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[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] GoodDayToDie:
While I understand if you're hesitant to post it, I'd want to review the app's source code before using it myself. Getting cryptography right, even when just using existing and well, implemented pieces, is vastly harder than getting it wrong. What algorithm do you use to encrypt the data? How about generating the key data? Are you using secure buffers? Initialization vectors? How are you detecting which key is correct for the data you're trying to access; is there a hash? What hash function? There are a lot of other important questions here, too.

With that said, the idea is fantastic. It would be especially great if you could support two-factor authentication (password + NFC tag, in this case) for extra-sensitive data, although password management in crypto has its own set of problems (what key derivation function, with what parameters? How are the password verifiers stored? Etc.)
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] sushilange:
Sorry for late reply!

Then you should buy an NFC Tag! :) They are really cheap. For example you could buy a NFC keyfob, so you will have your NFC tag always in your pocket and as said, such a NFC Tag costs ca. 1 USD at ebay ;)

Hi thanks for your feedback and your questions! I think you misunderstood my app. It's not a military app, where the highest security is important! My app doesn't need to encrypt the data, because the data is stored on your Windows Phone in the application data storage. Noone has access to this. If ever any person has access to those data, you and all other Windows Phone users have a very big problem! ;)

So, my app is an app, not a Windows Application, where virus, NSA, etc. have access to your data ;) There are a lot of apps which protect your personal data with a password. So if someone else has your phone (stolen, or a friend while you are not watching at it), he will be able to see your data, if the know your password (this is not impossible!) or guess your password! So my app protects your data with an NFC Tag. It's very comfortable to use and faster than typing a password and also more secure, because the third-person needs your phone AND your NFC Tag.

However, my app also encrypts the whole data, so even if someone have access to the application data storage, he will be unable to read your data. Windows Phone has a built in encryption mechanism, which can be used from an API. I'm using this encryption mechanism. This mechanism uses Triple-DES. It uses the user credentials and a randomly generated password (GUID with 36 chars/numbers and "-"-sign) to encrypt the data.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] GoodDayToDie:
Hi! Welcome to XDA-Developers, where all of your assumptions about what cannot be accessed on the phone are wrong, or will be shortly!

OK, that's half a joke. But only half... as it turns out, the claim that "... Windows Phone in the application data storage. Noone has access to this." has been untrue for months. Check the Dev&Hacking forum, especially the Interop-unlock and SamWP8 Tools threads. We have the ability to access the entire WP8 file system. Currently that access is only via MTP (USB connection), but I and other people are working on extending it to homebrew apps as well.

Moving on... 3DES (even if used with a good mode of operation and a unique initialization vector, which I am guessing you probably didn't do) is obsolete and should not be used anymore. While it is considered adequate for existing code, it should not be used in new software, and cryptographers have been recommending a move to newer ciphers (such as AES) for years. As for using a GUID as a password, GUIDs are 128 bits (the dashes don't count, because they are always the same value in the same place, and each of the other 32 digits is hexadecimal only, meaning merely 4 bits of data), which is plenty if they are generated securely; however, most GUID generators do not use cryptographically secure random number generators. GUIDs are supposed to be unique (that's what the U stands for), but are not guaranteed to be unpredictable (which is one of the key requirements for an encryption key), and the way they are generated reflects this.

Oh, and good security is important in an awful lot more places than "a military app"! In fact, there's no such thing as "military-grade" encryption, really; there's only good encryption, and encryption which shouldn't be used for any purpose. For example, modern TLS (Transport Layer Security, the replacement for SSL or Secure Sockets Layer) cipher suites are intended to be secure even against governments and megacorporations (although there is of course suspicion as to whether the NSA have broken some of those cipher suites)... but TLS isn't just used on extremely sensitive stuff like top-secret documents and such, it's also used when browsing Facebook and Twitter, or accessing Gmail, or many other things of similarly minor sensitivity.

