So I started work at this new place a week ago. Apparently I'm the first and only person here to ever have an android device. The IT guy was astonished that he had to go approve my device as an administrator, because those features don't transfer over iPhone apparently.
After 2 weeks of not being able to sync my email, he's finally approved my device only for me to find that I can no longer use dash clock. Lockscreen widgets are apparently disabled and this guy doesn't understand the restrictions well enough to remove them.
Any way I can bypass this? There's no sensitive data being synced to my device anyhow, and I'm also a bit afraid that this guy can wipe my phone remotely..
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My aria was stolen and there wasn't any anti-theft software like mobile defense on it.
Is there anything I can do to get it back or track it, or is it a lost cause?
vonsamurai said:
My aria was stolen and there wasn't any anti-theft software like mobile defense on it.
Is there anything I can do to get it back or track it, or is it a lost cause?
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I'd hate to be the bearer of bad news but to MY KNOWLEDGE you're out of luck. Now, that's not to say there isn't a way hence the all-caps "my knowledge". Sorry for your misfortune bud...
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Sorry to hear about your phone being stolen. I would troll craigslist and ebay, but even if you find it on there it would be hard to recover.
As for advice, install my lookout on your next phone. You can locate your phone from any computer and also make it "scream"
yeah look out is the way to go...
Pretty much a lost cause at this point. Next time, if there is a next time, you may want to look into apps like the above mentioned or Where's My Droid, which may help since they allow you to locate the phone using the GPS.
oahceasgnikgneas said:
Pretty much a lost cause at this point. Next time, if there is a next time, you may want to look into apps like the above mentioned or Where's My Droid, which may help since they allow you to locate the phone using the GPS.
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Or WaveSecure which is just above and beyond IMO
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Personally say Lookout helped. I was in class Left my phone on a desk while i used the rest room friend was supposed to watch my phone. Came back gone. Asked the teacher if i could use his laptop. Withing 40 seconds my phone was screaming. I found it, and the student was suspended.
None of the apps mentioned before will do you any good if you have GPS turned off. Tasker can remotely turn on GPS, locate your phone and send you the location by simply texting a key phrase.
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None of the apps mentioned before will do you any good if you have GPS turned off. Tasker can remotely turn on GPS, locate your phone and send you the location by simply texting a key phrase.
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This is something you have to build in Tasker. I have mine set to enable GPS and open a GPS tracker app that can be monitored on the web. Only good if sky is visible.
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duckredbeard said:
This is something you have to build in Tasker. I have mine set to enable GPS and open a GPS tracker app that can be monitored on the web. Only good if sky is visible.
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You can just download Tasker profiles from the Tasker wiki site, not that hard. I have tested this a few times and you don't need a sky view for this to work.
my buddy just went from his old blackberry curve(original) to an evo. he is wanting to be able to just hit something and block all texts/emails/notifications after a certain time of the evening and only allow phone calls to come in. he said his old blackberry he could just put it on phone only. is there an app or a setting to do this in one step on our evo's? i was thinking just toggle the network off. i would think that should knock out emails for sure but i don't know about gmail or texts.
not sure about an app but i am certain cynogens mod has a quite time feature that does the same function
Called Bedside (night clock) in market place... its a buck or 2 but worth every penny... does everything you needed
I work off hours and now only get calls/ msg's that i want and no others... the choice is yours
sweet dreams, timeriffic are both free
Mr call block and handcent..
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Shameless self plug... Locale plus my Call Filter plugin. Some of the other apps mentioned can do it, but locale does a lot more and has better usability imho.
I believe Tasker can do that but don't quote me on that...
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Any apps out there that can remote wipe, or at least remotely set a pattern lock on your phone?
Lookout can wipe your phone remotely as well as wave secure. Both of these require a subscription though. I'm not aware of a free one though.
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but you have to set them up on your phone first. I can't do that right now, I just wanna wipe it.
I believe es security manager lets you remote lock without a subscription. You have to set a password and then send an sms to your phone with a special pattern that includes that password, iirc.
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By the way if you already lost the phone, you won't be able to remote wipe it.
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if you are running a rom like evil's desire HD rom and you sign up for HTC sense you can login to the web page https://www.htcsense.com/us/ and wipe the phone using that
but you have to have been running a rom that supports it like the above mentioned
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By the way if you already lost the phone, you won't be able to remote wipe it.
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Actually, there's a new app that can at least locate your device after it's already lost. I'll go digging for it, I read it in an article recently - gotta go find it. Essentially, since the new Market is available, you can download the app via the Web after your device is already lost. It will download to your phone and start giving you GPS coordinates. I'm not sure if it also offers a remote-wipe feature...I'll reply back if/when I find it!
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Actually, there's a new app that can at least locate your device after it's already lost. I'll go digging for it, I read it in an article recently - gotta go find it. Essentially, since the new Market is available, you can download the app via the Web after your device is already lost. It will download to your phone and start giving you GPS coordinates. I'm not sure if it also offers a remote-wipe feature...I'll reply back if/when I find it!
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I believe lookout does that also
So, being a paranoid, I wanna take precautions regarding my N4, so in case it's stolen I might have a chance of recovering it. What app(s) should I install to track it? I heard Cerberus is ok? I activated ADM but I see that unless I have data/wifi on, it doesn't find it. I have location access on. Do all these tracking apps need to have data on before being stolen lol? thanks!
Yes, you'll need some kind of internet connectivity. Some apps like Cerberus allow you to send text commands like "Cerberus enable mobile data" or something like that. You should definitely take a look at Cerberus, it has so many features.
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I second the suggestion of cerberus, you can send text commands and turn things on from the web interface, as well as being able to hide it from the app drawer.
Also if you are rooted, you can make it a system app, which means even if a thief factory resets your phone, cerberus will still be there.
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thanks guys, will look into cerberus with more detail. glad to hear it has an option to activate it on the go.
just saw there's an app called Android Lost that has pretty much the same features as Cerberus( saw that avast/lookout have an antivirus too which I just don't need). My question is, can AL be installed as a system app, so it still works even if the phone is reset? thanks!
Just got my new note4 after playing with the iP6, as I do like using multiple devices to have good knowledge on most devices, but here is one issue I ran into. I have the dunkin donuts app installed (easier than carrying a card) and it works great. 3 nights ago a txt from the app came in at 3:35am with a good sale (something I didn't need to wake up to). 2 nights later at 1am another one.
So, I don't want to silence ALL notifications as I have SMS alerts from my datacenter, etc. so I am looking to see is there an app that will silence some apps or services, or specific things based on time/day?
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I would disable notifications from specific apps permentanrly. You can do that from application manager. You can also configure blocking mode to allow certain numbers (not sure about sms).
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I saw that while looking around but it's show notifications, and I didn't realize the show really meant don't notify vs show.
Thanks for the quick and simple fix.
Give Tasker a shot. It might look a bit complicated in the beginning but there are a lot of threads and wiki pages which will help you get going.
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