Hi Im a n00b looking to start making apps (I have a couple of ideas) and are woundering what is the simplest (or easiest) tool to choose for software dev for WiMo?
Depends if you want to program using Compact Net Framework or C++.
Have a look at these XDA-Wikis for further information:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Development%20Tools
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Complete list of Development links and resources
Good luck.
Download: www.wp7roottools.com
Today I am proud to announce the immediate availability of WP7 Root Tools 0.9 alpha and WP7 Root Tools SDK 0.1!
WP7 Root Tools 0.9 brings true Root Access to devices with stock ROM's, but it also works on devices with custom ROM's and Full Unlock. Your device needs to be Interop Unlocked to use WP7 Root Tools!
This is still an alpha-release, because there are a lot of new hacks and the tools are still not feature complete! I have rewritten about 75% of all code from the previous release. So before you install WP7 Root Tools you should make a backup of your device. WP7 Root Tools will make changes to system settings and, although this has been tested, it is still possible that a problem occurs. In that case you want to have a recent backup of your device. Installing WP7 Root Tools will be your own responsibility. The author of WP7 Root Tools and the SDK cannot be held responsible for any damages caused directly or indirectly by installing and using WP7 Root Tools or the SDK!
Windows Phone is a closed system to protect the user and his/her personal data from malware and to protect the intellectual property of the developers. The downside of this closed system is that homebrew developers are very limited in their ability to control and tweak a Windows Phone device. With WP7 Root Tools I attempt to open up the system in a gentle way, so that users stay in control of their device, while homebrew apps can get more control to get the maximum power out of your Windows Phone device!
WP7 Root Tools 0.9 now has a File Explorer, Registry Editor, Certificate Installer and a Policy Editor! Thanks to true Root Access on Windows Phone, this new version of WP7 Root Tools will work a lot faster than previous releases and it supports a lot more devices!
WP7 Root Tools should work on these devices:
- Samsung first and second generation devices
- LG devices
- HTC first generation devices with Mango v1 drivers (SPL 4.x or lower)
- Samsung first generation devices with custom ROM and Full Unlock
- HTC first generation devices with custom ROM and Full Unlock
On devices with stock ROM's WP7 Root Tools need to install Root Access. The first time it runs, a 2-phase-installation will start. The app will inform you to start the first install-phase. Then the device will reboot after a few seconds. After the reboot you need to start WP7 Root Tools again immediately! Then the second phase of the installation will start and your device will be rebooted again. After the second reboot you are ready to use WP7 Root Tools. You can use the Policy Editor to give other homebrew app a "trusted" status. With this you will give the app Root Access privileges. So be very careful to which app you give Root Access!! You are responsible for giving access to an app! If you are not sure, read the forums to decide if an app is trust-worthy.
I also created an SDK, which developers can use to profit from Root Access. It provides a way to gain access to the filesystem and the registry (and more) from their managed Silverlight application. No need to worry about COM interop and C++ anymore! The package contains a read-me with short instructions. More details and examples will follow soon! Over the last days Rafael Rivera from the Chevron WP7 team has tested the SDK and he is finishing up the first homebrew app that will use my SDK. He is planning to release his Backup-app soon.
I also need to thank some people for making this possible:
- My wife! (for having to put up with me while doing all this hacking!)
- YukiXDA (for helping me with research on policies)
- Justin Angel (for sending me a NOKIA)
- Cees Heim (for supplying an HTC device for testing)
- Rafael Rivera and Chevron WP7 team (for pioneering WP7 Unlocking)
- HD2Owner (for helping me make custom ROM's for testing)
- fiinix (for helping me with research on policies)
- Ultrashot
- xb0xm0d
- AndrewSh
- Ondraster
- Barin
- Football
- Cmonex
- GoodDayToDie
- Jaxbot
- Dennis Wilson
I will update the guides and manuals on www.wp7roottools.com and here on XDA in the next coming days. I need some time to update all of it.
Have fun with Homebrew now!
Heathcliff74
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thank you for your hard work
SO AWESOME!!! Thank You SOOOO Much!!!
big thx 4 all your work man!thxthxthx...
Sent from my OMNIA7 using Board Express
Previous Versions
Thanks for your great work. Do we need to uninstall previous versions before installing the latest version? I have .8, how do I install .9?
Great news, thanks a lot! Successfully installed on Focus and Surround, no problems at all.
But I've tried "BT file transfer" and "Opera mini" (after install I've enabled "trusted" status for the apps): both apps not working properly. Should we expect updated versions of these apps (built with your SDK) or it's some another issue?
Fantastic work, Heathcliff74. Oh man, this is going to be awesome.
Suggestion: use one of your reserved posts to compile a list of trusted apps that benefit from policy elevation.
Two that I've found so far (one of mine):
Root Webserver (in my sig) - runs better with Root Tools than ever before.
TouchXperience - gives way more access through WPDM.
Two others that are in development:
LockWidgets - the preview build has some bugs, but it can be run with Root Tools.
XapHandler - the test build has some known issues (can't install or update if the app is already installed) but fresh install works at least some of the time.
Awesome work! I can confirm that the install works perfectly on an LG Quantum.