Thank you for explaining the intended use cases of the app, though. Do please be careful when making claims such as that something is "much more secure", though; you are liable to mislead people. TrueCrypt, a PC app that performs disk encryption and is intended to stand up to very powerful adversaries, uses only a password most of the time - but I would expect that, given a well-chosen password, it is more secure than this app. There are many critical components to security, and only the weakest link in the chain matters.

For what it's worth, if you are interested, I would be happy to help secure the app (on my own time, free of charge) as it sounds like something that I would quite like to use, if I could trust its security.
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] sushilange:
What exactly is your problem?!?!

I said, that noone has access to the Application Data Storage and this is true! There is no Virus available for Windows Phone and there is no App in the Store available which has access to another app's data storage! We are not talking about some special cases where the third-person already have STOLEN your device, because nothing in this world is safe! NOTHING! Everything can be hacked! Also I didnt know that all current Lumia devices were hacked. Other devices are not relevant (Nokia has a market share of more than 90%!).

The built-in encryption mechanism in Windows Phone is the same almost ANY Windows Phone app uses! Any banking app, Facebook, eBay, PayPal. The Wallet feature of Windows Phone uses it. If you have set up accounts (E-Mail, Microsoft Account, Office365, etc.) your passwords were encrypted with the SAME API my app uses. So if you think this API is totally unsafe, WHY THE HELL are you using Windows Phone? Also Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1 uses THE SAME API for a lot of thinks. So please don't use Windows anymore!

I said, my app is more secure THAN AN APP which only uses a password and that is true. Also my app additionally encrypts the data and not only block the access to the data (which a lot of other apps only do!).

Please decrypt the attached file and tell me, how you did that and how long it took :) Thanks!
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] sushilange:
A new version is available now, which includes image/photo encryption, OneDrive backup, bugfixes and other small improvments!

http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=0a8656d4-ed32-4bb5-baac-1317827e18d8
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] sushilange:
Hi,

I have a question:

My app is available in German and English since one year now! It was downloaded over 1000 times in Germany, but only 80 times in USA, UK, etc. I got 40 reviews (4-5 stars) in Germany and only one bad review in USA. So could someone explain what's wrong with my app? Is it not visible in the US Windows Phone store? Is my app very bad translated? Are there no Windows Phone users in the USA? :D Or maybe no one use NFC in the USA?

Best regards,

Sascha
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] sensboston:
Sorry, I don't tried your app yet but will try to answer your questions.

First, probably it's something wrong with your marketing, not the app :) Le me say: 1080 downloads per year - it's too small number (even 1000 in Germany). For example, my "marketplace entry ticket", "Lunar Lander Touch" app, very unpopular and underrated (but it's still one of my favorite games on WP, and good alcohol tester ;) ), has 4078 for the year 2013.

As for NFC: I've tried to use it but stopped because of very uncomfortable WP implementation. That service should work flawlessly, without user interaction, stupid questions and dialogs, to be useful and popular. But unfortunately it's not (for the Windows Phones). Microsoft must add an option to disable NFC warnings.

P.S. I may recommend you to use "Snowden case" for advertizing ;)
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] sushilange:
Thanks for your feedback!

Yes, I know that the download numbers are very bad, but I don't have an idea how to improve this. Because of my app is free and my private hobby I don't have money to buy ads, etc.

Improving my app had not effect. Thanks to DVLUP I "bought" ads for 50$ with AdDuplex, but this also had no effect.

It's really hard for individuals to get their apps famous and in a higher ranking in the Windows Phone Store without investing money :(
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] sensboston:
I understand... AdDuplex is really bad: I've tried once ($100 from DVLUP meeting plus I've bought another $100 coupon for $40) during a week - no results at all. Complained to AdDuplex support and manager gave me additional $300 for free, to spend within one day (sic! He-he, I wish to get $300 daily from my app!) - still no visible results, just a regular download fluctuations...

What you may try: advertise on more forums, prepare good pictures/screenshots; may be, video clip "howto" will be helpful. Embed RateMyApp Nokia's control (check NuGet) to your form. If you have XP on DVLUP, spend 'em for advertising campaign (these ones are extremely effective!).

