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[Nexus 7 General] mr_tris:
Cerberus is the best and well worth the licence payment. Not to mention you can monitor up to 5 devices. I always now where all my devices are.

I set it up on a friends S2 at the beginning of the year which got stolen from his jacket while we were out clubbing. He logged in to the Cerberus server on my phone and I kept sending remote connections signals to it. Eventually about 4 hours later it was switched on with a new sim card inserted which Cerberus kindly gave me the new number to. I activated tracking and we were off down the road from the club. Data was active/GPS was active! (You know what's going to happen next don't you:D)

Finally after following a very strong GPS signal we arrive outside a fast food joint and its the only place open for a mile with several people in there eating after a night out.

We stood back over the road so not to attract much attention and decided to give our new friend a call!

The conversation went like this..........Ring ring..........(At this point we can see who has exactly got the phone out, looked at the screen and then answered the call.)

Muppet : 'Hello?'

Mate : 'Hi pal, its me.'

Muppet : 'Whose me?'

Mate : 'Me, you know the guy whose phone you just nicked you cu*t!'

Very Silly Muppet : 'Yeah yeah you fu*%#&* wa%*#* see you later!'

Mate : 'No problem mate, how does 5 minutes grab you?'

Muppet : '................'(Hangs Up)

Then to have one last bit of fun I send a last phone command locking the phone and activating an audible voice alarm saying, 'Warning I am a phone thief and I'm going to die!'

Finally Mr.Muppet decides to make a quick exit from his meal and head on home.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!

After following him for 20 minutes the guy decides to have a pee down a side street. Now I don't condone violence of any sort but I have to admit that it was very liberating to give him a good kicking and get my mates phone back. (Yeah the guy was OK, well maybe he needed a bit of dental work but hey)

And the moral of the story is don't knick and try to keep an android phone (especially when it talks back to you) cos you never know whose watching.:cool::rolleyes::sly:;)

I don't care who you are, your not going to keep a device without connecting it to the internet. It doesn't rely on texts, it works perfectly on the N7. It sends data messages to the device not text messages.

The beauty of Cerberus is that if you flash it to the device thorough recovery then it survives a reset/ROM flash no matter what you try.
[Nexus 7 General] mwalt2:
Nice story :). I agree with you on Cerberus. It won't survive a ROM flash though, only a factory reset.
[Nexus 7 General] mr_tris:
Yes my mistake it survives a wipe/reset not a ROM flash/reset. Let's just hope all thieves don't use xda! :(
[Nexus 7 General] Wilks3y:
Great story, I would love for that to happen, I can imagine it feeling bloody amazing when the device is back in your hands.

PS - Gonna buy cerberus now didnt know it sent so much info, including new sim number etc.

Also, I don't think the thieves would ever put custom ROM on, or use XDA as most members here are clever, and therefor not thieves, as mentioned before most thieves are either really dumb and lazy, or on drugs. (IMO)

Peace
[Nexus 7 General] mr_tris:
Lol, your probably right, anyway it really is extra peace of mind for the price of a beer! You get a trial period first too.

Make sure you flash it with cwm, that way you get the full secure version with auto enabled GPS.

The commands you can use are :-

Start/Stop Tracking, Get device info/location history, Lock/Unlock with code, Display/Start Alarm with message, Get Call/SMS log, Call phone, Send SMS, Record Audio, Take Picture, Grab Screenshot, Start/Stop emergency mode, Hide from/Show in app draw, Wipe device memory, Wipe SD card, Reboot device. You can also set it to secretly send you camera shots while they try unlock codes and cancel messages and alarms. If its a mobile you can set it to contact up to 3 different numbers of your choice, when the SIM is swapped it sends you the location, new number/info, and it will alert you if it started without a sim or is in air plane mode.
[Nexus 7 General] kl25:
wow great app.

thanks for the info about cerbrus!

