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I'm on of those who curious if my Ace got stolen/missing and wanna prevent anyone from flashing via ODIN/download mode. CWM would be a different story for me.
Is there anyway to secure it with an authentication module/additional pre-boot img? 10 key PIN would be wonderful enough to have. I guess it has something to do with creating our own bootloader?
autotomy said:
I'm on of those who curious if my Ace got stolen/missing and wanna prevent anyone from flashing via ODIN/download mode. CWM would be a different story for me.
Is there anyway to secure it with an authentication module/additional pre-boot img? 10 key PIN would be wonderful enough to have. I guess it has something to do with creating our own bootloader?
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I think you will find that if you get your operator to block the Imei the phone will not usuable what so ever.
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Jekle ace that's a really cool idea,,, but india the operators never take actions in case of a stolen phone, they only take action if you are VIP or something, there are hell lot of procedures like filing police complaint filling up loads of forms etc...
i think third party apps like "where's my Droid", or any other good Antivirus cum security system app could come handy in these situations
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Jekle ace that's a really cool idea,,, but india the operators never take actions in case of a stolen phone, they only take action if you are VIP or something, there are hell lot of procedures like filing police complaint filling up loads of forms etc...
i think third party apps like "where's my Droid", or any other good Antivirus cum security system app could come handy in these situations
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Never knew that sorry. Yeah where's my Droid is a feasible option but you will need to have GPS and data on as later versions of android aren't allowed to switch on hardware functions
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Where's my Droid won't be useful when your SIM is already switched out.
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I think you will find that if you get your operator to block the Imei the phone will not usuable what so ever.
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Hi, thanks for all the replies. I'll quote this one.
Really unusable? I didn't know that You mean black listing the IMEI?
Is it unusable after being flashed via Odin and then being inserted a new SIM from another operator? Sorry for a lot of questions.
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Hi, thanks for all the replies. I'll quote this one.
Really unusable? I didn't know that You mean black listing the IMEI?
Is it unusable after being flashed via Odin and then being inserted a new SIM from another operator? Sorry for a lot of questions.
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Just see how hard out is to change/repair the imei in these forums. Imei blocking is the best way to permanently block the phone from working within the country.
In the UK IPhones which have been reported lost or stolen often get sipped overseas, particularly to the USA where they will usually
work.
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when I had the SGS2 and I stopped all the running apps to close them out I also went to the ram tab and stopped whatever was running in that tab and it always showed like 19 apps running every time, So if I shut down all those running memory what was running in the memory to show 19 then i would do it again and it'll show 2-3 and shut that down how were all these running ?
How was that possible I clearly shut down what was in use and in memory it said 19
I don't have the SGS2 anymore.
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when I had the SGS2 and I stopped all the running apps to close them out I also went to the ram tab and stopped whatever was running in that tab and it always showed like 19 apps running every time, So if I shut down all those running memory what was running in the memory to show 19 then i would do it again and it'll show 2-3 and shut that down how were all these running ?
How was that possible I clearly shut down what was in use and in memory it said 19
I don't have the SGS2 anymore.
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If you don't have it anymore then why not start off by asking a different and more logical question?
(I am not even sure if I can count to 19 right now. )
But if I had the same problem you had before getting rid of your phone then I would get rid of my phone too!
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If you don't have it anymore then why not start off by asking a different and more logical question?
(I am not even sure if I can count to 19 right now. )
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because I'm out a phone and I keep looking at the iphone 4s and this SGS2 I'm looking to buy outright so to save my AT&T upgrade for the iphone 5 LOL
is that good enough reason LOL
This is one of the reasons I got rid of the SGS2 because people don't like to answer questions I ask
I thought you said you returned your SGS2 for an iPhone? That you was done with the phone.
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I thought you said you returned your SGS2 for an iPhone? That you was done with the phone.
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I did return the phone and was going to go back to the iphone but I can't buy it I had the iphone 4 and can't see buying it and I was hoping that the nexus would go to AT&T because nothing was final to where it was going but we all no now So I don't have a smart phone and I'm using an AT&T $25 phone for the time being I do have an upgrade coming but like I said I want to save it for the iphone 5 only if it's going to be really good or maybe when the nexus comes to AT&T lots of thoughts here LOL
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because I'm out a phone and I keep looking at the iphone 4s and this SGS2 I'm looking to buy outright so to save my AT&T upgrade for the iphone 5 LOL
is that good enough reason LOL
This is one of the reasons I got rid of the SGS2 because people don't like to answer questions I ask
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I don't blame those people who don't like answering your questions.
With questions like yours, only wikipedia would have any satisfactory answers!
