google Play store,
F-Droid, Navigator map app & anything else
heavy, eg browser pre load & BBC etc. }
- Touch "Settings ; Connections ; Data usage ;
Mobile data"
- Touch "Settings ; Connections ; Tethering and
portable hot spot ; USB tethering";
After a few seconds it shows "Tethered" + a green
tick.
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PC
- Android: After enabling tethering on android, the
android browser can see PC apache httpd (where I can
stage downloaded android apps from internet).
- FreeBSD: ping 192.168.42.129
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Android:
-
Purpose: At home, debugging:
Android as client, via USB to FreeBSD PC as router;
then PC via ethernet (local class C private
addresses) to a LAN proxy gateway connecting to
Internet
- (See also above for some common stuff, eg about
FreeBSD urndis).
- See Also
freebsd.org network-usb-tethering
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PC
- /etc/
rc.conf: gateway_enable="YES"
- PC sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
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Android
-
http://www.xinotes.net/notes/note/1496/xinotes
shows:
cat /proc/net/route
ip
route show
So I tried:
route add default gw 192.168.42.139 dev
rndis0
Which error-ed: Operation not
permitted,
& still error-ed after
Settings -> General -> Developer
Options ->
{ USB Debugging : Allow = ON ; Allow Mock
locations : ON } JJLATER Not sure if
needed.
So I assume syntax OK, I "just" need to root
the device.
-
Meantime on PC /usr/local/etc/apache22/
httpd.conf
<IfModule mod_proxy.c>
ProxyRequests On
<Directory proxy:*>
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.42.129
<Directory>
ProxyVia On
NoCache *
<IfModule>
This works, allow android to access other
internal servers
but not sure how to get cascade of apaches, so
the apache on PC of the smart phones should use
the LAN gate apache as a proxy.
- To try:
ipfw packet diversion direct from phone USB to
LAN host=gate proxy.
- I gave up on above, & now use WLAN for
Android, which is safer, as now the Android is on
my WLAN sub net, which my firewall does not allow
to communicate to internal trusted BSD net.
- Top Of Page
-
f-droid.org/repository ...ADB Manager - Manage Android
Debug Bridge - Requires Root
-
ADB over WIFI
Mail by Thiago Barroso Perrotta perrotta.thiago at
poli.ufrj.br
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Airdroid
- by airdroid.com "Manage
your Android from a web browser, all over the
air."
-
Mail from Lars Engels lars.engels at 0x20.net
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Mail from Luigi Rizzo rizzo at iet.unipi.it "quite
nice (security concerns apart)."
-
FTP
- Mass Storage managers
-
Lists:
Mail from Shane Ambler FreeBSD at shaneware.biz "It
looks like mass storage was hidden in 4.0 and maybe removed
after 4.2. Try searching the android app store for usb mass
storage. Online storage like google
drive?"
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Android terminal emulator
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Hackers keyboard
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Phone App (on my Samsung
Galaxy Note 3 Smart Phone)
I've seen a call from an unknown to me shown as "Unknown"
(rather than the normal digit string). A test call
incoming from a German non ISDN (POTS)
then was shown as "Private number" , so "Unknown" is
something else.
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SSH
-
List of SSH
- dropbear
ssh client and server I jhs can not find one by
dropbear.
-
Juice Ssh Used by [GJ]
-
Mail from Adam Vande More amvandemore at
gmail.com
Android can run an sshd server as well as a socks
-
f-droid.org/repository/... Used by jhs@, works OK on
tethered USB cable to download
/storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera
No such file or directory
adb shell shows no
/storage/emulated/0 , just
/storage/emulated/legacy/DCIM/Camera # du -k # 82M
-
Rooted SSH/ SFTP Daemon
-
Play Store
- Graphics shows word dropbear.
- "Device MUST be Rooted
AND have BOTH the SuperUser AND BusyBox apps
installed..
This app is a SSH terminal server AND an SFTP file
server."
- f-droid.org
sshtunnel "based on Connectbot and
Dropbear/OpenSSH"
-
Zarchiver
-
zarchiver Supports tar & gzip.
