I was thinking, why someone didn't create a lockable recovery and download mode yet? I mean, if I get robbed I have sure that someone will not flash another ROM and take out my anti-thief app, coz when they try to get access to recovery and download mode they will be stucked by a password only I know.
Of course Samsung will never do that, you see that they want we get robbed and buy another one... They even stuck our liberty to root access and we can't install "root anti-thief" that allow us to activate GPS and DATA from sms to locate the phone and protect the app from WIPEs, witch is not the best (compare with lockable recovery and etc) but its better.
Man I wish, almost pray, that some badass hacker emerge and create this kind of things, clueless to the big brands solve, and say **** it.
I know that the most of the readers live on developed countries and almost don't have to worry about being robbed. And even if they was, they have the power to buy easily another one. Its not like here that one note 3 its over 1000 "us dollars" and we can't get this money easily, coz its 33% of the YEAR, i said YEAR, minimal wage that almost 70% of the workers here work for.
It's tough but wat can we do.... After all, do you know a good security app for non-root phones ?
Sorry my english, I tried hard.
WandersonGD said:
I was thinking, why someone didn't create a lockable recovery and download mode yet? I mean, if I get robbed I have sure that someone will not flash another ROM and take out my anti-thief app, coz when they try to get access to recovery and download mode they will be stucked by a password only I know.
Of course Samsung will never do that, you see that they want we get robbed and buy another one... They even stuck our liberty to root access and we can't install "root anti-thief" that allow us to activate GPS and DATA from sms to locate the phone and protect the app from WIPEs, witch is not the best (compare with lockable recovery and etc) but its better.
Man I wish, almost pray, that some badass hacker emerge and create this kind of things, clueless to the big brands solve, and say **** it.
I know that the most of the readers live on developed countries and almost don't have to worry about being robbed. And even if they was, they have the power to buy easily another one. Its not like here that one note 3 its over 1000 "us dollars" and we can't get this money easily, coz its 33% of the YEAR, i said YEAR, minimal wage that almost 70% of the workers here work for.
It's tough but wat can we do.... After all, do you know a good security app for non-root phones ?
Sorry my english, I tried hard.
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is this what your looking for https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adm&hl=en_GB
WandersonGD said:
I was thinking, why someone didn't create a lockable recovery and download mode yet? I mean, if I get robbed I have sure that someone will not flash another ROM and take out my anti-thief app, coz when they try to get access to recovery and download mode they will be stucked by a password only I know.
Of course Samsung will never do that, you see that they want we get robbed and buy another one... They even stuck our liberty to root access and we can't install "root anti-thief" that allow us to activate GPS and DATA from sms to locate the phone and protect the app from WIPEs, witch is not the best (compare with lockable recovery and etc) but its better.
Man I wish, almost pray, that some badass hacker emerge and create this kind of things, clueless to the big brands solve, and say **** it.
I know that the most of the readers live on developed countries and almost don't have to worry about being robbed. And even if they was, they have the power to buy easily another one. Its not like here that one note 3 its over 1000 "us dollars" and we can't get this money easily, coz its 33% of the YEAR, i said YEAR, minimal wage that almost 70% of the workers here work for.
It's tough but wat can we do.... After all, do you know a good security app for non-root phones ?
Sorry my english, I tried hard.
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Cerberus anti theft is what you need
Does not require root
Ty guys,
Actually I know about both apps. Android Device Manager its too simplistic and cerberus can't activate DATA AND GPS remotely with SMS, only in its root install... Non-root install means I can't activate nothing remotely, so if the thief deactivate gps, wifi and mobile data (3g; 4g), I couldn't locate my phone... and worst if he knows how "full wipe" the phone through Recovery mode, bye bye cerberus, every non-root app and your lock screen pattern, pass, pin or anything.
Samsung did do something, its called re-activation lock...
If someone steals your phone and wipes it, you need to supply the password of your samsung account to allow access afer a rom flash. Unfortunately it re-acts bad to anything NOT samsung approved(custom roms/kernels and recovery) so most people here avoid it like the plague.
Just remember, it may have a few bugs as this is the first iteration of this feature, I'm not sure how it plays with upgraded bootloaders.
Ty for the news @Ultameg69... It's something, just need to work properly... Samsung seriosly need to put password on revovery and download mode bro and of course something that forbit comunication through usb cable without pass permission...
Hi all,
Hope someone can help. I've purchased one of these to use on my S5
http://www.ebay.com/itm/L01-Anti-lo...169?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item233cba8181
I dont get the message reminder bit, and research i've done online of similiar ones display message stuff on the screen via some app, but i cant find anything.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Jon
Take a look at sony smart watch2 or wait for Android wear outbreak. Won't disappoint you.