P.S. I also thought about xda-based developers club, with "rate 5 stars my apps, and I'll rate yours" rule but I don't know how to implement it properly (but good customer rating is very important for the app distribution).
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] sushilange:
Thanks!

I already added RateMyApp. This was really helpfull to get more reviews. It's a pity that I had not implemented such a thing from the very first time my app was added to the Windows Phone Store :-/

I "bought" 1 week in App Social (DVLUP). Hope this helps. But it is also only in Germany.... I have enough users and reviews in Germany, I need them in USA, UK, etc. The problem with the DVLUP campaigns is, that you need at least 50 or 100 reviews (and 4,5 stars) as a requirement for the advertising. But you don't have so many reviews and that's the reason why you need the campaign to get more reviews, but you can't buy the campaign... A vicious circle! :(

I will do my best to get more downloads in other countries than Germany! :)
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] DarkD1988:
Hey, thanks for this app i find it realy useful.

Danke!
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] sensboston:
And here is the idea for the ad banner :D
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] sushilange:
Great idea :D

btw: Version 2.1 with new type "User Credentials" is available now! :)
[Windows Phone 8 Apps and Games] sushilange:
Ok, I stopped developing, it's not worth. Sorry!
[HTC Sensation] Berkaypkk:
One thing i have noticed with the sensation is that we stop developing the current ROM as soon as something new comes out and that leaves every ROM half stable and what i mean by this is that e.g. Viper 3.1.2 hasn't got great battery life and it could certainly be improved but because sense 5 is out we're just skipping the 3.1.2 build and jumping on the sense 5 bang wagon without fixing that issue and that's what I have noticed with every ROM, so why don't we all ask the developers not to build another ROM until the current one is stable, if you get what i am trying to get across.
[HTC Sensation] dodge67:
I totally agree. Same when I had a desire.
[HTC Sensation] sy224048:
Welcome to the world of owning an old phone.
[HTC Sensation] HTC Venom:
1-Virtuous ROM and HyperNonSense doesnt has any Kind of lag in it you should give it a try(all Skimmed ROMs are great)

2-I'v been using for the last week miui v5 based on 4.2.2 and its really smooth specially when being compared to other miui versions on other more powerfull devices

3-All JB up to 4.2.2 on all devices start to lag a week later because of accumulated carp files all over system so get FSTRIM from playstore to fix it

4-Try using multiswap or triple boost ,things will get better for sure

5-The device is old but because of great developers we are being able to get all versions of newer JB on our devices so dont expect much from a completely new ROMs, if you are going for something stable try something with no developing at least 2 months
[HTC Sensation] Berkaypkk:
No, the sensations developers are great and i have nothing bad to say about them, thanks for the tips ;D But what i meant was that even if sense 5 was slower than sense4+ and the developer knew it would be bad he would still develop it because i mean its just like fashion you always want the latest although you many not like it but because everyone else has it you want it too, a bit like that.
[HTC Sensation] HTC Venom:
I totally agree with you about getting new ROMs is like a fashion thing , but VENOM team has stated that Sense 5 is far way better on sensation than Sense 4 , I have used both Sense 5 and Sense 4 on my HTC One X and Sense 5 is far way better on my device , its running with much more free RAM beside its much smoother
[HTC Sensation] Berkaypkk:
i totally agree with you to, but the roms i am talking about are the cyanogen mod roms, my old huawei ascend g300 with terrible specs ran smoother than my sensation and the reason for that is the dev would make the current rom stable and then move on which is why it runs better than my sensation which has better specs.
[HTC Sensation] Leon212012:
Try revelation... That Rom is fast and cool lol awesome battery too
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] rustyrake:
Hello,

I'm currently trying to get a second hand I-Mate syncing with ActiveSync using a USB cradle. Everything else works fine, with the exception of a USB sync. When my I-Mate cradle is plugged in via USB, and the powered-on I-Mate is placed in the cradle, a Windows device message appears stating "USB Device Not Recognized". This happened with another I-Mate I was able to try and on multiple computers with multiple cradles. I'm quite baffled. I've tried verstions 3.7, 3.8 and 4.0 of ActiveSync.

