Hi All,
So I added my Exchange account provided by 1&1 to my phone, of course it enforced the security policies on the phone as expected.
I called my provider and asked them to de-activate the pin-code requirement for my user, which they did. However the update did not automaticly propogate to my device, its still forcing a pin code.
If I remove Exchange Security Policies from the Device Administrators, how do I get it back or is the only way to remove the entire account and re-add from scratch?
(I'm worried about loosing data)
If this really is the only option, what does it do with linked contacts from FB, Google and Skype? Please tell me it won't remove all those contacts too?
Does anyone have another option for updating exchange security options without removing anything?
(PS did confirm that the provider updated the setting correctly using my old HD2 test phone running Android 2.3 - that phone isn't forced to use pin code any more.)
Thanks for assistance!
lozzy0603 said:
Hi All,
So I added my Exchange account provided by 1&1 to my phone, of course it enforced the security policies on the phone as expected.
I called my provider and asked them to de-activate the pin-code requirement for my user, which they did. However the update did not automaticly propogate to my device, its still forcing a pin code.
If I remove Exchange Security Policies from the Device Administrators, how do I get it back or is the only way to remove the entire account and re-add from scratch?
(I'm worried about loosing data)
If this really is the only option, what does it do with linked contacts from FB, Google and Skype? Please tell me it won't remove all those contacts too?
Does anyone have another option for updating exchange security options without removing anything?
(PS did confirm that the provider updated the setting correctly using my old HD2 test phone running Android 2.3 - that phone isn't forced to use pin code any more.)
Thanks for assistance!
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Deleting and registering exchange will not delete any other contacts, and it will automatically relink all the contacts after you set up your exchange account. Why do you worry about losing exchange data? They will all be resynced.
Also, if that doesn't work, search for "exchange" in the app forum. There is a patched apk that will bypass the forced security regardless of the admin permission.
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Hello,
I am sure there are numerous applications for GPS tracking and remote controlling/wiping all the data and settings pattern/numeric access codes for your mobiles.
Problem is that executing these safety measures are somehow dependent on certain other factors and can have successful or unsuccessful consequences.
I am thinking of anything more basic and hassle free way of ensuring that even in worst condition I can have certain peace of mind that my critical gmail account data would not be accessed for unauthorized use. For example when it was unlocked for use and meanwhile it was lost or snatched how can I be sure that my google account information specifically gmail/maps are safe. I know I can change the password by reaching to a nearby PC, but that is not always a possibility.
I have got my Samsung Galaxy S2 for more than a month and just figuring out a safe way before putting it in active use.
An idea which I am thinking of is to have another Gmail account specifically for use with Android Phone, and import/export the actual "Contacts" only to this new email account. Since contacts are the most frequently used item, they would be in sync with the new email account, any delta changes would have to be replicated to your original gmail account as well.
I dont use Picasa, so it is of no importance to me to sync the pictures with picasa account.
For access to my actual gmail and other emails (like work email) I can use an add on email android applications like K9-Mail to configure the gmail as IMAP. To get access to this email program I can install any application which can password protect the access to applications and can reactivate the password after any time of inactivity. I dont know whether in such case would I get popup in the notification bar for new emails or not.
The only two most used applications now left are
- Maps and Latitude
- Google Plus
Now both of them need to be used with my actual gmail account, since all contacts and connection are related to my actual identity on google.
So i need to know that is it possible to use one gmail (fake/secondary) account on android phone just for syncing contacts and use another actual (primary/original) account for logging in the official google maps and google plus applications. I know even in this case the password needs to be changed in case of a mishap, however I can be a bit satisfied that all critical data in the email storage is safe.
I just need your opinions and suggestion on the mentioned procedure, or is there any other good and recommended practice for getting multiple accounts configured on Android Phone and selectively use the google accounts for different applications.
Thanks for your inputs.
Hmm...seems like everyone is so sure of the safety of their handset, no one even gives a s*** to think about the worst-case scenario of losing a device.
Cheers...hope everyone retains the droid for life..
Hey guyz, I am new to android phones and after setting up my phone with all sorts of social networking and email accounts. I found that there is no way i can set a password for emails i mean if i lost my phone or if somebody tries to open email app or gmail from my phone they can see all the downloaded emails.
Is there anyway by which you can setup password in SXS so that i can be rest assured of security of my email even if its stolen or lost?
That is what the screen lock is for.
yea, you can find it in....
Settings > Location & security > Set up screen lock > pick whatever you want
....Enjoy!
Is there anyway to lock only specific application.
Also what happen if someone tries to unlock my phone i mean does it reset the phone to factory settings after specific attempts. I am more concern about data once this is sorted i want to update my company account to it.
Pankaj_png said:
Is there anyway to lock only specific application.
Also what happen if someone tries to unlock my phone i mean does it reset the phone to factory settings after specific attempts. I am more concern about data once this is sorted i want to update my company account to it.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sp.protector.free&hl=en
I've successfully installed the OTA lollipop rom on my Nexus 5. Now, I face issues accessing our company exchange account from the GMail app.
