Hi there,
If you have a few questions regarding the safe.my.windows.phone software. Anybody who have used it before please help me out!
1. If I have already set my password, how do I change it?
2. If I want to set a password only for unlocking when I remotely lock it and not for prompting when device is not used, how do I do this? As far as I know, I can only set a password if I tick the check box 'Prompt if device unused for'.
3. Finally, I've finished my trial evaluation of the software and want to uninstall it. However, after uninstallation, my phone is still asking me for the password to unlock my phone whenever the screen is turned on (unfortunately I set to prompt for password every 0 minutes and I can't find the password page to change this). How do I completely remove this?!
I tried re-installing but the page that asks you for the password after the first installation doesn't come up anymore I also then tried uninstalling after re-installating but the asking of the password still comes up everytime I turn on my screen!
Many thanks!
After two weeks of waiting for an email from [email protected] to come back to me, I can only warn everybody here to not install this application! Obviously the program is flawed (doesn't have a place to remove it) and you don't get any support. Don't install, don't buy! ><
Just as I thought a hard reset was around the corner...JGUI replied! Going back to the password settings page is actually very simple. Just go to Settings --> (Personal tab) Lock. From there you can set when to prompt and what password to use.
Still, there is a limitation where if you want the program to lock your phone when the correct SMS comes in, you need to activate this password protection but you can set this to 24hrs rather than 0min like I did.
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I recently installed some software for my company on my 8525. Along with the installation, the software compelled me to password protect the ppc. I can't even make a phone call without entering the password! Is there any way to remove the password provision? Is it in the registry somewhere?
losborn said:
I recently installed some software for my company on my 8525. Along with the installation, the software compelled me to password protect the ppc. I can't even make a phone call without entering the password! Is there any way to remove the password provision? Is it in the registry somewhere?
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Start>Settings>Personal tab>Lock
remove check
The check is grayed out.
losborn said:
I recently installed some software for my company on my 8525. Along with the installation, the software compelled me to password protect the ppc. I can't even make a phone call without entering the password! Is there any way to remove the password provision? Is it in the registry somewhere?
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what good is a security app if you can disable settings in the registry?!? the setting is probably in the software you installed.. i would look there first!
You might get better replies if we knew what software you installed....
shogunmark said:
what good is a security app if you can disable settings in the registry?!?
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Good point. However, I'm not trying to hack the password; I'm trying to bypass the necessity of a password. It's a real pain to have to enter the password EVERY time I turn the phone on. It turns it into a two-hands device and makes it more hazardous to use in a mobile environment, for example.
the setting is probably in the software you installed.. i would look there first!
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There are no options to disable the password in the software. The IT gods (THEIR opinion of themselves, not mine!) have defeated any option that may have been there.
You might get better replies if we knew what software you installed....
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Another good point. The app is Goodlink. (I could live with it if it was only Goodlink that was password protected.)
now that i know its goodlink and accessing corporate mail let me offer this advice.. i have seen issues like this around the boards, right now i dont remember where they were as i only read them for my knowledge but never made a post... now all of these people could have been wrong, i am only going by what i have read so i hope this helps.. Lots of people have reported that its actually your IT's department fault here.. they have to set the password timeout on their server (and yes this does affect your phone and how it asks for passwords) some people have been successful at asking their "gods" to change the password timeout to 24 hours so they only have to enter it once a day.. so you may want to check with them again and ask them about this and what the password timeout is for your corporate account.
If I'm at the mercy of IT, I'm out of luck. We've asked for adjustments before on different situations, and they've never budged on (what seems to us to be) their arbitrary decisions...
I'm just hoping that, since it's the PPC's password (the same one that you have the option of setting when you first set the device up) that there's something in the registry that can be changed from "1" to "0" or vice-versa, to remove the "gray" from the check-box on the password screen... I'm new enough at this that I don't have any idea on a systematic approach to finding it.
i installed a new rom for my fuze recently and the phone lock thing on startup disappeared. how do i set/change the password and make my phone ask for it on startup only?
It's not clear what you are asking for .
If you are talking about the PIN code when the phone is powered up you must do the following:
Press Start-Settings-Personal-Phone-Security & select ''Require PIN when phone is used''.-
no, that will still let me use the phone. i don't want to lock the sim but the phone. using that method will only block my network.
before i installed the new rom it would ask for a password before i can use the phone only after starting it. and if i entered the password wrong 3 times it would ask me to enter a1b2c3 or w/e instead of blocking the network.
I don't know the program you are talking for but I have some alternatives .
If you are using WM6.5 with lockscreen you can try SmartLock which have boot lock.
A good suggestion whatever WM you are using is ThrottleLock.
Also take a look at S2U2 but I am not sure if it supports boot lock.-
thanks i think i'll use smartlock. i've read comments on throttlelock and s2u2 and there were complaints on throttlelock about having the wrong password and then they had to hardreset or something... and s2u2 is kinda nice but not very useful.
i've used smartlock and it's not exactly what i'm looking for, i wanna set a password for the phone and make it ask for the password only when it's turned on.