- Developers site
zdevs.ru WARNING: SITE IN
.RU DOMAIN
- I have tested a plain .tar is readable by FreeBSD
current @ 2015-11-12,
- I have not tested gzip compatibility, neither have I
yet fed a BSD tar to zarchiver
- Default file name NewArchive.tar
- In startup it warns "In newer Android version (KitKat), OS limits the 3rd
party apps (non pre-installed on the device) to access
external USB flash or SD card write function."
cd /storage/extSdCard/DCIM/Camera # du -k # 13 Gig
I tried & failed to extract to
/storage/extSdCard/DCIM/Camera/jhs (which is on SD
Card)
adb shell also could not chmod
777 /storage/extSdCard/DCIM/Camera/jhs
Operation not permitted
(Extracting archive was in an attempt to move pictures
from internal memory, merging to SD card while retaining
date stamp), I guess I would currently need to Root the phone then I might be able to
work round the Android problem.
- NFS
Mail from Jamie Landeg-Jones jamie at dyslexicfish .
net
NFS is used for mounting my media ... Not all androids come
with nfs in the kernel though
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f-droid.org
secdroid
"SecDroid hardens the android kernel by disable
certain binaries that have internet access or can be used
as an attack vector and by securing the TCP Stack using
Systctl. This helps prevent some MITM (Man-In-The-Middle)
and Spoofing attacks. It may also prevent some DOS
(Denial-Of-Service) Attacks. Disabled services include
SSH, SSHD, Telnet NC (net cat), and Ping, to keep others
from gaining access to your device via a remote
terminal."
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Debian Linux
-
Android Options
- Options Layout: Samsung options layout is not
standard Android.
ClockworkMod gives an android standard options
layout, but ClockworkMod [usually or always?] needs an
ms-win to install it
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Options to install APKs
- Mock Locations: ON
JJLATER Not sure if needed.
- Unknown Sources: ON
-
play.google.com ClockworkMod
play.google.com koushikdutta.rommanager recovery rom
manager
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Background of The Issues
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Solutions
- guardianproject.info/apps
- guardianproject.info
orbot: Proxy With Tor Orbot brings the capabilities
of Tor to Android. Tor uses Onion Routing to provide
access to network services that may be blocked, censored
or monitored, while also protecting the identity of the
user requesting those resources.
- guardianproject.info
orweb: "Private Web Browser Orweb is a privacy
enhanced web browser that supports proxies. When used
with Orbot, Orweb protects against network analysis,
blocks cookies, keeps no local browsing history, and
disables Flash to keep you safe."
Works OK via a proxy as well as direct, the Menu within
the app allows you to set & unset a proxy.
(however if you've also set proxy with Proxy Settings app the 2 collide,
so turn one off).
-
Proxy Apps on Google Play Store (Some but not all
listed)
-
Needs Root so not
investigated further (I will root but not yet)
-
Proxy Server - Not tried.
-
Proxy Tigle New - Not tried.
-
Orxy An alternative to Orbot. Knows about Dark
net. Orxy provides a local HTTP proxy on port
8118.
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`Proxy Settings'
App
-
`Proxy Settings' App On Google Play
Store
- No request for Root.
- Tried. Worked OK. Tried again, couldn't set
proxy (it kept clearing again). Perhaps my user
error, clashing proxy settings in 2 places ?After
setting it via normal Android Settings below,
then this app could display net values.
- Source
Code info@shouldit.be
- Can set proxy on a per net basis.

- Gets many apps working that didn't before
inc. Google play store & various browsers.
- If you set proxy with this, you will need to
unset proxy on f-droid.org & other apps that
internally support proxy, else they collide)
-
Settings (on
Android 4.4.2 with Samsung Galaxy Note 3)
Connections > WiFi > Long touch on your network
name > Modify network config > Show advanced
options > Proxy: Manual > Scroll down to Proxy
hostname: (eg 192.168.0.1), Proxy port: (eg 80),
Bypass proxy for: (eg home.my.net,wlan.home.my.net)
IP settings: DHCP
(I tried appending to Bypass proxy :
",192.168.0.0/12,192.168.37.0/12" but it failed.)
This method does Not work with Android 2.2.2 on
Vodafone 858
- Even with http proxy now working for some apps
(including lots of browsers,
Probably some apps won't, eg maybe various GPS Map Apps may not support downloading
maps), so it's also useful to configure NAT on a wireless router.