After my upgrade from KitKat 4.4.4, I have added the company exchange account to the GMail settings, which seemed to work ok - at least my phone was able to store the server settings w/o any issues after checking them when I pressed the finish button in the settings dialogue. However, the information dialogue about exchange being able to change settings remotely on my phone (or similar) did not pop up as it used in KitKat. In addition, I am not able to remove the Exchange account, which I wanted to do in order to restart from scratch.
Does anybody face similar issues? And: How can i remove my exchange account, which does not appear under settings - accounts btw.?
Thx in advance, G.
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I've successfully installed the OTA lollipop rom on my Nexus 5. Now, I face issues accessing our company exchange account from the GMail app.
After my upgrade from KitKat 4.4.4, I have added the company exchange account to the GMail settings, which seemed to work ok - at least my phone was able to store the server settings w/o any issues after checking them when I pressed the finish button in the settings dialogue. However, the information dialogue about exchange being able to change settings remotely on my phone (or similar) did not pop up as it used in KitKat. In addition, I am not able to remove the Exchange account, which I wanted to do in order to restart from scratch.
Does anybody face similar issues? And: How can i remove my exchange account, which does not appear under settings - accounts btw.?
Thx in advance, G.
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Probably just need to remove your Google Account and re-add it to clear it from Gmail. This won't reset your data or anything. As far as getting Exchange to work in general, I'm not sure. Have never had reason to mess with it.
es0tericcha0s said:
Probably just need to remove your Google Account and re-add it to clear it from Gmail. This won't reset your data or anything. As far as getting Exchange to work in general, I'm not sure. Have never had reason to mess with it.
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Thanks a lot! Unfortunately removing the Google account did not resolve the issue - removing it did not remove the exchange account. It was still visible in the GMail app - and it was still not visible under Settings - Accounts.
G.
GoldenEye2 said:
Thanks a lot! Unfortunately removing the Google account did not resolve the issue - removing it did not remove the exchange account. It was still visible in the GMail app - and it was still not visible under Settings - Accounts.
G.
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Uninstall and reinstall Gmail then. If that doesn't work, might need to log in on the web and try and remove it from the Settings there.
es0tericcha0s said:
Uninstall and reinstall Gmail then. If that doesn't work, might need to log in on the web and try and remove it from the Settings there.
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Thanks, I tried to remove GMail and in order to do so rootet my Nexus 5 which led to a new Lollipop installation (which I was not aware of but which was ok). Then, I had to re-add my Google account as well as my Exchange account. I did this using the menu settings > accounts (before, I added the account from GMail directly). And guess what - after confirming the access question which hadn't popped up in my earlier setup everything works as expected .
Thanks a lot for all your help!
G.
GoldenEye2 said:
Thanks, I tried to remove GMail and in order to do so rootet my Nexus 5 which led to a new Lollipop installation (which I was not aware of but which was ok). Then, I had to re-add my Google account as well as my Exchange account. I did this using the menu settings > accounts (before, I added the account from GMail directly). And guess what - after confirming the access question which hadn't popped up in my earlier setup everything works as expected .
Thanks a lot for all your help!
G.
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Glad all is well. Enjoy your Lollipop. lol
I was able to remove an my Exchange account from Gmail thusly:
Settings > Apps > Gmail
> Click Force Stop
> This gave me a prompt saying that I couldn’t stop Gmail because it was a Device Administrator
> Clicking ‘Remove' took me to Settings > Security > Device Administrators.
> Unchecking ‘Gmail’ both stopped the app AND removed exchange.
> You should then be able to add back the amount via the usual means.
This appears to be a security ‘feature’ intended. It would be nice if they added a little symmetry UI in the account manager and provided a fake removal menu with a how-to or a link to a help article.
How do I remove the Exchange enforced security policy from my phone as I don’t need to sync work mail on it anymore? I have removed the Outlook app, including the setting in Device Administrators. However, there are still some policies active as seen on the attached screenshot. My phone is a rooted Xperia Z2 running on Android 5.0.2. The only other potential option I see is in Security settings to select the option “Clear Credentials – Remove all certificates” but I'm not inclined to do this as I don’t know exactly what it will remove, meaning it might also remove something used by another app eg, my banking app etc.
I really don’t want to wipe my phone just to get it back to the state it was before I installed the Outlook app
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Go to settings then security then click trusted credentials, swipe to to user and you'll see all of the ones you installed and then you can delete them.
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Thanks for that. Had a look but the user part is blank with no entries
Hi folks,
Imagine the current situation:
With the help of Shelter (https://github.com/PeterCxy/Shelter) I created a work profile. I want to use this work profile as a container with less personal data than my main profile.
For this reason I deactivated the "com.google.android.syncadapters.contact" app.
With this setup I was able to add my Google account inside the work profile without having my contacts get downloaded on the device in this profile.
On Android 10 however this doesn't work anymore. The syncadapter is still deactivated (frozen) but the contacts sync nevertheless.
I'm aware of the fact that I can manually disable the sync in the settings of the work profile.
However I need a solution that a) can prevent the sync before adding the account (since the first sync already happened when I add the account and then go to settings) and b) can be done programatically since I'm writing my own app based on this.
So my question is if any of you pros know where the contact sync mechanism (of a google account) is defined since Android 10 and if you see another possibility to disable this again.
Regards,
David