I got my yesterday. It was real late, so I opened up just to check if it was not broken etc.....
Then something occurred to me, my nexus 10 per-configured. At no time did I go through the initial setup as I would do for a new phone or other tablets. This out of the box tablet, unused by me, had all my emails synced, all my apps installed, and it even connected to my home wifi network without ever asking for the wep key ?
Is this normal ? Cause its very very creepy.
When you ordered it you had the option to link it to your account
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It knew you were going to be its owner all along... ;D
sdmark said:
When you ordered it you had the option to link it to your account
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This. I remember such an option when I bought my Nexus 7; although I don't think all my apps were on it, but I could be wrong.
I had the option checked (I thought I did anyways) and I had to set mine up.
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You didn't pick it, it picked you! Muuuhhhhaaaaaa
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sdmark said:
When you ordered it you had the option to link it to your account
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Opps,
I feel dumb. I was in such hurry to purchase, I didn't even notice that option, LOL
Still, it was creepy .
Ptrout said:
Opps,
I feel dumb. I was in such hurry to purchase, I didn't even notice that option, LOL
Still, it was creepy .
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I just realized that I too didn't even notice this option, and I just ordered my Nexus 10 from Play Store about an hour ago lol. Not sure if the option was ticked or not exactly, or if it was even there.
espionage724 said:
I just realized that I too didn't even notice this option, and I just ordered my Nexus 10 from Play Store about an hour ago lol. Not sure if the option was ticked or not exactly, or if it was even there.
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It defaults to checked I believe.
I had the option checked and my account wasn't linked.
which is fine because that's what I actually wanted.
Just think, that when they ship them preconfigured (which is hard to believe because that would mean someone has to unpack them and upload all the stuff) and the devices get stolen or "kidnapped" these people would get access to your google account
Google already knows everything about you... doesn't matter what you tick.
Yeah I've found lots of things creepy but also. I think knowing all my wifi passwords was pretty creepy cause those aren't something you really get to choose if Google saves... Google now seems to be affected by what I do on my android phone such as recent navigation paths show up as new cards on tablet.
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I was a little disappointed that although I selected the option, mine hadnt been set up.
Wasn't disappointed long though cause I just unlocked and rooted it, which factory reset anyway.
rebista said:
Just think, that when they ship them preconfigured (which is hard to believe because that would mean someone has to unpack them and upload all the stuff) and the devices get stolen or "kidnapped" these people would get access to your google account
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It doesn't come pre-configured nor they unpack them and upload all the stuff. At the time of shipping the Serial Number is linked to your account you purchase from. Turning it on, it reads your Serial Number and configures it for your account.
Best regards,
King of Rapture™ said:
It doesn't come pre-configured nor they unpack them and upload all the stuff. At the time of shipping the Serial Number is linked to your account you purchase from. Turning it on, it reads your Serial Number and configures it for your account.
Best regards,
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I'm pretty sure that's not right. Because without Internet it couldn't do that, and I've seen Nexus 7s come out of the box configured before they got connected to Wifi.
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alias_neo said:
I'm pretty sure that's not right. Because without Internet it couldn't do that, and I've seen Nexus 7s come out of the box configured before they got connected to Wifi.
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Are you saying that Google has your WiFi password?
And it gives this password to their employees to pre-configure your device before shipment?
Imagine, the cost to Google, with the labor being so expensive in the USA, to open each box, take out the wrappings, configure your device, and wrap it again like a brand new unit, with plastics, tape around the box and so forth.
Boggles the mind.
Best regards,
K guys I'm gonna try something new to me: Voice of reason.
Maybe there's a special NFC code that wakes the device and has it connect to some WiFi that is nearby and configure then shut down. If that is the case, all they would need to do is have Samsung ship the devices in a state that would accept a NFC wake (could even be a special hardware wake circuit), scan the device to your order, and leave the box in a WiFi accessible location for an hour and it should all be able to have downloaded. No need for a greasy Google goon to touch your device or know your WiFi passkey. Samsung can seal the box, and Google can just shove info into your tablet from its database. G would never pay an army of people to unbox and play with a million tablets, I am certain.
Do keep in mind that any data that Google has in their database is recoverable - i.e., your privacy being safe just because someone didn't have an opportunity to scribble your wpa2 key down is a naïve notion... Keep your digital life as private as you are comfortable with everyone knowing.
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xfinrodx said:
K guys I'm gonna try something new to me: Voice of reason.
Maybe there's a special NFC code that wakes the device and has it connect to some WiFi that is nearby and configure then shut down. If that is the case, all they would need to do is have Samsung ship the devices in a state that would accept a NFC wake (could even be a special hardware wake circuit), scan the device to your order, and leave the box in a WiFi accessible location for an hour and it should all be able to have downloaded. No need for a greasy Google goon to touch your device or know your WiFi passkey. Samsung can seal the box, and Google can just shove info into your tablet from its database. G would never pay an army of people to unbox and play with a million tablets, I am certain.
