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just had my Galaxy2 stolen, I had it on the pattern lock...will it wipe after certain attempts or is there a way to wipe it?
hawrai68 said:
just had my Galaxy2 stolen, I had it on the pattern lock...will it wipe after certain attempts or is there a way to wipe it?
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Did you sign up for samsung dive?
No...Can the unlock pattern be by-passed easily?
Try plan b from market.
Plan B from Lookout labs is a find my phone app that you download. AFTER you lose your phone. Thanks to the new Android market, all you have to do is: Login to the Android Market, Find Plan B and Install it. Plan B will start locating your phone using cell towers and GPS. It will email you the location every 10 mins. It works best if you have the GPS enabled already as the app can not do that by it'self.
Plan B will start locating your phone using cell towers and GPS. It will email you the location every 10 mins. It works best if you have the GPS enabled already as the app can’t do that by itself. You can restart the process by texting locate to your number.
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hawrai68 said:
No...Can the unlock pattern be by-passed easily?
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Yeah pretty easily from my experience... Not sure how many people know how to though
Surely flashing a stock rom with repartition will remove it? You don't need the pattern to get in download mode. Sorry to hear about your loss.
norm2002 said:
Surely flashing a stock rom with repartition will remove it? You don't need the pattern to get in download mode. Sorry to hear about your loss.
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They wouldn't even need to repartition... This is the only downside of an unlocked bootloader phone.
Thing is, thieves tend to be the lowest levels of civilisation, so will they know how to get it into download mode? Or how to correctly flash it in ODIN? Or do they even know about the possibility of such modes?
Yes, some thieves are smart, but most ain't.
I just don't want them to access my info...I rather they had to wipe it and keep the damn thing.
Will try the App also...thanks.
i guess you didnt install mobile defense or any tracking app to your phone. that's the first thing that gets installed to my device, automatically actually because its tied to my google account. so i can go to mobiledefense website and track my phone, wipe the phone remotely, etc. sorry for such a loss!
RogerPodacter said:
i guess you didnt install mobile defense or any tracking app to your phone. that's the first thing that gets installed to my device, automatically actually because its tied to my google account. so i can go to mobiledefense website and track my phone, wipe the phone remotely, etc. sorry for such a loss!
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what apps u use mate to do that,i want to do on my phone thanks
turborider said:
what apps u use mate to do that,i want to do on my phone thanks
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I use mobile defense, but I heard they closed off for new users. I don't know, but similar apps exist like where's my Droid or something like that.
Prey project is free iirc.
Lookout is and app that allows you to perform wipes, & locate your device also.
I've also used LostPhone(stop sign for app icon)
hawrai68 said:
just had my Galaxy2 stolen, I had it on the pattern lock...will it wipe after certain attempts or is there a way to wipe it?
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Have you rang your network and reported it stolen?
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no one mentioned the first thing to do!
CHANGE YOUR GOOGLE PASSWORD!!
Yes I changed Google password 1st thing..Sim card was not in the phone, did not think network would help.
give the network your ime number and they will block the phone for you.
RogerPodacter said:
I use mobile defense, but I heard they closed off for new users. I don't know, but similar apps exist like where's my Droid or something like that.
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You can use Samsung's solution on SGS2, SamsungDrive . Also lets you track and remote wipe.
bobbysixkiller said:
no one mentioned the first thing to do!
CHANGE YOUR GOOGLE PASSWORD!!
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+1000 change ALL passwords that you saved on the phone (like Yahoo, papal, whatever). Google is the main one.
dk206 said:
Have you rang your network and reported it stolen?
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the network can only stop the activity on the SIM card (phone is irrelevant, and they can't do **** besides deactivating the SIM imho)
voodoochild2008 said:
give the network your ime number and they will block the phone for you.
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They MAY block it but only from activating on their network.
OP, I am genuinely sorry for the loss.
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Prey project is free iirc.
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this. up to 3 devices for free. i'd get this first thing on your new phone. try planb for the current phone to see if theres any way to track it.
I noticed that was surpassing my data limit this month. I installed 3G watch dog to see if I could find the culprit. Obviously the browser is the main draw, and considering that I've already been spoiled with Flash I have been using it a lot. What I've noticed is that my second highest draw is a list of services, that used 20MB in a day. 3G watchdog groups these all together so I don't know which specific services is using so much data.
Anyone else seen this issue. Any way of seeing the data draw of each specific service?
Set the social networks on motoblur to sync only with wifi.
xabierd said:
Set the social networks on motoblur to sync only with wifi.
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Blur really uses that much data? Wow. I can't wait until they give us an unlocked bootloader and I can install CM...