- Top Of Page
- Rooting en.wikipedia.org
/ Android_rooting
-
Path Names
- It is a pain working your way round a new OS,
figuring where all the apps put data & where a tar
archive might emit a .tar image to then ftp for
backup.
- Within adb shell There is no
find command !
- No manuals pre installed
-
Man(ual) Pages App Names:
- I wanted to ftp the lot to BSD then explore, but to
do that I need to Root the device
first, & before that to backup, & before that
space to create a tar image ... Catch 22 !
-
- See Also: Paths
-
DF
-
Samsung Galaxy
Note 3 :
/storage/extSdCard/DCIM/Camera/20191223_205603.mp4
Pruned
cd /mnt/shell/emulated ; ls -lR / > ls-lR
/storage/emulated/0/Contacts_002.vcf
# Contacts App "Export to device
storage"
/storage/extSdCard/Contacts_002.vcf
# Contacts App "Export to SD card"
/storage/emulated/legacy/Contacts_002.vcf
# ?
/mnt/shell/emulated/0/Contacts_002.vcf
# ?
/mnt/extSdCard/DCIM/Camera
# ?
Android: mkdir /sdcard/tmp
Android: cd /sdcard/tmp
Android: ls / > jhs2
BSD: adb pull /sdcard/tmp/jhs2 .
BSD: adb push jhs2 /sdcard/tmp/jhs3
BSD: cd ~/txt/contacts
BSD: adb push fritz.vcf /sdcard/tmp/fritz.vcf
Filesystem |
Size |
Used |
Free |
Blksize |
/mnt/shell/emulated |
26.3G |
11.2G |
15.2G |
04.0K |
/storage/extSdCard |
29.7G |
05.9G |
23.8G |
32.0K |
-
Samsung Galaxy S5
:
/storage/self/primary/DCIM/Camera/20191223_210127.mp4
/storage/self/primary/DCIM/Camera/20191223_210329.mp4
cd /storage/self/primary ; ls -lR / >
ls-lR
# Fails to see
/storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera
# ?
/storage/self/primary/DCIM/Camera
# ?
/storage/self/primary/Contacts.vcf
# ?
Filesystem |
Size |
Used |
Free |
Blksize |
/dev /sys/fs/cgroup /mnt /mnt/secure |
845M |
0.0K |
845M |
04.0K |
/storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera |
11.8G |
10.2G |
1.6G |
04.0K |
/storage/self/primary/DCIM/Camera |
? |
? |
? |
? |
df
Filesystem Size Used Free Blksize
/dev 845.4M 148.0K 845.3M 4.0K
/sys/fs/cgroup 845.4M 12.0K 845.4M 4.0K
/mnt 845.4M 0.0K 845.4M 4.0K
/mnt/secure 845.4M 0.0K 845.4M 4.0K
/firmware 77.0M 8.4M 68.6M 16.0K
/firmware-modem 64.0M 52.9M 11.0M 16.0K
/system 2.4G 2.3G 90.4M 4.0K
/data 11.8G 11.1G 688.3M 4.0K
/cache 196.8M 8.4M 188.4M 4.0K
/persist 7.9M 4.1M 3.8M 4.0K
/efs 13.8M 4.3M 9.4M 4.0K
/preload 49.2M 18.4M 30.8M 4.0K
/persdata/absolute 8.8M 4.3M 4.6M 4.0K
/storage 845.4M 0.0K 845.4M 4.0K
/mnt/knox 11.8G 11.1G 688.3M 4.0K
/mnt/shell/enc_media 11.8G 11.1G 663.3M 4.0K
/storage/emulated 11.8G 11.1G 663.3M 4.0K
/data/enc_user 11.8G 11.1G 688.3M 4.0K
/mnt/shell/enc_emulated 11.8G 11.1G 663.3M 4.0K
mount
/data/knox/sdcard /mnt/knox/default/knox-emulated sdcardfs rw
/data/knox/sdcard /mnt/knox/read/knox-emulated sdcardfs rw
/data/knox/sdcard /mnt/knox/write/knox-emulated sdcardfs rw
/data/knox/secure_fs/enc_media /mnt/shell/enc_media sdcardfs rw
/data/knox/secure_fs/enc_user /data/enc_user ecryptfs rw
/data/knox/tmp_sdcard /mnt/knox sdcardfs rw
/data/media /mnt/runtime/default/emulated sdcardfs rw
/data/media /mnt/runtime/read/emulated sdcardfs rw
/data/media /mnt/runtime/write/emulated sdcardfs rw
/data/media /storage/emulated sdcardfs rw
/mnt/shell/enc_media /mnt/shell/enc_emulated ecryptfs rw
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs rw
none /acct cgroup rw
none /sys/fs/cgroup tmpfs rw
selinuxfs /sys/fs/selinux selinuxfs rw
sysfs /sys sysfs rw
tmpfs /mnt tmpfs rw
tmpfs /mnt/secure tmpfs rw
tmpfs /mnt/secure/asec tmpfs rw
tmpfs /storage tmpfs rw
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Samsung Galaxy Tab4
SM-T330
Filesystem |
Size |
Used |
Free |
Blksize |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
-
Vodafone 858 df | grep -v /mnt/asec # Pruned.
