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Hello, i am starting to become paranoid about going outside with my galaxy tab because i am afraid it might get stolen. I am looking for a good app to let me track any possible thieves like the ones ive seen many times for pc, that let you get the almost exact location where the lost item (phone, pc etc) is and automatically take pictures and screen captures.
The ome iwanted to try is Prey (because it a chilean software, hehe) but for android devices it only tracks the position, but nothing else, and i think it is kind of usseles as yiu dont get a 100% accurate position and it is usseles if the adress you get is a building with 100+ people living in it.
Also another issue with prey and othe simmilar software is the they only work on android cellphones where you have to send a text message to activate the tracking mode, but i cannot do that in a wifi inly galaxy tab.
So, do you guys have any recommendation for a nice software? I am lookin for so ething simple that runs in the background and doesnt disturb me. (and of course.... Free)
Thanks in advance
Samsung actually have features built into the gal tab 10.1 for this.
Go to samsungdive.com. If you are signed into your samsung account on your tab, then you can start using it straight away i think.
In terms of other software, androidlost has heaps of features for free. It doesn't rely on text messaging. The design is pretty terrible, but hey, its free.
Lookout has a product called plan b. It always you to install the app remotely and tell you where it's at. But needs an Internet connection.
I don't think its honeycomb compatible but its one to watch out for.
http://tabletsforme.com/i-lost-my-phone-how-can-i-find-it-let-it-tell-you-where-it-is/
Another option is Norton mobile security for android. This one I have tried and it works on my Samsung galaxy tab.
http://tabletsforme.com/norton-releases-antivirus-for-android-phones/
I also have the Samsung configured on my tab. Yeah lots of overkill
athornz said:
Samsung actually have features built into the gal tab 10.1 for this.
Go to samsungdive.com. If you are signed into your samsung account on your tab, then you can start using it straight away i think.
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Did you managed to get it working for Wifi version? It does not work for me.
thanks for all the info. I tried the samsung thing, but it didnt work .
Lookout seemed like a good alternative but it is not supported on tablets.....
I also gave a look at some of this applications (http://lifehacker.com/5832947/five-best-phone-recovery-tools) but they are all phone-related.
Guess we just have to wait a little more for some apps to be released for wifi-only devices............
I have used both androidlost and seekdroid on my galaxy tab 10.1
So there are apps that work on tablets
I like prey
http://preyproject.com/
Very cool, and it's free. It can take snapshots from the camera, use closest wifi spot to send ip address and info, you can sound an alarm or lock the device out. There are a lot of options. It allows 3 devices for the free version.
yeah, i also like prey, but it doesnt work with the wifi only tab as it requires and SMS to be sent to the device for activation
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Did you managed to get it working for Wifi version? It does not work for me.
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It does work. You first have to add your samsung account on the tab. under settings then accounts/sync, add account, then click samsung account. Its the only way samsung knows you actually have a samsung device. Btw it works pretty good. Best of all, its free,
Tab left on plane
Hi, so what would you recommend to find one left on plane, with sim card but in airplane mode, wait and see if someone gets through the security to see where it is or is there a way of forcing the tab to turn itself on?
thanks in advance
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I tinkered with Cerebus on my Tab, seems to work just fine (wifi only). I've been using this on my Android phone. Can attach up to 5 devices.
https://market.android.com/details?...51bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5sc2Ryb2lkLmNlcmJlcnVzIl0.
As long as there is battery, you can track your device's location, log app activity, send a message/VERY audible alarm to the device, take a screenshot, take a picture with front or back camera, a few other options. Obviously, app needs to be loaded on the device BEFORE you lose it.
Works great!
great, i will check it immediately. Thanks!
i just checked it, it looks very good. Saddly its not free, but it is extremely cheap, so i think i will buy it once i get home. thanks again.
AndroidLost is a great app and works perfectly with GalaxyTab 10.1
register your device with your samsung account and use samsungdive.com
works great for sgs, sgs2 and sgt7500
I was using Prey on my laptop and all phones
I'm using multiple android devices, all of them under one phone number (only one plan that includes five separate sim cards). All of the services are available under any individual device, BUT! Text messages (SMS) ONLY arrive at the devices that holds the "primary" or "master" sim card.
What I'd like to have, is the ability to somehow send any arriving messages from the primary device via something (email? im?) that doesn't require them to be in close vicinity (so no wlan/bluetooth). So that it wouldn't matter which device I hold, I'd always receive any incoming text messages and they would be available on all devices. Best would be, if also SENT messages would sync between devices.
Also of note is that the sync should be (almost) instantaneous (as fast as can be achieved via push-gmail or instant messaging). So no scheduled syncs or anything that requires an interval.
