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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
I was wondering if anyone has found a way to develop any kind of protection for our phone that does more than apps that are installed once booted up? Let me explain. There are quite a few different apps that protect and find your phone and they can be protected from being uninstalled or turned off so that a thief cannot disable the protection. But there is one glaring weakness. I have yet to find any kind of protection that keeps a person from getting around all of these current apps by simply removing the battery and rebooting into Recovery and flashing to a different ROM or firmware. By doing this they are able to delete everything on the phone and they basically have a brand new phone in hand. We need a way to protect against a person being able to simply take out the battery and reboot and flash a new firmware. The protection needs to be built into the Recovery and Download modes or protect the phone before they reach Recovery or Download modes. If we can't find a way to protect prior to reaching these modes then a thief who knows anything about changing firmwares or recoveries can simply replace what is on the phone and successfully have bypassed all the protection that we invested in with these apps that are on the Play Store or at other places.

So does anyone know of any way that we can get this kind of protection? I have never seen anything that can do this. Is it even possible to build this kind of protection? If anyone knows anything, I would love to hear it. Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaka01:
I heard there are apps that can be flashed to the phone and are running in the background that notify you with an sms if the sim card is changed, but they can be easily removed by wiping the cache/factory reset and/or installing a new rom.

However every GSM device as a unique IMEI code so that if your phone gets stolen you can go to your service provider or the police they can search for the code and have a basic idea of where it is. Even if you don't know the code i'm sure your service provider keeps logs of it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
Yeah, I was aware of using the IMEI. But judging from the success that people have of stealing phones and never getting caught, I just assumed that for one reason or another this method just wasn't a very reliable way of getting your phone back.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaka01:
Well a friend of mine found an old nokia phone in a park near where i live. She needed a 2nd phone and decided to use it. However after 2 or 3 weeks a police officer went to her home and they accused her of theft.

Anyway if you don't trust the authorities your my best guess is flashing one of those background running apps. Do a research i'm not realy familiar with them.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caine0001:
It appears that relying on the IMEI is going to be the only way for true protection. The background running apps don't work if you note in my OP. All you have to do to get around them is to remove the battery and boot straight into Recovery and flash a different ROM or firmware. That will erase everything on the phone including any apps installed, even if they do run in the background. They can't run in the background if they aren't there.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] james_lpool:
Hi, I have an S4, it does have a built in option to turn the wifi on and off at specific times, but i was wanting an app that would allow me to set a few more rules, as the built in options only allow 1 on/off rule, i would like to set at least 2, one time for week days and one time for weekends.

All the auto apps i have looked at don't seem to have this, unless anyone can point out one they know that will allow this.

can anyone help?

Thanks

James
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaka01:
Maybe Llama can help? Its free on the play store. Tested it a few months ago its a pretty powerful app!
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Bahurs1:
Before I start some troublehosting I want to hear some opinions first if possible.

And I would to add that this is my firt samsung phone(since I managed to drown my sony xperia go witch was supposed to be waterproofff) so things seem different from the way sony does theyr things. much easyer I might say as just a user, but much harder for devs:/

Anyhow, so I got a DOA/DAP act and this time added a little more cash and got this gem. Got it with 4.1.2, got it rooted. Only days after I manage to find out that 4.2.2 update has been releaced for quite sometime. Currently I have no computer and have been using the phone as a replacement. Now I'm kind of Getting interested in updating and wanted to ask some opinions and maybe a comparison of the two.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Brian_SGW_CM9:
Android 4.2.2:

Lock Screen Widgets

Transparent Status Bar

New Notification Panel (More toggles)

Lock Screen new effects when touched

Daydream mode (Setting>display)

New keyboard

Minor changes in user interface

New user interface in setting (same as the s4)

Higher score in benchmark

Better battery life

*I didn't install Android 4.2.2 but that's what I know, do tell me if I missed any of them.

If you wanna update 4.2.2 before it's available for your country, you have to download the 4.2.2 firmware from Sammobile and flash it via Odin. Make sure your computer is fully working and it doesn't power off itself in a sudden :silly:

As you mentioned, you rooted your 4.1.2, OTA wouldn't be available, if you want any OTA from your country you have to flash stock firmware (Like I did too). But if you flash other country's 4.2.2 you would lose your warranty as well. So you decide.

I'm waiting for Hong Kong's official update.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] corduroy84:
But you can reflash your country's firmware if you need to claim the warranty
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Bahurs1:
Flashing isnt hard, its just that this binary counter is somethig new for me, so I still have just a basic understanding how it works. Tell me: when I wanted to root I went in download mode and the first thing I was given were two options - vol.up as reboot and forget or vol.down and go into the actual download mode. So I press down and I see do not disconnet or unplug ect. And at the botom I saw the triangle. I was just about to flash the needed stuff but it was already there, still is...

