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just had my Galaxy2 stolen, I had it on the pattern lock...will it wipe after certain attempts or is there a way to wipe it?
hawrai68 said:
just had my Galaxy2 stolen, I had it on the pattern lock...will it wipe after certain attempts or is there a way to wipe it?
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Did you sign up for samsung dive?
No...Can the unlock pattern be by-passed easily?
Try plan b from market.
Plan B from Lookout labs is a find my phone app that you download. AFTER you lose your phone. Thanks to the new Android market, all you have to do is: Login to the Android Market, Find Plan B and Install it. Plan B will start locating your phone using cell towers and GPS. It will email you the location every 10 mins. It works best if you have the GPS enabled already as the app can not do that by it'self.
Plan B will start locating your phone using cell towers and GPS. It will email you the location every 10 mins. It works best if you have the GPS enabled already as the app can’t do that by itself. You can restart the process by texting locate to your number.
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hawrai68 said:
No...Can the unlock pattern be by-passed easily?
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Yeah pretty easily from my experience... Not sure how many people know how to though
Surely flashing a stock rom with repartition will remove it? You don't need the pattern to get in download mode. Sorry to hear about your loss.
norm2002 said:
Surely flashing a stock rom with repartition will remove it? You don't need the pattern to get in download mode. Sorry to hear about your loss.
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They wouldn't even need to repartition... This is the only downside of an unlocked bootloader phone.
Thing is, thieves tend to be the lowest levels of civilisation, so will they know how to get it into download mode? Or how to correctly flash it in ODIN? Or do they even know about the possibility of such modes?
Yes, some thieves are smart, but most ain't.
I just don't want them to access my info...I rather they had to wipe it and keep the damn thing.
Will try the App also...thanks.
i guess you didnt install mobile defense or any tracking app to your phone. that's the first thing that gets installed to my device, automatically actually because its tied to my google account. so i can go to mobiledefense website and track my phone, wipe the phone remotely, etc. sorry for such a loss!
RogerPodacter said:
i guess you didnt install mobile defense or any tracking app to your phone. that's the first thing that gets installed to my device, automatically actually because its tied to my google account. so i can go to mobiledefense website and track my phone, wipe the phone remotely, etc. sorry for such a loss!
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what apps u use mate to do that,i want to do on my phone thanks
turborider said:
what apps u use mate to do that,i want to do on my phone thanks
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I use mobile defense, but I heard they closed off for new users. I don't know, but similar apps exist like where's my Droid or something like that.
Prey project is free iirc.
Lookout is and app that allows you to perform wipes, & locate your device also.
I've also used LostPhone(stop sign for app icon)
hawrai68 said:
just had my Galaxy2 stolen, I had it on the pattern lock...will it wipe after certain attempts or is there a way to wipe it?
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Have you rang your network and reported it stolen?
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no one mentioned the first thing to do!
CHANGE YOUR GOOGLE PASSWORD!!
Yes I changed Google password 1st thing..Sim card was not in the phone, did not think network would help.
give the network your ime number and they will block the phone for you.
RogerPodacter said:
I use mobile defense, but I heard they closed off for new users. I don't know, but similar apps exist like where's my Droid or something like that.
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You can use Samsung's solution on SGS2, SamsungDrive . Also lets you track and remote wipe.
bobbysixkiller said:
no one mentioned the first thing to do!
CHANGE YOUR GOOGLE PASSWORD!!
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+1000 change ALL passwords that you saved on the phone (like Yahoo, papal, whatever). Google is the main one.
dk206 said:
Have you rang your network and reported it stolen?
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the network can only stop the activity on the SIM card (phone is irrelevant, and they can't do **** besides deactivating the SIM imho)
voodoochild2008 said:
give the network your ime number and they will block the phone for you.
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They MAY block it but only from activating on their network.
OP, I am genuinely sorry for the loss.
pulser_g2 said:
Prey project is free iirc.
