Category Archive: howto
New default icon pack change request in the NewsFeed Launcher
With the newest NewsFeed Launcher version 20.0.0, third party icon packs now can request to be the selected icon pack.
This can be possible via a similar method as in another launchers.
Example code:
class ExampleActivity extends Activity {
...
private void onApplyIconPackClick() {
String selfPackageName = getPackageName();
Intent request = Intent("hu.oandras.newsfeedlauncher.APPLY_ICON_PACK");
request.setPackage("hu.oandras.newsfeedlauncher");
ComponentName component = new ComponentName(
"hu.oandras.newsfeedlauncher",
"hu.oandras.newsfeedlauncher.customization.ApplyIconPackActivity"
);
request.setComponent(component);
request.putExtra("package", selfPackageName);
startActivityForResult(request, REQ_CODE);
}
...
}
How to setup weather forecasts in the NewsFeed Launcher
The app uses the OpenWeather OneCall API to query the weather forecast data. To view weather forecasts in the app, follow the following steps:
How to import your RSS feeds from Feedly into the NewsFeed Launcher
An OPML file can contain multiple RSS feed urls in xml format, these files can make super easy to move your RSS subscriptions between your RSS applications.
NewsFeed Launcher also supports the OPML file format, so these files can be easily imported.
How to find the RSS URL of a website
This article describes, how you can search a RSS URL of a website, what you can use in the NewsFeed Launcher or other RSS reader application.
Most of the time you need to search a page in your web browser (Chrome, Firefox etc.), where you can see similar structure as the following exaples:
Updater can’t detect DataTraveler Locker+ G3 (DTLPG3)
Nor the Windows, nor the Mac OS firmware updater contains device product IDs for every variant. Such as the “DTLPG3_Mac_Updater.zip” and the “DTLPG3 Updater with El Capitan Fix.zip”.
For me the device productID is same as the DTVP (DataTraveler Vault) drive’s productID.
The trick is to make the firmware updater (Mac OS variant) to work:
- Find your DTLocker+G3’s productID in the System Information app, under USB.
- Change the ‘productID’ in the following file, to your drive’s one:
DTLPG3_Mac_Updater.app/Contents/Resources/devicePersonalities.plist
Ex: My drive’s product is 0x160D, so I changed the ID from 0x169D to 0x160D. - Run the firmware updater app
After this modification, the updater can find and reflash the drive.
The latest updater can be downloaded from the Kingston’s website here: https://www.kingston.com/us/support/technical/products/dtlpg3
With this update the drive can be used with the latest MacOS Catalina.
ZTE/MTN MF831 firmware hack to get Port Forward and DMZ settings
1. Plug your stick to your Mac/PC and enter the following url in your browser:
192.168.0.1/goform/goform_set_cmd_process?goformId=USB_MODE_SWITCH&usb_mode=6
You will get: {"result":"success"}
2. Open the Terminal/Cmd and test the connection with
adb shell
. If you get the shell, type exit
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