I would really like to get the USB cradle working so I can try WM2005 and not have to xfer software to the I-Mate over my GRPS connection :P

Thanks in advance.

-Chris.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Codenix:
Hi Chris.

That certainly is odd since you've tried multiple ActiveSync versions on multiple PCs with multiple i-Mates!

What OS are the PCs running?

Normally when you first connect the i-mate via the cradle after installing ActiveSync, XP will launch the Add Hardware Wizard, which should find the drivers as ActiveSync installs them.

I have heard that reverting from ActiveSync 4 to 3.x can cause problems, but if you started with 3.7 & worked up from there, that isn't your issue.

Can you launch ActiveSync manually via Start - All Programs etc.?

Perhaps check the XP driver-signing policy - maybe it's stopping the driver from installing. I'd normally suggest trying a different USB port, but trying another PC covers that one :).

Good luck - I know this one would annoy the hell out of me too!
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] rustyrake:
The PCs that I've tried have been running XP. My work machine SP1 while my home machine SP2.

I tried disabling the windows firewall in SP2 to no avail. The two other units I tried were in various states of order so that could be contributing to the issue.

The touchscreen is unresponsive on one while the other is stuck showing serial information (both issues I've found out how to resolve reading this forum, that'll make 2 more functional I-Mates!)

I have since completley removed ActiveSync from my PC at home. When I place my I-Mate into the cradle, no windows device messages appear and when I go into the device manager the I-Mate isn't even seen anymore.

I might just cut my losses and go cough up $40 for a usb bluetooth adapter for the desktop and sync that way. I'd rather not do this as I don't believe I can upgrade the ROM via bluetooth, and I'd very much like to throw WM2005 on one of these puppies, providing I can even get that far.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] rustyrake:
Ok, so a good majority will probably hate me after this.

My sync problem was caused by me not using a 5v power adapter. Yes, it was that simple. My power adapter looks like some kind of alien as it's being converted with 3 devices to conform to standard 110v north american AC. It was purchased for European users originally.

BUT, here's my saving grace. The I-Mate I was playing with won't sync via USB, it will do bluetooth and even serial but not usb???

Even more annoying is the unit I'm now using has an annoying issue with the touchscreen. If I receive a call or take care of any other incoming data activity, the screen freezes. I will not be able to use the touch screen until the battery is taken out. Very annoying, to the point I'm using the bluetooth unit. It's got the latest firmwares of the units (1.72wwe, 1.14 radio, 1337.38 for g (general?) bluetooth unit has 1,66wwe, 1.10 radio and 1337.2x for g) ...haha, sorry I thought that one was awesome and very fitting for a faulty device... just not the right number for a release...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techno-np:
Hello everyone ,

I am sorry to ask this but i just couldn't find any!!!

My question is : Is there any Samsung & Aosp hybrid roms ?

Where there r features like multi window and s beam & some other good Samsung features mixed together with the speed and performance of pure Google experience.Simple and Best ...i hate the Samsung heavily bloating our S3 with their Ram Hungry Skin ...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Yes there are some.