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this. up to 3 devices for free. i'd get this first thing on your new phone. try planb for the current phone to see if theres any way to track it.
Hi guys, i have been using my google account only in my single device since last year, on HTC Desire and then on SGS2. this year I also have Asus Transformer. So overall is 3 device with my primary google account. Last week, i bought the i9100G version for my girlfriend, and accidently put my gmail account first and created her account. i cant remove my account without wiping that phone but we rarely meet due to hectic life so i dont have a chance to backup her stuff, and wiping it.
so my question is, if i changed my google/gmail account password, my phone and other devices will stop working with google synchronization isnt it? i need to login again on each device isnt it?
why i ask? if something were to happen, i dont want my girlfriend to open my account, cuz all of my credit card info is used to buy apps~~ and she has the option to use which account on the market to download her stuff. my purpose is to let her download my purchased apps, but not purchasing it by herself.
Yes it will work. IF you changed the password it will not sync in your girlfriend's mobile.
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Yes it will work. IF you changed the password it will not sync in your girlfriend's mobile.
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i see. thanks for the reply. so that means she cant do anything with my account if i changed my password right? including puchasing, etc...
BUMP. i really need the answer. cuz i may not be able to access the other phone anymore... forever.
LuffyPSP said:
i see. thanks for the reply. so that means she cant do anything with my account if i changed my password right? including puchasing, etc...
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No because she would need the new password to log back into your account again wouldnt she.
LuffyPSP said:
BUMP. i really need the answer. cuz i may not be able to access the other phone anymore... forever.
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I can't give you a solid answer (though, would be interesting to know) but here's an idea:
Since you're using your Google account on multiple devices of your own, just change the password of it, and then try to access things from one of your other devices.
However the other device of your's will behave after the pwd change, your (ex?)GF's phone will do the very same.
Educated guess:
No access anymore after changing password.
Done. I need to re-enter my password on all of my devices after changing it.
I should have thought it before. Stupid me. Maybe cuz i cant think straight right now.
Thanks guys!
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LuffyPSP said:
Done. I need to re-enter my password on all of my devices after changing it.
I should have thought it before. Stupid me. Maybe cuz i cant think straight right now.
Thanks guys!
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Wish you all the best and keep your head up.
Hi!
I have a problem.... Instagram have blocked my device. Not my account, because I can log in to it from other devices or via the web, but I can not login using my device or even create any other accounts...
I have rooted S3 with 4.1.2... But I don't want to reset my device to try if that works... I don't even know if that would work?
On iOS there is an option of chaining some kind of keychain file... is there something similar on Android? or there is other options?
Thanks
Have you tried uninstalling it and resinstalling?
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xmrenegade7 said:
Have you tried uninstalling it and resinstalling?
Sent From My Omega'd Galaxy S3 ...
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of course!
OK... after trying all kind of stuff... even switching to other Android ID using Titanium Pro did't help... so, the olny way I found was reseting device to factory state.
But if some one finds other solution, it would be great if you cold share with us.
Thanks,
stankis said:
of course!
OK... after trying all kind of stuff... even switching to other Android ID using Titanium Pro did't help... so, the olny way I found was reseting device to factory state.
But if some one finds other solution, it would be great if you cold share with us.
Thanks,
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Try clearing cache/dalvik cache
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I have tried all that bro....the phone is blocked thru your imei the only way to get back on instagram is by switching it... Iphone users have a solution called udid which changes there id when its been read by an app...i wish android had an app like that one to bypass this instagram bullcrap..
Fabolous93085 said:
I have tried all that bro....the phone is blocked thru your imei the only way to get back on instagram is by switching it... Iphone users have a solution called udid which changes there id when its been read by an app...i wish android had an app like that one to bypass this instagram bullcrap..
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nothing possible for Android? so this is the only good reason to get an iphone?
SayWhat10 said:
nothing possible for Android? so this is the only good reason to get an iphone?
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nop... There is an solution, but it`s crapy...
