I just read this on Slashdot and I was wondering if our EVO 3D's had anything similar?
FWIW, the Droid 3 has full device encryption (Android 2.3.4). You can encrypt the whole phone, or just the internal memory card & SD card. It also has a time-lock password/pin/pattern that kicks in after 1-20 minutes (configurable). I was very surprised after upgrading from a Droid 1, which has basically no device protection what so ever...
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I love how easily we can unlock our EVO 3D's and jump directly the phone, messaging, etc - but is there an elegant way to add a password to the lock screen as well?
Settings>Security>Set up screen lock (pattern, PIN, or password)
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Hello, i think it's not becoming clear from the title, but i don't know how exactly to name it. I have a corporate email set on my Xperia S. Since the email is corporate, i had to set Pin Unlock, which is something i don't like at all - especially when i'm driving. Is there a way to trick the security settings or the android to think that i'm using pin code unlock, but instead to use the normal unlock screen? The only possible unlock solutions which i have now (having in mind that the device security is managed by the exchange service) are pin or password unlock.
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Hello, i think it's not becoming clear from the title, but i don't know how exactly to name it. I have a corporate email set on my Xperia S. Since the email is corporate, i had to set Pin Unlock, which is something i don't like at all - especially when i'm driving. Is there a way to trick the security settings or the android to think that i'm using pin code unlock, but instead to use the normal unlock screen? The only possible unlock solutions which i have now (having in mind that the device security is managed by the exchange service) are pin or password unlock.
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Did I get that right? You want Android to think you have a PIN, but don't want to enter the code?
You could make a delay until lock, so if your phone switched off, and you turned it on again after a minute, it's not locked yet.
Actually it's almost as you say - i want to be able to lock it and use the normal unlock slide instead of entering a pin, without having to remove the device security setting - basically trick the phone that a pin unlock is used. I still want to be able to lock the phone, since otherwise it's not sleeping properly and is reducing even more the already short battery life.
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Actually it's almost as you say - i want to be able to lock it and use the normal unlock slide instead of entering a pin, without having to remove the device security setting - basically trick the phone that a pin unlock is used. I still want to be able to lock the phone, since otherwise it's not sleeping properly and is reducing even more the already short battery life.
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I don't think it's possible.
Hi guys,
I have recently lost my S3 which is a huge shame as I loved this phone a lot.
According to Google map location history, the phone is being switched off intentionally shortly after I lost it, my sim card has a pin lock on it so there is no worries about someone making calls using my phone. However my phone itself does not have any security lock to bypass the lockscreen. So I would like to ask a few questions about my data and linked account on my phone, if someone pop another sim card into the phone and turns it on will that person be able to access my Gmail/Facebook/Any apps that has my credentials saved already?
Of course to be on the safe side I will be changing all my passwords but just for peace of mind I would like to know what are the chances that person can access my accounts with a new sim card?
Thanks guys.
Unfortunately Yes: Changing the Simcard does not affect the data stored on your phone (or it's accessibility).
To avoid this situation in the future, you should setup an anti-theft like Android Device Manager or Cerberus. With this measure in place, you will be able to remove-delete your phone (whenever it gets internet access the next time).
Hi, my girl's Samsung S6 Edge got stolen today, snatched from her hand. Easy victim.
I'm trying to review the aftermath and what I did and maybe get some feedback on this.
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1. https://findmymobile.samsung.com/ failed - always set a password you remember; I didn't. After 7 failed login attempts account gets locked and you must reset your password, but it seems you can still lock your phone even if password is reset.
Anyway phone lock says will trigger once the device connects to the network. Is this still true if the phone is wiped?
2. https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager failed too
Maybe both failed because thief turned phone off? I did not try calling the number.
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3. All passwords were reset immediately, and gmail sessions were deleted.
4. Phone was locked with a PIN though a pattern would have been preferred. I do not remember if I encrypted it, but I know you cannot use pattern after you encrypt. Maybe that's why it had a PIN.
Assuming it was NOT encrypted, can a new ROM be flashed to unlock the phone and access content on storage drive (USB Debug was off)? I cannot remember if this is the case, I only rooted once and it was long time ago.