At least they don't randomly drop connection and cause false alarm.
Lately I found a very powerful settings control tool for our watches - be aware, it is designed just for few of us who secretly want to get till the deepest guts of our "toys", if you feel pointed then you know for sure that before to use it have to do a full readback of your original firmware 'cause you know for sure that our "wild" behavior could conduct at any moment to the most hated phenomenon - bricking ya watch
I hope that, here, all together, safely experimenting, to discover secrets, methods, new best settings for our gadget
I assume that you have already installed mtk drivers and did a full firmware and primary settings zone backup
Some steps:
1. Get the archive from here - link - and unzip it
2. install mtk drivers
3. Install the app itself in the most normal way
4. Launch it and press reconnect
5. Shut down your watch and connect it
6. Ready!
Now is your turn!
Use your money wisely, DO NOT WASTE IT buying from GEARBEST!
- worst shipping ever (10 days in case you're lucky)
- most products are defective (this is referring just to smartwatches and watch phones - can't say anything about other products)
- in case of complain (ticket) the answers are standard corporation statements - they are not fixing any issue - just will waste your time, week after week for months - for instance, in my case started in august 2015 and finished in april 2016
- if you are continuing to complain, trying to obtain your money back or a new item - your mistake, they will switch off in your account the capacity of opening tickets (disputes), they will wipe out your account of any points, credits or previous tickets
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First! !! Awesome I am still having some difficulty with doing the back up and changing the faces etc. I will keep reading. I want this
jayshocka said:
First! !! Awesome I am still having some difficulty with doing the back up and changing the faces etc. I will keep reading. I want this
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Man, imagine that, we could create a real (actually unreal) kinda MTK university in second life (I bet you know about it), real time advice service or topic discussion at a virtual coffe, classrooms and all s. . .t, everything in a full 3D world everything full linked with XDA, what do you think about this?
Sounds scary
jayshocka said:
Sounds scary
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Sounds scary in the good way or in the bad way things are in fact very simple and the interactivity could increase (now depends on people. . . of course)
Scary as in virtual world and computer taking over my life I wish I had the time to get that involved. Job kids and school = 17 hour day
To whom it may concern, I have released a new version of Readback Extractor, now much more faster
Update Mar-12/2016: as long as on the market appeared a long line of new types of mtk6260 mtk6261 mtk2502C mtk2502A (etc) watches equipped with strange new PCB or flash_ID parameters, the new release <Readback Extractor mtk 2.0> now has the capacity to identify, to read, check, rebuilt firmware and collect and insert in the .cfg files the flash_ID's coded inside the ROM dump for almost all types of mtk watchphones or smartwatches based on RTOS Nucleus
Cant use messaging service on A9 smartwatch.... says 'Currently not available' !
It's correctly paired and have access to phonebook and make/receive calls but not messages.....
Can somebody shed some light in this matter please?
Many Thanks!
Please does anyone have the stock ROM file for apro q18 smart watch
I tried using this tool and now I think my watch is dead.. I plugged it in while it was powered off (It showed its loading screen). After I hit reconnect and turned it on and showed me an alert saying something like boot failed and now it's not responding at all.. it's just a black screen D:
dulce.ai.angel said:
I tried using this tool and now I think my watch is dead.. I plugged it in while it was powered off (It showed its loading screen). After I hit reconnect and turned it on and showed me an alert saying something like boot failed and now it's not responding at all.. it's just a black screen D:
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battery out battery back and everything will be fine
Use your money wisely, DO NOT WASTE IT buying from GEARBEST
Mtk250c touch screen problem
Golem_ said:
Lately I found a very powerful settings control tool for our watches - be aware, it is designed just for few of us who secretly want to get till the deepest guts of our "toys", if you feel pointed then you know for sure that before to use it have to do a full readback of your original firmware 'cause you know for sure that our "wild" behavior could conduct at any moment to the most hated phenomenon - bricking ya watch
I hope that, here, all together, safely experimenting, to discover secrets, methods, new best settings for our gadget
I assume that you have already installed mtk drivers and did a full firmware and primary settings zone backup
Some steps:
1. Get the archive from here - link - and unzip it
2. install mtk drivers
3. Install the app itself in the most normal way
4. Launch it and press reconnect
5. Shut down your watch and connect it
6. Ready!
Now is your turn!
Use your money wisely, DO NOT WASTE IT buying from GEARBEST!
