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Strange thing happened to me today at work, when I took my phone out to check the time I noticed the SD card icon in status bar. My phone's data was being wiped without me knowing it. So I boot into recovery trying to restore from NANO and nothing was on my phone (I couldn't restore from backup). Afterward I wiped everything and allowed my phone to boot up and do a normal setup, but I noticed my keyboard was in Russian. So I freaked out and shut my phone down and re-download collab and the radio for my phone and left wondering what the F*** happened. Did my phone get hacked into? Did I play packet pool with my phone and some how wipe my phone? Is it because I have a Seek Droid account? I don't know!
So I was wondering do anyone know what could have possibly caused my phone to wipe without my knowledge?
Wow....creepy???? Name the last 10 apk's you installed
2.15 radio
2.2miui stock via cwm
privacy blocker, Xda premium, and go contacts are the most recent apps I downloaded. Other than that I haven't been downloading new applications the rest just update. I have a feeling it deals with privacy blocker, so I have that uninstalled for now.
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Put in a support ticket at help.seekdroid.com with your username and I can make sure noone stole your seekdroid account and did it.
I probably got too much of myself out there and I need to be careful what I install. I do remember installing miui the Chinese version then finally the english translation but I am not sure that really play into it.
Before posting this thread, I followed all of the suggested threads on the same topic. Keep coming back to the same thing.
How can I get back to default....(with root) like it was right out of the box. In short...if I sold this device, I can I be sure all my data is gone gone gone?
If I wipe wipe wipe and wipe. Then factory reset....certain settings are ALWAYS available....my wallpaper and my WiFi settings. No matter what, they always come back. That leads me to wonder if anything else is stored....
How can I be sure...?
Are you running a different Tom then stock? If so, wipe everything and then reload the stock Tom. Then use one click to unroot.
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aowendoff said:
Are you running a different Tom then stock? If so, wipe everything and then reload the stock Tom. Then use one click to unroot.
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nope...not the answer. I've done that. My wallpaper and wifi, are immediately restored. Oh, and my bookmarks too. They are stored somewhere.
I've unmounted the phone memory and formated it. I've formated my SD card. I've loaded other ROMs to include the Nandroid backup that Gunman loaded. But, immediately upon logging in...My wallpaper is restored, move to Wifi and touch wifi, it detects and load my password protected settings, and my bookmarks are all there.
Somewhere these things are stored....Not being familiar with Android...I have no clue...
After you wipe your data and restart your phone, it shows the little green android, the one you have to press to setup your phone, right? After you press that android, during the initial setup are you entering your Google account info (username and password)? Android backs up certain info/settings, including wifi passwords, if you don't de-select that option and when you sign in to your Google account during that initial setup it will restore it automatically.
If that's the case just skip the initial setup and don't enter your account info and it shouldnt restore that info automatically.
I think some of that info is stored in your Google account. Dont log in with the initial setup, you'll see nothing is restored.
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Yea its definitely in your Google account almost positive. Do what phburks said and don't sign in initially
sarni84 said:
Yea its definitely in your Google account almost positive. Do what phburks said and don't sign in initially
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And that's what I thought. So I tried that 'other' phone, the one from HTC. No sim, force me to wifi on login. So I get to setup..the little green Andy Rubin dude, get the prompt for wifi, it forces me to select which AP, which is new. But, when I select the AP, it populates with my data and password. So I erased any thing I could erase, did factory reset to include erase storage, and repeated. Same thing happened. This should eliminate it being in the Google account because I've not entered that yet.
I've done this with both the g2x and the grass is greener phone. One is rooted, one is not. I was thinking something may be stored in recovery...I could buy that. Restoring to stock should fix that. But using the 'this is greatest' phone, it has a stock recovery.
