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[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
Thanks! A simple SD Card wipe is included in the "Wipe External Memory" option. When I say simple I mean that it's just deleting files, so any computer forensics person could probably retrieve data like they could from any memory.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
The internet access is for Google Ads. I thought about an internet-based wiping mechanism like what ziaodix suggested but I don't really have a background in that area and it would be a big effort for me.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] steve.garon:
Ads... Makes sense! I'll definatly give this a try. Well, no I`m not gonna try since I don`t wanna wipe my phone but will still install it so I'm protected against theft.

Thx a lot for you contribution! Would your code be opensource by any chance?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] foszor:
Can you make a version that just locks the screen? I would really enjoy that much.

I tried the apk that is lock only and it didn't work when my wife text me the passphrase
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
I can do that tonight (GMT-4) when I get home from my day job :)

Just a silly question, did you remember to enable the app/administrator? Sometimes I forget to do that when I'm testing.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] paOol:
has anyone tested this yet?

i'd like to hear your thoughts.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
Attached for your pleasure is a test version of Autowipe. It is a 1:1 replacement of wiping with locking, it will lock any time it would have wiped. This is only a test version and will not be uploaded to the Market. In the future I will make this another option within the application itself.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] antikryst:
it would be great if the phone would ask for a password when the sim is changed... failure to input the right password 3 times would do a wipe of the phone and the SD card.

i for one change my sim from time to time (to a US sim) so i can buy apps from the market.

some people may change sims and accidentally wipe their phone forgetting that the wipe feature has been enabled.

just a suggestion.

been looking for something like this.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] foszor:
Thanks for the response!

I tried this version as well and when my wife texts me the pass phrase, it still doesn't lock. I have enabled admin, so I'm not sure why its not working :(

Edit:

I tried looking into the log when I receive the SMS message, and I don't see anything regarding your app. Although when I scrolled up I did see something that said "Looking!". Don't know if this helps.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
Ok that is strange, let me ask a few questions to try to figure this out.

Are you receiving texts to Google Voice or your carrier? GV doesn't currently let other apps know it received messages.

Are you sure the passphrase was set? You must click "Set" and see a message pop up that it was set.

Have you tried using the simplest passphrase possible (no capital letters and no spaces), just as a test?

What device are you using and OS version?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Joshonekenobi:
Installed on my Evo running CM6 ( Froyo)

once i have a complete backup of everything I will test the wiping via SMS
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] FadeFx:
i´d have an idea for remote wipe over internet without using own server...

one could just set up a twitter account extra for this feature and enter the url and login information in the preferences of autowipe which on bootup checks the twitter account for a special command message.

when your phone gets stolen its most likely the theif will replace your sim before you eaven realize it was stolen, this way only thing needed is the correct apn settings for the new simcard and your phone gets wiped when its booted. it could also send a message to twitter containing the new phone number and maybe also frequent location info.

the name of the software should be obscureable so the theif eaven wont know its there. autowipe should not perform a full wipe (like from recovery, but just delete userdata of all apps except autowipe.

this way the theif will not realize the phone was wiped and tracked and would use it like it is. so you have best chance to get your phone back. my last phone got stolen out of my car when i forgot it there, i had wavesecure installed on it and set it to lock the phone on sim change. WS sent an sms to my buddy containing the phone number and the phone was locked. the lock message alarmed the theif and the phone was turned off instantly. the sim card was actually some prepay card and so not possible to get info about, also both, phone and sim, were never used again after that. bad luck for me, but hopefully i have learned something everybody can use...

edit: it is obvious wipe via sms will not be of any use when the phone was stolen... also you should warn users about locking feature to be for testing only.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] FadeFx:
hmm, this would be better to have the option to "enter password" to keep data, or to "continue anyway" which silently wipes like suggested in my previous post

edit: remember, better not scare a theif to use the phone...
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] foszor:
1. I'm receiving normal SMS text from my wifes iPhone.

2. I enabled admin and "Set" the phrase

3. Yes I tried everything from "lockphone" to "lock my phone"

4. I'm using Nexus One on official Froyo

Let me know how I can help
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
Hello, thanks for the info. Someone posted a comment about the SMS on the Market as well. I want to figure it out. Please try with the attached test version and tell me the messages it displays in LogCat. I really appreciate the help.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] uday.pichik:
Hi Vespera..

I was installed this application on Android Emulator..But its not working fine..

This is the message that i got in the LogCat

08-10 08:12:49.665: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(9532): Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.vesperaNovus.app.AutowipeFree.MainActivity in loader dalvik.system.PathClassLoader[/data/app/Autowipe Free v0_9_19 - FULLY WIPES.apk]

I dont know why it has given like this.. Let me know where im going wrong???
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] uday.pichik:
Auto-wipe

Hi Guys,

Any one of you has tested this waveSecure application through emulator??

