I recently bought a Nexus 4 and I would like to avoid losing it.
I'm very careful, but being it an object of 350 bucks, I would like to be extremely careful.
Does anyone had a good experience with an app and can suggest it? I have no problem in spending some money on it, but it must work with/without internet connection (so I can save my phone with an sms if there isn't internet connection).
Actually I found "Locate My Droid" but I noticed there are various apps of this type, so before buying a PRO version I would like to know some well known names where I can choose from.
Fire-Dragon-DoL said:
I recently bought a Nexus 4 and I would like to avoid losing it.
I'm very careful, but being it an object of 350 bucks, I would like to be extremely careful.
Does anyone had a good experience with an app and can suggest it? I have no problem in spending some money on it, but it must work with/without internet connection (so I can save my phone with an sms if there isn't internet connection).
Actually I found "Locate My Droid" but I noticed there are various apps of this type, so before buying a PRO version I would like to know some well known names where I can choose from.
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i belive that there is lots of apps witch tracks your device but im using airdroid since is handy for me but locate my droid is good to. I belive that Locate My Droid is the "One" for you
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turboblaz said:
i belive that there is lots of apps witch tracks your device but im using airdroid since is handy for me but locate my droid is good to. I belive that Locate My Droid is the "One" for you
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I found it useful, however is missing SMS support to locate my phone, that's why I'm asking. I have airdroid but didn't know it has location capabilities.
I think cerberus is one of the best out there
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Where's my Droid
Prey
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SeekDroid. One time app cost, no monthly fee like Lookout.
Lockout you can track your devixe erytime it gets to low battery its an antivirus and more
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Where's my Droid
Prey
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SeekDroid. One time app cost, no monthly fee like Lookout.
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I think cerberus is one of the best out there
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Yea one time fee it's a must, I don't want any monthly/yearly fee, otherwise I'll spend enough money to buy a new one
Thanks a lot for all this suggestions guys, I'm reviewing all those apps.
TrustGo, also one of the best antivirus apps for android according to tests, yet free
I've used SeekDroid and Cerberus. Out of the two Cerberus is the best hands down. The small one time fee has paid itself off numerous times now. Just my 2 cents.
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Where's my droid is my favorite.
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Just wanting to get an idea of the antivirus choice for everyone on there phone. Phone security in general i should say. Currently using Alyac just because it's free and haven't seen too many benefits of most out there.
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Don't use an AntiVirus it just slows down your phone. It doesn't actually do anything.
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LBE Privacy Guard and ALYac. Best combination ever.
Had that thought as well. Haha
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LBE Privacy Guard and ALYac. Best combination ever.
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Does that give instant notifications when something is requesting permissions?
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no point,
only AV needed is brain.apk
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no point,
only AV needed is brain.apk
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Baha can respect that response.
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AntiVirus ? Unless you using hacked apk or download paid apps from some warez you do not need them
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AntiVirus ? Unless you using hacked apk or download paid apps from some warez you do not need them
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Well, usually find cracked paid apps to test before buying. Kinda stopped doing that and just buying everything because apps are so cheap and will just support them.
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Im an avid torrent user.. aka a terrible person/consumer.
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I've used AVG. Works well doesn't slow phone down (didn't for me). But always gave me a false positive on superuser apk (chains one). So I stopped using them, as I don't really have a use. I find.common sense usually works best.
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Does that give instant notifications when something is requesting permissions?
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Yes. Great thing about it is that you can set up profiles for each program. It's a beautiful thing.
I rock Lookout and BitDefender as my winning tag team.
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Personally I don't use mobile AntiVirus because I'm safe with my phone. Also an issue with some mobile AntiVirus is brought up in this interesting article by ChainsDD, creator of the Superuser app for those who don't know, found on his site here: http://androidsu.com/2011/06/a-word-about-superuser-and-security/
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At this point any "antivirus" apps are completely useless tbh. HTC is usually very good about patching exploits and all of the known android malware either used exploits that were useless on our phones from day one or took advantage of people not paying attention to what permissions it used. The only other way to get access is for someone to use a zero day, which an antivirus wouldn't recognize anyways, or for them to make an app that asks for SU access and then does whatever it wants once you give it that.
Not to mention without SU the antivirus app itself will be extremely limited in what information it can find about other apps and no power whatsoever to block a rogue app that would have SU. All the malware would have to do is close the antivirus and it couldn't do a thing about it.
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Not to mention without SU the antivirus app itself will be extremely limited in what information it can find about other apps and no power whatsoever to block a rogue app that would have SU. All the malware would have to do is close the antivirus and it couldn't do a thing about it.
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I never thought about that. Now that's a good reason I would accept instead of the usual templates given.
Is there an AntiVirus program that requires SU?
The same AV I use on my desktop, common sense.
Yeah and sometimes the anti virus screws up your phone too
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Im an avid torrent user.. aka a terrible person/consumer.