Being a noob to the inner workings of android, and having believed the story about fake flash, I wanted to ask you guys. The only other explanation is, the 60's have caught up with me
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And that's what I thought. So I tried that 'other' phone, the one from HTC. No sim, force me to wifi on login. So I get to setup..the little green Andy Rubin dude, get the prompt for wifi, it forces me to select which AP, which is new. But, when I select the AP, it populates with my data and password. So I erased any thing I could erase, did factory reset to include erase storage, and repeated. Same thing happened. This should eliminate it being in the Google account because I've not entered that yet.
I've done this with both the g2x and the grass is greener phone. One is rooted, one is not. I was thinking something may be stored in recovery...I could buy that. Restoring to stock should fix that. But using the 'this is greatest' phone, it has a stock recovery.
Being a noob to the inner workings of android, and having believed the story about fake flash, I wanted to ask you guys. The only other explanation is, the 60's have caught up with me
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Its all backed up on Google's servers. So during initial setup if you sign in with your Google username and password it restores the settings from their servers. Just skip the part of the setup where it asks you to sign in to a Google account.
How does it get my wifi settings, if I have to log to wifi, before Google.
I understand the login stuff, that's clear. But something is being retained, somewhere else too. Don't ya think that's scary?
I'm going to factory reset this device. Going to wipe phone memory, then boot to recovery, wipe all again, then install fauxs rom. I will skip the Google login. I will turn on wifi. If it logs.in from saved data, that means its on the device.
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alodar1 said:
How does it get my wifi settings, if I have to log to wifi, before Google.
I understand the login stuff, that's clear. But something is being retained, somewhere else too. Don't ya think that's scary?
I'm going to factory reset this device. Going to wipe phone memory, then boot to recovery, wipe all again, then install fauxs rom. I will skip the Google login. I will turn on wifi. If it logs.in from saved data, that means its on the device.
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Its not scary. Its restoring settings you opted to have Google backup to their servers.
If I'm not mistaken during initial setup, the first piece of information you are asked to input is your Google account info. Once you enter that it restores your wifi settings, among other things. If you're connected to a mobile network (3G/4G/edge) it downloads it over that and then connects to your wifi network.
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Its not scary. Its restoring settings you opted to have Google backup to their servers.
If I'm not mistaken during initial setup, the first piece of information you are asked to input is your Google account info. Once you enter that it restores your wifi settings, among other things. If you're connected to a mobile network (3G/4G/edge) it downloads it over that and then connects to your wifi network.
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true...all that I understand. but...what if you skip teh login ?? Thats what I was getting at.
So, I took all of your information, and tried. Then, to be sure, I did it again. I was up until 2am, checking this out. What I learned was.....I have n o idea what I was thinking. I obviously mixed a few different steps from different activities. Some of the steps I mention above are not part of factory reset, but rather part rom flash...some arre parts of restore.
In conclusion,,, it wasn't android, but flaash backs from the 60's.
So, I took all of your information, and tried. Then, to be sure, I did it again. I was up until 2am, checking this out. What I learned was.....I have n o idea what I was thinking. I obviously mixed a few different steps from different activities. Some of the steps I mention above are not part of factory reset, but rather part rom flash...some arre parts of restore.
In conclusion,,, it wasn't android, but flaash backs from the 60's.
Note to self, but drugs are bad.
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alodar1 said:
So, I took all of your information, and tried. Then, to be sure, I did it again. I was up until 2am, checking this out. What I learned was.....I have n o idea what I was thinking. I obviously mixed a few different steps from different activities. Some of the steps I mention above are not part of factory reset, but rather part rom flash...some arre parts of restore.
In conclusion,,, it wasn't android, but flaash backs from the 60's.
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Lol ... So does that mean you figured out what was going on?
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Lol ... So does that mean you figured out what was going on?
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Yes it does. Its really rude of Google to make things so convenient. They should at the very least made it a little harder here. Imagine....logging in and getting all your saved settings, apps, etc, BY DEVICE. What were they thinking .....
I feel like this should be a simple task, but my tablet is not working the same as either of my phones have.
I change my Google Account password once a year or so, and I just changed it last night. When I did this previously my HTC Incredible, regardless of which ROM I was running, prompted me that it was unable to authenticate my Google Account, and allowed me to login again. Last night shortly after I changed my password, my Galaxy Nexus prompted me for my new password.