Filesystem |
Size |
Used |
Free |
Blksize |
/storage /sdcard1 |
2.0G |
1.8G |
160.1M |
4096 |
/storage /sdcard0 |
3.7G |
43.7M |
3.7G |
32768 |
-
Vodafone 985N Smart Phone df | grep -v /mnt/asec # Pruned.
Filesystem |
Size |
Used |
Free |
Blksize |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
Lenovo TAB A8-50 8" 3G
Tablet - "Lenovo A5500-H"
df | grep -v /mnt/asec #
Pruned.
Filesystem |
Size |
Used |
Free |
Blksize |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
Symbolic Links
-
Samsung Galaxy
Note 3
/d |
-> |
/sys /kernel /debug |
/etc |
-> |
/system /etc |
/sdcard |
-> |
/storage /emulated /legacy |
/tombstones |
-> |
/data /tombstones |
/
vendor |
-> |
/system/
vendor |
/mnt /extSdCard |
-> |
/storage /extSdCard |
/mnt /sdcard0 |
-> |
/storage /emulated /legacy |
/mnt /UsbDriveA |
-> |
/storage /UsbDriveA |
/storage /knox-emulated |
-> |
/mnt /shell /knox-emulated |
/storage /sdcard0 |
-> |
/storage /emulated /legacy |
/storage /emulated /legacy |
-> |
/mnt /shell /emulated /0 |
Notes:
Other sites re. tree hierarchy:
"The main hardware platform for Android is the 32-bit
ARMv7 architecture. The Android-x86 project provides support
for the x86 architecture ... it is possible to run Android
natively on regular PC hardware with a keyboard and a
mouse,[87][88][89] with versions of Android, including 4.4,
download-able from the Android-x86 project."
X Servers
Other
Emulators, Cross Compiling, etc
-
forums.freebsd.org "I have managed to run the Android OS
with OpenGL support on FreeBSD." "gferenc88, Feb 4, 2013
"
(After I've read stuff in this section [& URLs beyond
& made notes], I aim to move it up to "Notes - Merged")
-
Android
-
ROMs (Linux speak for "Download-able
versions of binary firmware images of OS (Operating System)
to install in place of hardware manufacturers' standard
older Android")
-
Added 2020-12 , to merge in:
-
Now cyanogen mod is gone, my interest is to decide
which android to root some old phones & tablet
with.
-
Unfortunately, en .
wikipedia . org / wiki / LineageOSdoesn't support
many older smart phone models.
-
www . xda -
developers . com Quite a few developers on that
site create custom roms for older hardware. But the
site requires a login to download files. Not a big
deal because they don't send SPAM mails. I've had a
login there for many years.
-
There's also www .
needrom . com which has custom roms for some
older phones. The android on my Zopo is from there.
Also requires a login but also never sends SPAM.