If not please let me know any of the security application which will work with Emulator..

Thanks in advance...

Uday
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] dafunky:
Hello vesperaNovus,

Thanks so much for this app I've been waiting for a long time.

These are my thoughts about securing our phone :

- Add an option "perform a nand backup before wiping". As the nand backup keeps the Autowipe config ON, a thief can't have a great use of this kind of backup. This option would make me less upset, as I often forget my phone at friend's house etc.

- Stealth approach : In case of SIM card changed, why not sending a SMS every hour to a predefined people that would mention the phone's location, the current SIM phone number and so on? So that we could send back a stealth SMS with some orders like "lock phone", "wipe all", "backup" .

I have read a part of the pages hereabove, but not everything, sorry.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] tebee:
Hello vesperaNovus,

First of all, thank you for the great app.

Is the 0.9.21 version (besides the test mode) identical to the market 0.9.19? I ask because according to some reviews, the SMS trigger doesn't see to work in the market release. But when I tried it in 0.9.21 it worked for me. So was there a bug fix somewhere in between .19 and .21? Or does the success in the test version indicate that SMS lock in .19 will also work for me?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] foszor:
Are there any updates on this app? I would really love to see progress
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jaime1400:
Any news on this thread VesperaN?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] scutworker:
This is a great app, many thanks for your work on it.

One thing...if I enter the password incorrectly say 4 times, then enter it correctly, I assume the counter goes back to one the next time the phone is locked?

I ask because I have mine set to 6 incorrect attempts, but recently after unlocking my phone and entering the password incorrectly twice, it started to wipe my phone. Thank goodness for a nandroid backup.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] dodongitri:
any idea as to updates on the app? if not, then comparable services? most wipe apps i've seen involve some sort of kill switch from the net or sms. i would much prefer the wrong passwords
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DanteMatrix:
Paid version with no ads?

Hello, are there any plans to have a paid version with no internet access permissions required and no ads? Folks like me are "private" that way.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
I apologize for abandoning this thread/app everyone. I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm actively developing this app again.

@scutworker It should reset the counter, have you seen this issue again?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
I believe I have figured out the issue with people reporting the SMS wipe feature not functioning, it will only fail to work if you have the "wipe SD card" option selected as well. Addressing this issue is in my plans. And the test versions don't try to do the SD card wipe.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] scutworker:
Excellent stuff. I look forward to the new versions.

I've not had this problem occur again. It happened twice, but I've not seen it since, but I'm much more careful now when I enter the swipe pattern.

Cheers.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
I've uploaded a new version! See original post.

Update 23 Feb 2011:

* I've added a passcode to the app itself to prevent tampering, you'll find it in Settings.

* Fixed issue where SMS wipe didn't work sometimes.

TRIAL VERSION doesn't wipe anything, it only locks the screen where it would have wiped.

NONTRIAL VERSION fully wipes and is the one you will find on android Market.

Thanks goes to Navtej for help testing.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] navtej:
So now that froyo isn't exclusive to the Nexus One, maybe this thread belongs in the General Android Apps forum? http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=530
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DanteMatrix:
I don't see the full version on Android Market? I still see the free one with full internet access required.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] scutworker:
That is the one!

There are two versions available: the one in the market, which is the full free version and the one attached to the original post which just locks the phone and doesn't wipe it.

Why it requires full internet access, I don't know. I've never noticed it before, maybe it's for a future feature?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
The internet access is needed by the Google Ads. I'm not doing anything besides that.

If anyone has any other questions about permissions I'd be glad to answer.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ericede:
It would be nice if the market version had a test mode to verify that it's working properly or going to work properly.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
What would you prefer the output of the test be? Would you be convinced if a message simply popped up telling you it worked, or would you want more?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] scutworker:
Does anybody know if the "SIM changed" based wipe will still function if the phone is locked to a network, but another SIM is inserted?

My Desire is locked to T-Mobile and if I start it with, say, a O2 SIM, then a message pops up asking for an unlock code. Will the wipe still occur?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
I've attached a new version to the original post that has a test mode built into it. You can use it to answer your question hopefully!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Treatcon:
Nice, looking good! No problems at all!!

Only other option I'd love to see is to disable the notification icon. Then you get my donation.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
Thanks for the comments! Just a quick question, are you referring to the test mode notification, or the reminder one that pops up every 3 weeks so you don't forget this app exists and accidentally wipe your device?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Treatcon:
Test mode. I want to test it for a week before actually using it.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Trollemite:
Hey I installed this and set the password to protect the app when it starts. Now I can't get back into the app to tweak the settings. I was VERY careful when entering my password and it won't take it now. A second password verification or ability to see what password you typed would be nice.