I restored the device several times- installed other rooms and so one... They are not bloking the imei, but they are having some file on the phone, that includes the info about the violetion.
So the option is to reset the device to factory settings, install instagram,, opne it... Hit the Sign in button and then go to RAM clearing options- clear RAM memory and switch back to Instagram, but be sure the screen is where you must sign in the username and password and vuola... your in... After signing out, you must do the same thing when you need to sign in with other account or other one or creat new one... as soon as you pres sign in button- clear RAM and then sign in.
at the moment it`s the only solution I found, but have not been seeking for the option to find the file which is responsible for the info about the violetion.
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I'm having same issue :/
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So I think I have a solution in case this ever happens to anyone else. I had to look for the original Instagram apk. 1.1.1. Logged in with no trouble than just let Play Store update instagram
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Why does Instagram block the devices?
hello bro
same thing happen to me im using ipad 3 still finding solution...
can u help me...
everytime i login to instagram it sed my account is disabled cant even register new accounts.
but my account is alive..and i can login thru instagram web.
so instagram app is block on my device..
I have the same problem.
This method of "eulin87" didn't work since instagrams says I have to update to sign in:
So I think I have a solution in case this ever happens to anyone else. I had to look for the original Instagram apk. 1.1.1. Logged in with no trouble than just let Play Store update instagram
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but this worked for me, method of "stankis", I just cleared the ram like crazy through all the steps:
nop... There is an solution, but it`s crapy...
I restored the device several times- installed other rooms and so one... They are not bloking the imei, but they are having some file on the phone, that includes the info about the violetion.
So the option is to reset the device to factory settings, install instagram,, opne it... Hit the Sign in button and then go to RAM clearing options- clear RAM memory and switch back to Instagram, but be sure the screen is where you must sign in the username and password and vuola... your in... After signing out, you must do the same thing when you need to sign in with other account or other one or creat new one... as soon as you pres sign in button- clear RAM and then sign in.
at the moment it`s the only solution I found, but have not been seeking for the option to find the file which is responsible for the info about the violetion.
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still I'm really curious where instagram get's the information about being blocked from, since I changed my Android ID, even created a new Googleaccount and reset everything. The app "LBE Privacy Guard" says Instagram doesn't check the IMEI, but I'm not sure about that.
Instgram has block my phone
Fabolous93085 said:
I have tried all that bro....the phone is blocked thru your imei the only way to get back on instagram is by switching it... Iphone users have a solution called udid which changes there id when its been read by an app...i wish android had an app like that one to bypass this instagram bullcrap..
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I have an iPhone and I wold like you to explain more about how iPhone users fix this problem please
Wayne Deshields said:
I have an iPhone and I wold like you to explain more about how iPhone users fix this problem please
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google it.. so you can read about it.... i got thru on my gs3 all i had to do was search for notepad on my files that had "ig" as the title which was encrypted with my logings and all i had to do was erase it.
Just got banne in IG!! 9/10/13
Fabolous93085 said:
google it.. so you can read about it.... i got thru on my gs3 all i had to do was search for notepad on my files that had "ig" as the title which was encrypted with my logings and all i had to do was erase it.
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I have Samsung Galaxy Advance (i9070) running on JellyBean 4.1.2. I factory reset my phone
but to no avail, I'm still banned in instagram. My device is just banned cause my account works fine in their website
and other devices. How did you get through with your problem @Fabolous93085 ?
My device also blocked my phone. How can I fix this?
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me too
i have the same problem like u all.
my phone is galaxy s4, i cant login from my device, but my account still alive.
anyone can help us??? i havent tried to reset my phone, i still search to others way.
Im having the same """ problem here, first time it happened I've factory reset and then log in successfully but I have to switch from accounts and then again banned. Is there any new solution to this? Anyone tried contacting instagram?
Are you sending too many genital pictures? I'm fine now. It was weird when it happened though.
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My problem solved!
Hello everyone who have the same problem with me. My S grand2 disabled too, but my instagram still active, i can still login on other device/bluestacks.