Edit;

Also where do I get my countries fw? Although I'm pretty sure mines international. And would the phone status change to official if I reset the counter? Maybe kies then would allow me to get the update?
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] sandy99707:
all u r answers are already given in the s ll plus forums read it carefully.;)
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Bahurs1:
I'm pretty sure I would have already found some answers since this is almost a dead forum. Maybe I overlooked - yes, but atleast linkig to some answers would be nice.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Nekator:
U can update ur phone via kies if the update is already available for ur country.

If u simply flash the firmware via odin without flashing cwm or something else ur binarycounter wont count higher.

U said u rooted ur phone so i guess that u flashed cwm and then superuser.zip in cwm. If u did that ur counter already counted up to 1 so it is not nessesary wheather u flash a prerouted firmware or do it urself after flashing the normal one.

It is up to u.

Btw. It is possible to reset the counter.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Bahurs1:
Yes I know when the counter counts and that I can reset it somehow as I was talking about before. The question is: would kies upgrade me if I have the counter rolling and if not where can I just get the firmware to go stock again.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Nekator:
Didnt tested it. But if u dont have the german Firmware u wont get an update via kies
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Bahurs1:
Well I guess its a hit or miss thing. Have to get my ass at some friend and see what I can get out of kies. Ether way I'm probably gonna have to make some backups now. Damn this forum needs a bit more organization going on.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Brian_SGW_CM9:
Show some respect here dude, everyone is trying to help you and you criticize us like this? If you really think we do need more organization. You either get the f*** out of our forum. or YOU organize it yourself. Instead of sitting here complaining.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] corduroy84:
"almost a dead forum" - so it wouldn't be hard to look or search before opening this thread... And yet you demand to be spoonfed. But that's ok, you still got replies.

Then in another post you proceed to be a d1ck and condescending to the posters here. You know what, it's idiots like you who only come in demanding ti be sponfed and then disappear without contributing that make the S2+ forum a ghost town.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Bahurs1:
Sorry if it felt like that. Trust me I would like to contribute if I could, but I literally cannot now. Just thought I could get some opinions going on. And there is nothing wrong if this is a dead place for the time being. I said this place need some organization its to cause this is still a bit new phone and people are going to start rolling in eventually. Also just because I don't post anything doesn't mean I don't read. I like to lurk and see what' up, would help somebody more often but I think there are people who can help/explain better.

Thanks for such a warm welcome guys. It's a hard enough for me to get online. Using a phone fully as a home computer cant be enough to start helping everyone. I'm still learning, trying my best for school and my parents are divorcing so there is a chance I might start living just for rent instead of joining a university. I'm sorry for what I said, but really I'm just trying to be mature here. So if there is somehow I can help the forums just say, really don't want to ask and leave like **** as you said.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Brian_SGW_CM9:
First you have to write more respectful posts like you just did.

And follow the guides in the forum which teaches you how to build Rom or make mods. You can search them.

I'm not an expert in developing but I think normal questions should do
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Bahurs1:
leason learned. also now the phone is dead. got it to warranty yesterday. it died while charging, pluged it in, left it, come back to see that it shows no life. i did saw something like glue melt under the flash, but one of the two bubles faded after a while. but it cannot be water i swear. i did no overclocking, even had it underclocked to 800Mhz. the lady said this could take a week. if anyone is interested i can update on the status when i get something on theyr site.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Raven_Yen:
Aside from better graphics and widgets, performance boost is definitely a worth. Battery life as said by many is not experienced by me yet. Maybe bad ROM flash, will re-flash ROM by the end of the month.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Bahurs1:
if I do get it back I'll try it out. untill then just to add up a little: sent it in rooted with the bin.counter probably above 1, now I fear that they will dismount the chip to read it to see the bin.count ;_; maybe i'm getting paranoied. anyway the site now says its being sent to some other building, nothing more till now. sorry for slow comebacks but now I'm using a gliched out smart tvs browser with gettho internet connection.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Bahurs1:
this could not have went any better. they say its water damaged and the replacement motherboard will cost something about 140 USD. Never in my life has a device gotten water damaged and they just say the whole motherboard needs to be replaced. worst day ever.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] fayez107:
That is sad. Very sad. I know how it sucks to find out warranty not getting claimed. I bought a tablet 2 days back for my mum and it had hardware problem which broke my heart. The phone new is for 270 dollars in my country. 140 is way too much.

Sent from my GT-I9105
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Nekator:
I bought mine for 100 € because the grandfather from a classmate got this phone for free from his Provider and he didnt need it. So he wanted to sell it as soon as possible. XD
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] corduroy84:
No warranty for defective hardware?? This is daylight robbery. What brand is it?
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] fayez107:
Well there's an update. Its Ainol Novo9 Spark and costed me for 210 dollars but in my country currency it's like 21 THOUSAND rupees which is too much ! And we don't have warranty for any Chinese stuff as it's directly imported and sold. I brought from direct distributor so he agreed to replace with a new piece. Ill have to wait 2 days from now.

