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Anyone have this app or use it? Does the GPS location thing always need to be turned on? Does it waste battery?
Search for an app called lookout on the android marketplace, your welcome
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I just installed Android Lost. It's free and it's great. It lets you do a lot of stuff, like make your phone sound a police siren in case you lost it somewhere in your house, lock the phone, give you the GPS coordinates, and take pictures and send it to your email, all from the web interface. It doesn't use any battery life either.
sounds good
Thanks. I may have to try one of these because the Total Protection app apparently cannot find my phones location worth a damn. Which location/security app uses the least battery?
LostRib said:
Thanks. I may have to try one of these because the Total Protection app apparently cannot find my phones location worth a damn. Which location/security app uses the least battery?
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Lookout
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I don't find the total equipment protection app to impact my battery at all, but I'll definitely give lookout a shot
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simpat1zq said:
I just installed Android Lost. It's free and it's great. It lets you do a lot of stuff, like make your phone sound a police siren in case you lost it somewhere in your house, lock the phone, give you the GPS coordinates, and take pictures and send it to your email, all from the web interface. It doesn't use any battery life either.
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Wow, this is one badass app. I would have to say it is by far one of the best apps I have seen.
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Thanks. I may have to try one of these because the Total Protection app apparently cannot find my phones location worth a damn. Which location/security app uses the least battery?
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My battery meter shows AndroidLost as using no battery, just as they claim.
Android lost is neat. Thanks for that.
I just wonder how secure the android lost site is
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Yeah, that's my only concern. Lookout is for sure reputable (been around longer, been recommended more, been on the news for Pete's sake lol) and the free version has all the features you really need, while the paid version adds remote lock and remote wipe capabilities
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you can do all of this with htcsense.com.....
everyday17 said:
you can do all of this with htcsense.com.....
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HTCSense.com is currently down for maintenance. We'll be back soon!
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I will have to check it out when it is back online... this sounds VERY intriguing.
i suggest prey but i have multiple apps installed in case they remove 1 i still have 2 more to track my phone with
http://preyproject.com/ works with all OSes use it on my laptops and dekstop as well
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you can do all of this with htcsense.com.....
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everytime i try to locate phone or make phone sound an alarm off htcsense it does not work whats the deal w/ this? anyone have success using it?
aronslusa said:
I will have to check it out when it is back online... this sounds VERY intriguing.
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Ok, usually you can do all these things
italy7 said:
everytime i try to locate phone or make phone sound an alarm off htcsense it does not work whats the deal w/ this? anyone have success using it?
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I was having a problem with it, but i removed the account from my phone and deleted my account off htcsense.com, made my account again from my phone and it works now.
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I just wonder how secure the android lost site is
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I'm pretty sure the site should be OK since it authenticates with Google before you can use it.
Anyone else get an error when trying to download juice defender? I'm getting unavailable to my carrier :O
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twiggums said:
Anyone else get an error when trying to download juice defender? I'm getting unavailable to my carrier :O
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You don't need juice defender. It'll have a more negative effect on battery as its just another process running in the background.
I got the same message. There was a beta version of one that didn't have the same message. I ended up not using any of them but I am curious as to why we would get that message.
Anyone with any ideas?
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You don't need juice defender. It'll have a more negative effect on battery as its just another process running in the background.
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didn't plan on using it to be honest, I just was confused by the message. didn't know a carrier could restrict an app like that (or atleast I think that's what's goin on) and don't really like it.
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twiggums said:
didn't plan on using it to be honest, I just was confused by the message. didn't know a carrier could restrict an app like that (or atleast I think that's what's goin on) and don't really like it.
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Try clearing market cache, then retry it.
eep2378 said:
Try clearing market cache, then retry it.
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Tried it, 3 different times :-/
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I just tried it and it worked fine. I was able to download it and install it. I am on ATT so it doesnt seem to be a carrier issue. What rom are you on? Or is it stock. I am on cm7 and had no issues.
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RockRatt said:
I just tried it and it worked fine. I was able to download it and install it. I am on ATT so it doesnt seem to be a carrier issue. What rom are you on? Or is it stock. I am on cm7 and had no issues.
