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Question on program mod

I ran across this program. Basically, if it detects an unauthorized SIM, it will send a text message to a preprogrammed phone number, alerting that the device is using an unauthorized SIM. I'm curious if something like this could be modified to send the GPS location of the device as well. After having my last phone stolen, I'm hoping there's a way to combine the two so as to help in efforts to recover a stolen phone.
Any thoughts?

Ultimate Theft Alert can do this:
http://www.pocketpc-live.com/pocketpc-softwares/ultimate-theft-alert-v3-for-pocket-pcs-2.html

While I can see where that program will send an SMS alerting that the device is using an invalid SIM, I don't see where it sends the GPS location of the device in the SMS message.
In other words, there are programs that allow you send your GPS longitude and lattitude via SMS. I'm looking for something that combines that with the capabilities of programs like Bak2U and Ultimate Theft Alert.

it could be don but it's unlikely it would be compatbile with all gps devices
it would have to be started with a shortcut in windows\startup and check the sim with the bounded sim at each start up
it would have to do all checking and sms'ing silent
and if the thief had a prepaied sim card it could be that it could not even send any sms's
most thiefs i guess would not keep it for themselfs anyway they would hardreset it removing the proct program and sell it to somebody else

The programs already out there do the checking of the SIM and sending of the SMS silently, already. It would just be a matter of getting the GPS location and adding that to the SMS. Then again, I don't know anything about modding.
The ability to track a lost or stolen mobile phone with a built in GPS chip would be ideal.

WIMP
http://www.wimp-software.co.uk/

Awesome! Thanks much. I see a lot of stuff in their forums about XDA

[APP]AntiTheft

With the implementation anti-theft you know, in case of loss, the exact location of your phone Android.
How it works?
Theft application is automatically activated when you restart the phone and detect a SIM change.
The program seamlessly send a sms every minute (or configured in the application) to mobile phone indicated. The SMS is not recorded in the outbox.
"I can activate / deactivate the service differently?
Yes, to detect the change of SIM, the phone will automatically send an SMS to the phone number of the new SIM, you just have to send an SMS to that number with the phrase set in the anti-theft application to start or stop service .
How to authorize a SIM?
Simply access the application and click on the button "Allow SIM."
How to authorize all my SIM's?
To enable multiple SIM, you just have to put the application anti-theft in "test mode" and go authorizing one to one phone SIM. Do not forget to turn off the "test mode" to complete this task.
What happens if you accidentally activate the service?
You can access the application anti-theft (using the key provided) and click on the top button (to be put in red).
If I have GPS, can locate my phone?
Yes, because if your phone lacks GPS, find the phone for mobile phone masts, they give an approximation of the location of your phone.
Please any questions or problems, please send an email to the developer. Thanks.

Displaying A Selected Contact In Call Log When Multiple Contacts Share Same Number

The following Google Contacts are stored in an Android Phone for ACME Corporation:
Amy Appleseed
John Doe
Pedro Valdez
Amy, John and Pedro all share a work telephone number.
I'm working with Pedro on a project and would like to track the dates and times of our phone conversations using the call log on my Android phone.
However, even though Pedro is manually selected from the contact list, Amy Appleseed appears as the called party because she is the first contact for ACME Corporation, which are listed alphabetically.
This behavior can be consistently duplicated on a Motorola Milestone X2 (Droid X2) running 2.3.6 stock but this has been an issue on every Android phone I have ever owned from Android 2.1 to 2.3.6.
Is there any way that I can call Pedro AND have his name appear in my Call Log using Android?

I think that's just the way it works. i.e. the call log program is unaware of how the call was made--it just knows which number was dialed and at what time and resorts to a reverse look up to get the name. You can sort of see this from the way the numbers pop up...and then the names start filing in. Also, after adding a new contact for a number, the contact name magically appears in the call log.
I know its a hack, but what if you try variations on the number for your contacts with the same phone number? For example:
123-123-1234
123-1234
+1-123-123-1234
1-123-123-1234
Depending on your phone company, these may all dial the same phone number (but, you'll want to confirm that they won't charge you long distance for using 11 digits to dial a local number). With luck, they may fool Android into thinking that they're different phone numbers.
As for incoming calls, though, you may want to make a contact for just the company with a number that matches whatever your call display pops up when either person calls. There's no way it'll know who's on the other end if the call display is the same across your colleagues.
Hope this helps,
- chris

Hi cttttt,
Thanks for the response. The reverse lookup of the first contact listed for a number is understandable for an incoming call, but I would think there should be a way where dialing outbound from a manually selected contact would write the selected contact name to the Call Log.
Is this something that could be accomplished with a third party app? Perhaps a dialer with a contact look-up that rewrites the call log to reflect the selected contact (or keep a call log of its own)?
I'd appreciate the input of a developer or anyone with experience with the OS to suggest whether this can be accomplished programmatically...