Do keep in mind that any data that Google has in their database is recoverable - i.e., your privacy being safe just because someone didn't have an opportunity to scribble your wpa2 key down is a naïve notion... Keep your digital life as private as you are comfortable with everyone knowing.
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Just like above, or simply it logs on to someone's unsecured WiFi and configures the account based on the Serial Number as I have mentioned above.
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King of Rapture™ said:
Are you saying that Google has your WiFi password?
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As far as I remember if you don't uncheck the syncing options your WIFI password is stored in your google account when setting it up.
Happened to me twice with GB. Made me change the WIFI password.
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Has anybody tried to activate Samsung Dive on their Note? I created the Samsung account but I don't see any options to activate the remote control settings on the note, even though it says in Samsung's site that the options will be enabled automatically when the Samsung account is created.
http://www.samsungdive.com/DiveMain.do
I got to the samsung site logged in, but then to add my phone, nothing happens.
It will not let me register my phone.
StarLog said:
I got to the samsung site logged in, but then to add my phone, nothing happens.
It will not let me register my phone.
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Same thing happens to me. The site will not let me register my phone and I cant find the remote settings anywhere on the phone...
NOTE STUFF
Supported Note info
Samsung Dive User Guide
Use Cerberus - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus&hl=en
Has some insanely cool features.
StarLog said:
NOTE STUFF
Supported Note info
Samsung Dive User Guide
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Already read all that before posting. My Phone just doesn't have the "Find my Phone" under "Location and Security"...
The feature has been removed from the AT&T version just like SGS2 did.
foxbat121 said:
The feature has been removed from the AT&T version just like SGS2 did.
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Nice, thanks!
ZaidSenall said:
Nice, thanks!
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Don't thank me. Thank AT&T for it
To be honest, the feature doesn't work very well even for non-AT&T versions. I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 wi-fi and I was never able to let DIVE find my tab at all. Another crapy buggy feature from Samsung.
foxbat121 said:
Don't thank me. Thank AT&T for it
To be honest, the feature doesn't work very well even for non-AT&T versions. I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 wi-fi and I was never able to let DIVE find my tab at all. Another crapy buggy feature from Samsung.
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That's what i meant, Thanks At&t...
I came from a windows phone, and microsoft has that feature enabled for all their phones just by going to windowsphone.com and signing in with your live id. and before that, on windows mobile, i had my phone setup with creeper and it got stolen and i wiped it remotely but before i wiped it, i sent it a couple texts telling the thief where he was and that if he didn't return it i was going to call the police. the next morning the phone was sitting on my desk...
I used that Windows phone feature to locate/spy on my kids iDevices have the similar functionality. Not sure why Google left this one out?
DIVE was left out of the i-717 because AT&T offers their own called Mobile Locate and surprise...they charge for it! It is an add-on to the phone insurance.
My Samsung Galaxy Note™ is smarter than your Honor Student.
Well Lookout could be an alternative.
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Really, no love Cerberus?
You can snap pictures from the website control panel with the phone's front camera and have them emailed to you, or record audio from the mic and send that.
You can make it so any SIM put in the phone that isn't the current SIM will only call a phone number you specify.
You can wipe whatever you want from remotely and track the exact location of your phone at all times.
It is AMAZING!
jpeg42 said:
Really, no love Cerberus?
You can snap pictures from the website control panel with the phone's front camera and have them emailed to you, or record audio from the mic and send that.
You can make it so any SIM put in the phone that isn't the current SIM will only call a phone number you specify.
You can wipe whatever you want from remotely and track the exact location of your phone at all times.
It is AMAZING!
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i looked at it but for a reason i can't recall, i went with the "Where's My Droid" app instead.
wish i read this thread earlier, woulda saved me from registering at Samsung's lame Dive site...
I saw Cerberus on Twit.tv and think it is a great option. I'd love to know if any of you Note folks tried it. I don't have a Note... yet.
Cerberus is one of the first things I install on a new phone. If you are rooted you can install it into the rom and it will survive factory reset. It blows away anything else out there right now. You can record audio, video, have it call a number, take a picture, snap a screenshot. Remote lock / wipe. It is just amazing.
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btothec said:
Cerberus is one of the first things I install on a new phone. If you are rooted you can install it into the rom and it will survive factory reset. It blows away anything else out there right now. You can record audio, video, have it call a number, take a picture, snap a screenshot. Remote lock / wipe. It is just amazing.
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It's not free, though, and Samsung Dive is free for the lucky ones that can run it. I wonder if there is a way to force it on the phone (mine is rooted)
ZaidSenall said:
It's not free, though, and Samsung Dive is free for the lucky ones that can run it. I wonder if there is a way to force it on the phone (mine is rooted)
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Lifetime license is less than 5 bucks
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im testing out the free trial on Cerberus now, where are the photos and video stored?