But even if you buy branded Samsung the company just provides warranty for Software and if it's hardware they would bring false claims like water damage and stuff.

Sent from my GT-I9105
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] corduroy84:
If it's newly bought, it isn't hard to determine manufacturing defects and not caused by the user.

There is a mechanism, usually an indicator sticker in electronic gadgets to determine if it's indeed water-damaged.

I think the problem is those unauthorised distributors
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Bahurs1:
a brand new s2plus here costs about 370usd. my repair is the most expensive there is. okay so I was pissed indeed, how can a phone get soked while just being on table side, charging. so I emailed them and 2 hour I get a call. I asked kindly to elaborate the damage and they provided pictures for me of the zoom in. holy **** that much water.... after I saw those photos, its.. ugh.. eather the phone is built to brake under close to any conditions or in my case somebody floded some water under the back cover witch is what i suspect sadly. so in total this would cost 142usd. the girl on the phone said she'll call me back on monday and ask me to do the repairs or not. im thinking im gonna go ahead and pay for it. cause something is still better than nothing.

sorry for horible typing, using an on screen keyboard. and if somebody is interested in the pics i can try to link them here later. also theyr parts as they claim are directly from samsung, thus the price i guess. also i'll need to wait up to two weeks for them to get to the workshop.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] corduroy84:
[MENTION=4112729]Bahurs1[/MENTION]

Yeah, pics would be good.

Is the phone sent to a Samsung service centre or the just the dealer you bought from?
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Bahurs1:
they represent samsung for the baltic states of whatever. not actual samsung. Like I said I don't have a computer not and this damn tv can't copy url's so if you wanna see them the best you can try is goto https://mttc.lt/ and turnn english somehow, there will be some orange box saying 'is my phone fixed?' so enter in that box L15499 and after that there should be a button saying press for more info or something and you'll see the two pictures.

if somebody can get to those pics please mirror them here with imgur or something. otherwise I'll try to get to some friends house and link them then.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Luuk1808:
Here they are, it doesn't look really good, it looks like there is soap in there :S

http://imgur.com/3uycRw8

http://imgur.com/0oHNb56
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] Bahurs1:
yeah, I seriously ****ning impresed how it could have gotten so much on a bright day. I don't know much how that works but by the looks of the 'ocydation'(can't spell sorry) I'd almost wanna say that thats a couple of days old. it even took 2days for the thing to get to the workshop,(its something like 130km away from me, so ~2 hour drive) unless you guys have some argument I'm just gonna accept the damage and pay the price. almost 40% of the god damn full price of the thing. its under contract so it cost something like20usd every month for it for the upcoming 2 years. I already killed an xperia go, but that was so sweet of it warranty. Seriously, my next phone will be an Xperia Z, unless thay come up with something new. its warranty rocks cause since it has that IP67 resistance stamp, any water damage is considered a defect. for this though I might just iluminate the phone. they asked questions like 'were you talking with it after washing your head?'were you grabing it with wet hands?' Do I look that stupid? I know som people are, but please.. so any thoughts on the pics anyone?
[HTC Sensation] Quantum_Sensation:
I got myself replace a new motherboard in my phone. Build number 3.33.707 firmware, does this mean I can't S-OFF my phone? How to root?
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
you can S-OFF but you can't follow the htcdev unlock method

because now your device came with a different imei
[HTC Sensation] Quantum_Sensation:
So, can give suggestion on what can I do to flash other rom?
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
if you aren't on S-OFF then see here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1661631

after that flash your desired rom
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sphinxcs898:
Ahh, while my N1 will always be a special phone for me, I just got a HTC One ( China version) . Its time to bid adieu to the faithful N1 and move on. I will still have it as my backup though.

I am pretty sure the Dev love for the N1 will still be the same!

Cheers guys!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] berardi:
6 devices and 6 returns

GPS, bad pixels, multitouch... They all came from different factories and they were all crap

I've had enough... Sticking with my OG Nexus and when ipad mini retina comes out, if it has GPS I am switching.

Anyone else with me? What will you be waiting for / going to in the meantime? ¢
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] derekedw:
I have the GPS issue which is likely software. Other than that my new n7 is perfect. I'll wait for the GPS fix and until then use my One for GPS.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Semantics:
If GPS was a software issue, wouldn't everyone be suffering from it? Using GPS test, I am currently connected to 15/23 satellites, and it's got my current location accurate to 3 meters. I haven't had any GPS issues whatsoever, not that I use my tablet for GPS ever, but I tested it extensively after reading so many problems.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Artood2s:
I never do this. IRL I'm a really nice guy, but for frack's sake, can we keep all these "Google/Asus/Android sucks" posts on one thread? That way all the whining can stay in one place. Maybe even make it a sticky (like people actually read those). I know I can avoid reading them, but there is a point when enough is enough. They are cluttering up the freaking forum.