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if i had been drinking coffee while reading this, laptop would be powered off in uncooked rice right about now....LOL'D
Ya Antivirus on your android phone is a useless application and only eats up crucial resources. like Haus said, without su permissions its not gonna do anything and even if you were rooted, it could just close the antivirus and go forward. Only paranoid or the uninformed use one.
I find the notifications and the app to be sluggish at times and I know it has nothing to do with the phone.
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I find the notifications and the app to be sluggish at times and I know it has nothing to do with the phone.
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Just use the web version...and push notifications work just as fast in the app. as my iPod..they both alert at the same time.
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Their updates are garbage too. I always have to read the comments before updating because they almost always have some sort of problem.
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Take the red pill... Dump fb...
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I find the notifications and the app to be sluggish at times and I know it has nothing to do with the phone.
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Blackberry sems to be the only one with a reliable + official Facebook app from my experience.
And that phone is for dinosaurs.
Neither my iPod Touch 4 or EVO gets them consistently.
The facebook app is an embarrassment to that company. I truly can't believe they havent done something about it. Google+ has one of the best looking and functioning mobile apps I have personally ever used, fb should take notes.
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The facebook app is an embarrassment to that company. I truly can't believe they havent done something about it. Google+ has one of the best looking and functioning mobile apps I have personally ever used, fb should take notes.
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Agree +1
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The FB app sucked on the OG EVO. It's not the phone. It's ridiculous that a website of that stature has such a crappy app.
I agree, the app is so slow I usually just give up before the content is fully loaded and turn on my computer haha.
Slow as hell on my One X aswell, almost bought an s3 in a rage
You would figure for a multi billion dollar company they could do a simple app. It worked way better before they added everything. I normally go through the browser anyways. I don't need up to date notifications but if you did why not turn on text notification? I mean you get unlimited texts anyways.
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I might just uninstall all updates, it will run quicker. I figure every update is for advertisers gain, not ours
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I might just uninstall all updates, it will run quicker. I figure every update is for advertisers gain, not ours
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Funny you mention that. I haven't noticed any ads on the mobile version and I figure they just use our data as "payment". Overall I kind of want to ween off of Facebook. I feel they sold out just at the right time.
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It sucks cause Facebook sucks they can't even run a chat service without people"signing on and off" all the time
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Ww need a new social network. Every dog has it's day, and maybe Facebook has had theirs? Although it should be a network defined by it's users, not controlled by profit and exposure.
FYI, the facebook app for Blackberry is actually made by RIM, but with facebook's support. That's why it doesn't suck as bad.
Also, facebook's app on iOS (both iPhones and iPads) suck. Countless mistakes and bugs and they never update it either. I usually just end up using the mobile web version of it.
They have no real mobile strategy. That's why the stock is crapping out. If they had a plan to make $$$ off a mobile platform they might care about its quality and ability to draw customers for advertisers.
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I find the notifications and the app to be sluggish at times and I know it has nothing to do with the phone.
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The facebook mobile app has always sucked on all phones always. Every update seems to make it worse.
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The facebook mobile app has always sucked on all phones always. Every update seems to make it worse.
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+1
At least with Sense's Friendstream, Facebook at least seems functional (to a degree).
Google+ is great, just none of my friends are on it lol, but it does things Facebook wish it could do. I love the messenger on G+. While trying to use Facebook's, snail mail may be a more effective use of time lol.
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Try FriendCaster, much better IMO than FB app has ever been.
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I'm looking for a good antivirus app for this phone.
What do you guys recommend?
Avast or lookout?
Or?
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Look out is good but personally don't use any, as long as you download recognize apps you should be good, make sure you read reviews, and if you download from a website make sure you know who it is and what not
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Look out is good but personally don't use any, as long as you download recognize apps you should be good, make sure you read reviews, and if you download from a website make sure you know who it is and what not
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That is true. Only reason I'm very curious is because I use a music downloader app from the market to download music. So I was curious on if an antivirus was nesseccary
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That is true. Only reason I'm very curious is because I use a music downloader app from the market to download music. So I was curious on if an antivirus was nesseccary
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Mm I see I used to use it but quality is meh lol, but anyways what you need to watch out is for ads on the notification which becomes annoying, they used to be some good apps to do that in the market but now all of them aren't as good
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I prefer Avast, as opposed to other antivirus apps. I also use it on my computer. :highfive:
I have been using lookout since it firzt came out. Great app. Its found stuff on my phone that was a questionable and it recommended i should remove. The I also personally use cerberus. Which does the phone tracking and locking up phone remotely beautifully. I love also the front camera security for who is trying to look into your phone. Its a perfect combo.
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... really an antivirus app on your cellphone.... WHY you DO NOT NEED IT... at this point most of the virus reports are bunk put out by the companies that make antivirus apps for android. check permissions check permissions check permissions read comments as well.
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I'm looking for a good antivirus app for this phone.
What do you guys recommend?