Found It!
I was searching for the same thing for my GS3 and found this solution:
[Since I am new, it won't let me post the link...which is the helpful part. here is an attempt to get you the information anyway.]
souvey.com
2009/03/android-advice-shared-home-phone-numbers
Short answer: create a contact on the phone (not google/gmail), it seems to search those first.
The link gives other stuff you can do; I found the above to work quite well.

CDLaurent said:
I was searching for the same thing for my GS3 and found this solution:
[Since I am new, it won't let me post the link...which is the helpful part. here is an attempt to get you the information anyway.]
souvey.com
2009/03/android-advice-shared-home-phone-numbers
Short answer: create a contact on the phone (not google/gmail), it seems to search those first.
The link gives other stuff you can do; I found the above to work quite well.
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Unfortunately ,that site no longer exist but I'm curios about same problem ,call log for outgoing calls shows first contact with that number

rain125 said:
Unfortunately, that site no longer exist but I'm curios about same problem, call log for outgoing calls shows first contact with that number
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I found it by searching for the url in this web archive: web.archive.org
I am pasting the content here, in case that archive gets lost too:
Android Advice: Shared Home Phone Numbers
One of the things that has always annoyed me with cell phones is that there is no good way to handle multiple people having the same home phone number. Android’s contact manager allows multiple contacts to share the same number (because the database is not indexed by phone number, like on many older phones). This still wasn’t perfect for me, however. When a phone number shared by multiple contacts calls, the first match (sorted alphabetically A-Z) is displayed on the caller ID screen and in the call log. Fortunately, this consistency means we can manipulate the system to display a custom name. The following steps illustrate the technique:
1. Lets say we have a theoretical family: John and Jane Smith. They each have a cell phone, but live together and therefore share a home phone number. They each are added in Android with their mobile number as their primary number, and their home number as their secondary number. Both can be called at either their home or mobile number from the contact list. When a phone call is recieved from their home number, Jane Smith is displayed in the caller id and call logs because she is first alphabetically.
2. For this technique to work cleanly (without any additional clutter), you must have your Android contact manager set only to display “My Contacts” (this settings is under Contacts > Menu > Display Group > My Contacts)
3. Log into Gmail and switch the contacts view
4. Create a new group to put these combined “metacontacts” (I called the group “Metacontacts”)
5. Force your G1 to synchronize contacts (Home Screen > Menu > Settings > Data synchronization > Uncheck and then recheck “Contacts”)
6. Tell your G1 to synchronize this new “Metacontact” group (Contacts > Menu > Edit sync groups > Check “Metacontacts”)
7. On your Gmail Contact Manager, in the “Metacontact” group, press the new contact button (person with a +)
8. Enter the name you want to display when the number calls (ex: “The Smith Family” or “John and Jane Smith”)
9. Add some form of symbol in front of the contact’s name to cause it to be first alphabetically. I used a period because it takes up the least space, and then put a period at the end as well for symmetry ( .The Smith Family. )
10. Add the shared home phone number to this new contact
11. Press the save button
12. Press the “Groups” button and then click “Remove from… My Contacts”. This will prevent the contact from showing up in Android’s contact list, but because we chose to synchronize the “Metacontacts” group, it will still be in Android’s database when it does a caller ID lookup.
13. Repeat steps 7-12 for each custom home phone number contact
14. Force your G1 to synchronize contacts again (Home Screen > Menu > Settings > Data synchronization > Uncheck and then recheck “Contacts”)
15. The new custom contact name will now show up in the call logs and when the number calls, but each individual contact (ex: John and Jane) will still have the number stored, so you can call their home number by clicking their name in contacts.
It works almost perfectly for me, but there are few caveats to this method that you should be aware of:
Every time you change the combined contact (“metacontact”), it automatically readded to the “My Contacts” group and you will have to remove it
The combined contact (“metacontact”) will have the symbol you chose (in my case, a period) in front of their name, so if this bothers you, this isn’t the technique for you

