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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Hi,
I want to try pattern lock but afraid to do so because of so many complaints here of lockout.
1) how will I know which email address will be used if I lock myself.
2) will I lose data if it gets locked
3) how can I change password reset email address
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1) how will I know which email address will be used if I lock myself.
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it will use the same email that you are getting your contacts from. Or the same one you used to sign into the market. OR the same one that when you click on the Gmail app......OR if you still can't figure out which one it is...from the home screen, click menu->settings->accounts and sync, look for the account with the "g"
2) will I lose data if it gets locked
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no, after trying 5 times you can click on the "forgot pattern?" button, it will ask you to put in your email address and password. once you enter that in, it will ask you to create a pattern, once done, you are in your phone.
3) how can I change password reset email address
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huh? to change the password for that email, go to gmail, login, its in the settings somewhere.
ok...you made me look stupid...lol
thanks
Actually a lot of people cannot verify their gmail account info via the phone so if that happens to you you will have to do a master reset and wipe the phone clean through recovery.
Try your initial email and password (if you have changed passwords on gmail since you first signed into the phone), might work. Seems the verification does not work with your actual account online, your email handle and password may be stored on the phone and thats what may be used for verification
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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For starters, this is a stock maxx device, had it since the release.
I go to Ashland University in Ashland Ohio and we use @ashland.edu gmail accounts. Our 'oh so wonderful' IT department has deemed that incoming freshmen are too stupid to remember multiple passwords for various logins across campus so they set up this "Active Directory" system in which you create a master password and its changes all passwords across all logins. So I changed my password today using the AD system...
..only to find it also affected my gmail. Now, I am unable to sync my emails to my phone through the gmail app. I cannot download anything in the marketplace, and I get an annoying popup about google talk failing to authenticate.
I've read that you should get a popup that allows you to change the password on your device via the market or the gmail app.. I've had neither. Unfortunately this is my primary account as well so I can't just delete it and re add it.
Does anyone have any work around so I don't have to wipe my phone? I'd really hate to lose everything that I can't backup via my SD card and all of my custom made widgets and what not. I figured it might have to do with the fact my gmail was an @ashland.edu instead of a @gmail.com
Thanks.
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.
GoldenEye2 said:
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.
I have a S7. It used to power up fine and go to the main screen. Now it boots up like it is brand new. It wants to connect to the internet and asks for a gmail account. I don't have that gmail account for this phone. It was given to me. How can I bypass this to just use the phones apps and wifi to the internet? No paid service.
Thanks
Joe
When in doubt. Youtube it.
Well I still have questions. Do I have to do a restore defaults? Or clear data? I want to keep whats on the phone.
@joebudd
You disable FRP by doing
Go to Settings.
Choose Cloud and Accounts - on some devices, this may be just Accounts and then you’ll skip the next step.
Tap Accounts.
Find and tap your Google account.
Tap Remove Account.
The only problem is I can't get into the phone. It powers up and there is a start button. Then the internet, then sign in to the google account assigned to the phone. I need to get around that.
@joebudd
If you have USB debugging enabled on your phone, then to remove FRP lock you can try out Windows app called GSM Flasher ADB FRP Bypass Tool .
Ok I am in. There are so many different ways it's not funny. I do have another question. The phone comes up with the old number that was put in the phone. Can it be removed? Also can activation incomplete be removed as well?
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The phone comes up with the old number that was put in the phone. Can it be removed?
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