Avast or lookout?
Or?
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Avast, not for the antivirus though, more for the security features it has for rooted devices. Definitely they best when it comes to anti theft/lost features out of anything really on the play store.
I was wondering if there is an app that will log texts and urls and the like for my daughters phone?
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I was wondering if there is an app that will log texts and urls and the like for my daughters phone?
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If your on sprint they have guardian does all that and can set a no text no call time
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Locked Down
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Yep!
That's a bit much, don't you think. There are apps I'm sure to forward txts and number dialled. Not what URLs are typed I wouldn't have thought. I'll have a look and post back. You can also get GPS location apps which are hidden too... Sounds freaky and wrong all this.
You sure your not spying on somebody else other than your daughter?
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Well when you have a 5'6' blonde 13 yr old daughter who lives with a mother who pays rent on her back you can not be too careful.
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jlmancuso said:
Well when you have a 5'6' blonde 13 yr old daughter who lives with a mother who pays rent on her back you can not be too careful.
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GPS Spy MobileGPSpy and Secret SMS Replicator are two apps you might like to look at.
Is there any mobile app to check the data usage of all the connections on the same network.
Assume i have a wireless router, i want to check which connection is using how much data of my wireless network at real time through my mobile.
Damn bro, I feel for you. Check out "paw server" May not be exactly what you're looking for but has many features to put your mind at ease.
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Im in the same position with my 2 daughters is there a way to block web sites i deem uncalled for my kids to see... I have programs on there laptop but they use there phones more and more i want to block dirty sites
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protoadies said:
Im in the same position with my 2 daughters is there a way to block web sites i deem uncalled for my kids to see... I have programs on there laptop but they use there phones more and more i want to block dirty sites
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You can block certain URLs with rom toolbox pro, but could be, that there is a slimmer app to fulfill your task.
However, I guess you'll need root and an app to hide other apps.
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Found what I needed. Sms tracker! It shows text, mms (you can see the pic sent), calls, urls, and gps location if it is on. On the website they have a renamed app health checker or something like that. You get first 7 days free to check it out. I was amazed at how well it works.
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Very nice happy you found what you were looking for.
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PG101 said:
Pics or it didn't happen!
PM me when you are ready to upload pics and I will reopen the thread.
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Harsh. I'm a teenager and this just makes me sad lol
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protoadies said:
Im in the same position with my 2 daughters is there a way to block web sites i deem uncalled for my kids to see... I have programs on there laptop but they use there phones more and more i want to block dirty sites
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dirty sites? facebook, etc , where they can communicate with others?
dirty sites? where reports shoow what happens in the world? tht htey do not know about the mass-murders in other countries?
i really, really do not get it... I'm a teenager (at the end where teenagers are called teenagers...) but, really... why not let em watch some XXX ? so they know "how to do it"....
when you want to block all 3x sites you should install a "per -ip" filter...to unblock only IP's that "meet your morality"
let me talk to em and i'll show them how to unblock sites and everything else you think is dirty. WITHOUT admin priivileges.
censorship/no education /no information what happens really in the world ---> dumb people --->leads to.... [put in here what you think]
LOL , i don't like those ultra-christians... yes, i hve a GF.
Just be a good parent and you won't need these apps
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shadowmike said:
Just be a good parent and you won't need these apps
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Being a good parent doesnt mean kids won't still do dumb stuff. Are you serious
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Being a good parent doesnt mean kids won't still do dumb stuff. Are you serious
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dumb is a matter of definition. Ok, nothing against illegal things like [torrenting, etc - where can get caught ] but, really...what leads parents to censor their kids internet?
Talk with your children, learn them how to use the internet and they (and you) won't have problems. Be a good parent.
Yinz must live in a fantasy world...smh
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Just be a good parent and you won't need these apps
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good can't always combat the naivete of youth. An alert parent can sense somethings up so if he/she feels the need to dig deeper than I'm glad such tools exist. Frankly that's part of the job. Kids in general don't do as well with parents who are always trying to be there buddy. Just be sure that if you do find something to not disclose methods and means and F it up for others
This is going nowhere fast.
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Anyone else having a problem where the free app of the day keeps asking you to enter a credit card #? It's only been recently that this has started happening.
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No issues here. Have you tried getting it with one-click from the web site?
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Anyone else having a problem where the free app of the day keeps asking you to enter a credit card #? It's only been recently that this has started happening.
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Did your dad delete his credit card from the Amazon account?
I kid, I kid... <-- get it I kid.... never mind slow day at work I guess.
I stopped using Amazons App Store when I found out they stole the name from Apple. Actually it was when all the free apps turned lame..
No doubt about the lame part. They used to have utilities and stuff (functional stuff that is). Now it is almost all crappy games with privacy concerns and horrific ratings. Every once in a while a decent game is listed, but not very often. There was a run on to-do lists. 'Cause having 50 to-do lists is pretty efficient right?