-
-
wikipedia. org/wiki/List of custom Android
firmwares
-
cyanogenmod - an open source operating system for smart
phones and tablet computers
-
AOKP (Android Open Kang Project, is an open source
replacement distribution )
-
OmniRom. org
-
OpenMoko
-
PacManRom
- Paranoid Android paranoidandroid.co - A
load of Glitz
- Tha Phlash
-
Villain Rom
-
CDMA
- Summary: The fact that some dual SIM adapters says they don't support CDMA
seems irrelevant in Europe, unless I jhs@ have not
understood something ?
- What's
the Difference between GSM and CDMA? ... GSM and its
successor, UMTS
- "Sprint
and Verizon" ... "CDMA and GSM are cell phone
technologies that enable consumers to make and receive
phone calls. They are incompatible with each other and
are cell phone provider-dependent. Some 80 percent of the
world cell phone market uses GSM, according to June 2010
statistics from the GSM Association ... prevalent in
Europe as well as USA" ... "advantage of GSM is
that you can remove your SIM card and
place it in another cell phone, while with CDMA, you
cannot"
- LTE: en
. wikipedia. org: Long-Term Evolution, commonly marketed as
4G LTE
-
MNP
"
Mobile number portability. You can change between
operators without changing your number. It also allows
conversion between gsm and cdma." In Germany it will
cost you. Some new providers pay a kickback if you move
to them, which part recompenses the rip off old companies
charge to take your number with you. A new problem is now
when looking at a number you don't know if recipient of
your call is on same cheap or free network as you, or
some other more expensive net.
A Usa guide:
callersmart.com
-
NFC = Near Field Communication
wikipedia.org
-
Faraday Talk 2013-01-12
-
Android apps for reading contact-less credit &
debit cards, a subset of RFID devices.
- It took me a while to discover any app that
worked, as orientation of card is important: Card
must be same profile as phone, long side to long
side. It does not work holding things naturally:
phone in portrait mode, & a debit card in
landscape mode.
- Some phones don't have NFC chips in
-
3 reader apps tried:
-
Name: NFCard
-
Name: NFC Reader
-
Name: Mifare Classic Tool
-
Indexes of Apps:
-
f-droid.org These have public source, making
it harder to hide malware.
- play.google.com
Realise any rogue app could read a card then
steal data & export for collection on a web
server via parameters to an http URL access.
-
Locating Chip On
Cards - (Before Drilling out chip, or using
location to search where NFC chip is on phone)
- Probably one doesn't need to actually drill
out the chip, probably drilling out the aerial
would be sufficient to break the signal &
induced power.
- Don't need X-ray to see chip on cards: Go in
to a very dark room eg cupboard or private
bathroom & place a strong LED torch directly
touching under side of card. Slide across &
you can see chip.
- On an HSBC it seemed under the VISA symbol,
in the middle of the symbol. (Silver paint,
easier to see through, distinctly)
- On a Halifax card it seemed under the VISA
symbol, in the middle on the long horizontal
axis, but a little offset on the short vertical
axis (Dark blue paint, harder to see through,
indistinctly).
-
faraday 2013-01-12 talk + links to
videos
-
youtube "UPDATED 2014 - Disable RFID Chip In
Credit Or Debit Cards" Shows an app I cant
find.
-
Blocking Cards From Being Read By Walk By Thieves:
- Learning what can block cards for safety
- aluminium cooking foil, laminated in plastic,
credit card, aka business card, size, does work
card read.
- But: one has to hold card flat to back of
phone & shuffle it about to read it,
particularly with a Samsung Galaxy Note
3: folding plastic wallet, it's not smooth,
not easy, not a reliable reader, a bit hit &
miss, not usable to check if cards further off
are screened by back packs with a special built
in screened pocket.
- I assume
thieves who stroll about in crowds, stealing data
from cards in adjacent back packs, themselves
use. stronger RF fields from external aerials
hidden in their bag.
- For a stronger signal, more reliable to test bags
with, it would be useful to learn where on phone the
NFC antenna is. To search for that, first locate chip antenna on a
card.