[App][Free] Find your Phone in case of theft or loss

Hi Guy,
if you search a free app that in simple mode find your phone in case of theft or loss i think you should try this app:
This is my first post and i can't insert link so if you want try the app search Smartphone Monitor GPS Free on Google App Store.
Smartphone Monitor GPS send the GPS position of your mobile phone via GPRS to a web server GPS, or via SMS to another number. You can set the frequence of send.
There is also a useful function ANTITHIEF. If your phone is stolen and the thief change the sim card, you can receive an sms with the new SIM card number inserted and teh position of the device, to another telephone number set.
There also other useful function:
- SOS Alarm. Send an SMS with alarm and position to another telephone number when the button is pressed.
- Stealth mode. Hide the app from the launcher.
- Commands via dial pad
If you download the app you can try also our GPSWeb service free for seven days. You will be able to track your device on google maps in real time.
There is also a payment version with more functions and more days of tracking on GPSWeb.
Bye

Gear S2 3G connection modes

I have been playing with my watch for the last couple of weeks and I wanted to provide some clarification in case it might be helpful to others. I will provide also details for ATT w/number sync and hopefully others will chime in from other carriers.
Bluetooth w/phone:
This is obviously the standard connection which is ubiquitous for all smartwatches. It appears to me that it is the principle mode for the S2 3G that provides the most functionality. All the heavy lifting is done on the phone which is relayed to the watch via bluetooth. The watch is really just a handy display.
Network (3/4G) w/phone and ATT number sync:
On my watch it shows the mobile connection is over 4G and it is "Connected Remotely" to my Note 5. The Note 5 also shows the "Connected Remotely" status via the Samsung gear app. I have verified that texts and phone calls work both incoming and outgoing.
Issue: No emails notifications?! I was online with samsung chat support and they informed me that email notifications where only avaliable over bluetooth. I am going to email both Samsung and ATT to verify, but this seems like a huge oversight. IMO the three things this should be able to do is calls, texts, and emails.
Solved: I can now get notifications pushed to my watch over 3/4G. I reinstalled the Samsung Gear app. See post below.​Minor Issue: Taking a call on your watch shows up as a missed call on your smartphone. Sending a text from your watch does not sync up on your smartphone. So you will only get partial conversations between your watch and phone.​
Network (3/4G) Standalone:
This basically allows the watch to operate as a Standalone basic cell phone. It can receive and place calls and texts via the phone number it has which is different from your smartphone (ie Note 5 phone number != Gear S2 phone number). This does not rely on your smartphone at all as they are not connected over Bluetooth, 3G and have different numbers all together. I can confirm the functionality works as intended. Watch shows "4G StandAlone ATT" connection.
Network (3/4G) Standalone w/ATT number sync:
The phone number associated with the watch is the same number as your smartphone (ie Note 5 phone number == Gear S2 phone number) and there is no remote connection to your phone over the mobile network. This means your phone could be turned off and you should still recieve texts and calls to your primary smartphone number (ie my Note 5 phone number). I can confirm this functionality as well. Watch shows "4G StandAlone ATT" connection but there is no immediate indication of ATT number sync unless you go into settings on the watch.

Notifications now being pushed over Network from phone!
I ended up "reinstalling" the Samsung Gear app on my phone following the instructions from the Galaxy apps comments for the Samsung gear app. Note it's doesn't really unimstall completely. Then I updated the Samsung Gear from the Galaxy apps. This forced my watch to do a light reset upon connecting. Had to reestablish my ATT numbersync as well. Turned off bluetooth and connect my watch to my phone over 3/4G, made sure I had notifications enabled from the apps I wanted and viola. Now my phone pushes notifications to my watch over the network. I can now leave my phone at my desk during lunch and still get calls, texts, emails, whatsapp and hangouts notification and reply to them from my watch hooray!
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Can you figure out a way to have images included on the watch when you receive an email? If I receive an email that has an image attached, the watch just says "image included" at the bottom of the email.
If so, is this affected by whether you are connected remotely or on BT?

thejdoe said:
Can you figure out a way to have images included on the watch when you receive an email? If I receive an email that has an image attached, the watch just says "image included" at the bottom of the email.
If so, is this affected by whether you are connected remotely or on BT?
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Using the Samsung email app, I can see the email has an attachment which I can then chose to download and see using the menu interface for the email app (ie the three little dots on the right handside) and selecting the paper clip icon. This will show you the name of the attachment which you can then touch and be prompted if you want to download showing you the size of the attachment. I have verified this over BT and see no reason why it won't work over the network since the emails function in the same exact way. I can verify this later if you would like though.

