http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27050779
Less than a week on the market and the fingerprint sensor has been hacked already! Glad I didn't switch!
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speedyjay said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27050779
Less than a week on the market and the fingerprint sensor has been hacked already! Glad I didn't switch!
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Glad you didn't switch? LOL That's probably the dumbest thing I have read all day, no offence. You can fool any fingerprint scanner like this pretty much. I tested this on my payroll time clock scanner and the same thing. It's not hard to do.
Yeah but with the PayPal integration, if someone hacked your phone with the fingerprint scanner, your money isn't safe really is it?
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Let alone pictures, numbers, contacts, Google play details, emails, and potentially your phone bill
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Let alone pictures, numbers, contacts, Google play details, emails, and potentially your phone bill
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This is the reason they are putting it less secure than PIN and Password as a screen unlock method.
So first they need to take a picture of your fingerprint and print this with thick inkt than the need woodglue
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Seriously, did anybody really expect, that this fingerprint reader cannot be fooled??
Turn it off and forget it!:thumbup:
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speedyjay said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27050779
Less than a week on the market and the fingerprint sensor has been hacked already! Glad I didn't switch!
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So just use a regular pin like you do on your note 3. Your logic is kinda flawed.
All they did was prove it can be hacked like any other password. What they neglected to mention is that the preparation needed for this is so much harder than just looking over your shoulder and stealing a regular password or pin.
The best password I had was on cm7 for my droid x and x2. It was a gesture swipe on a background of your choice but it allowed for multiple swipes and with no hints or bypasses it was impossible to hack. Never understood why they discontinued it and it hasn't been implemented in android yet.
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speedyjay said:
Yeah but with the PayPal integration, if someone hacked your phone with the fingerprint scanner, your money isn't safe really is it?
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Let alone pictures, numbers, contacts, Google play details, emails, and potentially your phone bill
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Isn't that the case for any form of password? If someone got your PIN/password/pattern, they could have access to all of those things you mentioned, without ever needing your fingerprint in the first place. So...what's the problem here?
Pro tip: Everything is hackable. Thinking otherwise is only being naive.
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hey guys, I've been hearing from some people that you can send text msgs from the nexus 7, which would be cool to have.
I downloaded GO SMS, and I entered my information and what not, and then it asks me to bind my mobile phone number, but everytime i do, it says verification failed. how the hell do I bind it? has anyone had this problem before?
download tablet talk from playstore..it should help
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I have been using DeskSMS/TabletSMS. Rarely use my phone to text now unless I'm out and about.
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I want to try out mightytext but it doesnt seem to work on tablets at the moment.
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I have been using DeskSMS/TabletSMS. Rarely use my phone to text now unless I'm out and about.
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Sweet this worked like a charm, thanks a lot man
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Is it possible to use these texting apps with an ordinary mobile number (I.e. not a smartphone)? I find my phone so small that I always struggle with texts...
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MRsf27 said:
Sweet this worked like a charm, thanks a lot man
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Word of warning, it will stop working after 14 days unless you pay for it $3.99 for a year. At first I thought it was a steep price to pay but it really is worth it since both devices do not need to be on the same network. For example your phone can be connected by 3g and the N7 by wifi and it will still work.
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Is it possible to use these texting apps with an ordinary mobile number (I.e. not a smartphone)? I find my phone so small that I always struggle with texts...
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I very much doubt it. Unless you are in the States and set up a Google Voice account.
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Hi, i use heywire for sms texting and its free
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Hey guys.
Facebook home got released a few hours ago. Here is the link for those outside the USA
https://mega.co.nz/#!IIhmVboJ!RQW7bWNuhcjumKjYkNCSAFivysdBX5mvlNqwqJiKG74
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http://www.mediafire.com/?heyqm5bmu8qsd78
Or here for anyone who can't get mega to work on Android.
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It's part of the official Facebook app on our phones....
On my i9300 (cm10.1) i can enable it from the options into the notification
Is Damn awful. My lock screen seemed to literally disappear when I was running it.
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Not supported on i9300 ....
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To work properly, you must update the Facebook apps. I'm from Mexico and works properly.
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i just installed it and im pretty glad it isnt avalible in the uk now it really sucks
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Not supported on i9300 ....
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Actually, that means that the county isn't supported yet. Just download the .apk file and run it. It will work.
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Is Damn awful. My lock screen seemed to literally disappear when I was running it.
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You can turn your lock screen back on in fb home settings... Still awful though
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worst launcher to date.
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donza said:
worst launcher to date.
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second that..
if people were loosing time with normal FB apps cant imagine how they will deal with a fb launcher.. :/ :/
addiction at 200%
Thank you for sharing.
Wow, it's not that it doesn't work well, it's rather smooth but... it manages to be underwhelming and overkill at the same time. It doesn't do half facebook actually allows but going so far as to create a launcher with whatever it actually has being so spread out... wasn't really necessary. All we needed was a decent app. Like one that wouldn't linger in the background consuming memory and battery at all times. A smooth interface would also be cool, not that laggy crap most people experience.
