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My house was robbed, Nexus 7 and a bunch of electronics taken

I want to find out who did this, among the things stolen was a rooted Nexus 7 with Lookout. Any suggestions of how to find my stuff would be greatly appreciated.

I'm guessing you didn't have an antitheft app? You could try lookout plan b; installing it remotely. But that's assuming the thief hasn't tampered with the device.
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You Aint getting that back bro...
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malibu_23 said:
You Aint getting that back bro...
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Yeah...hate to say...but any thief with half a brain that steals a phone or tab would shut it off immediately, knowing they have GPS and might be a chance they're tracked.
Guess not all thieves are smart tho.
..actually, probably most are running around a few short of a dozen!
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korockinout13 said:
I'm guessing you didn't have an antitheft app? You could try lookout plan b; installing it remotely. But that's assuming the thief hasn't tampered with the device.
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I said in the op I have Lookout installed.
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GiantJay said:
I said in the op I have Lookout installed.
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Not to be a negative Nancy....but if he, or his associates know android....device will be off, or at least GPS off....or device wiped.
But I hope he's dumb and you have luck finding yer stuff!
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2 ps3's were taken also. I hope to find them somehow. Through a ip address or something.
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GiantJay said:
2 ps3's were taken also. I hope to find them somehow. Through a ip address or something.
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I doubt the police are gonna put you on their priority list and try to track your electronics with high tech methods. No content/house insurance???
May wanna look into that before you get new stuff....serious. I'd have all my stuff replaced with new and probably better stuff for 500 bucks. (My deductible )
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Plan b is your only chance but if he wipes it or keeps it off your out of luck.
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Jaggar345 said:
Plan b is your only chance but if he wipes it or keeps it off your out of luck.
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Plan b doesn't work on Jelly Bean I have Lookout though.
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GiantJay said:
Plan b doesn't work on Jelly Bean I have Lookout though.
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Lookout has tracking features but it might be a premium feature. I really don't know.
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I heard of a story of a thief in Salt Lake that stole someone's iPad. Suddenly, pictures started showing up in the original owner's iCloud because the perp had been taking pictures of himself with the iPad. A local police officer recognized the perp and they arrested him. In other words, not all criminals are smart. Do you have anything setup to automatically upload pictures taken with the tablet to any cloud service?

You can still install plan b to it. Of your account is still linked to it.
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korockinout13 said:
Lookout has tracking features but it might be a premium feature. I really don't know.
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I don't think Its a premium feature, op go into the lookout website and try your luck, you may just get lucky but speed is of the essence. Good luck
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Actually it's not a premium feature, and I think it works with GPS off too (I think WiFi does the trick here). Login to your account in your PC browser (hope they haven't taken that too!) and try to locate it. Hopefully the thief (or thieves) is (or are) dumber than we are thinking he (or she or they) is (or are).
Best of luck.
Oh and I can tell because I have Lookout installed on my N7 and I just looked through it right now.

I've been trying to track through lookout but.it hasn't.been turned on.
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Did you try that feature before your tab got stolen? If not, there is a high possibility that's not going to work.

Yes it had the lookout app on it already.
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But did you try the locate or Missing Device feature befor it got stolen?
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Also the tablet has to remain on. Then Lookout turns on the GPS automatically.

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But did you try the locate or Missing Device feature befor it got stolen?
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Also the tablet has to remain on. Then Lookout turns on the GPS automatically.
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it did a ping at 7:45am on the day it was stolen before the battery died. It was off and on the charger when everyone left for work and school the robbery happened around 10am we think.
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What the hell is going to happen to my Friends credit because he's dumb.

My friend started service 2 months ago to get the note 2 on T-Mobile. He has 360$ equipment loan fee still plus he his bill is $373 and he got three Note 2 replacements from t mobile and a iPhone 5 and didn't send them back and he isn't going to pay his bill what could happen?. I told him he's going to really mess up his credit. What could happened from what he's doing? He got a bunch of messages from t mobile saying he has to pay up to $850 if he doesn't send the phone back what's going to happen?
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Sounds like he is purposely trying to screw the company over. Hope they wreck his credit.
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Idk what he's up to but I told him he's going to mess up his credit
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Lol. That's all I have to say about your friend.
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Friends don't let friends buy Iphones.

getbuzzin said:
Friends don't let friends buy Iphones.
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lol True.
shaqqq said:
My friend started service 2 months ago to get the note 2 on T-Mobile. He has 360$ equipment loan fee still plus he his bill is $373 and he got three Note 2 replacements from t mobile and a iPhone 5 and didn't send them back and he isn't going to pay his bill what could happen?. I told him he's going to really mess up his credit. What could happened from what he's doing? He got a bunch of messages from t mobile saying he has to pay up to $850 if he doesn't send the phone back what's going to happen?
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Credit report and legal action. Refusing to return devices not fully paid is considered theft if said company request return.
Bottom line: Your friend is stupid.