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I just installed VPN software on my Moto X 4.4. Upon starting it, it pops up ""Type the password for credential storage". I've never set up such passowrd. No matter what I type, it will reject and ask again.
I searched a bit. One suggest is to enter 5 times to get it clear thes storage. Does it and no change. Another is to set the screen lock to none and it will ask to set up the screen lock and etc. Did not work either.
Is there any way to get over this one?
Thanks
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redhonker said:
Hi,
I just installed VPN software on my Moto X 4.4. Upon starting it, it pops up ""Type the password for credential storage". I've never set up such passowrd. No matter what I type, it will reject and ask again.
I searched a bit. One suggest is to enter 5 times to get it clear thes storage. Does it and no change. Another is to set the screen lock to none and it will ask to set up the screen lock and etc. Did not work either.
Is there any way to get over this one?
Thanks
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Struggling with the same on my S5 - any assistance will be greatly appreciated
vpn only works with some form of lock enabled: activate a pattern lock, leave it enabled, and try entering the vpn menu again.
Maybe I am just missing something very obvious but it seems like there is no option to wipe the phone after misentering the password multiple times (BB or iphone style)?
I know it can be done with Exchange policies but it will be a cold day in hell before I go THAT route...
nupi said:
Maybe I am just missing something very obvious but it seems like there is no option to wipe the phone after misentering the password multiple times (BB or iphone style)?
I know it can be done with Exchange policies but it will be a cold day in hell before I go THAT route...
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It's not a standard option in Android (I for one am glad - I've accidentally wiped my work Blackberry more than once when inebriated). Android Device Manager (or the Motorola equivalent) both allow a manual remote wipe from a PC or another Android Device.
It's possible for apps to monitor incorrect password entries (no root required just a Device Administrator Permission), although I'm not sure if an automated wipe is possible without root. Take a look around the play store to see if anything meets your needs.
I use the automation app MacroDroid along with Secure Settings (both in the playstore) on my unrooted MotoG. The way I've got it set up is that 3 failures to enter correct PIN changes it to Password mode, a further 3 failures will prevent the phone from waking up (by automating a screen lock associated with the screen coming on). As-well as that it will automatically take and email to me front and rear camera photos, and the phones location on the change from Pin to Password, and again on the change to 'Lockdown' mode. I can send it an SMS with a special message in the text to get it to repeat this. I'm toying with the idea of setting it to shout 'Thief!' repeatedly at full volume when someone tries to turn on the screen when it's locked down
It is not exactly that what you were asking for. But i just wanted to mention also Cerberus here.
It brings a lot of nice features to control your phone remote.
Like many others, I have become a victim of 'Too many pattern tries' and have got stuck at the lock screen trying to sign in without data connection or wi-fi. Is there any way to get past this without data rewipe. It's really stupid of Google to have a security mechanism that forces you to wipe your data, meaning anyone can just pick up your phone and spam the pattern till it goes to the email screen (which is what happened in my case).
I have a rooted phone with an unlocked bootloader and USB debugging enabled and I also have downloaded Eclipse Android SDK but have no idea how to use it. It would be nice if someone gave me step-wise instructions on switching on my wi-fi through the SDK so that I can connect over the internet and log in.
Of course, any other legit method is also fine, but the 'home button method' doesn't work for my phone (you know, keep pressing the home button). I have tried getting APKs that will help me bypass the lock screen but they dont work.
XtrGamer said:
Like many others, I have become a victim of 'Too many pattern tries' and have got stuck at the lock screen trying to sign in without data connection or wi-fi. Is there any way to get past this without data rewipe. It's really stupid of Google to have a security mechanism that forces you to wipe your data, meaning anyone can just pick up your phone and spam the pattern till it goes to the email screen (which is what happened in my case).
I have a rooted phone with an unlocked bootloader and USB debugging enabled and I also have downloaded Eclipse Android SDK but have no idea how to use it. It would be nice if someone gave me step-wise instructions on switching on my wi-fi through the SDK so that I can connect over the internet and log in.
Of course, any other legit method is also fine, but the 'home button method' doesn't work for my phone (you know, keep pressing the home button). I have tried getting APKs that will help me bypass the lock screen but they dont work.
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open playstore in your pc browser login to gmail you and on the right corner see "device manager" select your device and change the code put new password which is easy to remember .. should be all done
FarrukhQadri said:
open playstore in your pc browser login to gmail you and on the right corner see "device manager" select your device and change the code put new password which is easy to remember .. should be all done
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Android Device Manager is not able to pinpoint the location of my phone. Do I need wi-fi for this? The only options I see right now for my phone are to change the name, give it a ring or lock or erase.
I have finally found a way. No root or USB debugging required.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-coXtbKEzYg
good
XtrGamer said:
I have finally found a way. No root or USB debugging required.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-coXtbKEzYg
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thanks for sharing