My ASUS Transformer did not, and still has not this morning. I've tried force stop/clear cache/clear data on the different Google Apps on the device. I cannot remove the account. I do not want to reset the device.
What can I do? This is obviously a bug or an issue with Honeycomb if I didn't have the issue on 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, or 4.0.
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I feel like this should be a simple task, but my tablet is not working the same as either of my phones have.
I change my Google Account password once a year or so, and I just changed it last night. When I did this previously my HTC Incredible, regardless of which ROM I was running, prompted me that it was unable to authenticate my Google Account, and allowed me to login again. Last night shortly after I changed my password, my Galaxy Nexus prompted me for my new password.
My ASUS Transformer did not, and still has not this morning. I've tried force stop/clear cache/clear data on the different Google Apps on the device. I cannot remove the account. I do not want to reset the device.
What can I do? This is obviously a bug or an issue with Honeycomb if I didn't have the issue on 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, or 4.0.
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You can't manually log out of the account and relog in?
Some things since you were already logged in when the password change happened know that since you entered in the correct old password when it was still in effect that you are the owner and will not prompt you for the new password until you have to log in again.
Haelous said:
I feel like this should be a simple task, but my tablet is not working the same as either of my phones have.
I change my Google Account password once a year or so, and I just changed it last night. When I did this previously my HTC Incredible, regardless of which ROM I was running, prompted me that it was unable to authenticate my Google Account, and allowed me to login again. Last night shortly after I changed my password, my Galaxy Nexus prompted me for my new password.
My ASUS Transformer did not, and still has not this morning. I've tried force stop/clear cache/clear data on the different Google Apps on the device. I cannot remove the account. I do not want to reset the device.
What can I do? This is obviously a bug or an issue with Honeycomb if I didn't have the issue on 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, or 4.0.
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you cant.. u must do a factory reset... thats the only way.. its a safety issue ...
Peteed1985 said:
You can't manually log out of the account and relog in?
Some things since you were already logged in when the password change happened know that since you entered in the correct old password when it was still in effect that you are the owner and will not prompt you for the new password until you have to log in again.
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Logging out and back in - I'm assuming you're referring to removing the account from accounts and sync and re-adding it? You can't do that once you have apps installed. Android will not let you.
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you cant.. u must do a factory reset... thats the only way.. its a safety issue ...
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So I either reset now or wait for the ICS update to resolve this issue, which will be next month if I'm lucky.
Even if rooted, there isn't a script I can run or something?
Any idea if this is something ASUS did or if Google literally changed this from 2.x to 3.x and back again at 4.x? If it's ASUS, then the ICS update won't fix my issue and I would need a AOSP ROM.
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Logging out and back in - I'm assuming you're referring to removing the account from accounts and sync and re-adding it? You can't do that once you have apps installed. Android will not let you.
So I either reset now or wait for the ICS update to resolve this issue, which will be next month if I'm lucky.
Even if rooted, there isn't a script I can run or something?
Any idea if this is something ASUS did or if Google literally changed this from 2.x to 3.x and back again at 4.x? If it's ASUS, then the ICS update won't fix my issue and I would need a AOSP ROM.
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we dont know when ics is coming.. but we know it should be after the 12th.. i wouldnt wait for ics to do it.. they might delay it.. who knows
Hi all,
First time post, been enjoying all the advice on how to root and all that jazz.
As the title says it; I'm having problems downloading any theme from the app store. Any theme I choose and hit "Download" on it just brings up a window for 1/2 a second that I believe says "Downloading" but never actually does anything. Another weird thing, the other 2 themes that are kind of defaulted for options that you can download both work. I'm not sure if this is a silly question, however I can't seem to figure it out as no one else seems to have this issue.