-
USB OTG (= On The Go) Cables
- USIM card
en. wikipedia. org : Universal Subscriber Identity
Module
www.gsmarena.com samsung_galaxy_note_3
geekaphone.com /compare /Samsung - Galaxy - Note - 3 -
vs - Samsung - Galaxy - Note - 3 - Dual - N9002 - vs -
Samsung - Galaxy - Note - 3 - LTE - N9005
First with Android 4.4.2, kernel 3.4.0 ,
From 2018-02-01 with:
Model: SM-N9005
Android version: 5.0
Android Security patch level 2015-11-01
Baseband version: N9005XXUGBOJ1
Kernel version 3.4.0-4540543, dpi@SWDD5923#1, Thu
Dec 22 14:41:05 KST 2016
Build number LRX21V.N9005XXSGBPL6
SE for Android Enforcing, SEPF_SM-9005_5.0-1_0032,
Thu Dec 22 14:43:18 2016
Security software version: ASKS v1.2_161011
KNOX version
KNOX 2.3
Standard SDK 5.3.0
Premium SDK 2.3.0
Customisation SDK 2.0.0
Container 2.3.0
CEP 2.0.1
Enterprise Billing 1..0
SE for Android 2.3.0
SSO 2.1.1
TIMA 3.0
VPN 2.2.0
General Notes
- To install custom ROM on Samsung
Galaxy Note 3: 3 fingered grip: From
powered off state, simultaneously push
all of: { Power switch + Volume down +
Home button }
- (At 2014-11-14 generic android is
now up to 4.4.4 (jhs@ in .de) & 5.0
(pas@ in UK))
- Spec: 2.3GHz ; RAM 3 GB; Int mem
32G, Ext mem MicroSD <= 64GB; (
micro) SIM: Just 1, Camera back:
13.0 MP, Cam Front 2.0 MP; Sensors:
Gesture, Accelerometer, Geo-magnetic,
Gyro-, Light, Pressure, Proximity,
Temperature, Humidity, Hall; Screen
5.7" 1920 x 1080 ; fits shirt pocket;
168 gram.
-
Samsung web:
- User Manual 77.83 MB, pdf,
ENGLISH 9 Jan, 2014
SM - N9005_ UM_ EU_ Kitkat_ Eng_
Rev. 1. 0_ 140109. pdf 81,610,018
bytes, 182 pages, last page says:
English (EU). 01/2014. Rev.1.0
- User Manual 76.86 MB, pdf,
ENGLISH(Orange) 1 Oct, 2013
- User Manual 8.51 MB, pdf,
ENGLISH 9 Sep, 2013
- Safety Guide 0.01MB, pdf,
ENGLISH, BULGARIAN, ... SWEDISH 5
Sep, 2013
- Smart simulator, Tech Specs,
Questions
-
Cyanogen:
-
Use in USA Or Not:
-
4 to 5, KitKat To Lollipop
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Micro SD Card Memory
- Samsung Manual
(SM-N9005_UM_EU_Kitkat_Eng_Rev.1.0_140109.pdf
page 17) says "Your device accepts memory
cards with maximum capacities of 64 GB.
Depending on the memory card manufacturer and
type, some memory cards may not be compatible
with your device." ... "The device supports the
FAT and the exFAT file systems for memory
cards. When inserting a card formatted in a
different file system, the device asks to
reformat the memory card. Frequent writing and
erasing of data shortens the lifespan of memory
cards. When inserting a memory card into the
device, the memory card's file directory
appears in the My Files All SD memory card
folder."
- wikipedia
on Secure Digital
Uses
FUSE - (
Fusefs-exfat file system on FreeBSD
-
Wikipedia states: "SDHC ... version 2.0 of
the SD spec. .. supports .. up to
32GB."
- So I deduce the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will
support SDXC cards too (but I haven't tried
SDXC yet. I am using a '32G SanDisk Ultra micro
SDHC UHS-1 Card "Speed up to 48 MB/s
320X"').
- What speed of memory to buy ? - Not
resolved yet, I guess the phone asks the memory
what speed it is, & adapts ?
-
ebay.com samsung + galaxy + note + 3 + memory +
card Picture shows XC 1, text shows
SDHC
-
amazon.com SanDisk - Samsung - Galaxy -
Note
Professional Ultra SanDisk 64GB MicroSDXC
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 card is custom
formatted for high speed, lossless
recording! Includes Standard SD Adapter.