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I'm on unnamed. So they block ATT based ROMs I'm guessing? Cm7 isn't rite?
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I got the Plus version and I love it. Used the default settings and get great standby time out of it. Unplugged the phone at 10 this morning, made a couple calls and checked e-mail. Been sitting on the desk about 12 hours and still have 95% battery left.
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I got the Plus version and I love it. Used the default settings and get great standby time out of it. Unplugged the phone at 10 this morning, made a couple calls and checked e-mail. Been sitting on the desk about 12 hours and still have 95% battery left.
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+1. I love this app. If I leave mobile data running, battery life on this phone sucks. With it I run schedules with mobile data where I can still get emails, and use my phone for more than 6 hrs. Don't know about the installation issues, since I've had it for awhile, just wanted to defend the app for those who feel it's not necessary
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So anyways anyone know why its restricted?
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I believe they just uploaded v 3 on the market and it may take some time to sort it up.
im not sure who said not to use juice and i really dont care. i have noticed an improvement in my battery life by using it, and i am talking hours. If you shell out the money for the ultimate version you can take control over every power eating aspect of your phone. +1 to the developer
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I believe they just uploaded v 3 on the market and it may take some time to sort it up.
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Oh I see that'd make sense. I was just scared ATT was gonna start goin block crazy or something. I've never seen an error of the sort before :O
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I can actually see JD on the market right now...
pedmond said:
I can actually see JD on the market right now...
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Still not available on my end :-\
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You can get it from the Amazon Appstore.
Just checked the juice defender ultimate app, and it did say it its not available with my carrier. Weird.
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download 4shared mobile and get it from there.
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Anyone else get an error when trying to download juice defender? I'm getting unavailable to my carrier :O
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Which firmware are you running?
There's a known issue that the Market hasn't been updated to handle the UCKK6 (AT&T OTA update) fingerprint yet.
Ever since i got my xperia S i don't have enough data any more. I used to have Arc. And i have 1.3 GB ever month to use. And that used to be plenty. I only used half of that with the arc.
So i was wondering if anyone know what is using so much data on this phone. I turned of automatic update from google market. But i can see on my bill that the phone is still taking huge bits of data while i sleep during the night.
I flashed .73 but it was the same issue with .67
No problems to me (flat) but same amount of gb made this month like with arc.
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I don't have any data issues either. Maybe you have an app that's a data hog? I came in waayyyy under my data quota (500MB limit from provider) but I don't use a whole lot besides email syncing, maps, news readers and a few games.
No such thing for me. Also I don't know about you, but in Russia .67 and NL .73 there's a data tracker app built in. Maybe you should try it? Also, ALOT. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D_Z-D2tzi14/S8TRIo4br3I/AAAAAAAACv4/Zh7_GcMlRKo/s1600/ALOT.png
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Also, ALOT. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D_Z-D2tzi14/S8TRIo4br3I/AAAAAAAACv4/Zh7_GcMlRKo/s1600/ALOT.png
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Ha!
I've only gone through one billing cycle but I burned about 3GB. That was with a fair bit of browsing, youtube uploads, instant upload of photos to Photobucket and G+. I have All You Can Eat data, but after 15GB they can throttle you, so I keep an eye.
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I've only gone through one billing cycle but I burned about 3GB. That was with a fair bit of browsing, youtube uploads, instant upload of photos to Photobucket and G+. I have All You Can Eat data, but after 15GB they can throttle you, so I keep an eye.
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You sure about the throttle? Mines truly unlimited.
WasherUK said:
You sure about the throttle? Mines truly unlimited.
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Well, its in the terms, but from somebody else on three I hear that you can go to 50GB without getting throttled. They only have 400k users here in Ireland, of a population of over 4mil so contention is pretty low compared to other networks like o2 who have a majority share in the market with loads of business iphones chugging through bandwidth.
Im on three UK and regularly hit 40 gig a month.
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Do you be tethering a lot or just a porn addict?
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Booomber said:
Ever since i got my xperia S i don't have enough data any more. I used to have Arc. And i have 1.3 GB ever month to use. And that used to be plenty. I only used half of that with the arc.