question tho..does it always run in the background, hence eating up data and batt life??
[Nexus 7 General] grieshmp:
Check out avast anti theft. Install it on a rooted device and you can use a web interface to turn on GPS to locate it and send commands to lock device or wipe it and such. You need to install avast antivirus but once anti theft is installed you can uninstall the AV and keep anti theft
[Nexus 7 General] mr_tris:
It lies dormant doesn't drain battery as for data, look at this data usage image Cerberus is hidden as System Framework and this is for data usage since 15 October. So not much then. :thumbup:

I don't recommend it, that hammers your battery with a wake lock and lags your device. I used to use it then got rid. You can't go wrong with Cerberus.As you can see from my previous posts It does everything Avast does plus a whole lot more.
[Nexus 7 General] oreogato:
I'm a big fan of Cerberus, you can find it on the market. Gives you location tracking, remote wipe, and remote locking through any internet browser
[Nexus 7 General] ExploreMN:
I'm a thief...but I only steal hearts...
[Nexus 7 General] Manipur:
Try androidlost. Push androidlost from your google account, then push android lost jumpstart. In case everything goes well, you can log into www.androidlost.com and you'll receive a congratulation message.

This however won't work if the thief has done a factory reset of ur device. I hope it helps in recovering your device.
[Nexus 7 General] phonic:
I use Cerberus and really like it. I ran into an issue a few months back, emailed the developer, and he responded back quickly and fixed it for me. From a functionality, stability and support standpoint, I would give it 5 stars all day long.

However, I have two concerns with it.

1) It's ability to work will forever be dependent on the developers server being online. If, for whatever reason, it goes down, the app becomes worthless. If the developer ever tires of dealing with the program, pfft, goodbye.

2) It opens up a huge security concern on the device itself. Cerberus has FULL access to your phone/tablet/etc. This means that anyone who has admin access on Cerberus's server can access/wipe/etc. your data/device. More importantly, if anyone actually hacked into Cerberus's server, they would have control too. I could see some really malicious person getting on their and doing some mass wipe of all user's devices.

While both of these concerns are......concerning for me, I still use the app. But I would like to see if something could be done to mitigate them. IE: support more 'open source' type servers and use some kind of crypto-key to prevent anyone but the device owner from accessing the device, etc.
[Nexus 7 General] ExploreMN:
Your concerns are valid, but wouldn't the hacking scenario be true of any similar app? Also, just a counter point...let's assume the Dev does "drop it" you lose how much? $1-2? I paid $1.06 for it. However, in its class, its probably the best available and has a loyal following. I know if the Dev needed to charge a monthly fee ... something reasonable like a buck a month, I would still stick with it. I would see that happening before it just vanished.
[Nexus 7 General] leshake:
Obviously. But this a tablet that requires WiFi. With a phone, even if the data and WiFi are off, you can send a text message to activate them (and in turn start using the web interface to track the device). So unless the person who steals your device immediately connects the N7 to their home WiFi network, you are absolutely screwed.
[Nexus 7 General] mr_tris:
Do some homework, it doesn't matter when they connect. You'll then have their IP and what SSID, GPS will then track it to practically the doorstep and you can also use WiFi Analyser to fine point the device.

Maybe you should give it a try, you get a trial period.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ksmullins88:
whats the apk called thats just the torch widget on stock TW? it was in widgets only, there also was an invert colors widget as well. anyone know what its called?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] wildgamer100:
Assistive light and negative colors?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ksmullins88:
no thats not it. i mean whats the apk called in the system/app folder within the zip file?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] poison_blood:
Any one having problems sending and reviving picture msgs? I update my profile and prl several times clean cache and restart too I live in Nashville if that helps
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
Are you s-off?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] poison_blood:
No I have 1.05 on
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
Hmm maybe A data, issue, network or just the Rom itself. Try redownloading check the md5s make sure they match. Also check mms settings.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] poison_blood:
Mms settings are ok I'll check the signature. I think I'm going to install fresh n use panda so I can get the s off And reinstall viper. I'll let you know thanks for the help!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrlakadaddy:
Your firmware is old...update it to most recent...look up captain throwbacks thread for more info.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] poison_blood:
Sure I'll thanks for the help
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
you may get an error 16 code from sprint make a phone call after s-on and wait theyll redirect you to a rep. just say you accepted the OTA update or an update but forgot to put on wifi and you cant make calls now. it's what I did after s-on. its a little white lie but what sprint doesn't know wont hurt em.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] poison_blood:
cant use the lazy panda Im on 1.15 also Im a windows user and not to brave to try to downgrade the hboot