But that's just what i think. I'm not replacing my launcher with this.
There is already a thread for this in Themes and Apps. Please utilize that one, as it was created first.
[APP] Facebook Home v1.0
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These dang apps with the advertising in them are pissing me off. Everytime I turn on my tablet there is one in my notification bar. Anyone know of an app to block them? I just usually delete the app out of frustration but there are some I'd like to keep.
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Then why don't you pay for them to get rid of the ads?
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These dang apps with the advertising in them are pissing me off. Everytime I turn on my tablet there is one in my notification bar. Anyone know of an app to block them? I just usually delete the app out of frustration but there are some I'd like to keep.
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Try using something like adblock, it helped for me
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Then why don't you pay for them to get rid of the ads?
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Not all people can afford to pay for all pro versions of apps when the free one are just fine
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xT4Z1N4TRx said:
Try using something like adblock, it helped for me
Not all people can afford to pay for all pro versions of apps when the free one are just fine
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Correct. And some you need more than 15min to check em out.
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I find i best to be more particular of what I install and do not support any app that uses notifications to advertise.
An ad blocker will not help with these either. I simply read comments on any free app and Always look at permissions before installing.
If one still slips by, I uninstall intermediately.
All I'm saying is, if it's a good app, why not support the developer? It's not like they charge you an arm and a leg for their app and you can install it on any device that is registered to you afterwards. Most apps only cost a few bucks anyways.
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sprintuser1977 said:
These dang apps with the advertising in them are pissing me off. Everytime I turn on my tablet there is one in my notification bar. Anyone know of an app to block them? I just usually delete the app out of frustration but there are some I'd like to keep.
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It sounds like what you are describing is a VERY annoying ad service called Air Push (puts ads in your notification bar). You can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector to figure out which app it is and uninstall it.
If you are talking about in-app ads, then you need something like adblock, but keep in mind, ads are how devs get paid for their "free" apps...so unless you want to help support them all going pay, you might want to reconsider.
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It sounds like what you are describing is a VERY annoying ad service called Air Push (puts ads in your notification bar). You can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector to figure out which app it is and uninstall it.
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All you need to do is "long press" the notification and select "app info" and it will take you right to the app to uninstall it.
Get Add on detector from the play store and run it
It will tell which app/apps is the culprit so you can delete it
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Yep or airpush detector.
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Just long press the notification. .. then you go into app info. . Untick notification
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Thanks guys for the help. Thanks given as well!
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Hi guys,
I dont need mymagazine bloatware app, so i froze it in TB.
But now, if i do actions to active the app (i already froze) touch wiz start freezes.
What can i do?
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Knox 0x0
I was having the same issues so I unfreeze it. I'll be stalking this thread...
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Yeah this is really annoying, if you accidently open it it takes ram cpu and battery
Anyone who can help us?
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[Tip] use tasker to replace my magazine swipe on home screen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2510102
[Tip] use tasker to replace my magazine swipe on home screen.
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lesalloum said:
[Tip] use tasker to replace my magazine swipe on home screen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2510102
[Tip] use tasker to replace my magazine swipe on home screen.
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Any FREE solution?
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Killberty said:
Any FREE solution?
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Didnt think of one, but i really encourage you to buy tasker... Its one of the must have Root apps
lesalloum said:
Didnt think of one, but i really encourage you to buy tasker... Its one of the must have Root apps
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What benefits do i get for 3€ ?
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Killberty said:
What benefits do i get for 3€ ?
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For 3€ (the price of half a ham sandwich over where I live) you get a lot.
Search for "tasker android" on youtube.
You could start with this video by Armando Ferreira: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEhnOJl5mTo
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For 3€ (the price of half a ham sandwich over where I live) you get a lot.
Search for "tasker android" on youtube.
You could start with this video by Armando Ferreira: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEhnOJl5mTo
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Okay thanks ill take a look at it at home
In germamy u get up to 2 sandwiches for 3€
Just to be sure: none of the tasker features can trip knox 0x0 ?
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Hi,
Tomorrow my Galaxy S5 will finally arrive. I've already watched a few unboxing and review videos. Now my question is, can you use the fingerprint to lock apps like Whatsapp and Twitter etc. ? I've seen an app called LastPass. In this app it is possible to use your fingerprint as a password but it costs 12$/year. Is there any developer who could make an app like this for free?
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No
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TheAndroidGuy1 said:
Hi,
Tomorrow my Galaxy S5 will finally arrive. I've already watched a few unboxing and review videos. Now my question is, can you use the fingerprint to lock apps like Whatsapp and Twitter etc. ? I've seen an app called LastPass. In this app it is possible to use your fingerprint as a password but it costs 12$/year. Is there any developer who could make an app like this for free?
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No
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You sure were quick there and also wrong. There is in fact a way to have fingerprint lock on custom apps