Each one of the devices are capable of sending/receiving sms on their own, so no technical barriers exist on that front.
By syncing, I mean that the messages would be available at each device's own "messaging system", NOT just backed up in email or something. (so SMS2Mail of backupsms -style apps are out of the question.)
The devices are running Android 2.2, 2.3, 3.1 and come next year, android 4.0.
I'm going to use:
* Samsung Galaxy Note
* Samsung Galaxy Tab
* Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
* Samsung Galaxy Gio
* Motorola Defy
I've looked into TotalSMS Control, DeskSMS, Phone Control and various other apps, but they all lack some part of what I need. (DeskSMS looked the most promising, but apparently doesn't work on Honeycomb, at least market doesn't show DeskSMS for my Tab 8.9).
If this exists, please tell me. If it doesn't, I'm willing to pay some.
Note: monthly/yearly fees are not out of the question. The services need not be free, just working
Did you ever find an app that worked for you? I'm in a similar situation and would be interested to hear what you settled on.
No, unfortunately I didn't. I'm currently using Phone Control. I needed to change my primary device from Tab 8.9 to Note to get PC to work (since it required telephony). It is hands down the fastest of what I have tested. Unfortunately it only sends the arriving sms as email to the other devices, there is no way to actually 'sync' anything between the devices.
AnttiV said:
If this exists, please tell me. If it doesn't, I'm willing to pay some.
Note: monthly/yearly fees are not out of the question. The services need not be free, just working
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AnttiV said:
I'm using multiple android devices, all of them under one phone number (only one plan that includes five separate sim cards). All of the services are available under any individual device, BUT! Text messages (SMS) ONLY arrive at the devices that holds the "primary" or "master" sim card.
What I'd like to have, is the ability to somehow send any arriving messages from the primary device via something (email? im?) that doesn't require them to be in close vicinity (so no wlan/bluetooth). So that it wouldn't matter which device I hold, I'd always receive any incoming text messages and they would be available on all devices. Best would be, if also SENT messages would sync between devices.
Also of note is that the sync should be (almost) instantaneous (as fast as can be achieved via push-gmail or instant messaging). So no scheduled syncs or anything that requires an interval.
Each one of the devices are capable of sending/receiving sms on their own, so no technical barriers exist on that front.
By syncing, I mean that the messages would be available at each device's own "messaging system", NOT just backed up in email or something. (so SMS2Mail of backupsms -style apps are out of the question.)
The devices are running Android 2.2, 2.3, 3.1 and come next year, android 4.0.
I'm going to use:
* Samsung Galaxy Note
* Samsung Galaxy Tab
* Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
* Samsung Galaxy Gio
* Motorola Defy
I've looked into TotalSMS Control, DeskSMS, Phone Control and various other apps, but they all lack some part of what I need. (DeskSMS looked the most promising, but apparently doesn't work on Honeycomb, at least market doesn't show DeskSMS for my Tab 8.9).
If this exists, please tell me. If it doesn't, I'm willing to pay some.
Note: monthly/yearly fees are not out of the question. The services need not be free, just working
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Hello AnttiV,
I have already posted my setup (somewhat applicable to your case) in this Thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1368228).
To make best use of the app that I use in my setup (mysms) I would slightly modify it. You can install mysms on you main device (which has the SIM card that is marked as primary). Then you can access and write messages from all other smartphones via the mysms mirror app (search for 'mysms mirror' in the play store).
I used the free Web app to text from my iPad until I decided to purchase the app from the App store.
Hope this helps you.
@eileenfj0713:
that's not even remotely usable in this scenario? That's only SMS transfer, not a simultaneous receiving.
However, I've now been using MySMS for about year, and that seems to be the best solution (it's even cross platform! Works from iOS also) available. I heartily recommend MySMS to anyone looking for a solution to this kind of a problem.
Hi everyone, I was super excited to try out my new Gear Fit 2 (ordered from Best Buy in the US), but heartbreakingly it will not actually connect to my phone. I am on a Galaxy S 6 running the original OS, but the tricky part is that it is from a Japanese provider (DoCoMo). It did not occur to me that the Gear Fit 2 would not work with this phone, but it will not sync with the required Samsung Gear App. The app downloads (I don't know if it matters but I retained the US version of the app store so I could keep my puzzle and dragons profile). The phone can see the watch, and they do the fun Bluetooth pin exchange, but then the app throws an error message that says "Check if your device is compatible and if the app needs to be updated" and then the process won't proceed any further. I have factory reset my phone, uninstalled my old Gear Fit and old Gear Fit manager app, reset the watch, all to no avail. I contacted Samsung customer support and they told me that since I am on a Japanese S6 they can't help me because they are US customer support, instead providing me with a useless link to the Japanese Samsung Products page. I know the GF2 has not launched in JP yet (at least through DoCoMo, but I can't believe that my new toy is absolutely useless. In other news, all of this fiddling around made it so that the old Gear Fit Manager app will not connect to my old Gear Fit anymore so I am now using a 3rd party app which is not quite the same. Any advice is appreciated, otherwise I guess I will ride this out until the GF2 launvhes here and maybe an update will e forthcoming.