Made my first purchase today using NFC and it was smooth as silk and I can see myself using this a lot.And i was shocked to actually see how many NFC enabled retailers are out there.There is an app that tells you all the retailers around you that support Pay Pass,here's the link. http://tinyurl.com/PayPass
Google has bought me with the provided $10 upon enabling Wallet:
1:Mountain Dew(1)
2:Snicker Bar(1)
3:Wrigley Double-mint Gum(2)
Total= $5.58 ($4.42 remaining)
Thank you google
Visited local 7-11
2 packs of BBQ sunflower seeds ($.99 each)
And java monster.
$4.98 remaining. Thanks google!
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This was on my gn but
Chips small bag
Smokes
Drinks
40$ in gas
I've attempted two purchases so far, and for some reason it doesn't work. I get a message saying sent, then I get a message saying check with the clerk to make sure the transaction has processed and it doesn't go through. Kinda disappointed, so far.
7/11 + google wallet = dinner.
2 buffalo chicken stix
1 spicy bite
1 32oz Corona
___________
9.23
WIN
+ i just added $40 to my prepaid card.
Cant add Visa cards? thought I seen somewhere you could
Totally forgot to try out the NFC at Jack on Sunday, or dinner could've been on Google! dang...
So now I'm checking around in the search app, and it turns out The Microsoft Store accepts paypass. Hehe, Wish I had an excuse to go in and buy something with my NFC Android Phone. That would be so epically awesome. "Your phones can't do that?"
LOL!
Joey SR said:
Cant add Visa cards? thought I seen somewhere you could
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You can add money to the Google card from a visa
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Did anyone find it odd when you used your phone to pay instead of a card? I know I would be a bit suspicous or confused by it if I were the cashier. I still need to find some place that I can use googles money at.
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kmyerslp said:
Did anyone find it odd when you used your phone to pay instead of a card? I know I would be a bit suspicous or confused by it if I were the cashier. I still need to find some place that I can use googles money at.
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It was a bit odd the cashier was totally lost with what I was doing he was like uh what are you trying to do I wonder if he thought I was trying to hack the system lol
Semantics said:
I've attempted two purchases so far, and for some reason it doesn't work. I get a message saying sent, then I get a message saying check with the clerk to make sure the transaction has processed and it doesn't go through. Kinda disappointed, so far.
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When you get the message saying "check with clerk to make sure transaction has processed" it will also say "or tap again to complete". Just tap the phone to the pay pass again and it will say "sent" for the second time and then the transaction will be complete.
kmyerslp said:
Did anyone find it odd when you used your phone to pay instead of a card? I know I would be a bit suspicous or confused by it if I were the cashier. I still need to find some place that I can use googles money at.
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I am looking forward to trying it, and I know that I will find it odd. I hope it works and there isn't an issue. I hate little commotions.
I'm hoping the whole "Unsupported device" message since I rooted is just a notice. I am showing that I have a balance of $10.
Semantics said:
I've attempted two purchases so far, and for some reason it doesn't work. I get a message saying sent, then I get a message saying check with the clerk to make sure the transaction has processed and it doesn't go through. Kinda disappointed, so far.
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Just scan again. It'll go through
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Question? Do I need to log onto the app to use the Wallet or can I just place my phone (as long as it is turned on) up to the terminal?
The directions in the wallet are very vague.
purock said:
Question? Do I need to log onto the app to use the Wallet or can I just place my phone (as long as it is turned on) up to the terminal?
The directions in the wallet are very vague.
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If you have a pin lock then yes it'll ask you to type it in. My steps I took yesterday were, turn on screen, scan, it opens app then says scan again to send. Scan again, all done. Or receive that damn message like I also did and just scan again. All done.
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Will it scan through my letterbox?
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purock said:
Question? Do I need to log onto the app to use the Wallet or can I just place my phone (as long as it is turned on) up to the terminal?
The directions in the wallet are very vague.
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You also have to make sure the screens on
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Good god, I went to 7-11 and bought a couple stuff fine with it. Then I went to CVS to try it and I mar sure I had enough money to pay for it and it didn't work. I held it up to the terminal and it did nothing at all.... Any ideas? It was the same kind of terminal thing that was at 7-11
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alainater said:
Good god, I went to 7-11 and bought a couple stuff fine with it. Then I went to CVS to try it and I mar sure I had enough money to pay for it and it didn't work. I held it up to the terminal and it did nothing at all.... Any ideas? It was the same kind of terminal thing that was at 7-11
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I think some stores that have the paypass machine, don't actually have the machine hooked up to work with it.
If it does nothing at all, I'd imagine thats the case. It wasn't setup on their end.
regalpimpin said:
I think some stores that have the paypass machine, don't actually have the machine hooked up to work with it.
If it does nothing at all, I'd imagine thats the case. It wasn't setup on their end.
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The only thing that made me question that was that the green light on the paypass was on.... But the cashier was like wtf you can't pay with phones...
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Hello all,
Sadly, my SGS 2 was stolen at a railway station recently. I had removed the sim from the phone since the battery was low to put it in another phone. So it's lost now without the sim in it.
Is there any way at to track the phone purely by it's IMEI number (which is all I have)??