- worst shipping ever (10 days in case you're lucky)
- most products are defective (this is referring just to smartwatches and watch phones - can't say anything about other products)
- in case of complain (ticket) the answers are standard corporation statements - they are not fixing any issue - just will waste your time, week after week for months - for instance, in my case started in august 2015 and finished in april 2016
- if you are continuing to complain, trying to obtain your money back or a new item - your mistake, they will switch off in your account the capacity of opening tickets (disputes), they will wipe out your account of any points, credits or previous tickets
-
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I install a previous firmware that I had in my mtk2502c and now the device on, the buttons work but stopped working the touch screen. You think this program can help me something ?. it is as if the driver lost the touch screen, the firmware does not work reinstall the touch screen. unfortunately did not make a backup before upgrading.
Please your help, as I fix? appreciate your comment
Frojasolivares89 said:
I install a previous firmware that I had in my mtk2502c and now the device on, the buttons work but stopped working the touch screen. You think this program can help me something ?. it is as if the driver lost the touch screen, the firmware does not work reinstall the touch screen. unfortunately did not make a backup before upgrading.
Please your help, as I fix? appreciate your comment
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did you ever try a full format in flash tool? your watch has a touch issue for every version of IWO?
Use your money wisely, DO NOT WASTE IT buying from GEARBEST
Golem_ said:
did you ever try a full format in flash tool? your watch has a touch issue for every version of IWO?
Use your money wisely, DO NOT WASTE IT buying from GEARBEST
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i format of 3 forms that gives me flashtools , also install all firmwares that appear to download and nothing, even i format everyone from the oldest to the newest consecutively without turning it on, then was the same, it seems very strange
Frojasolivares89 said:
i format of 3 forms that gives me flashtools , also install all firmwares that appear to download and nothing, even i format everyone from the oldest to the newest consecutively without turning it on, then was the same, it seems very strange
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There is nothing wrong with the firmwares, I did myself tens of flashings, anything I share is tested by me and hundreds of users here and other forums - I'm afraid that is very possible a hardware issue. . .
last check - make sure that options / backup and restore is set on no action
Use your money wisely, DO NOT WASTE IT buying from GEARBEST
Golem_ said:
There is nothing wrong with the firmwares, I did myself tens of flashings, anything I share is tested by me and hundreds of users here and other forums - I'm afraid that is very possible a hardware issue. . .
last check - make sure that options / backup and restore is set on no action
Use your money wisely, DO NOT WASTE IT buying from GEARBEST
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ok, i going to try, many thanks
Below is from My watch which firmware would go with mine? i tried lot of em but failed
[Version]
BaseBand chip version=MT6261
ECO version=
DSP firmware version=2000.00.00
DSP patch version=1.0
Software version=NX9_61D_240_V2_1_G08S_SANSUNG_32_T3_L3_C4_G4_B_IPS_160509
Hardware version=HW2.1
Melody version=Unknown
Muzain said:
Below is from My watch which firmware would go with mine? i tried lot of em but failed
[Version]
BaseBand chip version=MT6261
ECO version=
DSP firmware version=2000.00.00
DSP patch version=1.0
Software version=NX9_61D_240_V2_1_G08S_SANSUNG_32_T3_L3_C4_G4_B_IPS_160509
Hardware version=HW2.1
Melody version=Unknown
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you have a gt08S, actually a clone - I wouldn't bother to change something
Golem_ said:
you have a gt08S, actually a clone - I wouldn't bother to change something
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You mean it's a fake crap? ...?
Hi Guys,
Today was my karma day. IDK what I did wrong, but my phone just stopped working and that just added a big problem to me.
So about the problem.
Short story - need to recover at least photos from the phone.
Long story - Today the phone just shut itself down and after trying to turn back it on it seems like it's in a boot loop or something similar to that. Video (BELOW) (sry for a long video, just wanted to capture it all). I can't start it normally nor my pc detects the phone... I tried a couple of recovery programs but A) They don't do **** B) They don't support S7 edge. So I tried to see if I could access the phone from called "odin screen" where you go when you root or mod your phone, but no luck there. So the only option I see is left to me, even that I don't want to, I need to somehow root the phone or do some "magic" that you guys know more about to access the phone memory and extract photos, if possible other data, to my pc. That is the main objective. The secondary is of course to fix the god damn phone, but even root kitty like me should handle that. P.S. Forgot to tell, but it's visible in the video - the LED is turned on with blue light all the time while it does that, even when I go to recovery screen or "odin screen".
Objectives:
MAIN:
A) Recover data.
Secondary:
B) Fix phone.
P.S. It's late for me, so I won't be able to try much today, so hopefully tomorrow after trying your suggestions something will work :good:
P.S.S. While making the video, I encountered a new bug, PHOTO (BELOW).
P.S.S.S. This phone was never rooted or moded, bought from a UK shop and used for 4 ish years.
P.S.S.S.S. As I'm new and can't post links... They are below:
Video - youtu.be/G5ru0VU3Epw
photo - imgur.com/KPTsNFW