So if I read that right, he has 4 phones that he isn't going to return? His credit is going to be the least of his worries.

metalfan78 said:
So if I read that right, he has 4 phones that he isn't going to return? His credit is going to be the least of his worries.
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^ This
His credit is going to get wrecked, they're going to take legal action (Let's be honest, its going to be clear who's going to win and he'll be in even more ****), and on top of all that he's going to have a debt collector breathing down his neck.
Hope he doesn't plan on getting a house, car, bank account, or loan anytime soon.

So your "friend" has acquired at least $2500 worth of high tech hardware across state lines by lying. I would expect at least one and as many as four three lettered government agencies to be taking an interest in him soon.

gharlane00 said:
So your "friend" has acquired at least $2500 worth of high tech hardware across state lines by lying. I would expect at least one and as many as four three lettered government agencies to be taking an interest in him soon.
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I can only think of two, what else am I missing?

Yea he did it because he needed the money for something important. What's going to happen to him?
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shaqqq said:
Yea he did it because he needed the money for something important. What's going to happen to him?
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Jail dawg lolz
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You seem worried are you sure its not you who have done that? LOL
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shahkam said:
You seem worried are you sure its not you who have done that? LOL
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That's my friend why wouldn't I be worried for him.
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If you're a good friend, you'll buy him a few bars of soap, so he can practice not dropping it in the shower.
Where he's going, that could be considered a survival skill
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Is S.O.L. considered a government agency?
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ixijimixi said:
If you're a good friend, you'll buy him a few bars of soap, so he can practice not dropping it in the shower.
Where he's going, that could be considered a survival skill
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Y'all really think he's going to jail for that?
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shaqqq said:
Y'all really think he's going to jail for that?
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It's theft he might do few days at max ...
Depending if they judge this as a theft or fraud or if its both hes kinda screwed ..
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You say "y'all" but found XDA. Hmm...
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If he's doesnt have a record and he's not on probation then he aint gonna do any time in jail.. but his credit will be screwed for sure
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If you're a good friend, you'll buy him a few bars of soap, so he can practice not dropping it in the shower.
Where he's going, that could be considered a survival skill
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Is S.O.L. considered a government agency?
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warwick RI in the house!! I thought I was the only person on xda from warwick RI.. 401 :good:

Danzoman316 said:
You say "y'all" but found XDA. Hmm...
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Huh? I don't get what your saying
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Google Play N4

Can a Google play purchased N4 get black listed?
If so will it be on att and tmobile only or all gsm carriers?
And even if it did get blacklisted I can just get another motherboard and use that?
Just asking because on planning on buying one of CL
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It would be blacklisted to whatever carrier that did it.

biscuitownz said:
It would be blacklisted to whatever carrier that did it.
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But can you blacklist it on all carriers?
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If I remember correctly, att and tmobile share the same database for blacklisting. Anyway, if it has a bad imei, it won't work in the usa, for all carriers.

biscuitownz said:
If I remember correctly, att and tmobile share the same database for blacklisting. Anyway, if it has a bad imei, it won't work in the usa, for all carriers.
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It has a good imei I checked it and its unlocked.
If I buy it and the seller decides to report it stolen, can it still be used? The user said he has tmo on it, but bought the phone from Google. I'm on att, am I out of luck?
I don't plan on using it on att, its going to be used on Straight Talk
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If you plan to use it on att, and he reports it stolen to tmobile then yeah, it won't work

This is easy to get atound.
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Straight talk can still activate it. I have done this before.
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Jposton said:
This is easy to get atound.
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Straight talk can still activate it. I have done this before.
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Not anymore. Once its blacklisted its done.
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Being that the phone was bought straight out and not from a carrier only the phone number and the SIM card should be blacklisted not the phones IMEI number
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I just want it to work on straight talk

How can a nexus 4 get blacklisted if it's from play store anyways? You pay full price for it so it's yours. I understand if it is from T-Mobile then it can get blacklisted if it paying it in payments.
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1slow4G said:
How can a nexus 4 get blacklisted if it's from play store anyways? You pay full price for it so it's yours. I understand if it is from T-Mobile then it can get blacklisted if it paying it in payments.
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But let say you call Google, give them all the phone info and ask them its stolen? Just wondering does Google actually blacklist the phone?
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badboy47 said:
But let say you call Google, give them all the phone info and ask them its stolen? Just wondering does Google actually blacklist the phone?
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I see your point. Does Google offer insurance of that sort? Didn't pay attention when I ordered mine
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Well I got the N4 so far its working great. Old user had T-Mo on it but clearly said he bought it from Google.
Afaik its working great got Slim running on it.
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1slow4G said:
I see your point. Does Google offer insurance of that sort? Didn't pay attention when I ordered mine
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no idea but i think it would too much work for Google to do that and I highly doubt they would bother with it. Just pray the person doesnt report it. If so, be ready to move to another country to make it work .