I know you are frustrated and may have a legitimate complaint, but man....

P.S. Feel free to post on the other similar threads, and you may find helpful suggestions on what other users will be switching to. Unless the main reason for this thread was to have your name on the OP. Then I can't help you. That's an "i" generation problem.

Sent from my One X
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] derekedw:
When I restart my 7 I get great GPS for a few minutes and then no SATs... Sounds like software to me... Google has acknowledged and I'll wait for a determination.... If it's a hardware fault, I feel for Asus because Google will force their hand.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] paranoid android85:
See ya
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] tweaked:
Really? You might have OCD...

Not once in my life have I gotten a device that wasn't perfect....I think you ppl who come here and cry are liars. You prolly don't even own the device.

Nexus - n4 perfect.

Nexus - 7 2013 perfect.

No issues. Goggle can't take my money fast enough..
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] vtmike:
I don't think the issue is connecting but the connection sporadically dropping when connected for an extended period of time.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jayochs:
bye!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Not sure how this is Google's fault when Asus made the device.

Enjoy your iCrap :what:

>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] berardi:
If the device performed it's most basic functions adequately, the forum wouldn't be full of complaints.

Liar? do you need to see the receipts? I have nothing to prove to you... I exchanged 6 devices from Staples, and Walmart and all had issues. Liars? I guess the loads of people posting threads here and google product forums, android central, those people are all liars too?

I don't like Apple either... I have been the number one fan of Google and Android... I have converted my family and friends not only to the Android platform, but to the whole Google "OS".

I think my problem is really more than just this Nexus 7 FHD... I have issues with Google as a whole.

first was destroying Google Reader

then destroying gmail with horrible UI

destroying talk app, replacing with dumbed down "hangouts"

destroying google maps, can't find alternate routes, dumbed down features again..

dismantle latitude to force us to use the horrible Google+ facebook knockoff platform when I have NO interest in social media

I really hate the direction the company is going. It seems I have no choice, no alternative though. iOS is just a device, not a platform... there is no compelling argument to invest myself into their whole mantra... Microsoft makes cool stuff but it is far from a platform.

I really just miss the old Google... and hate this new one. Google used to innovate, not copy others and deliberately dismantle things that work beautifully already.

Sorry if I seem like I'm just complaining to complain.... but I really am fed up and not sure how to move forwards in the absence of the old Google.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] aimfire72:
Have to correct you - iOS *is* a platform. Android is also a platform, not a device.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Kwongger:
Yep... I'm with you as well, I went through two of them.

Every ASUS device I have gotten has been complete S&%# (Transformer Prime, TF700, that "budget" windows 8 one).

I am boycotting ASUS and am waiting to see an HTC tab or the iPad Mini like you (I don't count Samsung, I HATE Touchwiz :D) So... yeah.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ogeretla:
Only GPS problems here..... Otherwise it perfect.....
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] TheSocalGuy79:
Well from what I've heard from a friend who works for Apple in the mall, there most likely not be a ipad mini with retina display.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] bullriders:
Android is becoming what Windows is now. Completely fragmented and the hardware is obsolete within 6-9 months. Full of exploitable holes. And hardware makers that charge a premium for mediocre devices. Cheap devices that are complete junk.

Unless Google reigns in the manufacturers more fragmentation will keep happening.

Like many of you I love my phone but hate all the crap that the cell companies pack in
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] dillinjer:
I just bought a previously opened Nexus 7 2013 from Staples and the thing is still perfect. I love this thing, it's the best $229 I've ever spent (price matched from Google Play). As to GPS problems, I'm getting a fix in GPS Status and Tools from my basement.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] surfboy69:
Cool.

Get the **** outta here
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] berardi:
Only? I don't understand how people are content to deal with widespread malfunctions.

"I bought a new car but the windows won't roll down, but it's OK, the AC works great!!"

Yep... Google is making horrible decisions lately. I was the biggest Google and Android fanboy around. Google has broken every beautiful thing it has made in my opinion.

All 8 (yeah, I bought 2 more today and they both were bad as well, looks like 1 was previously returned too) of the devices I bought worked great standing still. It's when you try to navigate anywhere they become bricks.

you are SOOO intelligent... keep munching that mercury filled corn syrup my friend..
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] timrock:
If you return a device 3 times and you keep having the same issue, why would you keep getting the same device?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] berardi:
Just hoping that the next device would be the one that worked right... never came true :(