PS: there are two reviews in Japanese in the Samsung app market for the new Gear App. They are both very bad reviews stating that the app will not connect o their various devices.
Idk. Just sad and wanting to vent.
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Hi everyone, I was super excited to try out my new Gear Fit 2 (ordered from Best Buy in the US), but heartbreakingly it will not actually connect to my phone. I am on a Galaxy S 6 running the original OS, but the tricky part is that it is from a Japanese provider (DoCoMo). It did not occur to me that the Gear Fit 2 would not work with this phone, but it will not sync with the required Samsung Gear App. The app downloads (I don't know if it matters but I retained the US version of the app store so I could keep my puzzle and dragons profile). The phone can see the watch, and they do the fun Bluetooth pin exchange, but then the app throws an error message that says "Check if your device is compatible and if the app needs to be updated" and then the process won't proceed any further. I have factory reset my phone, uninstalled my old Gear Fit and old Gear Fit manager app, reset the watch, all to no avail. I contacted Samsung customer support and they told me that since I am on a Japanese S6 they can't help me because they are US customer support, instead providing me with a useless link to the Japanese Samsung Products page. I know the GF2 has not launched in JP yet (at least through DoCoMo, but I can't believe that my new toy is absolutely useless. In other news, all of this fiddling around made it so that the old Gear Fit Manager app will not connect to my old Gear Fit anymore so I am now using a 3rd party app which is not quite the same. Any advice is appreciated, otherwise I guess I will ride this out until the GF2 launvhes here and maybe an update will e forthcoming.
PS: there are two reviews in Japanese in the Samsung app market for the new Gear App. They are both very bad reviews stating that the app will not connect o their various devices.
Idk. Just sad and wanting to vent.
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Can you install the Gear manager app for non-Samsung phones to see if that works?
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Can you install the Gear manager app for non-Samsung phones to see if that works?
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I tried to find that app, but the only one that shows up in the Google play store for me it the one for Samsung phones and when I Google the link for the nonsamsung device app, it shows but when I follow it, the play store still redirects me back to the samsung version. I DID try to use a 3rd party app with the Gear Fit 2, but it still wouldn't maintain a connection. Thanks for the response though.
I find myself in the same boat as you - very very frustrating. I researched the compatibility, and based on the specs they SHOULD work - no good reason that they wouldn't. Sooooo frustrating!!!
Finally got it running on docomo galaxy s5 unrooted
Here's how
1. Install 'Samsung Accessory Service' (apk search and download)
2. 'Gear Manager' Installation (from the Google play)
3. 'GearFit2 Plugin: installation of (apk search and download)
Did it in this order and it worked.
Enjoy
Thanks Tony!
I was using a Galaxy S6 edge from Japan and had these problems, and manually installing the accessory service and fit2 plugin worked like a charm. Was on the phone for 2 hours with Samsung's customer service and got nothing.
Hi, I was wondering if the two devices share any continuity between them. Such as, messages for example. Can I receive and send text messages with the tab s3 (number from my phone obviously) also can I pick up on web pages etc. Where I left off? I'm thinking whether the tab or a surface pro4 is better for me, the battery life on the surface pro 4 is sub-standard.
Thanks!
I have both the Tab S3 and a Surface Pro 3, and they are night and day different, mainly in the type of apps/applications that you run on them, so that should be your deciding factor. If I'm going to pick up a a tablet and sit down and do serious work, then it's the Surface. But if I'm looking for something that's in an "instant on" always ready mode, then it's the Tab S3. If you use Firefox, you can synchronize bookmarks and tabs across devices if you sign in the with the same account, but personally I do not do that.
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The text messages is what I would find more useful. Similar to how you can answer messages on an iPad/iPhone. I don't do serious work on these devices really. I don like the surface but wouldn't mind having the same eco system.
Thank you!
imessage on iOS is actually server based. Samsung has something called SideSync where you can link yor tablet or your PC to your phone for txts and other apps but its more of a remote control solution so it chews up battery and you cant leave it on all the time.
I would say between the two, the S3 is much better for entertainment purposes. Lighter weight, cheaper, better (and cheaper) drawing apps, longer batter life.
