Use your Samsung smartphone at it's full potential!

By default, out of the box, Samsung limits the CPU power and various system services at 70%, so that the battery lasts longer.

You can easily bypass this limitation by activating the "High Performance" mode in your device settings.

Go to Settings - Device Care - Battery, then press Power Mode and select High Performance. You can opt to keep your current screen resolution and luminosity. 

An icon will appear next to the wireless one, showing a battery with a high rpm gage. 

That's it, now you'll be able to really use your phone at its full designed potential. 

Samsung Galaxy S Series, best of the best! #4

Some great toys have passed through my hands these years, chance for a new post :)

Samsung Galaxy S5 Blue Topaz G900F / Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Green Emerald G925F / Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Silver G935F

Apple iPhone 8 / 7S Final Design Leaked Photos 2017

Ford Sync / My Touch enable hands free option / disable bluetooth audio / notification default to phone / no A2DP iPhone iOS Android Samsung S device

Here’s what you need to do in order to use your car’s speakers for phone talking and auto message reading / sending, but also be able to receive Whatsapp notifications or Waze / Maps navigation instructions from your phone.

Seems that Bluetooth Audio (music & notifications) and Hands-free Audio (calls & message reading) are two separate and different things, and one can definitely exist without the other, good news for us, those who don’t use the phone as a media device.

Instructions to disable Bluetooth audio via car’s speakers:

1. Pair your phone with Sync via Bluetooth
2. Select your phone, from the top left corner
3. Now press „Info” tab
4. And disable „Bluetooth Audio” by pressing once on it!

And that’s all! Now you’ll be able to listen to music via AM/FM/USB/External and all sounds (key clicks, lock screen, app sounds, etc) and notifications will be routed to your phone’s default speakers!

Call answering and voice commands will still be available via the steering wheel buttons, so the hands-free operation is still in place, with call’s ringtones and audio being routed to your car’s speakers, being able to select the volume via the car’s commands!

Remember! By using this method, you’ll be unable to play music from your phone to the car’s speakers, if you select „Bluetooth” from Sync menu, a message will be displayed saying that „No Bluetooth audio devices found / add one”.

WhatsApp Messenger iOS ipa original default stock blank Wallpaper

For some mysterious reason, the WhatsApp Messenger devs decided to remove the default blank chat wallpaper from the last version (2.12.11) released today on the AppStore. Don't know why they do this, because many people don't like all those themed wallpapers that can really clutter your chat message windows.

Anyways, I managed to recover the default blank white-yellow ish WhatsApp stock wallpaper from the previous .ipa package (this is the reason why I always keep some old versions of important apps)

I also adjusted the lightning for a cold / warm view.

The first one is the default stock from WhatsApp ipa original package. The second and third are adjusted by me:

Stock

 Cold

Warm

How to post via iOS on Facebook with the new iPhone 5 / 5S and iOS 7 / 7.1

That's right, Androidum has gone Apple, just for testing purposes atm, but i must say that the new iOS is far better optimized than Android, more on this topic later, right now we need to talk about something else.

If you use the Facebook app to post anything, it will show up "via mobile", but if you're a true iPhone fan, i bet you'll be annoyed by this thing, so here's the method to post whatever you want "via iOS"


1. Open Siri (by pressing and holding the Home button)

2. Tell her to "Post to Facebook"

3. She'll ask you what you want to post, just say anything simple, like "Test"

4. A small pop-up will be displayed with your post in it, just press anywhere inside it and edit the text as you wish

5. Use the Post button to send your update status via iOS to your Facebook Page

Pool results 2k12 - 2k13 votes: Your Android OS

iGO Primo 2.4 (v9.6.7.281004 & v9.6.22.297071 & v9.6.22.317625 & v9.6.29.329069 & v9.6.29.341779 & 9.6.29.353462) Android Apk for Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV GT-i9500 / GT-i9505 - 1920 x 1080 Full HD + Maps*

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UPDATE 16.11.2015

!!! THIS POST IS OBSOLETE !!!

I simply don't have the time anymore to keep refreshing the missing links and mirrors, also i lost all my gear and access to the gps stuff. This post has some useful info about file types, apk versions, map contents and file locations, this is why i'll leave it be.

We had a good run together, thanks for all your help and donations! See you out there!

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*Release Notes
iGO primo®, the flagship OEM product in the iGO Navigation range combines simplicity of use with the most recent technological advances in features and functionality.

To keep in line with my previous iGO release for the SGS3, i will try to maintain the same post structure for easy browsing ;)
This app is only compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S4 resolution, 1920x1080 HD.

There are no contents provided, map, poi, etc... you can get those from various sources online. But this time i have made available the full range of languages (46 of them) and much more voices to choose from in different langs (33 here).

Copy the contents of the "i9500" folder to your internal SD Card, also don't forget to download your region's demographic file, after that install the provided apk and enjoy!

In some instances when using this modded app, you'll notice a translucent square displayed on top of the screen, but fear not, this is not visible in Map / Navigation mode.


S4 iGO apk + folder, download link: here

*iGO S4 sys.txt file for v9.6.7.281004: link



New version update: iGO Primo 2.2 (v9.6.22.297071) 
This is a new version of iGO modded for Full HD resolution, there's no translucent screen displayed here and the pack contains more languages, there are still some minor display bugs to fix, but until the official support this is a great new way to enjoy iGO navigation on your brand new Galaxy S4.

