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Mobile Data Turned off.... Box Pops Up!

Whenever I turn on or reboot, a box comes up, "Mobile Data" telling me what I already know, "Mobile data connection is currently disabled. You need to connect Mobile data to use data applications, such as Browser, Email, and You Tube via Mobile network. Do you want to make the connection?"
This box appears with or without sim card, WiFi on or off, but whenever I boot or reboot. The only time the box doesn't come up, is when mobile data is on, which you can't do, without having the sim card installed.
To eliminate box on boot, leave sim card inserted with mobile data on. I have a Samsung Note, same conditions, there has never been a box pop up at boot or reboot. Easy to click cancel button go move on, but box is irritating, so would like to make it simply go away when device is booted!

No One?
No one has experienced this on their P6800?

I get the same thing - SIM card inserted but data turned off, receive a popup when booting.
It's only one tap to dismiss, and how often are you rebooting anyway! Mildly annoying, but not a big issue for me...

Agree
Not a big deal, yet same setup for Tab's little brother, the Note, and no box. Perhaps the difference between Gingerbread 2.3.6 and Honeycomb 3.2. It still would be nice to not have that box pop up whenever booting/rebooting.

GrndCtrl said:
I get the same thing - SIM card inserted but data turned off, receive a popup when booting.
It's only one tap to dismiss, and how often are you rebooting anyway! Mildly annoying, but not a big issue for me...
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It will become very often if you use honeybar,Lol.
Anyway,It's because of rooting.
I posted same question on rooting thread.
Hoping that root developer can find a way to fix it..

Im rooted and also using honeybar, I havent encountered this yet.

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Linuschen said:
It will become very often if you use honeybar,Lol.
Anyway,It's because of rooting.
I posted same question on rooting thread.
Hoping that root developer can find a way to fix it..
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I am not rooted. But I also get this dialog. I would love to disable it.

Anyone figure this out yet? Extremely annoying, especially when using honeybar.

I also have it, but since I'm so used to it, my fingers automatically hit cancel lol yep, I would like to disable this as well specially when using honeybar

[Q] Apps auto updating without prompting

So as I'm checking my email from my phone a minute ago I notice that all of the sudden apps are auto updating. Assuming from Google Play. I absolutely never allow any auto updating because of crappy updates. And i backup app versions that are reviewed favorably usually. I quickly shut off my phone to stop any more updates. Before I did that I checked my Google Play options first and auto updating was not checked. I did update to the newest version of Google Play manually the other day. Was that my mistake? I'm somewhat afraid of turning the phone back on for fear of it auto-updating again. I have most good versions of apps backed up but not all. I don't know if this is related or not, but my phone was fully charged at 7:30am so I unplugged it. When I checked my phone at noon while not having used it one bit since 7:30, the phone had only 57% battery life left. Which has never happened before. Thanks to anybody that can shed light on this issue.
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Jersey846 said:
So as I'm checking my email from my phone a minute ago I notice that all of the sudden apps are auto updating. Assuming from Google Play. I absolutely never allow any auto updating because of crappy updates. And i backup app versions that are reviewed favorably usually. I quickly shut off my phone to stop any more updates. Before I did that I checked my Google Play options first and auto updating was not checked. I did update to the newest version of Google Play manually the other day. Was that my mistake? I'm somewhat afraid of turning the phone back on for fear of it auto-updating again. I have most good versions of apps backed up but not all. I don't know if this is related or not, but my phone was fully charged at 7:30am so I unplugged it. When I checked my phone at noon while not having used it one bit since 7:30, the phone had only 57% battery life left. Which has never happened before. Thanks to anybody that can shed light on this issue.
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you probably did not to shut your phone off - just kill the data connection.
but not sure why the auto-updating was occurring.

