Hi guys in my family i am the one to always fix electronic problems (and there are a lot). So my dad has a new phone and he is having some sort of issue with it, i was wondering if anyone knew of an app or feature in which i could control his phone from a computer. I could probably use teamviewer to get to his computer and do something from there but i would need to be able to see his phone's screen and hopefully manipulate it. i know there are a couple apps that will allow me to do this if i am rooted but for obvious reasons (my dad is bad with tech) i rather not root my dad's phone
btw i have no way to go to his house and fix his phone my self because i am currently in a different country than him
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Ok, before everyone jumps to conclusions on multiple accounts let me get this out there.
1. I am not a noob when it comes to forums and no how to search ie my search results:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=989241
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1067003
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913958
2. I am not a noob when it comes to android devices and would call myself moderately knowledgable in the subject and really cant think of any other ideas also google nor sprint is not helping in the slightest ( and honestly I dont expect them too).
3. The story below is true and i DID NOT STEAL or receive a STOLEN phone, nor am i some jealous boyfirend. I am doing this for a friend, so here it goes.
My coworkers son commited suicide and has asked me to look at his phone to see if i can find away to unlock it so he can either know if anybody knew this was happening or most likely i think for closure of this whole ordeal. When given to me he had already given the phone to many gestures and gives me the google account lockout screen. the father just wants to see the latest messages on the phone as well as anything that might have come up. now this is what i have done so far:
PHONE: EVO 4G
Status: Stock AKA NOT ROOTED
1. I have taken out the SD card to see if i can grab anything off of there but the last time the text messages were backed up were on 7-31-2011, so that really doesn t help me there. I cant think of any other folders to look in in order to find anything else.
2. The phone was never set to USB debugging so there is no chance of rooting the phone (although i am not sure this would even unlock the phone at this point)
3. His father does not know the gmail account and I have only found a few other accounts through facebook and odd random searches that you can scarely do on the internet. After reading some other posts though I am not sure i could do what i was thinking with this because it only updates the computer and not the password on the phone.
4. Tried calling the phone. The phone doesnt even register as if someone is calling. The father said he didnt turn off the phone yet, and it makes since as i am creepily getting text messages as we speak.
So this is where i am at. I cannot think of too much more. Like i said i dont want the phone, it isnt stolen, and i am really just trying to help the guy out. Google told him becaus ethe kid is older then 18 ther eis nothing they can do and if that is there policy then that is BS especially in this situation. and sprint told him they can do a factory reset on the phone. so those are out of the question.
If you're positive that usb debugging is off, then there's not much you can do.
If you can reset the password to his Google account, and the phone has an internet connection, then inputting the new Google information should unlock the phone. I'm not sure if a connection is automatically created during this process. If you'd like, I can test the theory on my own Evo if you can't get any further.
Most people use the same password for everything. If you can find a password for anything, it's likely that's the password for his Google account. Check his computer as well. If he has saved his login information in his web browser, you should be able to pull that information.
Unfortunately you would have many more options if the phone was rooted. You could do a nandroid backup then sift through the data.img. I'm not sure if the stock recovery allows for anything that will help you. When you get into the stock recovery, it looks like you don't have any options. I believe holding both volume buttons simultaneously on the screen with the red triangle/exclamation point will give you a list of options.
If you cannot get into the phone, the SD card is probably going to be your best source of information - though it's unlikely that you'll get much. Browse through all of the directories. He could've switched SMS Backup apps and the information could be stored in a less obvious location. Try /sdcard/data and /sdcard/android/data.
If I can think of anything else I will post it. Both ADB and MyPhoneExplorer (I'm not positive that's the name) would be helpful in this situation, but without usb debugging on I don't think you'll be able to use them. Research further into enabling usb debugging without access to the OS.
I'm sorry for your friend's (and your) loss. I hope that in some way, even if not through the phone, he can find closure.
Sent from my Evo + MIUI using Tapatalk!
Thanks for the response good ideas, and I will try them. Turns out this kid never had a computer and in talking with the friends they only had his other email accounts so I will think of someway to get around that, but anyways thanks again.