Random pieces of information:
1. Yes, my phone is rooted, however this issue was still around before I did so.
2. I have the AT&T variant Galaxy S6.
3. I've checked to see if there's any apparent apps I disabled that may cause it but the only app that seems like it may be related is "Theme Store", and that of course isn't disabled.
Thank you!
Did you disable the Samsung Account? It doesn't work without the Samsung Account apk.
marsen2567 said:
Did you disable the Samsung Account? It doesn't work without the Samsung Account apk.
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Double checked, it is not disabled.
Thanks for the idea though!
Create a new Samsung account.
I had this exact same problem and was able to fix by creating a new account. My old account was one I had created when the galaxy nexus was released.
jeff5891 said:
Create a new Samsung account.
I had this exact same problem and was able to fix by creating a new account. My old account was one I had created when the galaxy nexus was released.
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This may be a dumb question, but maybe it will avoid me a lot of wasted time, but how do I do that? And Thanks for the help!
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Create a new Samsung account.
I had this exact same problem and was able to fix by creating a new account. My old account was one I had created when the galaxy nexus was released.
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Well, I think I figured out how to do it.
I made another account and registered my device on that Samsung account while un-activating it on my old one. However, I can't add the account on my phone, whenever I go to accounts on the settings page and choose Samsung account it does nothing, absolutely nothing. It just goes back a menu where it shows my account without allowing to input any information.
twitchdatweek said:
Well, I think I figured out how to do it.
I made another account and registered my device on that Samsung account while un-activating it on my old one. However, I can't add the account on my phone, whenever I go to accounts on the settings page and choose Samsung account it does nothing, absolutely nothing. It just goes back a menu where it shows my account without allowing to input any information.
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Did you ever figure out how to fix this? I wanted to download a camera mode, but realize nothing would happen when I tried to install. I went back and enabled all of my disabled apps in Titanium Backup. But unfortunately I still cannot add a Samsung account. Same thing happens when I choose Samsung from the account types, nothing happens.
I've got a girl that I work with that is having the exact same issue. She has the 128gb Verizon model and essentially nothing happens when you try to install a theme. Same thing happens with the Samsung account as well, as soon as you go into add the account and press Samsung account, it just bumps you right back out to the accounts screen. I've tried clearing data for Samsung Account, Galaxy Apps, Theme Manager, etc. Not quite sure what the issue is.
You're not alone
I'm having the same issue after attempting to install new camera modes via galaxy apps store.
support advised me to disable Samsung account and clear the cache... now i can't add it back despite it being enabled.. its just an endless loop .. add account - chooses Samsung account - flips back t previous screen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/able-to-add-samsung-account-t3118651#post61013557
Some please help us figure this out!
R3d3ad3 said:
I'm having the same issue after attempting to install new camera modes via galaxy apps store.
support advised me to disable Samsung account and clear the cache... now i can't add it back despite it being enabled.. its just an endless loop .. add account - chooses Samsung account - flips back t previous screen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/able-to-add-samsung-account-t3118651#post61013557
Some please help us figure this out!
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Sorry for not posting any updates.
Well, this isn't probably what you want to hear, but I fixed it by doing a Factory Data Rest. I don't know if everyone else's issues are exactly what I was experiencing, but I noticed when I did this reset and had to link a Samsung Account upon first power up for the phone. I'll be honest, I don't remember doing this the first time I got the phone (This is my first Samsung Account so I wasn't aware you had to do this). Then, of course, I checked this issue and it was fixed. I know this isn't really figuring out how to fix the issue, but it worked for me.
Good luck guys!
same thing bro...
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Sorry for not posting any updates.
Well, this isn't probably what you want to hear, but I fixed it by doing a Factory Data Rest. I don't know if everyone else's issues are exactly what I was experiencing, but I noticed when I did this reset and had to link a Samsung Account upon first power up for the phone. I'll be honest, I don't remember doing this the first time I got the phone (This is my first Samsung Account so I wasn't aware you had to do this). Then, of course, I checked this issue and it was fixed. I know this isn't really figuring out how to fix the issue, but it worked for me.
Good luck guys!
