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You probably know that Sense Mail has problems with text input on the One. specifically, with automatic spaing, spell correction, capitalization, and a few other standard functions that any one would expect from a keyboard. I know the issue is pretty well documented elsewhere, but I've not found an actual solution...
That said, my question is is anyone rooted and running various ROMs 1) actually using the stock mail application and 2) using Google Keyboard or SwiftKey and 3) seeing them function as expected?
I am running stock (have to, it's a phone for work...I know...just dont want to carry two phones) and have tons of issues using non-Sense keyboards with the mail application. I've considered purchasing Touchdown for my exchange mail, but would rather save the $20 for bounty for the wonderful Devs around these parts. Anyway, I've considered rooting and just dealing with my company's massive administrative privileges in some fasion jsut so I can get the damn Google Keyboard to function normally for me, but at this point it's been quite problematic int eh past (broke down and tried with my HOX a few months back and that was a pain...had to just RUU and go back to stock).
Here are a couple of threads related to this, in case anyone is unfamiliar:
http://support.swiftkey.net/forums/...one-mail-backspace-inserts-random-letters-and
http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-one/298789-htc-email-app-typing-issues-non-htc-keyboard.html
I've checked in on the Int'l forums as I know they're more active, but many people there are having, or had, separate CID issue with Google Keyboard, making searches almost possible to narrow down and digest. Hoping the lovely folks here can help. telling me to F-Off and stop *****ing is also an option.
Thanks.
Hello All,
My dilemma is as follows. I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 which is no longer in use, and there is pertinent information I need from this device for an upcoming court date. I can't seem to remember the password I set for the lock screen, the phone has been out of use for sometime now. I never set up a Samsung recovery account, nor did I have a Gmail associated with the phone. Any additional suggestions? Normally I wouldn't care, but as previously stated this is for a child custody case and there are several pieces of information I need off of that phone. This phone is not rooted btw. Any insight is appreciated, thank you in advance!
You need to factory reset from recovery, which erases all data on the device.
That's the only way. And you owned an android device with no Gmail account? So no play store?
Well, that's your answer, and good luck! I'll close this now.
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Samsung Galaxy s6 Edge | Completely Broken Screen | Need USB Debugging & PC Control
Hello ladies and gentlemen. I am very grateful for the opportunity to be able to use this forum and access the infinite knowledge the community has to offer. Let me start with what I have already read and searched, then I will go into details.
I did a search here, and read the little that was related to my issue. Some of the more relevant threads that started to cover my issue where very old and left off where I needed help. I did not want to necro those posts which lead to the decision to post here. If that was the wrong choice, I do apologize. Some of the topics that turned up results for me are here (had the same issue but wrong goal. Also no replies), here (Was very descriptive and helpful. However I am too much of a novice to understand most of it. Combine that with it being over a year old and one reply, and I get a dead end.), and here (which suggests I can do it with a wireless connection, however my phone has no screen to complete some of the tasks).
I read this, and this. But I am unfamiliar with some of their terms and methods as I mentioned earlier. I have only ever rooted one device in my life and it was thanks to a program. So I have VERY little knowledge on how to use a lot of the tools and knowledge being given to me in a lot of other forums. That's why I am calling on all of you to not give me the answers but teach me so that I can do this on my own and even pass on the tricks I might learn to others in my situation. After all a simple breaking of my phone screen has put a hold on my life. I have no access to my email, my bank account (online), my business website, and every other part of my life that uses 2fa. Why?? Because I can't use my phone to get my codes to login to my accounts. Like every other dummy, I never backed up my "one time use codes" I mean after all I ALWAYS have my phone on me right??? -.-
My Phone is a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. Sadly I do NOT have USB Debugging enabled. I bought the screen glass and was following the advice of a Tutorial that suggested I could separate the glass from the digitizer as my digitizer still worked at that time, when the digitizer snapped. Completely my fault. Now with the phone having NO screen I am left without a phone. But it gets worse because you know my handy dandy PC? Well I've had the OS for over 5 years and decided to do a fresh install. Oh but I really did.... Only to discover what I already knew and had totally forgotten. I needed to re-register all my accounts to the "New Device". Sure no problem just use that phone you always have with you to get your code and login....