Now, I have solution about this after instagram make me confuse for a couple of weeks.
I tried this on my Android Device (SGrand2), just install app called IMAGINE for Instagram. You can google it. Or i recommend to download from onhax web with search keyword "imagine". (sorry i still can't post link)
Once installed you can login from that app not from instagram official app. And the good news, you also get some new features there.
Thanks! Hope it can solve your problem.
And don't forget to follow my ig @denny.ri
*sorry for my bad english
hi all
short story: galaxy s3 has the mainboard malfunction problem. had the phone replaced. what i got was the same IMEI handset, yet all wiped.
i was looking forward to the nice app restore feature.
however after setting language, timezone, etc. the phone is not taking me to the google sign in page, so to associate my handset with my account (hopefully restoring some of my data)
any idea why the phone does not ask for a google account sign in after reset?
i've updated to 4.1.2 on kies but the same issue, phone says it is all setup without asking for google sign in.
any tips how to make it ask for it at first device setup so to retrieve all the data backed up on google servers?
many thanks, all input appreciated.
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Settings - accounts
Glebun said:
Settings - accounts
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no, that only adds a google account for syncing and such
i am talking about the main google account association with a new phone
every device has this
my s2 whenever i reset it asks for a google account. an old spica does too.
why doesn't the reset s3 do it?
DorinAlex said:
no, that only adds a google account for syncing and such
i am talking about the main google account association with a new phone
every device has this
my s2 whenever i reset it asks for a google account. an old spica does too.
why doesn't the reset s3 do it?
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i need this so that the phone downloads the backed up app content
Guys, can you please share your views on this issue?
Has anybody seen this before: after hard reset, phone doesn't ask to log into Google account?
Thanks
DorinAlex said:
Guys, can you please share your views on this issue?
Has anybody seen this before: after hard reset, phone doesn't ask to log into Google account?
Thanks
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Try to flash the google apps new and factory reset the phone. (its my proposal but no guarantee its working )
not sure what you mean.. 'flash google apps new'
can you please detail more?
thanks
DorinAlex said:
not sure what you mean.. 'flash google apps new'
can you please detail more?
thanks
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Can you wipe your phone properly? Factory reset.
It will remove google account, samsung account, and master Youda's account as well if you have one.
RTFT...
spamtrash said:
Can you wipe your phone properly? Factory reset.
It will remove google account, samsung account, and master Youda's account as well if you have one.
RTFT...
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glad we're joined by a typical frustrated poster with anger issues galore.
as usual, they step on their own tail making a fool of themselves. HOW ABOUT YOU RTFT!?
i clearly say above 'all wiped', 'hard reset', so there! you've soiled yourself again. good job!
to anybody else who is really trying to help, thank you
here is the problem again:
AFTER HARD RESET (DATA/CACHE WIPE IN CONSOLE) PHONE DOES NOT ASK FOR GOOGLE ACCOUNT AT FIRST BOOT.
thanks
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DorinAlex said:
glad we're joined by a typical frustrated poster with anger issues galore.
as usual, they step on their own tail making a fool of themselves. HOW ABOUT YOU RTFT!?
i clearly say above 'all wiped', 'hard reset', so there! you've soiled yourself again. good job!
to anybody else who is really trying to help, thank you
here is the problem again:
AFTER HARD RESET (DATA/CACHE WIPE IN CONSOLE) PHONE DOES NOT ASK FOR GOOGLE ACCOUNT AT FIRST BOOT.
thanks
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Never had this issue myself, my only assumption is that the software isn't right otherwise it'd be asking right? Have you Rooted the handset? If so then pop on a ROM you like and see if you yield the same results.
As I said I've never had this issue before myself but I am suspecting bad software so do what I've suggested and see if it helps.
Hope you get some luck
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dladz said:
Never had this issue myself, my only assumption is that the software isn't right otherwise it'd be asking right? Have you Rooted the handset? If so then pop on a ROM you like and see if you yield the same results.