(UHS-1 Class 10 Certified 30MB/sec) by
SanDisk, picture shows SD XC 1
-
phonearena. com /phones /Samsung - Galaxy -
Note - 3 _ id7984: "Storage Expansion:
microSD, microSDHC up to 64 GB"
-
gsmarena.com samsung galaxy note 3
Specification inc.:
"Available as:
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9000 with 3G
connectivity
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9002 with dual SIM card support
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005 with 3G and LTE connectivity
Also known as Samsung Galaxy Note
III"
"Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal 16/32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM"
- Samsung's browser keyboard produces a nasty
character set that does Not match Ascii
(it generates non standard redundant junk such
as '1/2)', & omits important characters
such as tilde
'~' - To type that into a URL, fake it with
'%7E'.
'~' is symbol for person's top directory on
Apache, which is the most used web server
on the planet, Dumb that it's missing! Some
other essential ASCIIs were missing too, I
can't remember which now, but any C programmer
/Unix person /other computer professional
wanting {} [] `' <> \ | would find it
useless.
Solved by installing
Hackers Keyboard (though I still don't know
where Control key is).
- Back To Top
Power
- Samsung smart phone charger (white with UK
230V 13A type plug) says on side: 2.0 Amps; it
gets quite warm, not so surprising as a normal
USB 1 or 2 socket on a PC or laptop etc is not
expected to supply more than 0.5 Amps and a
USB-3 socket is rated to supply just 1.0
Amps.
- Phone draws 0.7 Amps when charging. and
0.13 Amps when full charged, cover closed, and
0.3 Amps when full charged, cover opened,
screen on.
- A black and white car cigarette socket to
USB power adaptor from a one Euro shop would
not deliver more than 0.4 Amp.
- It says on batteries: Samsung Near Field Communication 3.8 Volt,
Li-ion 12.16 Wh B800BE 3200 mAh
- Samsung web spec: Battery 3200mAh Internet
Usage Time(3G) Up to 11h
- 3.8 V * 3.2 Ah = 12.16 Volt Amp hours.
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- GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
and a capacitive touch screen, 2.8" screen with a
240x320, 528MHz, 130MB internal
-
Dead link:
http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/manuals/detail/index.htm?id=13110
:
HUAWEI U8160 User Manual 7.45 MB RANDOM LANGUAGE
- storage
-
Dead link:
http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/manuals/index.htm?keyword=U8160
:
Quick Start and Main manuals in RANDOM LANGUAGE for
Model 8110 (maybe base of range similar ?)
-
Announce Vodafone Smart 2011-05-16
-
gsmarena. com /vodafone _ 858 _ smart - 3955
2011-05-16 (oldest comment)
Specification
-
expertreviews.co.uk 2011-08-02 : Review
-
forum. xda - developers. com 2011-09-12
CyanogenMod 7.2.0-RC1 The current port status is
stable - all hardware is working correctly, but see
post #2 for any known issues.
-
android. net /forum /huawei - u8100/79303 - vodafone -
858 2012-03-19
-
android. stackexchange. com /questions/26161 / how-
to- update- my- vodafone- 858- smart
2012-07-12
-
github.com android device huawei u8160
2012-08-02
CyanogenMod port for the Vodafone Smart VF858
(Huawei U8160)
-
forum.xda-developers.com 2012-08-21
Root vodafone 858 (Huawei
u8160 ) or huawei u8180 (may work on other phones)
- cyanogenmod.org
domain has gone Dead Link:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/U8160_Info :
2012-12-12: A small upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread
cyanogenmod.org
domain has gone Dead Link:
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=u8160&type=nightly
: 2013-03-01
-
teamandroid. com /2012/08/25/update - huawei - u8160
- vodafone - 858 - smart - cm9 - android - 404 - ics
- custom - firmware
2013-08-25: "Update Huawei U8160 /
Vodafone 858 Smart to CM9 Android 4.0.4" - "Huawei
U8160/Vodafone 858 Smart can now be updated to
Android 4.0.4 ICS custom firmware, which is a
CyanogenMod 9 (CM9) based ROM. This firmware is not
complete yet and has many things that do not work
on this phone, but at least you can get a taste of
Android 4.0.4 ICS on your device. You can now
install CM9 Android 4.0.4 ICS on Huawei U8160 /
Vodafone 858 Smart. Your phone should be Rooted and have ClockworkMod
recovery installed." Not working /to do: USB,
Radio, Camera
-
teamandroid.com mediapad - 10 - fhd - usb -
drivers
2013-12-18 Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD USB
Drivers
-
teamandroid. com /2012/08/05/hisuite - huawei -
android - devices - download - now
2013-12-19 HiSuite 1.6.10.08 for Huawei
Devices - Haris Nadeem # Android Tips HiSuite is
the Android smart device manager by Huawei to
manage your Huawei Android devices, all from one
desktop software. HiSuite 1.6.10.08 is the latest
version available for download. It also contains
the latest Huawei USB drivers for ADB and Fastboot.
