Dear XDA'ers:
I am looking for an App similar to AndroidLost or to a Remote Desktop, but an App that runs and minimally sets up when it is installed. More that once, I have lost a phone that did not yet have much setup on it yet or has been somewhat tampered with after being lost such that I have a Google account on the phone and I know the password. If I had an App that runs after install and sets up a command pathway/remote access channel, I could then locate and retrieve my phone. As you all know, if you have an account and and a known password on a phone, then I can install Apps from remote. If there is an App like this in the Play Store or elsewhere, that would be great! Anyone know of one or a way to do what I am talking about?
Thanks in advance! Regards, VoIPZapper
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I am completely new to android and am getting my android phone on Sunday.
[1] I have visited the Webpage of Android market and tried installing sum free apps. It tells me to sign-in. When I sign-in I get the message “There are no Android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account.”
Now, how can I add a phone to this account? I tried in settings but no option to add a phone anywhere…
[2] Once, I sort the Login issue, I believe it directly sends App to phone. Now wht if I have to download App/games on my PC and transfer it to my mobile manually. I am saying this as I don’t have any data plan on my mobile and I prefer to download to PC 1st and later to mobile.
PS: I am an orkut user and hence I am using the username/pass of orkut. Do I need to create a new acc. For my phone?
when you get your phone it will prompt you to set up or sign in with a googlemail account. Once youve done this you will have a phone associated with that email. You can either then use the market on the phone or sign in with this email on the web based market. On the web based one when you click install it will automatically install on your phone.
Im not aware of anyway of downloading from official market to your pc to transfer manually. You can do this with some other programs, i.e some games companies let you download it to pc but to my knowledge thats not possible on the official market. I dont use the web based one a lot though so i may be wrong
i can use more replies !!
Okay, well you can't 'add' a phone to your account - you need to get the phone and enter your account details into the phone, then it will show up on the Android Marketplace website.
You're right in thinking it sends the apps straight to the phone, and I don't know of any way to download an app to your PC to transfer to the phone. However your phone will have a wi-fi feature, so just connect it to your local wifi hotspot and you can download the apps without having to pay data charges
I'm afraid I have no idea about the Orkut thing, though...
craige said:
I am completely new to android and am getting my android phone on Sunday.
[1] I have visited the Webpage of Android market and tried installing sum free apps. It tells me to sign-in. When I sign-in I get the message “There are no Android phones associated with this account. Please sign in with a different account.”
Now, how can I add a phone to this account? I tried in settings but no option to add a phone anywhere…
[2] Once, I sort the Login issue, I believe it directly sends App to phone. Now wht if I have to download App/games on my PC and transfer it to my mobile manually. I am saying this as I don’t have any data plan on my mobile and I prefer to download to PC 1st and later to mobile.
PS: I am an orkut user and hence I am using the username/pass of orkut. Do I need to create a new acc. For my phone?
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I agree with the other posters, just use wifi and you will be fine! If you dont have a wifi hotspot just go to a restaurant or mall that has free wifi and setup your phone there.
You will need a gmail account to activate the market on your phone.
Googles Android market does not provide a way for you to download apps to your PC. You can however copy them from the phone if you gain root access.
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i wont bother next time then
Gnarfsan said:
Googles Android market does not provide a way for you to download apps to your PC. You can however copy them from the phone if you gain root access.
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You can copy them out even without root access. Just use a file explorer like File Expert which lets you back up the apps to APK files.
Thx for the above replies
I have some new queries, if I change my phone/hard reset, whts the way to install all paid app without downloading again? – As the above member have suggested I have to take backup using something like “File Expert” ? Does it take backup on to PC ?
For any purchased app/games the developer provide update for how long? Where to see this info.
Rooting a phone can ever- delete Messages, Phone numbers, installed Apps ?
As Note is having Wifi-Direct, can i just use a "USB-Wifi dongle" on my PC and connect to my phone OR will i have to buy a router compulsary ? ( I intend to play big files more than 4GB and surf internet )
it's just a mega synchro...
If you synchro your google account, you have contact, mail, ... etc in distant server, so when you flash or reset data when you put again your google account it take all back automaticly.
You can use WiFi for shared files with your computer. It's better with a router but it's possible with dongle.
I mainly plan to use my NT as a reader, but I am interested in adding Kindle / Amazon App Store / Android Marketplace just to have the access. I've been successful except for 1 thing.
I'm not interested in a special launcher as 90% of my activity is going to be straight from the NT home page. What I'm wanting to do is put shortcuts to the third party apps on the stock NT home page. Before you say it, YES I've read the FAQ.
The FAQ directs me to get "Nook Color App Manager" from the Android Marketplace. 2 questions:
1 - Android market won't let me D/L anything. I login fine with my Google account info, but it tells me there are no Android phones associated with my login and refuses the download. I can see the app on the screen, but can't get it. How do I get around that since I don't have an Android phone??
2 - I've read that with the newer versions, the app manager isn't going to allow me to put shortcuts on my home screen anyway. Can someone confirm or deny if this functionality still works? I'm on rooted 1.4.0 by the way.
Thanks all!
~Vol
Try clearing the data and cache for the market in app management. That should get it to show up.
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Try clearing the data and cache for the market in app management. That should get it to show up.
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Not sure I understand what you're htelling me. Clearing the cache should get WHAT to show up?? Market won't let me download it. Tells me there is no phone associated with my google account.
Vol4Ever said:
Not sure I understand what you're htelling me. Clearing the cache should get WHAT to show up?? Market won't let me download it. Tells me there is no phone associated with my google account.