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I don't blame those people who don't like answering your questions.
With questions like yours, only wikipedia would have any satisfactory answers!
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LOL your funny
justabrake said:
I did return the phone and was going to go back to the iphone but I can't buy it I had the iphone 4 and can't see buying it and I was hoping that the nexus would go to AT&T because nothing was final to where it was going but we all no now So I don't have a smart phone and I'm using an AT&T $25 phone for the time being I do have an upgrade coming but like I said I want to save it for the iphone 5 only if it's going to be really good or maybe when the nexus comes to AT&T lots of thoughts here LOL
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Is this English? Periods and commas are your friend. No one can help you if we can't understand what you're saying.
zinge said:
is this english? Periods and commas are your friend. No one can help you if we can't understand what you're saying.
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don't, who cares go somewhere else will you :d like my caps it's for you
I guess this device is as screwed up ! because if it weren't you would have answered the question and you know dam well what i'm talking about.....................
The UI on this device is no where near iOS not even close, IMO No wonder Jobs wanted to destroy Android besides it being stolen
correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like you're trying to find out why some apps are still in memory even after you attempt to close them? If so, Android does not manage memory the way you would think it should. Just because an app is in memory doesnt mean its actively using it. Android likes to keep apps in memory that it feels it will need soon, so it will load faster for the user. If the phone needs that memory for other apps, it will free up memory as needed. But until then, you'll see it appearing as if its running. Which is why if you attempted to kill apps, some may immediately reappear in the task manager. Android is keeping them opened for a reason.
i'm no android developer but I'm pretty sure thats the basic idea of android memory management. There are tons of information about this already if you want to go into more detail.
I posted at another site this same question and they gave me site to read about it.
http://mobworld.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/memory-management-in-android/
How to use memory efficiently
Android manages opened applications which are running in the background, so officially you shouldn’t care about that. This means that it closes the applications when the system needs more memory. However, most android users are not very satisfied with how it does its things because sometimes it leaves too many processes running which causes sluggishness’ in everyday performance. We can use advanced task killer/task manager and it does its job very well.
I only wanted to know if my phone was working correctly or not I wasn't sure if all those apps were suppose to be disabled or not but some A$$holes here have to worry about my abbreviations in my post so for all U that do take a flying F%$k for yourself..........................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,""""""""""""""""""""""""
Let's not feed the troll any more.
Mods, can we lock this thread??
justabrake said:
I posted at another site this same question and they gave me site to read about it.
http://mobworld.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/memory-management-in-android/
How to use memory efficiently
Android manages opened applications which are running in the background, so officially you shouldn’t care about that. This means that it closes the applications when the system needs more memory. However, most android users are not very satisfied with how it does its things because sometimes it leaves too many processes running which causes sluggishness’ in everyday performance. We can use advanced task killer/task manager and it does its job very well.
I only wanted to know if my phone was working correctly or not I wasn't sure if all those apps were suppose to be disabled or not but some A$$holes here have to worry about my abbreviations in my post so for all U that do take a flying F%$k for yourself..........................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,""""""""""""""""""""""""
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i have never seen that page but I'm sure it'll give you enough info about memory management to satisfy your needs.
justabrake said:
don't, who cares go somewhere else will you :d like my caps it's for you
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Ummmmmm Huh?!
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Stop Clearing Ram
Stop Killing Apps
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I think this thread has outlived its usefulness... Closed.
Wife left phone unattended in a public place and someone took it. She has never even gotten a scratch on a phone before. It appears that it was turned off or sim removed. It rang a few times for her but by the time I tried "Where's My Droid" it was going to voice mail. ATT is no help and claims they can't block IMEI. She just wants to go back to her LGVu but I know she enjoyed the android. 1. any ideas on how to maybe track it/get it back? 2. Best place to get a good price on another one (used or refurbished ok)? What would be about the best price I can find? 3. I may have to JTAg my bricked Cappy for her, that's only $50. Any useful in put would be great. I know looks like we are screwed.
Thanks,
Ken
Should have done a Nandroid backup, then you could restore your phone to its last state.
I guess you could always try Rom Manager...
Silly question but how is a back up going to help if someone stile the phone and its not on the OP's possession
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I hope she had it locked, so the theif cannot get the personal info.
Anyway if you are looking for a replacement for AT&T, I would suggest to try SGSII: Skyrocket, it support 4G LTE. It will be faster than the current 4G H+.
I think you should wait for samsung galaxy s2 hd lte to come out, give your current phone to her, and get the new one.
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I hope she had it locked, so the theif cannot get the personal info.
