Android Klaxon Update

Added a couple new features this morning to the Android version of Klaxon:

• Customize your alarm volume.
• Implemented the new feature: increasing alarm volume.
• Fixed bug where snooze was sometimes not snoozing for the correct amount of time.

Grab it off the Market!

Update to Superuser is now compatible with all Android Applications

Edit: Supersuer is no longer on the Market. It is now a part of JesusFreke's rooted G1 images!

I've updated Superuser to work seamlessly with any application that may need access to su: when those application attempt to execute su, the user will see the following:

You will see the User ID, and any processes associated with that uid. Selecting yes will allow that uid to execute su once, while selecting always will put it on a permanent white list.

Get it off the Android Market, or download it directly.

Installation instructions are straightforward, simply install Superuser and it will take care of updating your system files and closing the security hole. If installation fails. Use the direct download and follow the instructions below:

• Make sure you have the adb tool from the SDK.
• Unzip the ZIP file (it will create a folder called Superuser).
• Run install.bat (or install.sh if you are on Linux) from the Superuser directory.

Android Screenshot Application

After taking a quick peek through the Android source code, I figured out how to write an application that takes a screenshot of whatever is shown on the phone. However, you must have root to use this application.

Download it off the Market!

Usage:

Start up the application:

Choose the amount of time to wait before taking the screenshot:

Once the screenshot is taken, you will get a toast on the bottom of the screen letting you know:

Go back to the Screenshot application and view the screenshot and save it out:

Android Market Bug?

Several users of the Shell application are reporting that Shell is somehow reinstalling itself after uninstall: this includes people who do not have rooted G1s. I frankly have no idea how this is even possible, other than it being a bug in the Android Market application: Android Market is the only Android application that has permissions to install other applications. Suffice to say, I'm looking into the issue.