Theyre in the development forum. Thread titles will give you a clue. Read each thread for features
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spadeace9:
I read that after JB, it was possible to stream audio to your car via USB. Similar to iPhone. I'm a huge audio fan and I hate using an aux cable, and having to physically touch my phone to change songs while driving and risking getting a ticket. Is there anyway to remedy this, bluetooth is out of the question.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xBØYxTØYx:
I woke up this morning to my Ion(LT28at) telling me there was a system update available. So, I clicked on it but forgot I was using 4g and not wifi so I cancelled it to turn my wifi on and then went back to try to let my phone find the update but it told me I have to wait until tomorrow (24hrs) to try it again. I was just wondering if anyone else got the same message, and if so, was it the JellyBean update finally comeing? Or just a carrier update or something like that.? Thanks~
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cenbit:
Basically, AT&T will never release JB update for LT28AT ION.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
You do realise that is a 2013 post.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Nouman Warraich:
i had same type of message twice trice but it never got jelly bean , its may be just app update .. LT28at will never get Jelly Bean ... Flash LT28h .211
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nabelar82:
hey can you explain more how to flash a lt28h on lt28at please or what rom can we flash and how ? all treats doesnt says how just point to somenthing else always
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghostsalex:
Hi friends, I have Galaxy S4

Is there a possibility to verify with IMEI some information as date production or if is overhauled / reconditioned ?

Thanks a lor for answer

Sorry for my bad English
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paintball23456:
What is the difference? i can't see any? can someone explain it?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sriram231092:
i observed some more brightness under HDR strong.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gzetski:
Okay, first off, two alarms, each for 00:00 set themselves at 10PM. Even if I delete all alarms, they just pop back up at 10, and show up in the notification area. Could this be coming from the Google Now side of things?

Second, I tried setting a different alarm tone using ES file explorer to select the tone (mp3).

Now when I try to change the alarm sound using media storage to pick, alarm force closes.

I cleared cache and storage for alarm, no luck.

Finally deleted the downloaded sound file, and that stopped it, media storage works again and does not force close.

Anyone experienced anything similar?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsac:
Hey,

Just picked up a Note 3 through work, and have it connected via ActiveSync to my work's exchange server.

I used to have a GNEX with the same configuration, so I know this problem is due to the new device.

When I receive an email, and hit Reply All, it includes me on the response - but on my GNEX, this was never the issue, it would only reply to the other people in the email thread.

Does anyone know what the deal is with this? Am I missing a setting somewhere (I honestly don't know where everything is, with this ****ty TW layout).

Any help is appreciated.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuckyColdJohnson:
You need to go into the email app and settings. Click on your email account you want to edit and look for it.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsac:
Yeah, been there, done that.

There's a "Make Reply-All the default" option, but that's about it.

2 attached files show the problem in action.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuckyColdJohnson:
I can't find it as well. This is weird. When I hit the two arrows at the bottom (Reply to all)

It does not include me. You don't have that "Make Reply-All" checked right? If so, I would take that off.

When reading an email, at the bottom you should have multiple buttons to use.

One back arrow for reply

Two back arrows together for reply all

One forward arrow to forward emails

The trash can looking icon

and last, next and back icon to go between emails quicker.

This is whats on all my emails when opened and I have no issues at all.

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[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsac:
yes, Make Reply-All The Default is checked. even without it though, i get the same problem.

interestingly enough, this also happens in Gmail.

just did a factory reset, going to see if that changes anything.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuckyColdJohnson:
That's just crazy. Maybe your phone just really loves you.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsac:
OK, a factory reset solved it in both Email and Gmail.

In the Samsung Email app, if you go into Settings and pick Show More Settings, there is a "Auto CC/BCC" option. Strangely enough, this was unchecked (set to None) while this strangeness was happening.

Factory reset, then flashed the 4.4 Email and Exchange apks, then added my work account. Still experienced the same "Reply-All-Includes-Me" issue in 4.4 Email, didn't check Gmail. Added my work account to the Samsung Email app, and the problem disappeared. Deleted my account from the Samsung Email app, and now the 4.4 Email app is working properly.

Thanks for your help with this, it's greatly appreciated.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuckyColdJohnson:
No problem, glad you figured it out. That would of drove me crazy.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] tongueman87:
Anyone with the first batch of otterbox defender case for the note 3? If so care to post some pictures and a short review based on the previous design for the note 2? As well as does the screen protector that's built in better or worse than the previous design?
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] MattPhillips:
I'm interested in this as well. Still waiting for my Otterbox to arrive!
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] tongueman87:
Anybody received one yet?