As I said I've never had this issue before myself but I am suspecting bad software so do what I've suggested and see if it helps.
Hope you get some luck
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thanks to all the guys who wholeheartedly tried to help
@dladz yes, the solution was to flash a new rom.
but no need for custom roms
SOLUTION: for anyone who might come across this unusual behavior
-if you do not get asked for google (and samsung) account after hard resets (through recovery console or otherwise) you have to reflash the same version with Odin. no need to tick 'reformat' or anything. i used the same stock version (gotten from http://androidromupdate.com - slightly differetn csc and phone) and it solved by itself just like this.
goes to show how little we actually know about Android's entrails..
Hi! Unfortunately my M7 was lost or stolen last month at Miami Beach. The people who found or stole it. has not disconnected the Google Photo auto backup or Dropbox auto backup. I keep receiving new videos or pics from them. I have not changed my password yet hopping that one of the videos or pictures would let me to contact them. I've tried the Google finder but is not working. Any advice?
chiquito3 said:
Hi! Unfortunately my M7 was lost or stolen last month at Miami Beach. The people who found or stole it. has not disconnected the Google Photo auto backup or Dropbox auto backup. I keep receiving new videos or pics from them. I have not changed my password yet hopping that one of the videos or pictures would let me to contact them. I've tried the Google finder but is not working. Any advice?
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mmmh be careful they might be doing calls to Cuba which is very expensive...
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TopoX84 said:
mmmh be careful they might be doing calls to Cuba which is very expensive...
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Well actually the phone is disconected but it seems that they did not reset the phone or they don't know how to.
chiquito3 said:
Well actually the phone is disconected but it seems that they did not reset the phone or they don't know how to.
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Once you disconnect the phone there is no way possible to track it unless you installed an app for that like phone tracker.
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If it's still on your Google account, install Cerberus from the play store, then use that to track the phones location, lock it, or even wipe it.
cschmitt said:
If it's still on your Google account, install Cerberus from the play store, then use that to track the phones location, lock it, or even wipe it.
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How do I use the app from my PC?
Also how do I make app work without activating it from the cellphone?
chiquito3 said:
How do I use the app from my PC?
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Create an account and login here: https://www.cerberusapp.com/ I'm not sure if you can set it up remotely, I think you have to login to Cerberus from the phone the first time.
You can also try PlanB which I know will work without setting it up first, it just needs to be installed through play store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb
Obviously, the phone will need to be connected to wifi or mobile data for the locate to work, but it sounds like they are doing that already if you are getting Dropbox updates.
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Create an account and login here: https://www.cerberusapp.com/ I'm not sure if you can set it up remotely, I think you have to login to Cerberus from the phone the first time.
You can also try PlanB which I know will work without setting it up first, it just needs to be installed through play store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb
Obviously, the phone will need to be connected to wifi or mobile data for the locate to work, but it sounds like they are doing that already if you are getting Dropbox updates.
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Cerberus needs to be set from phone for it to work, and unfortunately Plan B only works with 2.0 - 2.3 versions of Android
Any other suggestion?
if its on and tied to your google account you don't need an app, can track it on google device manager website..
You are right but it seems that it is not always connected to WiFi. I'll try to locate it from time to time in case I managed to do it at the same time they connect it to the internet.
Thanks
Android lost is a good app I tested it... You just need to register and u can so so via text msg...
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TopoX84 said:
Android lost is a good app I tested it... You just need to register and u can so so via text msg...
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The girls who have my phone just took a picture of one of their friends phone number. I'm planning to call but don't know how to make them help me get my phone back. Also I want to know if any of you know how could I get info on the number.
I wouldn't call, it will tip them off that you are looking for it, which they probably don't suspect.
How about looking at the modified timestamp of when the Dropbox pictures upload to your account, that would give you an idea of when to use ADM to locate it, since it would be on wifi.
They probably plug it in to charge at roughly the same time each day and wifi will remain while charging.