Your best bet would be something like the Cellebrite UFED that was getting some attention a few months ago. There are other mobile forensics utilities - I'm not sure if they can be purchased by a single person or if there are guidelines these companies must follow before selling the devices. I'm also sure that they're not cheap, so unless you or your friend are very well off, you probably couldn't buy one yourself anyway.
I took a Computer Forensics course and we spent a week on mobile forensics. This was before Android was popular, and I believe that we used the device on a BlackBerry. The device (I don't remember the name) made an image of the contents which we then looked through using Forensic Toolkit or something similar.
If you know anyone in a computer program, ask if they have access to a similar device. We were allowed to use whatever tools were available during specified times (mainly for lab work, but we could use them for other reasons), so this would be your best bet for getting information off of the phone. Other places, like repair shops (and police departments) may have access to similar technology. If you can find someone empathetic to your situation with access to mobile forensics tools then you may be able to get somewhere.
It's a long shot, but I had the thought & wanted to bump your thread for you in hopes that someone with more knowledge could help you out.
If the device happens to have wifi on & is connected, you can also hack into it over the network. If this is the case and you need more information, shoot me a pm and I'll give you what information I know on ways to do so.
Sent from my Evo + MIUI using Tapatalk!
thanks for sharing.................
Hello. So I have an interesting question that's slowly formed in my head. It started out with wanting to use a hotspot but the option is gone from my phone. Oh, I have a galaxy S3 on virgin mobile. Anyways, my last phone I had for the past 2 years was able to be used as a WiFi hotspot. And believe me I used it a lot. And I made sure that id still have that with this phone, but sadly its gone on this phone. The option isn't just missing from the menu, the function is off because any apps I try to run say that a hotspot function isn't available. And it gets me upset because on virgin mobiles website they even have a step by step page to turning on the hotspot for this phone. Is that completely f2f also advertising or what!? Lol anyways I can still use usb teathering, but I'd really like to get my wifi hotspot running again.
So all this has one limit, I paid 400 dollars for this phone and I want to at least use the 1 year warranty before I mess anything up because I'm in school and I drive about a hundred bucks in gas per week, so keeping in mind that I work at a grocery store I can't buy a new phone for a while.
So lets get down to the idea here. Theres a menu you can access from the off position by pressing the down and menu button from what I remember. If thats not right then i forgot. Nevertheless while I was in the menu I couldn't help but wonder if it was possible to save your Rom from there without rooting your phone. So with that being said heres the big question; can I save the stock rom (unrooted) as a backup for warrenty purposes as a failsafe, and then install another rom like cyogenmod that I can root?
Thanks for your answers!
Ps: typos are due to the auto correct on this phone. Ill be turning that off moments after I post this.
Hello all,
I have a Samsung S7 edge that recently got ran over by a golf cart (long story). The phone still makes noise however the screen is crushed and has no display. I have insurance so the phone is being replaced. My big issue is I have pictures of my kids on there I really do not want to lose. I have researched and researched and cannot find a way to get into the phone. If I plug it in via usb it starts charging and shows up in windows however without having access to the screen I cannot enable file sharing. Is there any way to recover my photos? My wife is going to lose it if I cant get them back and trust me, no one wants that (especially me).
I appreciate any help....
This is for Samsung Galaxy
visit this site: http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/find-my-mobile/
Log in and unlock your screen remotely, click this and when the progress bar filled it will say 'your phone is now unlocked'.
Connect with your USB Cable and Kies will allow you access to your files.
Hope this will help!
Thanks for the response. This is one of the many things I have tried. Unfortunately I never registered my phone with Samsung and since I cant access the screen I cannot set it up.
New phone comes tomorrow and I have to send the old one back. Anyone have any ideas? I'm really at a loss here...
Hi everyone! Really need help or a better understanding PLEASE!
Read everything, no rude remarks!
So i THINK my firmware/kernel was changed/edited? Lol If that makes ANY sense?
So I have a Galaxy S8 bought from Cricket but is unlocked now & is NOT or NEVER been rooted.