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I believe clearing data & cache in the Market app will force your NT to re-associate with Android Market.
I believe that is one of your aims.
It didnt work. I'm logged into the Android market through the web browser and my gmail account. Is that right, or is there a standalone app for the NT? When i click the web d/l link on the app I want, a popup comes that says something to the effect of "there is no Android phone associated with this account. Please sign in with another account."
Does that make sense?
Vol4Ever said:
It didnt work. I'm logged into the Android market through the web browser and my gmail account. Is that right, or is there a standalone app for the NT?
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It would assist others in helping you if you would differentiate between using the NT or your PC. (Both platforms have browsers and can access a Google account.)
There is a stand alone app for your device "Android Market". I believe it comes in the gApps package when using Indirect's root method.
When i click the web d/l link on the app I want, a popup comes that says something to the effect of "there is no Android phone associated with this account. Please sign in with another account."
Does that make sense?
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Depends on if you are using the "Market" app or a web browser.
OK. I think I got it now. I don't like having alot of extra "stuff" on my NT, so I only used the root script to do the root and declined everything else. i went back and let the Gapps install, and it seems to be working now. Sorry for not be clearer in my original question, but all is well now.
Thanks again!
@Vol4Ever
Glad you got it working!
So the screen on my S3 broke completely today!
Found my old Legend, and put in the simcard, and charged it.. All working fine, except for 1 thing.
I can't connect to my google account. Keeps saying that Username and Password doesn't match. BUT THEY DO.
So i can't even get my contacts from google or go to google store..
I was wandering if i could install CM9.1 on the phone, and possible get the google account working - and get the beneifts of a newer android version!
But when i look at the forum, i don't really see where to start :/
Can anyone guide me through, or link a guide, on how to go from stock Android 2.2 to CM9.1??
btw. im not a idiot with a computer, so it shouldnt be that hard - just dont know where to start..
Are you using two factor authentication? If so, you might need an app password to sign in.
There are some guides around the forum to root 2.2 stock, unfortunately I only kept the tools I needed to root éclair. If you can't find it, perhaps some other could chime in.
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Asovse1 said:
Are you using two factor authentication? If so, you might need an app password to sign in.
There are some guides around the forum to root 2.2 stock, unfortunately I only kept the tools I needed to root éclair. If you can't find it, perhaps some other could chime in.
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Yes i am using the two factor authentication.. But wouldn't the phone normally first ask for the standard password, and then afterwards the second?
Terztar said:
Yes i am using the two factor authentication.. But wouldn't the phone normally first ask for the standard password, and then afterwards the second?
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Nope, that's only the case if you're signing in to Google via a browser.
Like...
On Chrome mobile...
When you sign-in to Yahoo through Google authentication...
Signing in to any Google site in a browser, like the one you're reading this from...
BUT, there are some cases where you do not use your Google account in a browser, so therefore Google cannot directly ask you for the second authentication, so in this case, you must use an app password:
Setting up Gmail through iOS settings...
Signing in to Google Apps via Microsoft Outlook...
Setting up an android device... <----------- This is what you're doing!
Go here:
https://www.google.com/accounts/IssuedAuthSubTokens?hide_authsub=1
Create an app password, and underneath your Gmail account during account setup, put in that one-time use password in its place. Unless you change SIM cards, you won't ever be asked for that password again (and if you do, make a new app password) until you root and change ROMs.
For now, enjoy this!
Good luck with root!
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Nope, that's only the case if you're signing in to Google via a browser.
Like...
On Chrome mobile...
When you sign-in to Yahoo through Google authentication...
Signing in to any Google site in a browser, like the one you're reading this from...
BUT, there are some cases where you do not use your Google account in a browser, so therefore Google cannot directly ask you for the second authentication, so in this case, you must use an app password:
Setting up Gmail through iOS settings...
Signing in to Google Apps via Microsoft Outlook...
Setting up an android device... <----------- This is what you're doing!
Go here:
https://www.google.com/accounts/IssuedAuthSubTokens?hide_authsub=1
Create an app password, and underneath your Gmail account during account setup, put in that one-time use password in its place. Unless you change SIM cards, you won't ever be asked for that password again (and if you do, make a new app password) until you root and change ROMs.
For now, enjoy this!
Good luck with root!
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Got it working!
Thank You so much for Your help!
When an app gets permission to access your Google account's Android services exactly what does it have access to? Is it authenticated to access all your google stuff including gmail?
For example, I installed Changelog Droid from the play store and it wants to access my Android services. I understand it probably only needs the permission to access my play store account to analyze my installed apps, but what else is open to it if I give it the permission?
I could not find a definite answer anywhere.
ZamZing said:
Is it authenticated to access all your google stuff including gmail?
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Yes (it includes access to all the Google apps, actually).
RoberGalarga said:
Yes (it includes access to all the Google apps, actually).
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Thanks for your response, RoberGalarga. It sucks that one has to give up so much for apps that do so little. Google should really segment account access a lot more. It would be great to have an easy to understand resource on which permissions are safe (privacy-wise) and which ones give away keys to the kingdom.
I recently rooted my android phone. Today, i was using my phone and suddenly i see a notification in the status bar. It said, "Secret video recorder has been installed" - a notification seen when any app is installed from the play store. This sent a chill down my spine.
- is it possible that my phone has been hacked. And someone is controlling it
- Has my phone security been compromised
- I also though, may be my google account password has been leaked. And someone simple installed the app from the web play store using my account.
Can anyone please suggest, what exactly might have happened. I have uninstalled that app and also searched my app list for any potential malware. I also wanted to know about the security vulnerabilities which come with rooting a phone. I am very worried about my data.