- (While testing firewall with Proxy Settings app), I noticed
The Vodafone 858 wasn't using DHCP allocated addresses
(so used my staticly selected values, till after I did
a power off reset.
I have occasionally got the browser called from within
the Proxy Settings app to
access an external web eg bbc.com. But not reliably or
consistently. & never direct from a browser. &
neither google.com or f-droid. org app-store apps can
connect to web to load an alternate newer browser. I've
seen this phone has signal strength problems even on
other reliable nets
.
- jhs@: "WLAN problematic @ home & @ apple shop,
maybe aerial covered by hand as it's so small, i now
use flat on desk, not held"
- SIM size Micro
-
WLAN very flakey.
- Device reports via Settings (& also on the
physical back): "Lenovo A5500-H""
- Booklet (smaller than A6): Lenovo TAB A8-50
- 16 GB, Dark Blue 180 pix/inch 11 hr bat. 16 gb
Android# 4.2 (Jelly
Bean)
-
currys.co.uk
- Dead link:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/tablets/lenovo/a-series/a8/#tab-tech_specs
: No longer sold Try
https://support.lenovo.com/de/en/
- Dead link:
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/gbweb/LenovoPortal/en_GB/site.workflow:SimpleSiteSearch?q=A8-50&cc=gb〈=en
:
-
download. lenovo. com/ consumer/ mobiles_pub/
lenovo_a5500_ug_en_v1
-
support.lenovo.com A5500
- Battery from web spec.: Type: 4200 mAh Li-Po,
fixed; Standby Time: Up to 20 days; Usage Time: Up
to 11 hours;
(4.2/11 implies device consumes at least 0.38
Amps)
- If it happens to be 3.8 Volt (voltage Samsung
uses), then 3.8 x 4.2 = 15.96 Wh.
- Lenovo A5500 User Guide V1.0:
HTML, and
PDF
- The Lenovo OTG USB stick:
Functions as PC UFD, phone UFD, and OTG
adapter. OTG + Dead link:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/itemdetails/888016098/460/5BB8B0C5131745EA90DF3985609CA245#overview
: Lenovo USB and Micro USB Flash Drive C590 16GB $
USD 25 @ 2015-02
-
Android 6 = Marshmallow.
Not reccomended: Google changed the rules for accessing
the external SD. To get back write access, have to
install an App, which only works with a Rooted phone.
When 6 = Marshmallow and
newer finds an ext. SD it offers two options:
- Format the SD card and mount it as part of the
internal flash. gives your apps access to the ext. SD
as though it's part of the internal storage
- Use it for "exchanging photos" etc.
>/ul>
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Some Cross Platform Developer Tools that may be of interest
-
If you see: "Unfortunately, app has stopped." -
Potential Solutions:
- "Setting" -> General -> "Application Manager"
-> "All" -> "Menu" -> "Reset App
Preference"
- "Setting" -> General -> "Application Manager"
-> App -> "Clear cache" & maybe "Clear data".
(clears settings preferences, does not delete maps).
- Disable Google+ (Google Plus)
- Reboot.
- Maybe also too many processes are running ? - Long
press middle Home button (AVG anti virus can also list
whats running)
-
Ubuntu Phone
-
Corrections and additions welcome; Ideally in (
Unix diff -c syntax), If you can't do that, quote a
unique bit of page for me to search for in editor.
Email
author
Odds:
See Also:
Unfortunately, Google Play Store has stopped
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https://www.wikihow.com/Fix-the-%22Google-Play-Store-Has-Stopped%22-Error
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