I'm totally wrecked that it's gone... I didn't have any tracking software loaded on the phone like AndroidLost /Cerebrus or anything of that sort. I did have Avast I think but I'm not sure if that has a tracking feature.I doubt if I can also use that remote installation technique (which one actually really works?) considering there is no sim on it with no net connection on it.
Help from the local police station in filing a lost phone case so that the IMEI can be reported to the network provider has been useless as they both seem to have better things to do and just keep me running in circles.
Is there anything at all left that I can do on my own now? I've seen a lot of sites where they say you can report your IMEI lost phone number and they say they will alert you if it ever comes up. But there seems to be a lot of them out there. Which one would be the most reliable to do this?
Has anyone else done this before with any success. Looking for the best possible information and hopefully some solution to get back my phone. It had so much of my stuff on it and I spent months customizing it. Really regretting now that I didn't take the time to load a tracking software on it.
Thanks for any help or insight anyone can provide.
Firstly, my sympathies. I can imagine how bad it must feel to lose your phone. Have you tried 'Plan B' by Lookout? It'll work if at all the phone is ever connected to a data plan/ wireless network.
Hope it helps.
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if cerberus or any other aplication of tracking is dificult...
But good.luck friend.
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Thanks Haxtreme, I've installed Plan B via Google Play online and I picked my SGS2 device and it said that Plan B will be remotely installed to my phone.
But is this relying on the sim to deploy the software to the phone? I don't remember punching in my IMEI number for my device on the Google Play store at any point. Does it already have the IMEI number? If not, how do I update that on the Play Store so it knows where to remotely install the software to?
Thanks again for your prompt reply!
HAXTREME said:
Firstly, my sympathies. I can imagine how bad it must feel to lose your phone. Have you tried 'Plan B' by Lookout? It'll work if at all the phone is ever connected to a data plan/ wireless network.
Hope it helps.
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No it uses your Google account not the sim. as long as its got a connection to the internet and is linked to your account, it'll get installed irrespective of whether the sim has been changed or removed. The IMEI and google account are linked the very first time you boot up a phone and it asks you to enter your mail id or create a new one.
The fact that it shows up in your list of devices when you log on to Google play via your desktop itself shows that its still linked and your account hasn't been deleted from the phone.
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what if the thief wiped the phone and/or flash another rom?
would plan b still work?
I am interested because ive got my phone stolen too
hhwong said:
what if the thief wiped the phone and/or flash another rom?
would plan b still work?
I am interested because ive got my phone stolen too
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Now I think prevention is better than cure...
Can anyone guide me to app or tracking system? So that in case my mobile is stolen I can get back
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xDa_nightfury said:
Now I think prevention is better than cure...
Can anyone guide me to app or tracking system? So that in case my mobile is stolen I can get back
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1) u can use 'Avast' antivirus which has 'Anti theft' functionality.
2) u can try some third party apps like 'Cerebrus' from stores and see
Well I am sorry for the loss of your phone but listen buddy... All these software stuff is not really gonna help because i don't believe they can give you any pin point location of the thief. What i did successfully, when my Galaxy Note was lost previous month. I had the original IMEI number and i had contacts in Law Enforcing Agencies of my country. I requested one of my friend there and he asked my IMEI number.Few days later, he informed me that my number is being used by someone and his calls are being tracked. Yet another few days later, he asked me to come by and collect my phone. When i visited his office, i found the thief locked and my cell recovered. The guy told me that while listening to his calls, the thief eventually revealed his location, while giving someone his address for collection of something. So Police caught him at the address. I dont know about your country, but if you have someone in these kinds offices, they can surely help. Thanx
One thing I dont understand is how a cheap GPS system gives mostly an exact global position,but these phones with all them tracking software dont.
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theres not alot you can do unless you have a connection in mobile providers so they can track your imei number, if they found a s2 with no sim they would leave it off and use odin or cwm so tracking would be harder
theunderling said:
One thing I dont understand is how a cheap GPS system gives mostly an exact global position,but these phones with all them tracking software dont.
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I don't think the issue is that the GPS part of the mobile can't locate the position better or worse than a cheap gps system. For tracking a lost phone a well working gps is not enough. You also need a working internet connection and a clear view of the sky in order to get a fix. Like any gps system. It is the combination of this factors that determines the quality of a good tracking configuration.
my thympthies .... i hope u find it
Cenobite_ said:
I don't think the issue is that the GPS part of the mobile can't locate the position better or worse than a cheap gps system. For tracking a lost phone a well working gps is not enough. You also need a working internet connection and a clear view of the sky in order to get a fix. Like any gps system. It is the combination of this factors that determines the quality of a good tracking configuration.
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Via apps like Cerberus and others you can set your phone to automatically send thief's mobile number via email or sms after they insert new sim. You can remotely get your phone to take pictures and videos (front and back cams), sound recordings. You also create pop up messages on screen (and take pic when they open it), remotely wipe or lock device, install the app as system app and also hide it from app tray.