So i was wondering if anyone know what is using so much data on this phone. I turned of automatic update from google market. But i can see on my bill that the phone is still taking huge bits of data while i sleep during the night.
I flashed .73 but it was the same issue with .67
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there is an app in the market called badass battery monitor
download it and check which app is taking sucking up your data...
i am having no such data issues....
check if any app is using up data and do the needfull
Yea I found a app called my data manager. So im tracking all data use now.
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Okay so i found out what is using so much data. Is something called "streaming media" I don't know what that is. Last night when is was asleep it used 144 mb. So how do I stop this?
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Do you have google music installed?
No. I have music unlimted. But i never used it.
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Nobody knows what this "media streaming" is and how I can disable it or stop it or uninstall it?
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How do you even turn your data on for T Mobile. I have been trying but nothing seems to be working!
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Nobody knows what this "media streaming" is and how I can disable it or stop it or uninstall it?
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Check the running apps and find those related to media / music / streamming
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Nobody knows what this "media streaming" is and how I can disable it or stop it or uninstall it?
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According to My Data Manager FAQ:
What is Streaming Media:
Media Apps like Youtube and Slacker Radio use the OS to stream video or music on their behalf. If My Data Manager can't identify which app requested the media, the usage is tracked as Streaming Media.
It might be me but this seems like a lot for 9 days. I have my background sync off also. Any other ideas what might cause this?
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Zackhery said:
It might be me but this seems like a lot for 9 days. I have my background sync off also. Any other ideas what might cause this?
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This seems like a pretty huge bug, I would go into AT&T and ask about it, maybe they will bump up your monthly or at least take away any overage fees if you go over your plan. I haven't seen this but I am on wifi a lot of the time personally..
Has anyone else noticed this? If no one has I might see if I can switch it out for another after school
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Did you have Google restore your settings when you set up the device for the first time?
NotablyNice said:
Did you have Google restore your settings when you set up the device for the first time?
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I think I might have. I'm not 100% sure. But its still going up 472mb atm but data has been shut off for awhile.
Zackhery said:
I think I might have. I'm not 100% sure. But its still going up 472mb atm but data has been shut off for awhile.
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Factory reset. Setup Google account without restoring anything. See what happens.
NotablyNice said:
Factory reset. Setup Google account without restoring anything. See what happens.
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So without restoring anything? Because there is no option for settings restore.
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Hm.
Do you watch YouTube on Hi Quality on mobile? I did and used 25 gigs of data. It comes up under Android OS in data usage, which threw me for a while. Stop watching youtube on mobile for a bit and see if that helps.
I need to update my apps, but I can't. I still have like 500mb left
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BFirebird101 said:
I need to update my apps, but I can't. I still have like 500mb left
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What do you have that's taking up that much room? Having only 500mb left will slow your phone down significantly. If you can't make any room, I would temporarily remove the things from your phone that are taking up a lot of space, update your apps, and then put your data back.
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jamiethemorris said:
What do you have that's taking up that much room? Having only 500mb left will slow your phone down significantly. If you can't make any room, I would temporarily remove the things from your phone that are taking up a lot of space, update your apps, and then put your data back.
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My music
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BFirebird101 said:
My music
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Yeah, I would just take the music off, update your apps, and then put it back on. Also, I'm a huge fan of Google Music but I know it's not always an option to stream if you're on a limited data plan.
Even on a limited data plan it's still good because it places the music on the cache until the user clears it. I can't go without Google music.
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Jaggar345 said:
Even on a limited data plan it's still good because it places the music on the cache until the user clears it. I can't go without Google music.
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Yeah, I don't use it that often, it's mostly when I forget my iPod. But when I do it's good to have. I'm pretty sure I used all my 120 gigs or whatever too.
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I'm a big fan is OTG drives for media. To the OP, one trick I've learned is that wiping caches before a nandroid backup takes off enough space to be noticable. So if you're kind of on the border line wiping the caches before updating apps might help. It will build the caches back but if you wipe them only some of the caches will be filled at first boot I believe. It's just an idea to look into I'm no cache expert.
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