My Nexus 4 was stolen a few hours back.. I have activated the android device manager but I had only activated the remote ring option. The remote lock and wipe options aren't activated.. As I see this options are greyed out...
Now what I am requesting help here is:
1. If the thief changes the Sim card, can I still track the location of phone using device manager? I called Google helpline and they confirmed this but I am not sure if they understood my question correctly.
2. All my Google and other passwords are saved on the device. So if I change my Google account password, can I still access the android device manager remotely?
I couldn't find these specific answers online hence creating this new thread... Any inputs are appreciated!
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siddroid said:
My Nexus 4 was stolen a few hours back.. I have activated the android device manager but I had only activated the remote ring option. The remote lock and wipe options aren't activated.. As I see this options are greyed out...
Now what I am requesting help here is:
1. If the thief changes the Sim card, can I still track the location of phone using device manager? I called Google helpline and they confirmed this but I am not sure if they understood my question correctly.
2. All my Google and other passwords are saved on the device. So if I change my Google account password, can I still access the android device manager remotely?
I couldn't find these specific answers online hence creating this new thread... Any inputs are appreciated!
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If you use Android Device Manager you should be able to see where the device is right now.
Adm won't show where my stolen phone is. I can make it ring apparently, that's it.
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pepdavies said:
Adm won't show where my stolen phone is. I can make it ring apparently, that's it.
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That's odd I also read a while back that it should allow you to track it if that doesn't work you can install plan b and do a remote push and then track it! Hurry time is of the essence
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If you use Android Device Manager you should be able to see where the device is right now.
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Looks like the device is off as the location is not updating. Or is it possible that the @s$%&# has deleted my Google account - will that remove my remote access to the device manager as well?
Also can anybody answer my 2nd question: if I change my Google account password, can I still access the android device manager remotely?
Apologies if I am sounding too demanding, I am just seeking help of fellow xdaers as a last ditch effort to track my nexus ..
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Did you go to the police and your provider? They can track the phone using the imei of the phone once any sim card is insert
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Did you go to the police and your provider? They can track the phone using the imei of the phone once any sim card is insert<br />
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In India the network providers aren't so kind
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siddroid said:
In India the network providers aren't so kind
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I know that India is far away form Europe, but I'm pretty shure that you have pockets in your trousers, too... And I'm wondering, why you haven't been using them... N4 isn't such big that it can't be hidden in a pocket... I will fight to death if someone will be going to steal my N4
Dont be mislead by the title. I was pick pocketed on a busy train station.
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Dont be mislead by the title. I was pick pocketed on a busy train station.
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You had bad luck with meeting very skillful thief if he was able to take out phone right from your pocket... Sorry for off topic
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I just bought a new unlocked HTC MyTouch 3G from Newegg this past President's Day weekend,
"contract free". The specs list it as having Android OS v1.5:
newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875502055&cm_re=mytouch_3g-_-75-502-055-_-Product
I intended to just use my existing T-Mobile prepaid account and just enjoy the phone using wi-fi. The problem is, I cannot log into Google using the phone b/c I don't even see wi-fi as an option. One of the big reasons I bought this phone was to use wi-fi to get my apps. I don't need 3G service.
So what can I do?
HTC MyTouch 3G unlocked (white) w/ 3.5mm jack
This phone doesn't offer the option of enabling wifi to login to your Google account during the startup. It also won't let you get into the ROM without logging in. You should be able to purchase a one-day data plan with your prepaid SIM for $2 from the activation menu to get logged in. Everything else after that you will be able to use wifi for. If, for whatever reason, you need to do a factory reset in the future, you'll have to do the same thing again.
EDIT: Secondly, I highly suggest reading through this post to learn a little bit about your phone.
there are ways around the Google sign in. just search Google I did it on my friends Droid. I think you tap the 4 corners of the screen in a certain order
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thedudejdog said:
there are ways around the Google sign in. just search Google I did it on my friends Droid. I think you tap the 4 corners of the screen in a certain order
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Not for this phone there isn't.
DonJuan692006 said:
Not for this phone there isn't.
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isn't is a four letter word.
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thedudejdog said:
isn't is a four letter word.