So a GPS location is just a bonus really.
alvinasnow said:
Well I am sorry for the loss of your phone but listen buddy... All these software stuff is not really gonna help because i don't believe they can give you any pin point location of the thief. What i did successfully, when my Galaxy Note was lost previous month. I had the original IMEI number and i had contacts in Law Enforcing Agencies of my country. I requested one of my friend there and he asked my IMEI number.Few days later, he informed me that my number is being used by someone and his calls are being tracked. Yet another few days later, he asked me to come by and collect my phone. When i visited his office, i found the thief locked and my cell recovered. The guy told me that while listening to his calls, the thief eventually revealed his location, while giving someone his address for collection of something. So Police caught him at the address. I dont know about your country, but if you have someone in these kinds offices, they can surely help. Thanx
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Well thats it, from now on the first thing I do after unboxing my new phone is to write that god damn IMEI number down right away.....
I guess my phone is just gone now
Oh well......maybe its time to buy galaxy note 2!
hhwong said:
Well thats it, from now on the first thing I do after unboxing my new phone is to write that god damn IMEI number down right away.....
I guess my phone is just gone now
Oh well......maybe its time to buy galaxy note 2!
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dude its samsung so you have been ****ed one can easily change imei
also u can get imei by calling airtel or your operator and ask them which imei the phone was having :fingers-crossed:
AndroidFreud said:
Hello all,
Sadly, my SGS 2 was stolen at a railway station recently. I had removed the sim from the phone since the battery was low to put it in another phone. So it's lost now without the sim in it.
Is there any way at to track the phone purely by it's IMEI number (which is all I have)??
I'm totally wrecked that it's gone... I didn't have any tracking software loaded on the phone like AndroidLost /Cerebrus or anything of that sort. I did have Avast I think but I'm not sure if that has a tracking feature.I doubt if I can also use that remote installation technique (which one actually really works?) considering there is no sim on it with no net connection on it.
Help from the local police station in filing a lost phone case so that the IMEI can be reported to the network provider has been useless as they both seem to have better things to do and just keep me running in circles.
Is there anything at all left that I can do on my own now? I've seen a lot of sites where they say you can report your IMEI lost phone number and they say they will alert you if it ever comes up. But there seems to be a lot of them out there. Which one would be the most reliable to do this?
Has anyone else done this before with any success. Looking for the best possible information and hopefully some solution to get back my phone. It had so much of my stuff on it and I spent months customizing it. Really regretting now that I didn't take the time to load a tracking software on it.
Thanks for any help or insight anyone can provide.
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First of all I would like to tell you Avast has a very good anti theft feature (which is completely free by the way) if you had root it does allow nand write(for settings I guess) and integration into your rom(factory reset can't remove it then) only a flash operation can remove it, in settings if you had set friend numbers and safe numbers, the moment an unknown sim is inserted, messages are sent to your friends numbers informing sim change (you will get the the thief's number) also if you had enabled it in settings it will force both data connection and gps on too, you can track the phone with gps precision by sending a message (either via sms or their online portal) with the pin code(details are in their site), you can lock the phone, perform a wipe, sound an alarm many other functions. Avast also has amazing stealth technology and starts at boot, so if you want you can jump the thief because he will be able to see only his balance reducing while you remotely control your phone. The key thing you must do is set friend numbers.
Edit : The only way to bypass this security is flashing a new rom. Also it can't be un installed as it will be set as device administrator which requires password unlock.
Using GT - I9100
Just hit the damn help button if I helped you.
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I really do hope you had set friend numbers, Avast anti theft was very useful to me as sometimes my little brother "steals" my phone because he adores my s2, and sometimes I get really pissed so i remotely lock it rendering it completely useless, even if the phone is switched off and on it will lock again, unless I type in my pin or remotely grant access the phone will remain locked.
Using GT - I9100
Just hit the damn help button if I helped you.
I lost my galaxy s the previous year and they couldn't find it by IMEI
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Plan B
HAXTREME said:
Firstly, my sympathies. I can imagine how bad it must feel to lose your phone. Have you tried 'Plan B' by Lookout? It'll work if at all the phone is ever connected to a data plan/ wireless network.
Hope it helps.
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Can you please guide me ....how to aplly "plan B' ....plz tell me the steps
tarunsharma123 said:
Can you please guide me ....how to aplly "plan B' ....plz tell me the steps
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Go to the play store via your computer. Log in with your gmail id, 'purchase' the plan b app. (Its free) and select the particular device from the list of your devices, if there is one. If your phone is ever connected to the Internet and still linked with your Google account, it'll get downloaded
Good luck.
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Okay so I have a very strange thing to report regarding Google Now:
My wife has the Galaxy S3 and I have the Note 2 on Verizon. My wife this week noticed that when opening Google Now the recent search history is displaying MY personal searches along with her own searches!
The phones are not connected in anyway at all and HER Google Now is displaying MY searches. I noticed it only occurs for searches that I am doing while out on the 4G LTE network, and is not picking up any of my local WIFI searches. I can be out 20 miles away from her and she will receive my mobile searches under the Google Now search history.
This is extremely odd and somewhat creepy at the same time. I have no connection to her phone via any accounts and everything is her own accounts.