Right now I have no way to remove the software and no way to get back into the settings for it.

EDIT: I can reflash if needed so it's not a huge deal, just would be nice to have some kinda password verification.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
You should be able to disable the admin (to uninstall) by going to Settings->Security->Select Device Admin or something like that. I'll think about a good way to record the password in a future version.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Trollemite:
It's all good. I was doing some other mod stuff too (switching kernel) so I just restored from a backup real quick. Must have fat fingered the password before i guess. Haven't reinstalled the app yet though but plan on doing so later tonight.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vesperaNovus:
I've just posted this version to the market. Same as the free one, just no ads or Internet. Enjoy!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] gadsden:
I have installed the app, set it all up and tested it with the wipe turned to test mode. I have to say, I really like the app and the functions are great. My one question remaining is regarding a previous post about what exactly is wiped. If the device is wiped, what will be gone? What will remain? Will it still be activated so I can call it? I just go my Droid X and it's my first Droid, so I'm not comfortable enough to backup and test the wipe. I'd really prefer a detailed explanation of what the wipe will do. Thanks for developing this, it's great!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jean001luc:
I have tried wavesecure in the past but didnt like it as they force you to send your data to the internet (reason for this being that you can restore it later or access it online in case your phone is stolen). I am completely against the idea of having my data held on the internet as someone else could access (having gained access to my password or by guessing it)

So, this app is really welcome
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jean001luc:
Is it possibble to prevent the icon from showing on the status bar? I have too many icons and running out of space.

Perhaps an option to disable showing the icon if required?

Plus, since the icon is shown even when locked, the person 'stealing' your phone maybe more cautious when attempting to hack in to it - e.g. first thing they do is remove the SD card which means it will not be wiped

Thanks
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jean001luc:
Hi

Just read some other comments in the thread. Looks like the icon only shows up while testing - that's fine by me - dont mind it being there for test mode.

However, I would like the option to stop the one that pops up every few weeks if that's possible

thank you
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jean001luc:
The paid version wants to read my phone state. Does this mean reading my phone contacts?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jean001luc:
I just purchased the app and then uninstalled it temporarily in order to try something. Got a message from google to say money has been refunded.

Purchased it again succesfully.

Does this mean everytime I uninstall in future i will need to purchase it again?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] el-jodio:
Once you purchase it, you wont get charged again. No matter how many times you download it.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] coldpeer:
Hey, I use LG Swift and Cyanogenmod 7 (android 2.3.3). Does anyone know this application works on it?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jp1900:
I tried it in non-test mode and it did factory reset and SD card was wiped. Autowipe was invoked using SMS passphrase sent from Google Voice. The wipe process took about 25 minutes after which the handset rebooted into recovery mode to initiate factory reset. It stays on the recovery menu till you manually reboot.

Update 1: After restoring my handset I tried it a second time, this time with SD Card wipe off. It performed the operation in about a minute. It rebooted into recovery and initiated a factory reset.

HTC EVO - Myn's Warm Z TwoPointTwo nightly 3/31/2011
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] gadsden:
I love autowipe, but I just switched from a droid x to a thunderbolt and I want to use the pattern lock instead of password. I tried in test mode, and it doesn't wipe when entering the wrong pattern. is it supposed to work with the pattern lock? Is there something else I need to do to get it to wipe on wrong pattern entry?

Edit to add: I tried to run autowipe in test mode and changed my security from pattern lock to a password. I have rebooted and tried several times to make a test wipe, and nothing is happening. I tried to do it both by by entering the wrong password too many times and by using the SMS feature. Neither one is causing any notification. It seems like jp1900 was having problems getting the test mode to notify on an HTC too, but the non-test mode seemed to work. Is there a problem with HTC devices? I don't really want to do a wipe without test mode unless I have to.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jp1900:
gadsden

Autowipe in test mode worked for me using SMS. See attached screen grab. i did not try the password failure method. Not yet. Maybe over the weekend.

jp1900
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ppcmaster1:
that;s really appreciated man :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] gadsden:
False alarm! I restored Autowipe to my new phone from a titanium backup. Since it wasn't a fresh install, it didn't remind me to enable admin. So, I forgot to enable it. I just enabled admin and it works perfectly now with both SMS and pattern lock maximum incorrect entries.

Remember that you must re-enable admin if you restore Autowipe to a new device!!!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] convert:
excellent app

keep up the good work - just bought the ad free version on market - just what i was looking for - thx
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] alb3rt018:
Pattern wipe fail to wipe it just reboot it my devices
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] :
Awesome app, dude. Works flawlessly on my milestone running stock Froyo.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] latino147:
this sounds as an interesting app. I guess that if I made a nandroid backup before testing if it wipes all right I can restore that backup?