Anyway if you are looking for a replacement for AT&T, I would suggest to try SGSII: Skyrocket, it support 4G LTE. It will be faster than the current 4G H+.
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You sir are in the wrong forum to be talking up the ****rocket.... You could rename the forum to the 'Skyrocket Bashing Forums' and we would all still know its the i777 forums. Lol
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Try Androidlost app from the market, I think it's probably the only app you can push to the phone after its lost and use the web interface to do a host of things like remotely locking and wipe SD. Plus you can make the phone scream at whoever has it, take photos and send you history of call/sms records etc.
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Wife left phone unattended in a public place and someone took it. She has never even gotten a scratch on a phone before. It appears that it was turned off or sim removed. It rang a few times for her but by the time I tried "Where's My Droid" it was going to voice mail. ATT is no help and claims they can't block IMEI. She just wants to go back to her LGVu but I know she enjoyed the android. 1. any ideas on how to maybe track it/get it back? 2. Best place to get a good price on another one (used or refurbished ok)? What would be about the best price I can find? 3. I may have to JTAg my bricked Cappy for her, that's only $50. Any useful in put would be great. I know looks like we are screwed.
Thanks,
Ken
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Red5 said:
Should have done a Nandroid backup, then you could restore your phone to its last state.
I guess you could always try Rom Manager...
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Are you replying to a different post? Your response is so completely out of context...
Try plan b app. It might help.
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Good question, How do I do a recovery on a phone I don't have?
I tried android lost but since the phone is off or the sim is out I can not install it.
That being said I could have used whers my droid pro to send me a text with the new number if they put a new sim card in. But I only expected to locate a misplaced phone not a stolen one.
Learn from my mistake and set up these apps on ur phone now.
No it was not locked she has always worked in a office and had gotten complacent.
What is the S2 HD LTE and when is it coming out?
We all know the S2 beats the hell out of a skyrocket.
I can't affoed over $400 for a new phone so looks like she will get my old GS or and old Iphone.
If anyone is upgrading and can work with me let me know.
Thanks again.
Ken in Orlando
Not too long ago, ATT was selling SGSII refurbs for $0.01. I got one for my better half, and it's sailing along famously.
That was for $0.01 with a two year contract correct? We paid $.96 each for the two we bought, but now we are not able to upgrade again. Can't get that deal.
bigblue95z said:
You sir are in the wrong forum to be talking up the ****rocket.... You could rename the forum to the 'Skyrocket Bashing Forums' and we would all still know its the i777 forums. Lol
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LOL! Just Kidding...
Skyrocket is still SGSII. I am not far off... (It's just SGSII little bro) LOL! Don't get me wrong, I just got myself the SGSII and love it. I was going to recommend both, but end up recommending Skyrocket (your version: ****rocket. LOL) because of the 4G LTE feature. If the SGSII had the 4G LTE, I would not even flinch recommending it.
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We all know the S2 beats the hell out of a skyrocket.
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Well, sorry I recommended that option. Still new to the SGSII arena... It's a learning curve, ya know!
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ffltstn said:
That was for $0.01 with a two year contract correct? We paid $.96 each for the two we bought, but now we are not able to upgrade again. Can't get that deal.
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Did you happeds to have an insurance with AT&T? Just a wild guess. If it's in the time frame, I think you can get the replacement. (correct me if I am wrong on this)
it seems to me her office needs cameras.
Check this out bro. https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...SENVeXlqUm5vV0E&single=true&gid=0&output=html ...... mobiletrackerengine.apk or something like that. Maybe that means you might have a chance? Pulled it off of i9100 rom so idk if our i777 have the same bloatware etc. Maybe someone with more knowledge can help explain. Might mean something. Might be useless. Lol
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Thanks clor01, but I followed that to Samsung Dive and it tells all about how to set it up and where it works. Looks like USA is still running behind in technology. Our phone doesn't even have the option of activating it. But it looks like a great addition to any phone.
Ken In Orlando
I heard of plan b for android its a app that installs it self after it was lost/ stolen might work for you
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killa57 said:
I heard of plan b for android its a app that installs it self after it was lost/ stolen might work for you
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Lol, plan b app: for when you do something really stupid and desperately want to undo it. Also known as: the 'morning after' app
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Plan B is your best (only) shot right now I believe
Follow up on out come
Sent my old GS1 to have the unbrickablemod applied to it. Downloaded 2.3.5 from Samsung's website. I then rooted the phone and installed the Corn Kernel so I can use CWM. Set phone up to look as close as I could to her GS2, as well as used all the battery saving tricks. Added Wheres My Droid AND Android Lost and set them up completely. Thanks for everyones feed back.