Hmm not working for me. What is the name of the app you are using for email on your phone? I'm using the default "Email" app. I don't see a "samsung email" in the play store. Using your above setup, I tested it both while connected to BT and again while only sing the mobile network remote connection. Neither worked. Both of them show me the "1 attachment image included" note at the bottom of the email, but the menu (3 dots) does not give me an option to download and/or view.

thejdoe said:
Hmm not working for me. What is the name of the app you are using for email on your phone? I'm using the default "Email" app. I don't see a "samsung email" in the play store. Using your above setup, I tested it both while connected to BT and again while only sing the mobile network remote connection. Neither worked. Both of them show me the "1 attachment image included" note at the bottom of the email, but the menu (3 dots) does not give me an option to download and/or view.
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I am using the default email app (white envelope with red @ symbol in the center). So you don't see the following:

javy_tech said:
I am using the default email app (white envelope with red @ symbol in the center). So you don't see the following:
View attachment 3594056
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I'm using the same email app, but no I don't see your options. When I click the three dots menu, I only have the Reply, Open on Phone and Delete options. I don't have the Paper Clip or the Star button. I have also tried on BT cannot get it to show that option. I am on Verizon, maybe the software is different??

thejdoe said:
I'm using the same email app, but no I don't see your options. When I click the three dots menu, I only have the Reply, Open on Phone and Delete options. I don't have the Paper Clip or the Star button. I have also tried on BT cannot get it to show that option. I am on Verizon, maybe the software is different??
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From what I have read here Verizon is in the process of updating to software version AOL3 on their S2 3G.
Here is a thought try I installing Andriod Wear app on your phone. You can open the app aftweards just to make sure it installed but you dont need to try and connect bc you dont have an andriod watch so it will fail. Restart both devices after you install Andriod Wear on your phone.
I was unable to reply to hangouts before I installed Andriod Wear on my phone. Apparently it also provides other functions and maybe it will help with the email app. Let me know.

Does not help. Neither on BT or 3G do I get the option to view attachment. Oh well, I'm guessing it has to do with the software version. Verizon better get send out the update soon. I am on R730VVRU1AOJ6. I guess I have a couple weeks left to return the watch, so I'll wait and see if they send out a software update... especially if it helps battery optimization.
As far as hangouts, I was able to reply to hangouts, gmail, etc out of the box. I didn't need to tweak anything, it just worked.

thejdoe said:
Does not help. Neither on BT or 3G do I get the option to view attachment. Oh well, I'm guessing it has to do with the software version. Verizon better get send out the update soon. I am on R730VVRU1AOJ6. I guess I have a couple weeks left to return the watch, so I'll wait and see if they send out a software update... especially if it helps battery optimization.
As far as hangouts, I was able to reply to hangouts, gmail, etc out of the box. I didn't need to tweak anything, it just worked.
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Hmm. The final suggestion I have is to uninstall the Samsung gear app on your phone using the instructions above. This resolved some issues on my watch and might help yours. It will do a "light reset" on your watch after it connects (I had to reinstall apps, watch faces etc but it didn't wasn't a major hassle, 20 mins after the software reset). Whether it's worth doing before the Verizon software push is another question. Let me know if you need help with uninstalling the Samsung gear app.

javy_tech said:
Hmm. The final suggestion I have is to uninstall the Samsung gear app on your phone using the instructions above. This resolved some issues on my watch and might help yours. It will do a "light reset" on your watch after it connects (I had to reinstall apps, watch faces etc but it didn't wasn't a major hassle, 20 mins after the software reset). Whether it's worth doing before the Verizon software push is another question. Let me know if you need help with uninstalling the Samsung gear app.
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I will wait for an update to do that. I actually did that already a couple days ago for other reasons, so it obviously didn't help with the attachments.
Thanks for your suggestions.

thejdoe said:
I will wait for an update to do that. I actually did that already a couple days ago for other reasons, so it obviously didn't help with the attachments.
Thanks for your suggestions.
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No problem. Make sure you check those intstructions out from the Galaxy app if you do decided to uninstall the Samsung Gear app, as it wasn't straightforward and you had to uninstall some side apps in the process and then reinstall from the Galaxy app store.
Anyhow you know the watch is capable of doing it so its just a matter of updates/configuration. Best of luck.

"Remotely Connected" 3G to WiFi
Interestingly enough, my S2 Gear 3G stayed "Remotely Connected" to my phone when my watch was connected over 4G and my phone was in airplane mode and only on WiFi. I was able to receive and reply to hangout messages and my watch showed it was remotely connected to my phone! Will update it on the first post later.

Have you ever had the issue when your connected to bluetooth and when someone call you it goes directly to " the person you are trying to reach is not accepting calls at this time" but when you do standalone mode calls come through? Cause thats what happening to me and its annoying.