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Check if your carrier has an app option for texting. At&t does.
There used to be a chrome 2 phone extension...not sure what happened with it. Still,I believe you can share a link with yourself.
I have both the Tab S3 and a Galaxy S8+. There is a similar function like Apple's continuity but you have to use an app for that. Just download and install SideSync for both devices (You can also download and install it on Mac and Windows). Then both devices have to be connected to the same wifi. So if you are just at home, simply fire up SideSync on both devices. All your text messages will com to your Tab S3. You will get notified of calls to but can only answer through the S8 and not the Tab.
The downside to this is you have to manually start the app on both devices. Not a true continuity like iPhones and iPads.
For browsing, continuity already exists on Samsung's stock internet browser. Just make sure you are signed in to your Samsung account on both devices. Chrome browser also does continuity between devices. Also, there is a Chrome extension that will sync Chrome bookmarks to the Samsung internet browser.
Original Samsung keyboard case, Folio case and S Pen are on sale now on Best Buy. Its a good time to buy if your looking to get the Tab S3. But still being an Android device, there is no substitute for a full computer like the Surface Pro 4 that you are eyeing. I have a Samsung TabPro S 2-in-1 computer (similar to a Surface Pro) and I dont see my Tab 3 replacing it.
This is exactly what Samsung Flow is for, they even highlight it as a feature on the Tab S3 webpage:
I just installed Samsung Flow on my Note 5 and Tab S3 and I have to say... it's dumb. All it allows you to do is keep your phone unlocked, and read your notifications on your tab. You can enable the hotspot on your phone from your tab, and send content (images) back and forth (which I already do with cloud storage). Nothing about txt message. Uninstalling.
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And no offense to Lee82UK who was trying to be helpful. My frustration was to Samsung for releasing a pointless app.
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I have both the Tab S3 and a Galaxy S8+. There is a similar function like Apple's continuity but you have to use an app for that. Just download and install SideSync for both devices (You can also download and install it on Mac and Windows). Then both devices have to be connected to the same wifi. So if you are just at home, simply fire up SideSync on both devices. All your text messages will com to your Tab S3. You will get notified of calls to but can only answer through the S8 and not the Tab.
The downside to this is you have to manually start the app on both devices. Not a true continuity like iPhones and iPads.
For browsing, continuity already exists on Samsung's stock internet browser. Just make sure you are signed in to your Samsung account on both devices. Chrome browser also does continuity between devices. Also, there is a Chrome extension that will sync Chrome bookmarks to the Samsung internet browser.
Original Samsung keyboard case, Folio case and S Pen are on sale now on Best Buy. Its a good time to buy if your looking to get the Tab S3. But still being an Android device, there is no substitute for a full computer like the Surface Pro 4 that you are eyeing. I have a Samsung TabPro S 2-in-1 computer (similar to a Surface Pro) and I dont see my Tab 3 replacing it.
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I have used Sidesync many times between my PC and my phone and it's great for that. For kicks, yesterday I installed it on my Tab S3 and tried to connect to my Note 5. It would see the phone but every time say "error connecting" so I never got it to work.
The important difference between Sidesync and what crapple has with imessage is that Sidesync is more of a remote control application like Team viewer, with the added bonus of getting the notifications on both devices. With imessage, there is actually a txt message app on both devices that effective work independently of each other since its server based.
For people in the US that use Verizon, we can install VerizonMessaging which will let you send and receive txt & calls from the S3. However, any outgoing txt you write on the tablet do not find their way back to your phone. So if have a conversation with someone on your s3, and then go back to your phone, you only will see the incoming tats from that person.
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Try mySMS. It syncs across your devices so that you can create and send sms from your tablet or Pc. Your phone only needs internet connection.
Cant download Mysms, says it is incompatible
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Cant download Mysms, says it is incompatible
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Try Pulse for SMS. It works on my essential and my tab S3. It is not free if you want sync and send SMS or MMS but it works very well. It even works on PC.
Hello from 2020. Use Google messages.
I've looked all over and some sites tell me Duo is not compatible with Galaxy Wearable and others say it is, what is the truth? I have a Galaxy Watch 3 connected to the Duo, I am able to get notifications, use Samsung Pay, and adjust the stock faces and settings. I am Not able to download new faces or access the store at all. I am wondering if I am missing something or is wearable just not 100% compatible with Duo?
Hey! I ran into the same thing, moving from a Samsung phone to a non Samsung phone for the first time with my galaxy watch was an adjustment. If you open the galaxy wear app and click discover at the bottom and click view more it will take you to a visibly different version of the watch app store. You can buy new apps, access your purchased apps, works totally fine.