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? I fail to see the point in this post.
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? I fail to see the point in this post.
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I'm trying to say where there's a will there's a way
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have you tried this?
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/4260-cant-get-60-to-work-with-gapps-mt3g/
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thedudejdog said:
have you tried this?
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/4260-cant-get-60-to-work-with-gapps-mt3g/
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That's still talking about the four corners trick which doesn't work on stock ROMs, and that's also talking about a custom ROM which a totally different ball game. If he was to root, he could simply bypass the login screen by hitting home and enable wifi, but where he's sitting at right now he'd have to use the goldcard method (which means having to borrow a friends phone running Android to make the goldcard) which is a lot more time consuming then just dropping two dollars on a day pass.
Yes, where there's a will there's a way, but in this case the way is the one I provided. Trust me, I've been heavily involved with this device for a while now (well in electronics time).
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DonJuan692006 said:
That's still talking about the four corners trick which doesn't work on stock ROMs, and that's also talking about a custom ROM which a totally different ball game. If he was to root, he could simply bypass the login screen by hitting home and enable wifi, but where he's sitting at right now he'd have to use the goldcard method (which means having to borrow a friends phone running Android to make the goldcard) which is a lot more time consuming then just dropping two dollars on a day pass.
Yes, where there's a will there's a way, but in this case the way is the one I provided. Trust me, I've been heavily involved with this device for a while now (well in electronics time).
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alright, I surrender to your superior advice. I agree I know nothing about the mt3g or GSM android phones.
all I know is that the 4 corners trick worked on my friends OEM Droid and I suggested that it may also work on the mt3g.
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Funny thing is, once I was able to borrow a friend's SIM that has a data plan associated to it, and login to Google on the phone, the wi-fi was then available.
Hi,
My Nexus 7 was stolen or lost yesterday. I have no security app installed but I have the lock screen activated.
Can I locate it?
What should I do?
Kind regards
/x
Be more careful with your things?
=P
Sorry mate, without anything already installed I think you're out of luck
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Search the forum. Looks like there is a way if it, by the force of nature, connect by itself to an open wifi. You can let a app already queueu to download. I guess there is some security app that dont need your intervention on tablet. I guess.
Good look.
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Download plan b from the play store.
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I have looked into Plan B and pushing it to install. But it can only install if the device connects via WiFi, and I don't see how it can connect to any WiFi unless it comes back to my house....
Siri Proxy allows you to control additional devices with a Siri device. So I thought there must be something similar available for Android.:fingers-crossed:So we can also control our garages with Android devices
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUJ5z76Xv5o
http://arstechnica.com/information-...ons-that-show-how-amazing-the-tiny-pc-can-be/
https://github.com/plamoni/SiriProxy
So many views but no reply ?
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Can't this be done with Google Now? Seems like it would be a feature.
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Can't this be done with Google Now? Seems like it would be a feature.
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Yes, something has to be done with Google now
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I'll look into it.
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look on "utter" in playstore with tasker you can put event on it - you down't need to be online.
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look on "utter" in playstore with tasker you can put event on it - you down't need to be online.
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It is all in beta.
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I have been wanting something like this as well.
To have an application to do this though, you would have to have two parts two it.
First part would be an app on your Android device, and the other part would be something that runs on a computer @ the house.
Reason for this is because you would want a secure connection between your phone and the app. Otherwise, anyone/everyone would be able to access your home automation system.
If there is anything like this, that would be awesome, but I don't think there is
The closest thing you can get to it is HomeSeer, but it isn't voice activated. It's only buttons.
If anyone knows of a program that would do voice activation home automation, please let me know!
Hey, I just got a friend of a friend of mine to place an order for the Nexus 4 wireless charging orb and she said something came up in orders and settings that said pre-order or something. I am wondering if someone nice out there from the US could take a screen shot of the Nexus 4 wireless charging page and send it to me or paste it here because getting a hold of this lady is proving hard and I dont know if everything went through okay.
Please help!
Thanks
Just install a VPN from playstore, there are many to choose from..open VPN or hydeman are a couple of options. Then choose the U.S from the list of countries, go to playstore and have a look. I would have gave you a screenshot but I'm a canuck too and don't have a VPN right now. Hope this helps.