Critic2029 said:
Blur really uses that much data? Wow. I can't wait until they give us an unlocked bootloader and I can install CM...
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20mb seems like a lot of data usage without your interaction. Did you install any apps not from the market? ie: sideload from a not so reputable site. Gingerblur the thing and start fresh. Then you can install the apps you want and leave out the ones you don't want.
My wives phone nightly is attempting (and succeeding) to backup her entire music library, pictures and videos to their server. We've disabled the sync and we're not subscribed to Vcast. It wouldn't be a huge problem except that her line isn't unlimited data and she's barely under her data allowance each month. I'm unlimited and I still don't use near the data her phone claims she does. I'm on XDA so you know I'm VERY data intensive. Comes with the territory right? Has anyone else ran into this problems? If so do you have any solutions?
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Is the phone rooted?
If so, just delete the VCast files from /system/app
Alternately (and probably safer if possible) you can try to see if you can "disable" any VZW services that you're not using by going to Settings > Apps > All Apps. Find the Vcast service app (and also probably HTC Media Upload Service), select them, and hopefully the "Disable" button is available for those apps.
Disable button is a benefit of having a 4.0 and above ROM. Unfortunately I've not rooted these phones so it's not even an option. Good suggestion though.
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Geoi1006 said:
Disable button is a benefit of having a 4.0 and above ROM. Unfortunately I've not rooted these phones so it's not even an option. Good suggestion though.
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Ahh, boo. You're right.
OK, so go into the accounts section in settings and make sure the HTC account is disabled and none of the services are set to sync. I can't remember the GB interface off the top of my head so I can't be more specific right now, sorry..
But without root, you'll likely have to figure out how to shut the service down via its interface in the settings menu.
The basic info/solution tech support offered was to watch when it attempts to start and disable data. She could find no logical reason for it to act like it is .
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Geoi1006 said:
The basic info/solution tech support offered was to watch when it attempts to start and disable data. She could find no logical reason for it to act like it is .
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That hardly seems like a solution. So basically they say you have to babysit your phone and disable data when it tries to do something you haven't told it to do?
If it were me, I'd bite the bullet and wipe it. Hopefully she used the Google services for contacts and stuff instead of VZWs so most everything should automatically come back. I'd rather spend a day restoring my phone than have to bother with monitoring it all the time because its acting up for unknown reasons..
Might as well take this as your opportunity to unlock the bootloader and root it too, since the unlock process forces you to wipe the phone anyways..
Plus once you unlock it, you can use Amon Ra to do nandroid backups and then your phone is forever protected from stupid things like this, as long as you backup every now and then.
Go to settings > accounts & settings . Look for any Verizon or vcast account, you click it, unchecked box for "backup music"
Just unlock it and put ICS on!
Problem solved.
Did she go on to her My Verizon page on the Verizon website? I noticed this new Vcast cloud feature when I was changing features on my phone's service last night. (I removed wifi Hotspot since the Hotspot app on the Rezound doesn't work properly and they ain't gonna fix it anytime soon.) Under the features section their are several cloud options. The default 500 megabytes options is Free and was already active on my features even though I don't remember activating it. However, there was an option to remove this feature. Might be worth a try.
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Hi everyone!
This is oreo27, I used to be a moderator in one of the more popular Symbian modding oriented forums. I recently switched to Android and I got most of my resources here on XDA. Firstly, I'd like to say that the wealth of information in this forum is amazing! I learned the basics of modding and was able to root my device and understand a lot of concepts in a matter of hours. :good:
In any event, I seem to be having an issue with the Galaxy S3 I9300 I'm using.
I only use this phone for the applications. The prepaid SIM I've placed is only for the data usage (paid daily) and I don't use it at all for SMS or calls. I've noticed that my prepaid top up/credits/load (whatever you call it in your place) has been reduced for no reason. I'm thinking that an application may be sending an SMS/making a phone call which is causing the charges.
My question is this, is there any application that can monitor/block outgoing SMS/Calls? I've resorted to messing with application permissions and I'm afraid that I may screw something up or worse, miss whatever application is causing this. I could call the carrier but I want to make sure these charges are not coming from my end first.
Hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
oreo27 said:
Hi everyone!
This is oreo27, I used to be a moderator in one of the more popular Symbian modding oriented forums. I recently switched to Android and I got most of my resources here on XDA. Firstly, I'd like to say that the wealth of information in this forum is amazing! I learned the basics of modding and was able to root my device and understand a lot of concepts in a matter of hours. :good:
In any event, I seem to be having an issue with the Galaxy S3 I9300 I'm using.