is there any other way to update my radio???? I hate the s\on sh*t sorry just getting frustrated I dont want to comeback to stock just cause the hboot
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrlakadaddy:
That's the only way you can do it I believe
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
Well if methods were shared... But every one needs a call to fame, I guess.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] poison_blood:
Maybe a link? :)

I'm thinking to go back to stack n wait

Or try to achieve soff with Linux that I don't feel confident oh well
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] poison_blood:
[Q UOTE=poison_blood;33334405]Mms settings are ok I'll check the signature. I think I'm going to install fresh n use panda so I can get the s off And reinstall viper. I'll let you know thanks for the help![/QUOTE]

I'm trying to install ruu, but it gives me an error that I can't update cause its the same Img I try about 100 time already I have the drives download ruu 3 times to make sure it isn't corrupt After all that it keeps giving me an error.

I want to go back to stock and wait right now I'm running viper love the Rom but I need to update my radio
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] poison_blood:
I need to be s off And I'm running 1.5 so no panda for me.

I don't know much of Linux if not nothing. I just don't want to brik my phone
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrlakadaddy:
There's a downgrade method in original android forumn.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] I Hate Import Cars:
I was just wondering if anyone has found if any ROMs work with the OTA ICS update for the Bionic. I was running Eclipse 3.0 when my phone was on Gingerbread and I LOVED it, so I'm hoping that works out. But regardless of what ROM, I was wondering if anyone had found any ROM's at all that worked for an OTA ICS updated Bionic, perhaps something that was built for the Razr or something like that. So, any thoughts?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] digitalr0gue:
I use IcarusHD and AOKP no problems. Any ROM you used on leaks should still work, provided you're using the same recovery.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Obsidian_soul:
Any of the roms on this forum or others will work as long as you root your phone. Motofail or razor's edge will let you root.

From my EVOLVED bionic
[Asus Transformer TF700] LiquidoDK:
Hi

I can't seem to find an answer to this anywhere.

I'm having an issue with the youtube app, it won't launch after it has been updated, so I hope that a cold boot can fix this, however I can't do it with the usual trick.

When I hold the volume down + power button, I get a menu where I can choose the following:

Enter SD Down mode

Factory reset

Exit update mode

Does anyone know how to perform a cold boot on the LTE version of the Infinity?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
A "cold boot" on all devices works exactly the same: Turn it off (not only standby), turn it on. Anything more is either voodoo or includes modifying storage content.
[Asus Transformer TF700] LiquidoDK:
Okay, I thought a cold boot was real :)

Can you help me with my youtube issue then?

When I open youtube, I get the messge "The application Youtube has stopped". The only way I can open it, is if I remove the application update, but I would really like to use the newest version.
[Asus Transformer TF700] ShadowLea:
A cold boot is very real.

We have a [How-To] All-In-One Guide For Asus Infinity (TF700) in which all these things are discussed. ;) Right here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1833212

It very clearly says:

Note: Make sure your device is OFF before using this.

** Cold Boot - FastBoot - Wipe Data Menu **

Press Volume Down + Power untill you see a white text on the screen then release the buttons. Use Volume Down to navigate and Volume Up to confirm your selection.You have 10 seconds to make your choise, or else the system will do a Cold Boot by default.