I am out of options and getting more and more frustrated by the minute. I don't have enough cash to go buy a new digitizer as they are the same price as the ENTIRE phone is Refurbished. The phone number I had is useless as it was pre-paid and I switched to Metro PCs with my wife's phone. So switching sims to get a one time pass-code isn't going to work. That leaves me with trying to access the phone with no screen, which I know is possible thanks to all of you amazing people.
Im in need of desperate help so if you can teach me anything that would fix my issue I would be forever grateful. Thank you all for taking the time to read this and please just ask me what details I need to provide if I left any out.
Hello all,
In my circle of friends there was a suicide case and I was asked by the family if I would be able to remove a screen lock from a Samsung Galaxy S21. The family can't explain why their son killed himself and would like answers to all their questions. They assume that there is information on the phone or reasons for the suicide.
Are there any serious ways to get around such a block? I don't have much information about the device yet, nor do I currently have it with me. Maybe there are exploits or bruteforce toolkits to bypass the lockscreen. Programs like Tenorshare 4uKey or PassFab Android Unlocker are probably scam or?
I will get the device in the next week and could provide more information then.
Currently the following information is available:
Device Model: Samsung Galaxy S21 5G | Samsung SM-G991B | Android 11 | One UI 3.1
Mobile contract: active
SMS PIN & PUK: available
Google account credentials: available and valid and linked to the device but no backups available in Google Drive
Samsung account credentials: present and valid but not associated with the device so no backups available
Does the approach via Kali Nethunter and a HID keyboard attack work with a current Android Samsung Galaxy S21 bruteforcing or do you always get into the temporally increasing lock?
A data recovery $pecialist might be able to, ask the police for assistance.
Find the password for the lockscreen, or maybe through their Gmail or Samsung accounts, again passwords needed.
I think if they wanted you in the phone they would have unlocked it...
blackhawk said:
A data recovery $pecialist might be able to, ask the police for assistance.
Find the password for the lockscreen, or maybe through their Gmail or Samsung accounts, again passwords needed.
I think if they wanted you in the phone they would have unlocked it...
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This is not a helpful answer.
The police in this country does not help in such matters if it is assumed that no outside influence was involved.
A data recovery specialist also only executes toolkits or exploits. I am also able to do this if someone gives me a hint which toolkits or exploits would come into question for this model. I work as a sysadmin myself and therefore I am not completely untalented technically. I just lack information about which approach would be the best.
This is a community of people who like to hack their phones, not hack into other people's phones... which is considered unethical.
Are you serious?
You really think it's unethical when a 21 year old boy takes his own life overnight and the family just wants to know why their son did it? Sure, the boy was of age at 21 and can do with his life what he wants. Nevertheless, any clear-thinking person can understand that the family wants to know why the son did that.
I have no bad intentions and I am only trying to help the family. This is not about hacking a stolen cell phone. Then I would just do a factory reset and use the phone normally and not write this post here.
Yes, well... be that as it may.
With a screen lock in place you can't simply factory reset as you still be locked out.
I believe my original response was valid. It's not an easy nut to crack... by design.
Hello, i own a phone repair shop and i'm a relation with a person specialized in unlocking phones. He said me that he can bypass the lock screen and keep data on all samsung phones and he can do it remotly. Being in this business i don't trust him a lot about keeping data. One of my customer's son is dead and his family want to access his phone, they gave me his phone and they are agree to loose data if things dont go good so i'm gonna try with this guy and if you want i will give you a feedback.
Hi sorry to hear that this terrible situation happened around you.
I am in a similar situation. My cousin died suddenly and his sister asked be to recover pictures and videos because he filmed himself before try to end his life and she would like to find if there is any video that could help us understand better.
I'm trying to find ways to do that and so far I haven't but I wanted to share some information in case it could be helpful to someone.