My roommate works for a company who supplies a phone (exact phone as mine but Verizon, mines on Sprint now.) Roommate told me he could be tracked threw his work phone & work laptop so everything is seen by the company? Creepy but understandable for work. They can even remotely charge his work cell! Seen with my own eyes! Crazy cool.
Anyway.. I just recently noticed my phone settings have bee changing, adaptive brightness enables, NFC enables, & wifi extra choppy to name a few. I also get a VERY low on-call volume, have missing files&pics, startup encryption disabled on multiple occasions which is B.S!! And I see sites in my history that were visited but i hadnt been on em!
It all started when my phone factory reset on its own, sitting right next to me!
**Theres also apps that Ive NEVER seen like a Verizon cloud/acct & Tmobile app. (Is this due to me unlocking the network?) But they weren't there before! My ex husband has a Tmobile Note 5 &My roommate a Verizon s8 &yes they know each other.
**My call log online shows calls were originated by my number &some by my contacts like my mom, the roommate, &friends to the number> 62450000000111 WTF is that about? Sprint was no help!
*My phone was on Cricket for 2yrs &once unlocked, I switched to Sprint.
And yea I did a factory reset via settings and but no change. So i did one via recovery mode but phone is still acting strange.
Im new to this so bare with me!
After some research I downloaded the Termux app &installed a Ubuntu distro. Upon using a command promt I get "mount /proc" followed by the command promt that I need to type in &when I tried I get "Permission Denied" &something about a missing fstab directory?
I have root access via Ubuntu but *NOT a Rooted phone
Another thing.. i did set up a vnc server & while i was going through files (I made NO changes) i would lose permissions as if someone was changing the permissions while i was looking around. After that ONE time i was unable to reconnect to the vnc viewer! So frustrating!
I just want to be sure my roommate didnt mess with my phone its really creepin me out! I'm afraid to use my phone or even take pics of my kid!
I read online to reflash the firmware with Odin which should solve the issue, but *I DO NOT have a computer*
I found a SD Card which I believe belongs to my roommate.. when I put into my phone my LED turned Pink on boot up (usually blue) and took longer than normal but only does so with that specific SD card. Weird?
Lately my roommate makes remarks about hacking & makes comments about stuff i said or websites i brows when he wasnt even home. Really freaked out by it all. Anyone if u can help please!
***Will reflashing cause my carrier unlock to go away?
***Can anyone explain flashing/recovery/stock?
I apologize for this long post!
My phone got hacked into and I'm wondering if I were to flash the latest or previous stock firmware to my phone, would it no longer be compromised?
How can I prevent this from happening again? I'm hoping that if I activate my phone and never connect to wifi. I say this because this phone hasn't been activated and always been connected to what I thought was a trusted wifi. Also if I were to do this would it be possible for this person to hack my phone again even if I don't use wifi?
I could be wrong but I'd rather do this first than sell my phone for the 3rd time and stop using smart phones altogether.
It is hard to say really. It depends on the vector of attack used to hack your phone in the first place. And it depends on who hacked your phone. Was it someone who can gain physical access your phone? If so flashing your phone isn't going to help because they can just do it again. If it is someone who doesn't have physical access to your phone, did you download a piece of malware? Were you tricked into running some malicious code? Was it a sketchy website your phone went to.
When you say your phone was "hacked" what does that look like? Is it opening random dialogues while you are using it and typing messages to you? Is it that your phone is running slow and lags and freezes all the time? Is your phone locked up and encrypted demanding you pay a ransom in bitcoin? Did you accidentally boot into recovery more and not know wha you were looking at and assumed it had to have been hacked?
So will flashing your phone help? We dont know. Does the wifi have anything to do with it? We can't say. It may be tha specific wifi network is the culprit. It could be any connection to the outside internet. We just dont have enough information to say.
Had to make a new account, however I have everything typed out on a text file on my OnePlus. I'll post it once I get to the public library and use a computer there. I don't have a computer to use at the moment and I'm not gonna make the same mistake and see my files regarding this on my Drive disappear again.