So don't press anything when the white text appears and it will cold boot.

Please don't answer if you have no idea what you're talking about. A cold boot clears the cache, a regular boot does not.
[Asus Transformer TF700] LiquidoDK:
No, as I said in my first post, this way doesn't work on the LTE model.

I'm open to all ideas, but I have also tried it with the volume up button, which just tells me that no USB cable is plugged in.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Where is this cache located that is cleared with this procedure?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Thats OK:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32365090&postcount=13

Not sure if the above link is relevant to the YouTube crash bug.

I remember reading on one of the Android forums about a fix by setting YouTube to the english language or something like this.

---------- Post added at 11:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:22 AM ----------

App caches are available under: settings\apps\downloaded\clear cache, uninstall updates, disable (if available)
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Yes, but app caches have nothing to do with cold boot. Cold boot is power on, executing the bootloader and starting an OS, that's the definition of cold boot since 50 years for any computer.

And I argue that the procedure with holding Volume- and waiting does *exactly* the same as a normal power-on. To everyone who claims it does more: please provide a reproducible way to prove any differences. Otherwise it's voodoo.
[Asus Transformer TF700] LiquidoDK:
@ Thats OK - Thank you very much. Changing the Android language to English, has fixed the youtube app.
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
I remembered a while ago I did ask Asus tech support about "cold boot" vs normal power cycle and he said: A cold boot is different from a normal power cycle (hit the power button to turn off and on). With normal power off/on, it will not clear various caches in ram, kind of like you restart a computer from a restart button, versus you unplug the power cord then plug it back in. a cold boot it performs a "clean" boot. He provided example like video display, if you experiencing flickering or color fade or color spot on the screen a normal boot will not address the issue but a cold boot will. I did ask him about what are "various caches" and being told that they are hard ware cache like graphic, preloaded ram space etc..(too much technical at this point). And yes you're right he said it has nothing to do with application cache or data. Again a normal boot is NOT same as cold boot. He said the right way to do a cold boot (he refered a cold boot as hard reset, they are the same under Asus technical term), you must unplug your device, then power down, then do the button combinations, navigate to the Android icon then execute it. A cold boot does resolved issue like FC, weird screen issue, stutter, lag etc...(it will not resolved issue if software bug, or hardware issue). The last thing he said is hitting reset with the pin hole is same as cold boot (clear various caches).
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Voodoo spread by Asus support to keep the customer busy.

All those "various caches" are made of RAM. So they lose their content when the power is turned off, and are initialized when the system is booted. When the bootloader screen appears, these caches are already as clean as possible.

Let's try to find some evidence. The Tegra 3 TRM says:

As you can see, "cold boot" is the only one that involves the boot ROM (which starts the bootloader) - or vice versa: any reboot that involves the bootloader screen is a cold boot.

No doubt on that. Running programs can have an impact on each other and on the system performance. But as long as nobody provides a plausible explanation what exactly that magical button fiddling in the bootloader would really do differently, I don't believe it makes a difference *how* you reboot.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Thats OK:
No problem my friend!

So glad to be of some small help.

Enjoy YouTubing!

jim
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
I don't think that Asus developers just waisting time to put the extra icon in there just for fun. So it's just common sense that on our PC, we could unplug the power cable or hit the switch on the power supply to get cold boot. However on the infinity, there is a non removable battery build in so you can't removed or unplugged it. In short, a cold boot is like take out the battery of the infinity..make sense!!
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
This is a nice theory, and it would really make sense, but if you do this "cold boot" procedure, the power stays on, as you can verify for yourself. And also on the PC there is no difference between booting from soft power off (power button) or hard power off (switch on power supply).

The whole thing is more like if you press F8 on the PC - you get a boot menu, but then you can still select to start Windows normally.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Is it not possible that the cold boot icon in the bootloader menu actually clears the cache partition (which doesn't get cleared on a normal power on/off cycle)?