I tried the iMobie Data Extractor. It is supposed to help recover data from "broken phone". I guess it's the closest thing I found that didn't look scammy and could work. After about a month of back and forth with their support person, I managed to replaced the OS using Odin (because the official software left my phone in a non-bootable state) replacing all partitions except User Data. Unfortunately, that didn't remove the lock (PIN). I'm not surprised since I didn't wipe the User Data.
From a security perspective, it is good that it is hard (impossible) to access data of a locked phone, but from a family emotional perspective, it is hard to have to tell my family that I failed.
I wish you good luck and please post here if you find a way.
be safe
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Hello, i own a phone repair shop and i'm a relation with a person specialized in unlocking phones. He said me that he can bypass the lock screen and keep data on all samsung phones and he can do it remotly. Being in this business i don't trust him a lot about keeping data. One of my customer's son is dead and his family want to access his phone, they gave me his phone and they are agree to loose data if things dont go good so i'm gonna try with this guy and if you want i will give you a feedback.
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I don't have easy-to-hear information for you. But I offer these words as a way to think about this situation.
I believe Samsung intentionally builds phones which are extremely hard to break into. This is a conscious design decision they make. Why? Because so many users do things like credit card payments, banking, and social media, where, if you lost your phone and a bad person found it, an easy-to-break-into device would have potentially catastrophic results. Aside from the harm to a user who lost a phone, Samsung themselves would be subjected to great reputational damage, too. It's bad press when it's easy to break into and steal something.
Also, you may not be able to break into the device, even with the help of a commercial vendor. Exploits in Android, when found, are patched regularly. A very smart person might have had a way to crack into a phone last week, last month, or last year. But again, Samsung intends to continually patch the software to keep it secure. They make a point to telling people that Samsung phones are patched for several years, so users will feel confident their data will be secure.
One suspects certain governments have police or security organizations who likely could break in, but they are unlikely to help in a personal situation, as you described.
Although this doesn't seem to apply to you, it's worth saying that Samsung phones are also backed up (by default) to their "cloud." It's possible that a lawyer might be able, with proper documentation of the owner's death, to get access to Samsung's (or Google's) cloud backup(s). I don't think it's easy though. Google, at least in the USA, allows the owner of an account to specify how Google should handle their data if they stop accessing their accounts. (I think Google treats an idle account as "dead" and for reasons like this, if you no longer want to use a vendor like Samsung or Google, you should proactively delete your account, not merely let it go idle.)
Anyone reading this post, might want to consider having what can be an uncomfortable conversation with your friends and family: "How would you like your friends and family handle your electronic, financial, and social accounts in the event of your death?"
Please, forgive me if any of this sounds insensitive. My father worked in insurance and as part of his job he knew all to well that all people eventually die. And how hard it is for those left behind to pick up the pieces, especially when secrets are involved. My family knows where to find my keys.
We have been through five phones -Samsung Galaxy, then Motorola, two internet providers two cell phone providers, made so many calls I have lost count. He uses Chromebook and a Motorola Droid phone. He has even hacked my old home phone, tv, you name it, he has tried to own it . Oh, I forgot-my home security and ring doorbells also. I can change an app permission and I can see him go right in and change it back. I am sure he lives close in the neighborhood How do I get rid of this horrible person?
He grays out permissions, default apps, etc., Which keeps me from being able to delete an app, or change someone being able to access in the background. He has confiscated our emails (Gmail), prevents us from sending or receiving ones he doesn't like. He uses email for email on the web, advertising, chat, and many other things. He listens to phone calls steals all photos, maps addresses to companies or people in contacts, uses maps for ?? Xxx an anyone help me, or at least tell me how to reverse graying out on apps? This has become unbearable! Thank you!
How do you know it's a he?
It's always the girl next door.
Lol! I cannot prove it, but the big gamers nextdoor moved in when this started happening. Their best friend is an experienced IT guy who only appears when I have gone in and changed things. In those days, new changes happen, such as Ring doorbells hacker, etc. Not blaming, but coincidence?
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How do you know it's a he?