What is this issue? Anyone familiar with it? Google is almost impossible to contact so I do not know what to do about it...
PS: I am rooted etc running Beans Build 14 and she is on complete stock no root S3 touchwiz.
Do you guys happen to have your browsers synced to chrome on your pc? My wife, and I share our search history through chrome. If you look in google now, it displays your search history from your browser as well. This could be it, though I am just taking a stab at it.
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Something similar is happening to me. I've done tests and found that my searches show on my wife's search history when using Chrome but NOT Google Now, and also does *not* show up on her search history when using my desktop version of Chrome. As her phone is the primary account holder, I wonder if Google hasn't decided that all Chrome searches from phones on our plan aren't hers, and putting them in her history.
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OK, after performing some more tests, it has to be the Verizon account. I've completely logged out of my Google account both in the Chrome for phone and the general phone google account. I mean, I literally removed my Google account from the phone, and searches were still showing up in her history.
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Something similar is happening to me. I've done tests and found that my searches show on my wife's search history when using Chrome but NOT Google Now, and also does *not* show up on her search history when using my desktop version of Chrome. As her phone is the primary account holder, I wonder if Google hasn't decided that all Chrome searches from phones on our plan aren't hers, and putting them in her history.
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OK, after performing some more tests, it has to be the Verizon account. I've completely logged out of my Google account both in the Chrome for phone and the general phone google account. I mean, I literally removed my Google account from the phone, and searches were still showing up in her history.
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I am not alone! Thanks for the reply!
You think it is Verizon doing this not Google? Either way it seems like a big breach in privacy that should be addressed. I have 5 phones attached to the family plan and I will be taking a look at another phone to see if it has it as well. I am the primary phone on the account so it may be be somehow related to that.
I agree it is definitely related to Chrome app browser. I forgot chrome is a separate entity from Google Now.
What do we do about it?
ohiwastedmylife said:
I am not alone! Thanks for the reply!
You think it is Verizon doing this not Google? Either way it seems like a big breach in privacy that should be addressed. I have 5 phones attached to the family plan and I will be taking a look at another phone to see if it has it as well. I am the primary phone on the account so it may be be somehow related to that.
I agree it is definitely related to Chrome app browser. I forgot chrome is a separate entity from Google Now.
What do we do about it?
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I have the same thing. We use the same gmail addeess for apps that were purchased. I always though that was the reason for it. I use chrome. I dont sync to my desktop. My wife does not even have chrome installed.
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ohiwastedmylife said:
I am not alone! Thanks for the reply!
You think it is Verizon doing this not Google? Either way it seems like a big breach in privacy that should be addressed. I have 5 phones attached to the family plan and I will be taking a look at another phone to see if it has it as well. I am the primary phone on the account so it may be be somehow related to that.
I agree it is definitely related to Chrome app browser. I forgot chrome is a separate entity from Google Now.
What do we do about it?
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Well, I thought it was Google associating the Verizon account or something. But, turns out, it was definitely something local to the phone. This has been going on for a while for me, and I finally got tired of it, so I completely factory rest my phone. That finally cleared it up. However, I want to stress, I'm 100% sure I didn't have my wife's account logged into my phone. She's crazy about security and changes her password every couple months (last time was last week, and the issue has been going on longer than that, so it's literally impossible).
I will say, at some point in the past I did have her account on there when we needed to get access to her email for something. My current theory is that there was still a "ghost" of the account still on there somehow associated with Chrome. But really, I'm just grasping at straws. All I know is a factory reset fixed it.
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Well, I thought it was Google associating the Verizon account or something. But, turns out, it was definitely something local to the phone. This has been going on for a while for me, and I finally got tired of it, so I completely factory rest my phone. That finally cleared it up. However, I want to stress, I'm 100% sure I didn't have my wife's account logged into my phone. She's crazy about security and changes her password every couple months (last time was last week, and the issue has been going on longer than that, so it's literally impossible).
I will say, at some point in the past I did have her account on there when we needed to get access to her email for something. My current theory is that there was still a "ghost" of the account still on there somehow associated with Chrome. But really, I'm just grasping at straws. All I know is a factory reset fixed it.
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The ghost file theory makes no sense / isn't plausible for my situation. I completely wipe and factory reset my phone at least once a month for ROM purposes. I have never have used her phone for any personal accounts or anything like that. She does not even have the Chrome app on her phone.
Something else is up with this. . .
Is it just me or does this seem like a somewhat serious issue?
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ohiwastedmylife said:
The ghost file theory makes no sense / isn't plausible for my situation. I completely wipe and factory reset my phone at least once a month for ROM purposes. I have never have used her phone for any personal accounts or anything like that. She does not even have the Chrome app on her phone.
Something else is up with this. . .
Is it just me or does this seem like a somewhat serious issue?
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So I am in the UK on GiffGaff which uses the O2 network. My wife and I both have Nexus 4s. When she searches on her phone it comes up in my google now but not in hers! The only link we have is that I ordered her phone from my Google account.