App request: Xfinity TV Go app that works with T-Mobile 4G

Like the title says, trying to use my T-Mobile Note 3 to stream movies via Xfinity app but apparently only Verizon users have this privlage. That's pretty messed up, may drop Comcast if I don't find a solution. Is there some kind of FCC rule against this kind of thing?
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I have noticed same thing and after small read, apparently they have struck some kind of exclusive deal and #[email protected]&#[email protected] the rest of us. I find it very unfair. I pay good price for the service and do t see why I have to be excluded from ALL benefits of it.
Would love to see if there is an old app that works before an update or if there is a hack to trick fake wifi over 4g

Ohhhhh man.. same here bro. . I have att now and my note 3 will not stream on 3/4g like it did on verizon. I am using Android tuner to adjust permissions to see if I can get it to work. Will report back
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Rich3077 said:
Like the title says, trying to use my T-Mobile Note 3 to stream movies via Xfinity app but apparently only Verizon users have this privlage. That's pretty messed up, may drop Comcast if I don't find a solution. Is there some kind of FCC rule against this kind of thing?
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djpaul said:
I have noticed same thing and after small read, apparently they have struck some kind of exclusive deal and #[email protected]&#[email protected] the rest of us. I find it very unfair. I pay good price for the service and do t see why I have to be excluded from ALL benefits of it.
Would love to see if there is an old app that works before an update or if there is a hack to trick fake wifi over 4g
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Ohhhhh man.. same here bro. . I have att now and my note 3 will not stream on 3/4g like it did on verizon. I am using Android tuner to adjust permissions to see if I can get it to work. Will report back
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/app-fake-wifi-connection-t2800416

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/app-fake-wifi-connection-t2800416
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Confirmed works perfectly!
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Verizon Note 7 removing features

Droid Life just reported that the Verizon is removing the Device Maintenance and RAM management feature from the phone

Link?

https://twitter.com/droid_life
No official article, just tweets. But looks like the screen is different too.
"Bottom line, Verizon wants you to have their version of the Note 7, not Samsung's. Spoiler: Their's isn't better than Samsung's." - Droid Life

Gotta love this
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God Verizon makes me sick with this
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This is ridiculous. I will happily return the phone and buy from somewhere else. No need for this. And I can't believe Samsung still let's Verizon pull crap like this
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God ****ing dammit, Verizon...

KennyCheng0705 said:
https://twitter.com/droid_life
No official article, just tweets. But looks like the screen is different too.
"Bottom line, Verizon wants you to have their version of the Note 7, not Samsung's. Spoiler: Their's isn't better than Samsung's." - Droid Life
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Thanks for the link. Personally, I'm not going to worry about it. Does it suck yea. Am I going to return my phone or or leave Verizon? *sign* No....

My screen seems fine. I'm it sure what all was removed, but i really don't see a point in it
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No Samsung cloud either, unless I'm overlooking it.

Just gotta wait for that sweet, sweet N930U version to come out.

From what I have seen so far as well is the Verizon model is the only one that still has the old settings layout and not the new one like in all the advertisements.
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droidrev71 said:
No Samsung cloud either, unless I'm overlooking it.
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Just posted about this can't find it either
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getting on live chat with verizon to see what they have to say about this total bull****

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getting on live chat with verizon to see what they have to say about this total bull****
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Results?
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Maybe we can get the apk unless root is required. I was really looking forward to this feature.

What does this mean in terms of usability? What actual features are removed? Can we still tailor the battery saving stuff?

I tried every work around I know of. It seems it's not just hidden, but in fact missing. Hope we can recover it from a different model...

cadcamaro said:
Just gotta wait for that sweet, sweet N930U version to come out.
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That's not always the cure. The newer unlocked s7 versions are still on a May software version with not 1 update since its June 30 release. I had one and sold it.
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I tried every work around I know of. It seems it's not just hidden, but in fact missing. Hope we can recover it from a different model...
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Does anyone know if its working on the TMO model? I'll check out their forums. Has Samsung really initiated it out of the box? Their website is vague but mentions Note 7 although I read somewhere an update will include it.

I figured the August security update might include it but that was a no go. This is bull****
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