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I wasted hours on multiple days speaking to every venue availing for support and none were even aware it was possible and all claimed a factory reset. On the flip side verizon offered offered a refurbished replacement, but unless this continues I'd opt for the reset which fixed my account and now it runs like a dream... a super fast octabrain dream
I was facing the same problem.
Reading through this thread I've figured out what was wrong.
I have an old Samsung Account and this account was blocked on Samsung due to inactivity and new T&Cs to agree.
I've accessed the Samsung site (https://account.samsung.com) and reactivated my account.
After that, I became able to download the themes from Themes Store.
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Hi all,
First time post, been enjoying all the advice on how to root and all that jazz.
As the title says it; I'm having problems downloading any theme from the app store. Any theme I choose and hit "Download" on it just brings up a window for 1/2 a second that I believe says "Downloading" but never actually does anything. Another weird thing, the other 2 themes that are kind of defaulted for options that you can download both work. I'm not sure if this is a silly question, however I can't seem to figure it out as no one else seems to have this issue.
Random pieces of information:
1. Yes, my phone is rooted, however this issue was still around before I did so.
2. I have the AT&T variant Galaxy S6.
3. I've checked to see if there's any apparent apps I disabled that may cause it but the only app that seems like it may be related is "Theme Store", and that of course isn't disabled.
Thank you!
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Do a factory reset get the theme then root if it still dont work then call samsung.
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I have a same problem. My phone not rooted. I have package disabler. I enabled all disabled packages, rebooted phone, deleted dalvik, but no succes. I can't create samsung account in phone settings >accounts and theme store do not work. I do not want factory reset, because after needs a lot of time to configure phone.
I installed the official Android 6.0 factory image on my nexus 5 yesterday, letting it erase my phone (because I was having the issue where my phone only showed 12.55gb of space instead of ~26gb), and I can't get now on tap to work. I live in the US, and so my phone is using the English language. Whenever I tap and hold the home button, the little popup that introduces now on tap pops up at the bottom of the screen, but when I click on the get started button, it just closes the popup, and pretends I clicked the not now button. I've even tried going to the google now settings, and manually enabling now on tap, however, the toggle switch just instantly turns back off after I tap on it. This was one of the main reasons I wanted to upgrade to 6.0. Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone know how to fix it? I would like to avoid wiping the phone and re flashing the image if at all possible. (I can do it if all else fails, I'm just too lazy to have to reinstall all my apps, and get the phone all setup how I like it again)
Perhaps try wiping cache and dalvik cache, as well as fully uninstalling and reinstalling the latest version of Google now.
just tried wiping the cache and reinstalling Google now. Didn't do anything. You think it would do anything if I redownloaded the factory image from google (maybe mine has borked bits), and manually flash everything but the user data part?
If you're willing, it's definitely worth a shot.
I checked the md5 on the archive I downloaded from google, and it matched, so I just manually reflashed the cache and system images... and it did nothing. I guess I may have to see if google releases an update or something that fixes it. I'm also in the process of saving up for the nexus 6p, but that'll take a while, which is why I wanted to get it working on my nexus 5 first.
Yeah so it definitely seems like an issue on their end, we just went through all the basic troubleshooting steps.
May have just found out the issue. Google hates Google apps users. Is there a way to use my regular gmail account for google now, and then use my google apps account for everything else? (email, contacts, play store, etc.)
I'm honestly not sure. You can try adding both accounts and playing around with their settings, for example i know that you can choose the account you want to use in the play store but I'm not sure about other apps like Google now, since I've never had to do this personally.
I figured it out. You can select which account you want to use for each app on your phone. So I just told my phone not to sync anything on my gmail account, and then selected it in the google now app. I hate how Google does this. First it was google+, then inbox (which I tried out, and didn't really like), now its google now on tap. So glad I am using the no longer available free version of google apps. I would never purchase google apps business, since Google has no respect for their apps account users. I hope they will eventually fix this issue, and allow now on tap to be used by gapps users.
Glad you figured it out man.