The phone itself was registered and has only ever been used with her account though. Could it be because we're on the same WiFi network?
I suppose a solution was never found?
This just started happening with me and my girlfriend. I have a nexus 4 and she has an iPhone 4s. I'm on T-Mobile, she's on att. My searches do not show up on her phone. And something she searched on her phone while stuck in traffic also showed up on my phone when I wasn't anywhere near her. Though I suppose it could've been some sort of WiFi sync when she got home. Anyone still trying to figure this out?
BaronVonWasteland said:
I suppose a solution was never found?
This just started happening with me and my girlfriend. I have a nexus 4 and she has an iPhone 4s. I'm on T-Mobile, she's on att. My searches do not show up on her phone. And something she searched on her phone while stuck in traffic also showed up on my phone when I wasn't anywhere near her. Though I suppose it could've been some sort of WiFi sync when she got home. Anyone still trying to figure this out?
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Yes stop cheating on your wives and everything will be fine.
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ohiwastedmylife said:
Okay so I have a very strange thing to report regarding Google Now:
My wife has the Galaxy S3 and I have the Note 2 on Verizon. My wife this week noticed that when opening Google Now the recent search history is displaying MY personal searches along with her own searches!
The phones are not connected in anyway at all and HER Google Now is displaying MY searches. I noticed it only occurs for searches that I am doing while out on the 4G LTE network, and is not picking up any of my local WIFI searches. I can be out 20 miles away from her and she will receive my mobile searches under the Google Now search history.
This is extremely odd and somewhat creepy at the same time. I have no connection to her phone via any accounts and everything is her own accounts.
What is this issue? Anyone familiar with it? Google is almost impossible to contact so I do not know what to do about it...
PS: I am rooted etc running Beans Build 14 and she is on complete stock no root S3 touchwiz.
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Pharylon said:
Something similar is happening to me. I've done tests and found that my searches show on my wife's search history when using Chrome but NOT Google Now, and also does *not* show up on her search history when using my desktop version of Chrome. As her phone is the primary account holder, I wonder if Google hasn't decided that all Chrome searches from phones on our plan aren't hers, and putting them in her history.
EDIT:
OK, after performing some more tests, it has to be the Verizon account. I've completely logged out of my Google account both in the Chrome for phone and the general phone google account. I mean, I literally removed my Google account from the phone, and searches were still showing up in her history.
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ohiwastedmylife said:
I am not alone! Thanks for the reply!
You think it is Verizon doing this not Google? Either way it seems like a big breach in privacy that should be addressed. I have 5 phones attached to the family plan and I will be taking a look at another phone to see if it has it as well. I am the primary phone on the account so it may be be somehow related to that.
I agree it is definitely related to Chrome app browser. I forgot chrome is a separate entity from Google Now.
What do we do about it?
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michigan66 said:
I have the same thing. We use the same gmail addeess for apps that were purchased. I always though that was the reason for it. I use chrome. I dont sync to my desktop. My wife does not even have chrome installed.
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Pharylon said:
Well, I thought it was Google associating the Verizon account or something. But, turns out, it was definitely something local to the phone. This has been going on for a while for me, and I finally got tired of it, so I completely factory rest my phone. That finally cleared it up. However, I want to stress, I'm 100% sure I didn't have my wife's account logged into my phone. She's crazy about security and changes her password every couple months (last time was last week, and the issue has been going on longer than that, so it's literally impossible).
I will say, at some point in the past I did have her account on there when we needed to get access to her email for something. My current theory is that there was still a "ghost" of the account still on there somehow associated with Chrome. But really, I'm just grasping at straws. All I know is a factory reset fixed it.
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airgigorluck said:
So I am in the UK on GiffGaff which uses the O2 network. My wife and I both have Nexus 4s. When she searches on her phone it comes up in my google now but not in hers! The only link we have is that I ordered her phone from my Google account.
The phone itself was registered and has only ever been used with her account though. Could it be because we're on the same WiFi network?
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BaronVonWasteland said:
I suppose a solution was never found?
This just started happening with me and my girlfriend. I have a nexus 4 and she has an iPhone 4s. I'm on T-Mobile, she's on att. My searches do not show up on her phone. And something she searched on her phone while stuck in traffic also showed up on my phone when I wasn't anywhere near her. Though I suppose it could've been some sort of WiFi sync when she got home. Anyone still trying to figure this out?
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spetzuu said:
Yes stop cheating on your wives and everything will be fine.
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Why dont you guys turn web history off? Go here: https://accounts.google.com/Login?continue=https://history.google.com/history/&hl=en
Then clear all your searches and turn it off then test your problem again.
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Yes stop cheating on your wives and everything will be fine.
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It's when you see " dealing with a small penis" pop up it's quite demoralising
You guys both use the same chrome browser at home on your PC.
Case closed.
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Withdrawn statement until case gets solved.
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1ManWolfePack said:
You guys both use the same chrome browser at home on your PC.
Case closed.
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Afraid not. She has a laptop, I have a laptop, the two never cross polinate.