I only use this phone for the applications. The prepaid SIM I've placed is only for the data usage (paid daily) and I don't use it at all for SMS or calls. I've noticed that my prepaid top up/credits/load (whatever you call it in your place) has been reduced for no reason. I'm thinking that an application may be sending an SMS/making a phone call which is causing the charges.
My question is this, is there any application that can monitor/block outgoing SMS/Calls? I've resorted to messing with application permissions and I'm afraid that I may screw something up or worse, miss whatever application is causing this. I could call the carrier but I want to make sure these charges are not coming from my end first.
Hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
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Do u have free local data?
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probably updates .
JellyYogurt said:
Do u have free local data?
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No, we don't. You are charged every time you use data. However, I was on a 24 hour unlimited data promo at the time the charge was incurred thus the suspicion of a rouge application sending an SMS/making a phone call.
JJEgan said:
probably updates .
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Updates via call/SMS?
oreo27 said:
No, we don't. You are charged every time you use data. However, I was on a 24 hour unlimited data promo at the time the charge was incurred thus the suspicion of a rouge application sending an SMS/making a phone call.
Updates via call/SMS?
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How did u know u were on a 24 hour unlimited data promo? Sms? Can u ss if it is?
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oreo27 said:
No, we don't. You are charged every time you use data. However, I was on a 24 hour unlimited data promo at the time the charge was incurred thus the suspicion of a rouge application sending an SMS/making a phone call.
Updates via call/SMS?
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Updates via mobile data
Avast AV can block apps through its firewall .
JJEgan said:
Updates via mobile data
Avast AV can block apps through its firewall .
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But he said he has unlimited data for 1 day. But if it is false, then everything is explained.
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oreo27 said:
Hi everyone!
Hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
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If you use it for apps only a lot of them connect to the internet to work properly so will use data
You could try something like this app here to monitor usage it may help, you can search the play store for data usage app and you will get a lot to choose from if this one is no good for you.
You could also pull down the notification panel and turn off Mobile Data if not already done, its another thing to try to see of it stops the data charges being incurred.
ag4751 said:
If you use it for apps only a lot of them connect to the internet to work properly so will use data
You could try something like this app here to monitor usage it may help, you can search the play store for data usage app and you will get a lot to choose from if this one is no good for you.
You could also pull down the notification panel and turn off Mobile Data if not already done, its another thing to try to see of it stops the data charges being incurred.
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He alr said he has unlimited data when it occurred...
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oreo27 said:
My question is this, is there any application that can monitor/block outgoing SMS/Calls?.
I could call the carrier but I want to make sure these charges are not coming from my end first.
Hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
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This is what the OP asked, he asked if there was an app that could monitor the usage
JellyYogurt said:
He alr said he has unlimited data when it occurred...
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The comments were left for the OP as he stated he was on an unlimited promotional data plan when it happened 'was on, not is on' and he pays for a sim but only uses it for data, not calls or text messages so what I linked him to will allow him to monitor this, if he does not find it helpful then really it is for him to tell me, or not bother responding, either way its his choice.
ag4751 said:
This is what the OP asked, he asked if there was an app that could monitor the usage
The comments were left for the OP as he stated he was on an unlimited promotional data plan when it happened 'was on, not is on' and he pays for a sim but only uses it for data, not calls or text messages so what I linked him to will allow him to monitor this, if he does not find it helpful then really it is for him to tell me, or not bother responding, either way its his choice.
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U can actually just do the same thing with data usage in settings.
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JellyYogurt said:
How did u know u were on a 24 hour unlimited data promo? Sms? Can u ss if it is?
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Yes, an SMS notification is sent to you to confirm the registration. It happened several hours before expiration. Unfortunately, I've already deleted the message by updating the device to 4.3 and wiping the device :angel:
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Updates via mobile data
Avast AV can block apps through its firewall .
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JellyYogurt said:
But he said he has unlimited data for 1 day. But if it is false, then everything is explained.
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ag4751 said:
If you use it for apps only a lot of them connect to the internet to work properly so will use data
You could try something like this app Iamnotallowedtopostlinks to monitor usage it may help, you can search the play store for data usage app and you will get a lot to choose from if this one is no good for you.
You could also pull down the notification panel and turn off Mobile Data if not already done, its another thing to try to see of it stops the data charges being incurred.
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JellyYogurt said:
He alr said he has unlimited data when it occurred...
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ag4751 said:
This is what the OP asked, he asked if there was an app that could monitor the usage
The comments were left for the OP as he stated he was on an unlimited promotional data plan when it happened 'was on, not is on' and he pays for a sim but only uses it for data, not calls or text messages so what I linked him to will allow him to monitor this, if he does not find it helpful then really it is for him to tell me, or not bother responding, either way its his choice.