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Just install a VPN from playstore, there are many to choose from..open VPN or hydeman are a couple of options. Then choose the U.S from the list of countries, go to playstore and have a look. I would have gave you a screenshot but I'm a canuck too and don't have a VPN right now. Hope this helps.
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For some reason Open VPN isnt working with the google play store. I even logged out and everything. Weird.. I wonder if the Wireless charging orb is even still up in the US play store.
Thanks too for your reply brother!
I reinstalled hideman, needed to anyway. Here you go
Sorry for the bad pic but it says available and ships in 3-5 days.
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Gigabitex2 said:
I reinstalled hideman, needed to anyway. Here you go
Sorry for the bad pic but it says available and ships in 3-5 days.
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Thank-you so much brother! You just made my day!!!!!:good::good::good::good::good:
How does one change it? I looked with build prop but no luck.
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Tunderpimp said:
How does one change it? I looked with build prop but no luck.
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Talking bout the Android Device ID or something different? (Titanium Backup usually lets you generate a new one, or restore one from a previous backup).
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Talking bout the Android Device ID or something different? (Titanium Backup usually lets you generate a new one, or restore one from a previous backup).
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When I get work emails from co workers it says the type of phone they are using. When they get one from me it says android and some numbers. It's the mobile device ID
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When I get work emails from co workers it says the type of phone they are using. When they get one from me it says android and some numbers. It's the mobile device ID
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Where exactly does it say this, maybe you're thinking of email signatures or such, and it would depend on the type of email client. Normally your actual android device ID isn't just arbitrarily transmitted in an email.
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Where exactly does it say this, maybe you're thinking of email signatures or such, and it would depend on the type of email client. Normally your actual android device ID isn't just arbitrarily transmitted in an email.
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It's not a signature and it's not the android device ID, they don't match. My work email pulls it off the phone. It even shows it when I set up the email. I did some research and that's how I found out it's called a mobile device ID.
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It's not a signature and it's not the android device ID, they don't match. My work email pulls it off the phone. It even shows it when I set up the email. I did some research and that's how I found out it's called a mobile device ID.
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So you're using an app specific for work then I'm guessing. If you got access to the original rom where the ID is correct, you can install titanium backup from the play store there. Then backup the settings (under preference there's a way to save the titanium backup settings to the SD Card/media space), then restore new rom, install titanium backup again, point it to the sdcard/external for it's backup, and you may be prompted with a prompt that your android ID differs from the other, and given the opportunity to restore it from backup (however bear in midn you may have to reinstall some applications that are dependent on your new ID).
There may be an easier way, but it's just weird that you have a work email that would work based off that.
It's not a host name I just tried that too.
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Sent from my U.S. Cellular© Smartphone,
Sent from my iPhone, Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone here are some examples I found.
My emails say sent from my Androidc random numbers right after androidc
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Sent from my U.S. Cellular© Smartphone,
Sent from my iPhone, Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone here are some examples I found.
My emails say sent from my Androidc random numbers right after androidc
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That looks very much like a setting you jsut set in the app/email client. Just like the iPhone has that, it's in the settings. What email client are you using, should be just like the XDA/Tapatalk app where you can modify the manual signature.
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That looks very much like a setting you jsut set in the app/email client. Just like the iPhone has that, it's in the settings. What email client are you using, should be just like the XDA/Tapatalk app where you can modify the manual signature.
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It's the stock email app that comes with the phone its yellow and white.
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It's the stock email app that comes with the phone its yellow and white.
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Oh just the standard ol email app. Double check the settings of that app , On the message list -> menu -> settings -> Tap account -> Signature
(by default nothing shows in the signature area when I send myself a test email thru my yahoo account, nor nothing in the mail headers to designate operating system)
Unless of course you're saying that it's being performed serverside.
How about in developers options their is one called device hostname and it can be edited, by default my devices all say Android-some random numbers and letters.
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How about in developers options their is one called device hostname and it can be edited, by default my devices all say Android-some random numbers and letters.
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The mobile device id is different in the Stock email app vs the touchwiz email app. Anyone know how to change the stock mobile device id?