I think I would have worked that out by now. I have never signed in on her laptop.
But, when she searches on her phone, it comes up in my google now.
Something I find with google now is it doesn't show searches from the phone's chrome browser as suggestions, just those from other devices. For some reason it thinks her phone is one of my devices. It doesn't think my phone is one of hers though?
So Mr WolfePack, now solve the case!
Did any of you guys even try what I mentioned above? The least you could do is reply back saying it doesnt work.
@airgigorluck @ BoostedB18C @spetzuu @BaronVonWasteland @Pharylon @ohiwastedmylife @michigan66
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Did any of you guys even try what I mentioned above? The least you could do is reply back saying it doesnt work.
@airgigorluck @ BoostedB18C @spetzuu @BaronVonWasteland @Pharylon @ohiwastedmylife @michigan66
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You mentioned me in your quote, but I'm not having their issue. I'm just curious to what it could be.
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BoostedB18C said:
You mentioned me in your quote, but I'm not having their issue. I'm just curious to what it could be.
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Ah, ok.
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Ah, ok.
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Your suggestion should solve it though, theoretically. If one of these guys ever tries it and responds.
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Your suggestion should solve it though, theoretically. If one of these guys ever tries it and responds.
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Im thinking the same thing lol.
Cerberus looks like a great anti-theft device. Check it out.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus&hl=en
You get a free 6 day trial period. After that it's 4 bucks and some change. Looks like it's well worth it so far.
gina$zanboti said:
Cerberus looks like a great anti-theft device. Check it out.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus&hl=en
You get a free 6 day trial period. After that it's 4 bucks and some change. Looks like it's well worth it so far.
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It's a good app, though some anti virus/malware programs provide some or most of the functions of this program. There is another program like this, GotYa-
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myboyfriendisageek.gotya&hl=en
I think it would be nice to know where your tablet is if it's stolen, though I have to wonder, who would really risk a confrontation with a possibly dangerous crook over their phone or tablet?
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I think it would be nice to know where your tablet is if it's stolen, though I have to wonder, who would really risk a confrontation with a possibly dangerous crook over their phone or tablet?
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It would be enough to snap a picture of the person who stole your device so you could report it to the authorities. I know that there have been instances when a person was able to provide a photo ID of the thief and the police still did nothing, but there have also been some success stories.
gina$zanboti said:
It would be enough to snap a picture of the person who stole your device so you could report it to the authorities. I know that there have been instances when a person was able to provide a photo ID of the thief and the police still did nothing, but there have also been some success stories.
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That's true. I have only had one thing stolen my life, knock on wood, it was a portable CD Player.
californiarailroader said:
That's true. I have only had one thing stolen my life, knock on wood, it was a portable CD Player.
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I've had my PSP stolen which was very upsetting. When I told my mom about this app she shrugged it off and dismissed me as being paranoid. I kept trying to explain the feature that she would really like but she just ignored me. Then I said, "Oh mom.. have you seen my phone? I can't find it!" Then I sent a signal to set off an alarm to my phone so that I could find it and said, "Oohhh~.. there~ it is!" She looked up at me smiling and said, "Yes, I do need that."
She bought the app then and there.
gina$zanboti said:
Cerberus looks like a great anti-theft device. Check it out.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus&hl=en
You get a free 6 day trial period. After that it's 4 bucks and some change. Looks like it's well worth it so far.
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Android Device Manager and Lookout Security & Antivirus does most of the same things and they are both free.
Your Samsung account also has a free service that is called "locate my mobile", You can find the current location of the lost device and you can track the movement of the mobile at 15 minute intervals for 12 hours and I believe it will lock, ring and wipe data also.
Note: None of these will work if there is no wifi signal.
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Android Device Manager and Lookout Security & Antivirus does most of the same things and they are both free.
Your Samsung account also has a free service that is called "locate my mobile", You can find the current location of the lost device and you can track the movement of the mobile at 15 minute intervals for 12 hours and I believe it will lock, ring and wipe data also.
Note: None of these will work if there is no wifi signal.
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Whereas Cerberus DOES work without wifi or even data. As long as it has basic GSM, you can text it and it can text you back information/ring/gps data, etc etc. It's far more fully featured than the three you mention - try it if you haven't already. I have it on all 4 of my devices and I've found my phone twice with it when there was no internet connection at its lost location.
I'm using it for my phone and my tablet, only need to purchase once. However it works better in phone because of the location of the front camera. Tablets cannot accurately capture the photo of the thief
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I've been using Cerberus now for just over 2 years (9/11/2011). Cost me €2.99.
I have tablet (Wifi Note 10.1 2014), my phone (Note 2), my mother phone and tablet, and my friends phone that I pay for all on it.
Thankfully nothing has been stolen, but I have used it to locate my mothers tablet that she thought was stolen, and my friend who sowed up an hour late for dinner and wouldn't answer his phone.
Its nice knowing that its on my devices, and I love the fact that it will take a picture of the person who tried to unlock my phone with 2 or more wrong codes and email me.