Big day!
I need some free space in C:/ to make backup.
sensboston said:
Great news, thanks a lot! Successfully installed on Focus and Surround, no problems at all.
But I've tried "BT file transfer" and "Opera mini" (after install I've enabled "trusted" status for the apps): both apps not working properly. Should we expect updated versions of these apps (built with your SDK) or it's some another issue?
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WP7 Root Tools will give Root Access to Silverlight apps. DFT BT and Opera Mini both use native executables. You can't give the executables root access with WP7 Root Tools (in fact, you only give the launchers Root Access). These apps could possibly be recompiled to run under TaskHost.exe (as all Silverlight apps do), but I'm not sure about the inner workings of the apps. You'd have to ask the developers.
I will investigate this matter. With all the hacks I have now, I should be able to give Root Access to executables too, but that needs more research.
Ciao,
Heathcliff74
@sensboston: Those tools both require additional native binaries. WP7 Root Tools elevates apps, including all the DLLs they load (which is how the SDK works - it's a homebrew DLL, similar to the old Native.dll and company). However, it doesn't work with out-of-process binaries. Opera requires an EXE (which is obviously its own process) and BT File Transfer requires a driver.
In theory, supporting these would be possible. They'd need to be signed, and the certificates added to the Code Integrity store, but that's already possible. However, they'd also need new policies added. The current version of Root Tool only supports modifying the policies for installed TaskHost (Silverlight/XNA, possibly including some native code) apps, not adding policies for other apps.
BTW, although it's very limited, it turns out that Application.GetResourceStream can be used on files outside the app (with sufficient permissions). That means, if you want to write an app that only needs to access existing files at known locations, you don't even need to mess with native code... although the Root Tools SDK will make it quite easy to do such apps anyhow.
Thanks HeatCliff
Thanks man for this wonderfull pice off work
Heathcliff74 Installed on My Omnia 7 Thanks a lot for your Hard Work
JamesAllen said:
Thanks for your great work. Do we need to uninstall previous versions before installing the latest version? I have .8, how do I install .9?
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You can just reinstall. No need to uninstall. From this new version on (version after 0.9) you better do an "UPDATE". Not all xap-installers support updating. A lot of them will do a full-install-cycle. If you do a full-install-cycle, you'll loose the permissions and you will have to do the 2-phase-install sequence again. If you do an in-place-update, you will keep the permissions and everything keeps working as expected.
Heathcliff74
Damn, doesn't work for me.
Verizon HTC Trophy
OS 7.10.8107.89
Firmware: 2305.13.20110.605
Hardware: 003
Thanks for the work! Hopefully I'll see support later. I probably updated to the HTC v2 drivers at some point.
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Damn, doesn't work for me.
Verizon HTC Trophy
OS 7.10.8107.89
Firmware: 2305.13.20110.605
Hardware: 003
Thanks for the work! Hopefully I'll see support later. I probably updated to the HTC v2 drivers at some point.
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Hmm. are you interop unlocked? I'm no expert with HTC's but that versionnumber looks like your drivers are not that new and could possibly be supported. If you are not Interop Unlocked, then read the opening post of my Interop Unlock thread. At the end of that post is a section specifically for Verizon Trophy's
Heathcliff74
Hello there,
I'm looking for device (2.4" and 5"+) with complete Android project, so I will only go to bash, type "make" and got system.img few minutes later. I know that MTK devices didn't get firmware code, but source codes of firmware are very important for me. For Example, there are some MTK devices, with FRP lock very hard to remove, I do not want that. The specs are not important, only ability to make full custom ROM.
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Best regards
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Hello
I wrote yet another Mediatek logo packer/unpacker and wanted to share.
Sorry if it's not the appropriate place for such an announcement. It probably should go to the development section, if a moderator can move it, please do so.
Basically, it lets you modify the boot logo; that's what I made the tool for, for my personal enjoyment.
I know of alternatives, some already announced here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/tools-unpack-repack-boot-img-utility-t3154621
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/general/tool-mtklogotool-unpackrepack-logo-bin-t3777181
https://github.com/bgcngm/mtk-tools
I owe these tools precious information about the MTK logo structure - but I just didn't feel like hacking them.
How is it different from other existing tools?
supports recent devices, at least supports *my* phones! (mt6737 based)
supports different color modes (16 bits, 32 bits)
configurable to some extent (just a YAML configuration file to edit if you have a clue about your logo resolution)
command line tool to unpack and pack, does not actually flash the device
written in Rust, cross platform (at least tried on win-amd64, linux-amd64, android-arm64) and hopefully easily hackable
If there is an MTK logo image this tool cannot unpack, I'd be happy to improve it if you send me the raw disk image.
Please note I cannot provide extensive support for actual logo replacement, I'm not in Android business.
Links on github:
- binaries
- source code
arlept
hello everyone, i released a self-use tool recently, i use this tool to solve my problem
see
https://github.com/rev1si0n/bxxt/blob/master/README.md
for tool introduce and usage
and the source is here
https://github.com/rev1si0n/bxxt
but now it ony support android 6.0 - 10.0 device
i want to make it compatible with more device, so if you have issue please give me a feedback, thanks.