5. After 30 minutes I called the service provider and blocked the SIM card. She also offered to blacklist the IMEI number so I agreed. She even said that once you blacklist the IMEI, phone gets locked so thief cannot access it anymore - but this is bull****, it just won't be able to register to the network; it does not act as a remote lock lol. And IMEI can be easily overwritten once phone is rooted, so kind of an useless feature.
6. Reported to police but they don't care anyway, it's a petty crime. And chances of recovery are very little.
a) Would it be worthwile for the thief(s) to replace the front/back cover of the S6 Edge to a different color so they can easily sell it online locally afterwards? It seems to me the front cover is attached to the display, and to change that is quite expensive. Thoughts?
b) What happens with stolen phones anyway? Do they just root them and replace IMEI? I saw on a tv show that some will even replace the IMEI sticker on them.
thoughts:
- activate remote controls and TEST them
- install some app that takes snapshot of front camera when PIN is entered incorrectly
- encrypt phone, don't use dumb PIN
- set lock timeout to something short
- back up often
- engrave phone with custom message? (viable if you don't change often)
- have an action plan in case this happens
First two probably useless if thief switches phone off and reflashes it.
I probably need to restate my questions in a shorter format:
1. I had my phone registered with https://findmymobile.samsung.com. Will it still work if the phone is wiped?
2. Can content on the phone be accessed if phone was unencrypted and only had a PIN lock?
3. Is it easy to replace front/back case and bezel to give the phone a new 'look'?
Nobody answering... I'll try one last time.
1. Does flashing a new ROM give access to the stored files on the internal storage (like photos)?
2. Can a new ROM be flashed if the device is encrypted?
it can be flashed but the persob fill be stuck in bootloop and if the booted up ge will be stuck in frp lock by google he cant go past setup
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Nobody answering... I'll try one last time.
1. Does flashing a new ROM give access to the stored files on the internal storage (like photos)?
2. Can a new ROM be flashed if the device is encrypted?
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If the guy who stole your phone flash another Rom and if not wipe the data then your photos etc will remain in your phone.. so if he wipe the data your file won't remain.. but the best option for him it's to wipe the data so this is good for you because he can't see your data.. make sure on your next phone to put pattern or a good code.. maybe you had put I didn't read all your posts.. that's all I know dude
My friend had an unathorized access to her phone, a spouse bypassed her screen lock and I want to find out how was he able to do that so she can better secure herself. Her smartphone is Xiaomi Redmi 6A, software up to date.
So here's what happend. Her spouse sneaked inside her room during the night, took her phone (we know because sim and sd card were missing in the morning) and somehow bypassed the screen lock, accesed her facebook messenger, took some screen shots and then sent it to her (sort of blackmail purpose). I was also surprised to find out in the morning that "she" viewed my last message at 5 am with no reply, but turned out it was her spouse. He hasn't removed the lock, she had no idea he accessed it until reading his messages later on.
As far as I'm aware of, there is no possible solution to bypass the lock in a modern phone such as redmi 6A, without doing a hard reset and especially, without leaving the lock in place.
Any idea how was he able to access it in that scenario? Taking her sim and sd card might have something to do with it, but I have no idea. All I can think of is that he simply guessed the screen lock password, it was only 4 digits (android show the dots informing how many you should enter). And my guess is that it wasn't his first try.
My phone is working perfectly on the default OS I have only one problem, when using full disk encryption and/or SD card encryption there is no way to use another unlock option that passcode (with at least one letter).
By looking around it seems like there is no other solution than to use this long passcode but then to be able to use my phone normally I have to set up auto lock at 30mn.
If it's still not possible to use a numeric code with encryption, would there be a way to add a second lock screen at unlock so I can use a numeric code to unlock?
I've read articles online about this problem when android 5 was released i'm just looking for more recent info if it's possible to change this manually.
I'm not asking for a debate on encryption, i'm not paranoid and understand what encryption does and does not, it just seems crazy to me to use a phone without any other security than the passcode, if it gets stolen almost everything will be readable. (it's so much simpler on iOS)
Thank you