S4 iGO apk + folder v2, download link: here



Newer version available: iGO Primo v9.6.22.317625 - GooglePlay 25 Jul 2013
This version is also modded for Full HD resolution, tested by me on Galaxy S4 and HTC One.


S4 iGO apk + folder v3, download link: here

*iGO S4 sys.txt file for v9.6.22.317625: link



Few minor changes to this latest version 9.6.22.317625 of iGO, all langs are available for keyboard, display issues are fixed (image fits screen perfectly now) and foreign parts of the app should be gone now. No sys.txt file needed!


S4 iGO apk + folder v3.1, download link: here



New release from 11 September 2013: iGO Primo 2.4 v9.6.29.329069
Also modded for full HD resolution, extended settings menu, tested by me on S4 and working flawlessly.


S4 iGO apks + folder v4, download link: here


New iGO update,  08 Dec 2013:  iGO Primo 2.4 v9.6.29.341779
This one includes moddified sys.txt files for various devices and all langs.


S4 iGO apks + folder v5, download link: here 



New iGO apk update, 17 Jan 2013: iGO Primo 2.4 v9.6.29.353462


S4 iGO apk v6: here



Additional Voice Pack (masculine) for all iGO versions (Path: iGO\Content\voice) : here

Apks links updated today, 21/01/2014.

*Demographic files (used to show landscapes, like mountains and changes in terrain):



(Path: iGO\Content\Dem)

*Europe Demographic file

*United States Demographic file

*Canada Demographic file

*Brazil Demographic file

*Middle East Demographic file

*Israel Demographic file

*Argentina Demographic file

*Maps

Europe Maps + Pois Navteq 2013 Q1 (EU_NQ_2013_Q1)

A-B (Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia&Herzegovina, Bulgaria)
C-D (Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark)
E-F (Estonia, Finland, FYRoMacedonia)
France
Germany
G-I (Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland)
Italy
L-N (Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway)
P-R (Poland, Portugal, Romania)
Russia
S (San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland)
Spain
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican

North America Maps + Pois Navteq 2012 Q4 (NA_NQ_2012_Q4)

A (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas)
C (California, Colorado, Connecticut)
Canada
D-H (Delaware, Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii)
I-L (Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana)
M (Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana)
N (Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota)
O-P (Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico)
R-T (Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas)
U-W (Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming)

Israel Pack GM_2013.05 (Building, Dem file, Map, Poi, Speedcam, TMC)

Midle East Pack NTQ_2012.Q3 (Bulding, Map, Poi)

Brazil Pack TT_2013.03 (Building, Map, Poi)

Argentina Pack NQ_2012.Q2 (Building, Dem file, Map, Poi)

Chile Pack NQ_2013.Q3 (Building, Map, Poi):

New Zeeland Pack NQ_2013.Q1  (Building, Dem file, Map, Phoneme, Poi, Speedcam)

Turkey Pack BS_2013.03 (Map, Poi, Voice, Lang):


 
here are the Content file types:

SPC - Speedcam location - \Content\Speedcam

PH - Speak street names - \Content\Phoneme

3DL / 3DC - Buildings Info - \Content\Building

DEM - demographic file - \Content\DEM

FBL - map file - \Content\MAP

POI - points of interest - \Content\POI

FSP - speed profile for a given road for smart routes - \content\histspeed

HSP - histspeed (maximum car per given road ratio) - \content\histspeed

FTR - Truck Info - \Content\MAP

FPA - Proximity Alerts - \Content\MAP

FDA - Driver Alerts - \Content\MAP

HNR - Defined Routes - \ Content\ MAP

TMC - Traffic Message Channel - Content\TMC



*GPS Test
Use this app to test your GPS signal strength, it can also help to get more satellites connections quicker in hard to reach places. Just open it at let it do its thing, no need to set up anything or interfere with the ui.
Get it here: GPS Test Plus v1.2.1.apk




*Request section

Email: androidum.blog@gmail.com 

Here i will post all the requests received from different people, maybe someone else will also need them:


Jordan Map + Poi NQ_2012.Q3: link - mirror

Maps + Pois for Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia NQ_2013.Q1: link - mirror

Samsung Galaxy S Series, best of the best! #3

A new one to show off this time, SGS4 i9500 Octa :)

Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9500 Specs / Wallpapers / Pics

Its finally here and i must say that i'm not totally disappointed with it, i was really expecting a more S2 like shape, but this one seems to be a combination between S2 and S3 that looks pretty good, but i will have more to tell after i'll get my black piece :)

Some specs for the S IV i9500 version:

Network: 2G / 3G (LTE available only in i9505 version unfortunately)

Size: 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in), Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)

Display: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 1080 x 1920 pixels full HD, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density) Multitouch, Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Memory: Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB, Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM

Camera: Primary 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Video 1080p@30fps, dual-video recording, Secondary 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call

OS: Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Chipset: Exynos 5 Octa 5410

CPU: Octa-Core big.LITTLE containing a Quad-Core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 and a Quad-Core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7

GPU: PowerVR SGX 544MP3

Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture

Radio: Not supported

GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS

Features: 

- microSim

- NFC 

- Wireless charging (market dependent)
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll
- Air gestures
- Dropbox (50 GB storage)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- TV-out (via MHL 2 A/V link)
- SNS integration
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa
- Voice memo/dial/commands
 - Predictive text input (Swiftkey Keyboard v4)

Here are the stock wallpapers from the Samsung Galaxy S IV GT-I9500:

High resolution pack: link - mirror

Thanks to the team @gsmarena, we now have the Samsung Galaxy S4 versions breakdown by countries, you can find it here.