jco23 said:
you probably did not to shut your phone off - just kill the data connection.
but not sure why the auto-updating was occurring.
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It looks like when I updated to the new Google Play it may have auto checked the auto update selection. But even when I changed it back it continued to attempt to update. So I restarted the phone again and it still tried updating. So as quickly as I could, I cancelled each update manually. A real pain in the ass. I caught everything that I didn't have backed up. I did kill data and wifi before I figured it out. And then reverted back to old Google Play. Hope this never happens again.
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Jersey846 said:
It looks like when I updated to the new Google Play it may have auto checked the auto update selection. But even when I changed it back it continued to attempt to update. So I restarted the phone again and it still tried updating. So as quickly as I could, I cancelled each update manually. A real pain in the ass. I caught everything that I didn't have backed up. I did kill data and wifi before I figured it out. And then reverted back to old Google Play. Hope this never happens again.
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Well, when you give the store permission to auto update, it just checks the box for each app to auto-update. If you install the new store again, disable auto-update in the main settings, then go to each app and uncheck the auto-update box on each app's main page. That should stop it.

Coronado is dead said:
Well, when you give the store permission to auto update, it just checks the box for each app to auto-update. If you install the new store again, disable auto-update in the main settings, then go to each app and uncheck the auto-update box on each app's main page. That should stop it.
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Well that's the thing, I never gave it permission to begin with. Which was why it was baffling initially. Everything seems to be unchecked now though so hopefully I don't run into this again.
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Get rid of update screen

Whenever a switch data locations, so when I connect to wifi or disconnect then connect to mobile data my phone comes up with an update screen and asks me to update my phone and boy is it getting annoying, is there anyway to stop this from happening? I need to replace my recovery to stock but just havent had time to do so. :good:

Blitzpwnage said:
Whenever a switch data locations, so when I connect to wifi or disconnect then connect to mobile data my phone comes up with an update screen and asks me to update my phone and boy is it getting annoying, is there anyway to stop this from happening? I need to replace my recovery to stock but just havent had time to do so. :good:
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so the steps people have been saying to do is to locate the Moto OTA app (in settings - app - all), FC it and then Disable Notifications. But this doesn't work for me.. I usually just end up deleting the .zip file. Eventually it comes back, but it buys me time in between notifications.

Use Titanium Backup and disable MotoOTA.apk or whatever.

How to prevent my new N930A from auto updating to 2APHE

I just received my new unlocked N930A from Best Buy this afternoon. I haven't decided if I want to "root"
my phone yet. I'd like to keep my options open for the next few days to see someone is able to achieve root
on phones running updated to 2APHE. I haven't installed a sim card and I haven't registered the phone with
my home's wifi network either. There should be no way for Sammy/AT&T to auto update my phone to 2APHE
if I continue to leave the sim card out, not log in to my wifi and leave the phone at home (I'm using my Note 5
for the time being) right?
I've read about an app called Package Disabler that can be used to disable the phone's auto update feature.
I have a few questions about the Package Disabler app:
1) Does it work?
2) How can I install it from the play store without risking an auto update to 2APHE (inserting the sim card or
logging onto my wifi network)?
3) How do you use Package Disabler to prevent 2APHE from being auto installed?
Thanks in advance.

Okay so I went through this with my replacement. I had auto update disabled on my first device and never even seen a notification try to come up on it, ever. I anticipated this for the new one so I knew I had to get into the phone and disable update before it tried to download it. I could not get past the setup wizard without connecting to the internet. Really pissed me off that they forced this on me. As soon as I connected to my home wifi I rebooted my routed (which is in the attic, I did it through a web browser) to try and stop it from downloading the update. I could not get passed a single friggen step without being connected to the net. The MOMENT it gets connected it will try to grab that update. There is nothing you can do to stop it from downloading, but you can stop it from installing.
As soon as you get past the setup screen, get into the home screen and quickly log in and download package disable pro. Quickly scroll down and check the following 3 items to disable them: software update (there are 2) and UrgentFWUpdateTSP This will stop the phone from installing the update, but unfortunately it is already downloaded and you will see a pending update in the settings menu from now on.