And if that's so, won't the new 'owner' also have the possibility to restore the backup?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] v941726:
lots of people are using GB now though
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jenarelJAM:
Looks like a cool app, but I'm having an issue with the wipe-on-sms feature. See, I don't pay for text messaging (I have a data plan, so why texting plan too?) and instead I use my google voice number for all calls/texts etc. However, it appears that you are pulling directly from the regular SMS inbox.

Here is a link to an API for google voice:

http://code.google.com/p/google-voice-java/

Do you think you could use this to parse GV SMS messages too?

Another feature request: Stealth Mode

In the circumstance that you've lost your phone, left it at a friend's house etc. You might like to check that the phone really is "stolen" before wiping it. Upon SMS activation (just a second password to initiate stealth mode), the phone could ask its current locationprovider (ie. don't start up gps if it isn't enabled) for its location data and just send a SMS with a simple Location.toString() back to the number that initiated Stealth Mode.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] modmatt:
Hey man,

thanks for your great app! Nice to have these features without having to stick to some commercial provider, be it BLUR by motorola, WaveSecurity or others...

However there is one thing (you know, there's always a "thing" ;-) ) I'd love to see fixed:

I'm using the app "Llama" which performs a bunch of actions, depending on which cell phone tower you are connected to. I configured one set of towers to be my "Home" area, where Llama automatically disables the key guard (besides enabling Wifi, reenabling ringtones, etc...). Now, with Autowipe installed, the key guard wont be disabled (all other action are performed correctly though).

To me it seems, that Autowipe, in its role as an administrator, enforces the device lock to be used, disregarding the setting Llama sets. Unfortunately I don't know exactely how Llama disables the keyguard.

Llama is also able to perform action based on other conditions than cell phone tower (like date, time, car mode and so on), so you wont run into problems with the fixed cell tower in the android-emulator.

Don't get me wrong, as Llama is probably used by few people that also use your app, this will be a minor issue for you, and I know that. Anyway I wanted to report this issue, because as we say in Germany: Fragen kostet nix - Asking is free.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you and would be glad to help out with testing on a real device (Moto Defy on Froyo), be it the above mentioned feature or other things!

Keep up the good work,

modmatt
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] scutworker:
Use with A2SD+

I'm finally out of space, I need to move to A2SD+.

On my phone I use autowipe, and in the past Lookout, to wipe the phone remotely or if a certain number of incorrect passwords are used.

What happens if I use A2SD+ and sombody removes the SD card and the security apps are on the card. ? The phone won't be able to start the security apps and subsequently wipe the phone!

Is it possible to force the apps onto the phones real internal memory, so that it can still work even without a SD card present?

I am using Teppics pre-rooted stock Froyo with the A2SD script he recomends here .
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Janzomaster:
You can move the apk back to /system/app - depending on your device & rom, you could use adb push/pull or Root Explorer.

Btw, is this app still maintained?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] scutworker:
That's a good idea! So, I just move to where the system apps are to ensure it is on the phone!

Cheers.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] xenocid3r:
Hey

Just found this thread. I know this is a N1 forum, but do you think this app will work for the vibrant?

I will try to test it on my device when I will be home.

if I get any errors or if I will get a success will post them here.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] scutworker:
It may well do, I have it on an HTC Desire and it works. Just give it a try...
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jean001luc:
I used it perfectly for a while on the Defy. However, recently I moved to the Wildfire S and find that everytime I turn my phone on, autowipe runs and tells me that my phone would have been wiped if it wasnt in test mode. Im afraid that if I STOP using test mode the phone will be wiped even though none of the autowipe conditions have been met
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mgiann:
Just installed the app from the Marker on my Cm 6.1

However, the market says that it is not compatible to the eee pad transformer (runs stock Honeycomb 3.1). Could you please extend support to it?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] scutworker:
Move to system?

Ignore: posted in error
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Probots:
Hi!

Great App!!

But:

If I press Enable admin and try in test mode, the phone is wiped. But if I restart it seems that the "Enable admin" setting is gone. so I have to set this after each reboot.

Ist this a bug??

My Phone: HTC Tattoo with CM7 and Android 2.3.3

Thanks
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] pkopalek:
+1 on this
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Jufjufjuf:
Does anyone know how to remove this app from a backup? I backed up my phone then tested out the wipe. Which worked, but now everytime I restore my backup, it wipes it again... So anyone know how to disable it before boot or from my backup?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ObiDamnKenobi:
Tested this app out on my GSM galaxy nexus with JB and seems to work great! Now I just hope it doesn't accidentally wipe my phone without warning..