Ken
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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Hello,
I have a Note 2 and my girlfriend has S3. Regarding to the problems which have been coming for the past a few days I started to be really really afraid. We Have just bought the S3 and the Note 2 is roughly 1.5 month old. So I don't want to sell them as they will cost only half price of what we paid. We also really love the phones, everything is super as long as they keep running.
However the more I read about all these Sudden Death and SDcard issues I started to wonder if our datas are safe? I mean not trusting Samsung for the build quality is another thing, looking at your phone like it has cancer and is going to die any time is a whole different story. This is even hunting me on my dreams for the past few days. I mostly play games and make drawings and back them up daily but my girlfriend is using her S3 for job purposes too and has valuable data on her phone. In the beginning I was planning to buy an Sdcard to expand and secure the phones memory so we could have just gotten the card if the phone was broke but then I found out SDcard problem threads. After a while I am sure anybody would be giving the reaction "Come on Samsung, another build defect.. Make the phones from paper already!!"
But still, we do not want to sell our phones by losing money and to be honest we do not think we can find any other phone with these specs. Maybe Nexus 4 but no exp. memory and no FM radio is a no go for us. Sony Yuga in the future maybe but "when" is still a question at this moment. Like I said it is hunting me in my dreams because she asked for Sony Xperia ion and I bought her S3 and she loves it but I would have felt totally responsible if anything happened to her phone and she lost her data.
So, I just wanted to know what do you guys are using your phones for and are you feeling your data is safe enough in your internal or external cards. Do you trust your phone?
_delice_doluca_ said:
Hello,
I have a Note 2 and my girlfriend has S3. Regarding to the problems which have been coming for the past a few days I started to be really really afraid. We Have just bought the S3 and the Note 2 is roughly 1.5 month old. So I don't want to sell them as they will cost only half price of what we paid. We also really love the phones, everything is super as long as they keep running.
However the more I read about all these Sudden Death and SDcard issues I started to wonder if our datas are safe? I mean not trusting Samsung for the build quality is another thing, looking at your phone like it has cancer and is going to die any time is a whole different story. This is even hunting me on my dreams for the past few days. I mostly play games and make drawings and back them up daily but my girlfriend is using her S3 for job purposes too and has valuable data on her phone. In the beginning I was planning to buy an Sdcard to expand and secure the phones memory so we could have just gotten the card if the phone was broke but then I found out SDcard problem threads. After a while I am sure anybody would be giving the reaction "Come on Samsung, another build defect.. Make the phones from paper already!!"
But still, we do not want to sell our phones by losing money and to be honest we do not think we can find any other phone with these specs. Maybe Nexus 4 but no exp. memory and no FM radio is a no go for us. Sony Yuga in the future maybe but "when" is still a question at this moment. Like I said it is hunting me in my dreams because she asked for Sony Xperia ion and I bought her S3 and she loves it but I would have felt totally responsible if anything happened to her phone and she lost her data.
So, I just wanted to know what do you guys are using your phones for and are you feeling your data is safe enough in your internal or external cards. Do you trust your phone?
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I trust my s3 and love s3. 1st u store your contac on google account , and u save ur all data in ex.sd card and every week u just copy/peast ex/sd card on ur pc. so even ur ex card is break after that u not lose ur data any way and u use ur data also other dives. sorry 4 my English.
I myself use my S3 for everything. Work and play. With the SD and security issues, I really don't know now how I should really feel about my smartphone. I don't really change phones so often. Simply because I don't have that much dough to shell out just to keep up with technology.
Warranty still is existing for another 7-8 mos, but that doesn't make me feel at ease. Samsung staff here in the Philippines aren't all that knowledgeable and courteous to talk to. I've had my fair share of experience with them.
People like me think and research hard to make the "best buy" out there, only to be bugged by a thought that anytime, your hard earned money might go waste. With or without warranty issues, we don't buy a flagship phone that randomly acts as if it wasn't made by one of the biggest, trusted phone manufacturers out here.
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Flash the new firmware XXELLA it has a bootloader that prevents suddem death issue and Exynos security fixed.
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endrit9 said:
Flash the new firmware XXELLA it has a bootloader that prevents suddem death issue and Exynos security fixed.
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just Exynos security fixed. the rest is pure speculation.
i want to live to see how any bootloader can fix the SDS.
my advive to OP: make backups regulary.
when a career depends on data (no mater in the phone or computer) you should make backups.
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U should try using dropbox, my dad uses it for his buissiness and he never had any problems with it...
Try Dropbox with Foldersync.
Perfect combo for regular backup.
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