As soon as best buy handed me my phone I used package disabler pro right away.

when i got mine the green battery update was on its second day, so i was ready for it. to get through setup i skipped all the things, then added my google account when opening the play store to download Package Disabler Pro. Opened the app and disabled everything update related. i never saw, or got prompted to install the update at all.

You should be fine to connect and set up without the update. I installed my sim card and set everything without the update.. After a while i did disable any update related items mainly because the green battery update may have some flaws. I dont care about root
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seh6183 said:
Okay so I went through this with my replacement. I had auto update disabled on my first device and never even seen a notification try to come up on it, ever. I anticipated this for the new one so I knew I had to get into the phone and disable update before it tried to download it. I could not get past the setup wizard without connecting to the internet. Really pissed me off that they forced this on me. As soon as I connected to my home wifi I rebooted my routed (which is in the attic, I did it through a web browser) to try and stop it from downloading the update. I could not get passed a single friggen step without being connected to the net. The MOMENT it gets connected it will try to grab that update. There is nothing you can do to stop it from downloading, but you can stop it from installing.
As soon as you get past the setup screen, get into the home screen and quickly log in and download package disable pro. Quickly scroll down and check the following 3 items to disable them: software update (there are 2) and UrgentFWUpdateTSP This will stop the phone from installing the update, but unfortunately it is already downloaded and you will see a pending update in the settings menu from now on.
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Package disabler is an AWESOME APP and well worth the money. Yes you can freeze all useless apps with it.

Don't use an AT&T sim. That's how I haven't been able to update it

Is there any good Anti-Theft? (Does Cerberus to system app make any sense?)

Hey there,
my Lenovo P2 recently got stolen and now that I've ordered a used S8 I am looking into ways to protect against theft. And frankly I don't see a good way.
The most obvious thing a thief will do is to shut down the phone and throw away the sim card, so I looked for ways to defend against that. You can't deactivate the force shutdown by holding the power button for 10 sec, which sucks, but the Cerberus app can do a pretend shutdown, which is at least something.
But what about removing the sim card? Without sim card there is no internet connection and therefore no tracking app will work. And once there is no tracking the thief has all the time in the world to find a way to reset your phone and bypass SFR. Well, nothing you can do about that.
But can you defend against a factory reset? Make Cerberus a system app and it works even after a reset! Sounds great, I thought! BUT, in order to do just that you have to root your phone, meaning unlocking the bootloader, meaning the thief can just flash your entire phone through the bootloader. He might not, but he can. Making all the work in rooting and preparing pretty useless if it's not even secure.
So I'm asking, is there any way to secure against theft? I have the idea of making the phone ring when it looses connection to my bluetooth headphones, but that can backfire so easily...
I'm open for any ideas. Hope there is something out there I've missed.

same question!!

1. You have to input pattern/password if you would like to power off the device locked.
2. As far from what I've seen with my friend's S7 Edge, you will need to sign in with your google account if you forced factory reset it in recovery not sure about odin flashing.
3. I'm not sure about this but as long as Location is turned on it can still be tracked even without an internet connection. Again, I'm not sure but I think iPhones have this feature so maybe it can be done on Android too.
Hope the little infos help. Cheers