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Yes, I was on unlimited data when it occurred. Is there an application that can block all other applications aside from the default, from sending an SMS or making phone calls without my knowledge? That was the actual application that I was looking for. Sorry for the confusion.
That's the only explanation as to why the prepaid top up was reduced. Thanks for the prompt responses.
Bumping my thread as it has been pushed to page 3 :fingers-crossed:
oreo27 said:
Yes, an SMS notification is sent to you to confirm the registration. It happened several hours before expiration. Unfortunately, I've already deleted the message by updating the device to 4.3 and wiping the device :angel:
Yes, I was on unlimited data when it occurred. Is there an application that can block all other applications aside from the default, from sending an SMS or making phone calls without my knowledge? That was the actual application that I was looking for. Sorry for the confusion.
That's the only explanation as to why the prepaid top up was reduced. Thanks for the prompt responses.
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I doubt thr is any way to do tat. Is the problem still occurring?
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JellyYogurt said:
I doubt thr is any way to do tat. Is the problem still occurring?
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No, it hasn't thankfully.
In any event, I've resorted to manually revoking permissions of applications that have, in my best judgement, need of Sending SMS using an application called App Ops 4.3 / 4.4 KitKat. That should sort things out. From my understanding it's just a native application on 4.3 and above that's currently not accessible. I've been using it since today and everything seems in order.
Thanks to all the prompt responses
Hi! Unfortunately my M7 was lost or stolen last month at Miami Beach. The people who found or stole it. has not disconnected the Google Photo auto backup or Dropbox auto backup. I keep receiving new videos or pics from them. I have not changed my password yet hopping that one of the videos or pictures would let me to contact them. I've tried the Google finder but is not working. Any advice?
chiquito3 said:
Hi! Unfortunately my M7 was lost or stolen last month at Miami Beach. The people who found or stole it. has not disconnected the Google Photo auto backup or Dropbox auto backup. I keep receiving new videos or pics from them. I have not changed my password yet hopping that one of the videos or pictures would let me to contact them. I've tried the Google finder but is not working. Any advice?
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mmmh be careful they might be doing calls to Cuba which is very expensive...
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TopoX84 said:
mmmh be careful they might be doing calls to Cuba which is very expensive...
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Well actually the phone is disconected but it seems that they did not reset the phone or they don't know how to.
chiquito3 said:
Well actually the phone is disconected but it seems that they did not reset the phone or they don't know how to.
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Once you disconnect the phone there is no way possible to track it unless you installed an app for that like phone tracker.
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If it's still on your Google account, install Cerberus from the play store, then use that to track the phones location, lock it, or even wipe it.
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If it's still on your Google account, install Cerberus from the play store, then use that to track the phones location, lock it, or even wipe it.
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How do I use the app from my PC?
Also how do I make app work without activating it from the cellphone?
chiquito3 said:
How do I use the app from my PC?
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Create an account and login here: https://www.cerberusapp.com/ I'm not sure if you can set it up remotely, I think you have to login to Cerberus from the phone the first time.
You can also try PlanB which I know will work without setting it up first, it just needs to be installed through play store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb
Obviously, the phone will need to be connected to wifi or mobile data for the locate to work, but it sounds like they are doing that already if you are getting Dropbox updates.
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Create an account and login here: https://www.cerberusapp.com/ I'm not sure if you can set it up remotely, I think you have to login to Cerberus from the phone the first time.
You can also try PlanB which I know will work without setting it up first, it just needs to be installed through play store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb
Obviously, the phone will need to be connected to wifi or mobile data for the locate to work, but it sounds like they are doing that already if you are getting Dropbox updates.
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Cerberus needs to be set from phone for it to work, and unfortunately Plan B only works with 2.0 - 2.3 versions of Android
Any other suggestion?
if its on and tied to your google account you don't need an app, can track it on google device manager website..
You are right but it seems that it is not always connected to WiFi. I'll try to locate it from time to time in case I managed to do it at the same time they connect it to the internet.
Thanks
Android lost is a good app I tested it... You just need to register and u can so so via text msg...
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TopoX84 said:
Android lost is a good app I tested it... You just need to register and u can so so via text msg...
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The girls who have my phone just took a picture of one of their friends phone number. I'm planning to call but don't know how to make them help me get my phone back. Also I want to know if any of you know how could I get info on the number.
I wouldn't call, it will tip them off that you are looking for it, which they probably don't suspect.
How about looking at the modified timestamp of when the Dropbox pictures upload to your account, that would give you an idea of when to use ADM to locate it, since it would be on wifi.
They probably plug it in to charge at roughly the same time each day and wifi will remain while charging.