It's always the girl next door.
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Sorry. See reply in post.
Bro, I'm so sorry. My husband has been going through this VERY thing for the past year. They don't mess with mine. I just wanted to let you know even though I don't have any resolve for you, I hear you and know that it's not phony and we totally feel for you. Seriously, maybe you and my hubby can talk. I'm so sorry that you're going through it. Feel free to message me.
This sounds like a great fan fiction and will bookmark this to see how the story develops. Thank you for putting this in Moto G Power section right where it belongs!
Sounds like you might need to invest in a router with better security features.
Moosetears said:
This sounds like a great fan fiction and will bookmark this to see how the story develops. Thank you for putting this in Moto G Power section right where it belongs!
Sounds like you might need to invest in a router with better security features.
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Definitely not fiction. It is a nightmare and could REALLY use some advice!
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Bro, I'm so sorry. My husband has been going through this VERY thing for the past year. They don't mess with mine. I just wanted to let you know even though I don't have any resolve for you, I hear you and know that it's not phony and we totally feel for you. Seriously, maybe you and my hubby can talk. I'm so sorry that you're going through it. Feel free to message me.
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It has been a nightmare! They started with mine, and have now invaded my husband's phone also.
Scammed said:
It has been a nightmare! They started with mine, and have now invaded my husband's phone also.
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Why are you posting on XDA? If you are this convinced that someone has unauthorized access to your devices, you need to be talking to law enforcement. The best advice we can offer you is to change all your passwords immediately, enable 2 factor authentication, and if possible seek a restraining order. XDA is a smart device hacking and development community, not a private investigation service.
V0latyle said:
Why are you posting on XDA? If you are this convinced that someone has unauthorized access to your devices, you need to be talking to law enforcement. The best advice we can offer you is to change all your passwords immediately, enable 2 factor authentication, and if possible seek a restraining order. XDA is a smart device hacking and development community, not a private investigation service.
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I didn't think you were a p.i. firm. Obviously, I am not tech savvy. A little kindness please? I simply want to know how to ungray grayed out app permissions. I have searched on my own and cannot find the answer. I have reported it to local police, state police, Motorola, Samsung, Verizon, Xfinity, metronet, on and on and on. No help from anyone. I don't have $2,500.00 to just put down a retainer for a p.i. I knew someone on this forum would know the answer I am searching for and might kindly tell me. Thank you.
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I didn't think you were a p.i. firm. Obviously, I am not tech savvy. A little kindness please? I simply want to know how to ungray grayed out app permissions. I have searched on my own and cannot find the answer. I have reported it to local police, state police, Motorola, Samsung, Verizon, Xfinity, metronet, on and on and on. No help from anyone. I don't have $2,500.00 to just put down a retainer for a p.i. I knew someone on this forum would know the answer I am searching for and might kindly tell me. Thank you.
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Well, it can be hard to distinguish the difference between reasonable concern over privacy violations vs unwarranted paranoia, and you aren't the only one who's come to XDA with this type of story. Most of your assumptions are likely mistaken and can be simply explained by the nature of Android itself.
Remote intrusion of mobile devices is actually pretty rare. The most common ways bad actors get ahold of sensitive user information are: phishing, user-approved permissions on questionable apps such as TikTok, and "connected" social media accounts, where users allow websites and apps access to their social media profiles, or use their social media as a login.
Regardless, to the technical point of the matter, grayed out app permissions are not the result of hacking or surreptitious malfeasance, but rather the nature of the "rules" inherent to Android - you can't remove system apps or disable system-controlled permissions without root.
If you still think you have reasons for concern, this is my only suggestion:
Change your phone number
Immediately change all relevant passwords - minimum 10 characters, a mix of upper case, lower case, numbers, and special characters, do not reuse them
Enable 2 factor authentication on all accounts, ensuring your 2nd factor is something that you and only you have access to
Once done, sign out all devices signed into those accounts
Perform a factory reset on your device; even better, reflash factory firmware. Keep bootloader locked.
Do not use questionable apps