I've had the Cerberus app since my Nexus 5 days and it's pretty useful.
Regarding shutting down my s8 by holding the power button, Cerberus just does the fake shutdown screen off thing. Also there's an option in Cerberus to disable the power menu when on the lockscreen, which I have enabled. I think the only way to actually shut down my s8 from the lockscreen is for the battery to die on it's own
As for the data and sim card, the app recognizes the original sim card. So if someone puts in a different sim card, the app sends a notification to your email or spouses phone. I think it sends location data too but I'm not sure. And data is accessed thru any sim card. My phone WiFi is set to on all the time anyways so Cerberus will look for any open network and communicate thru that. However, the pull down menu is still accessible in the lockscreen. But on the s8, there's a setting to lock the pulldown menu buttons so u wanna make sure that's turned on.
And for defending against hard resets, like i mentioned earlier the phones power menu is blocked, so they won't be able to start the process until the battery dies by itself
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cdigga101 said:
I've had the Cerberus app since my Nexus 5 days and it's pretty useful.
Regarding shutting down my s8 by holding the power button, Cerberus just does the fake shutdown screen off thing. Also there's an option in Cerberus to disable the power menu when on the lockscreen, which I have enabled. I think the only way to actually shut down my s8 from the lockscreen is for the battery to die on it's own
As for the data and sim card, the app recognizes the original sim card. So if someone puts in a different sim card, the app sends a notification to your email or spouses phone. I think it sends location data too but I'm not sure. And data is accessed thru any sim card. My phone WiFi is set to on all the time anyways so Cerberus will look for any open network and communicate thru that. However, the pull down menu is still accessible in the lockscreen. But on the s8, there's a setting to lock the pulldown menu buttons so u wanna make sure that's turned on.
And for defending against hard resets, like i mentioned earlier the phones power menu is blocked, so they won't be able to start the process until the battery dies by itself
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MoveJoe said:
Hey there,
my Lenovo P2 recently got stolen and now that I've ordered a used S8 I am looking into ways to protect against theft. And frankly I don't see a good way.
The most obvious thing a thief will do is to shut down the phone and throw away the sim card, so I looked for ways to defend against that. You can't deactivate the force shutdown by holding the power button for 10 sec, which sucks, but the Cerberus app can do a pretend shutdown, which is at least something.
But what about removing the sim card? Without sim card there is no internet connection and therefore no tracking app will work. And once there is no tracking the thief has all the time in the world to find a way to reset your phone and bypass SFR. Well, nothing you can do about that.
But can you defend against a factory reset? Make Cerberus a system app and it works even after a reset! Sounds great, I thought! BUT, in order to do just that you have to root your phone, meaning unlocking the bootloader, meaning the thief can just flash your entire phone through the bootloader. He might not, but he can. Making all the work in rooting and preparing pretty useless if it's not even secure.
So I'm asking, is there any way to secure against theft? I have the idea of making the phone ring when it looses connection to my bluetooth headphones, but that can backfire so easily...
I'm open for any ideas. Hope there is something out there I've missed.
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Aemyiam said:
same question!!
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between cerebrus stock security factory reset protection and such you can locate and such but best wepon is imei
Write it down if all else fails report the imei to your carrier and have it blacklisted also....
I also use my gear s2 watch as the have a find phone/watch setup too.In the end A thief will do what it takes and can bypass most if not all security implemented by google or others best you can do is take all the precautions and be ready to pounce if its gone....

I've been using Cerberus for a couple of years now.
Had it installed on my S6 when it was "stolen" of my desk at the office one evening when we were working late.
I tracked the culprit in real time as he and his wife were driving on the highway 80km away.
While they were driving I took snapshots and listened to their conversations.
Luckily (for him) it was all just a mistake, he had a S6 too and merely took mine by mistake.
He gave it back the next day.
Still, IMHO, Cerberus is well worth the cost.

Protect against Flash
Since you have been using it by sometime do you have any protection agains flashing a new ROM ? Did you make a new partition or something ? Is there a tutorial ?
Thank you !
Henniesnijman said:
I've been using Cerberus for a couple of years now.
Had it installed on my S6 when it was "stolen" of my desk at the office one evening when we were working late.
I tracked the culprit in real time as he and his wife were driving on the highway 80km away.
While they were driving I took snapshots and listened to their conversations.
Luckily (for him) it was all just a mistake, he had a S6 too and merely took mine by mistake.
He gave it back the next day.
Still, IMHO, Cerberus is well worth the cost.
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The only protection is the fake shutdown.
Thief thinks he shut down the phone meanwhile it's recording video.
Installing is straight forward. No partitioning required.