I would have to believe that the cold boot does do something different than simply powering off and on - why else would they include it?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
I tried it - it doesn't. And it would not have any major effect, because the cache partition is only used for communication between Android and the recovery.

Maybe just to start Android normally if you changed your mind? Just like the "Start Windows normally" option in the Windows bootloader if you pressed F8.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] homers1:
Does anybody know what the extra contacts are for, under the battery cover (not the ones for the antennas)?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
might be for NFC.??
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] bberryhill0:
They're the connection for your tin foil hat...
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] junkmail9:
ROFL

Sent from my Fireball using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] bberryhill0:
The Incredible 2 has four contacts, the 4G has five. It probably has something to do with the number of pups each phone can nurse.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] homers1:
My foil hat only has 4 contacts :confused:

Gonna have to save up for a new roll.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] rmlineback:
It's for wireless charging, you can buy a charging mat and a new battery cover that uses those contacts to charge the battery through induction. You can find the mat and cover on Verizon's website.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jayvilla:
Hey was doing some searching and was not able to find anything so I though I should ask but does anyone know is there is a way to get the factory ICS/JB camera on CM10?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jebise101:
isn't the camera in CM10 ASOP stock anyways? Or are you looking for Samsung Stock Camera app?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jayvilla:
Looking for the Samsung Stock Camera app
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jasvncnt1:
The samsung stock camera is TW. So it will not work on a CM/AOKP base ROM. Thats the main reason i stay with TW ROMs. Love the stock camera and havent found one that even comes close.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] NL5:
Odd, I have the Sammy Camera running on CM10. There is a separate zip on here somewhere for it, and it seems to be working fine on my GS3. Maybe I did something wrong?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jasvncnt1:
Huh? Where did u download it from
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] irish.iolar:
Yeah really... post a screenshot of the Sammy camera on aokp / 10
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] enaybee:
seems like he is confused of the actual question.

unless somebody did some magic to port it ... its not possible because TW camera is tied into TW framework which is not present on CM10 or anything that is not samsung rom for that matter.

I would also love to see your phone's screen shot to really see what's what.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] kronium:
Sorry for the new thread, I know there's another Best Buy thread a little buried, but just wanted to let everyone know that I was just able to order the Gray Sprint Note 2 online. It says I will have the phone by October 29!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] chessx:
f*****k me, i want to get it from bestbuy but cant do sero over the net
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] StevetotheH:
Just curious, how did that go?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Dariste:
Well I also ordered and it just says back ordered..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack Jake:
i have tried many times times to install CWM recovery on my captivate and bricked my phone once in the process. can anyone explain to me in full detail how to install CWM recovery on Samsung Captivate

it is rooted

i really want to flash more ROM's but cant do it with the stock recovery

the stats are android 2.3.5

Kernel v2.6.35.7-I897 blah blah

(not sure if you would need that stuff but whatever)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
you are in the wrong forum, go here captivate has its own Q&A and guides ( The wiki link, i posted earlier had this link )
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frostyeo:
Hey guys, anyone else feel lagginess while scrolling through apps lie whatsapp and TweetDeck? Any way to solve this? Or is it the app's problem?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edwinpang:
Check force GPU rendering in developers settings should help a bit
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tuffcheez:
Yes, I'm getting lag also in some apps, as if it's struggling to load as I scroll down, even with the xda app-developers app that I'm using here.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tuffcheez:
That seems to have fixed it. Thank you!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RicAndroid:
Hey, guys. I'm working with a Froyo framework-res.apk and I just decompiled it. What line is used to changed the font color in Settings?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JOSE89178:
We DK :rolleyes::p
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RicAndroid:
Thanks....:D
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Felixcgp:
its from At&t , garnet red , 16 gb , it has a cracked screen. I am thinking about ordering the screen from ebay. The phone still works great.

How much can I get for it like this , and how much if I replace the screen?