Occassionally lately I have been receiving texts that are labelled "browser message" and contain a long string of numbers and letters as the body. Here is an example of the latest one in its entirety:
"010606ae8d01c9b4840105030045c6080c03622e77617070757368008703776170636c69636b2f2f6d612f333136313731372f363333373535393434000103415426542046726565205469703a20596f752063616e20636865636b20796f757220766f69636520706c616e206d696e757465732075736564202620736d73206d657373616765732073656e742077697468204d79204163636f756e742e20436c69636b204f7468657220746f207472792e20546f20656e6420546970732073656e642073746f7020746f2036383431000101"
Is this trying to remotely activate something or something? My Captivate is fully stock, all downloads from the market and are popular well-rated apps, no visitation of porn sites (that I know of) or other questionable websites, or even "blank links" that I have noticed. This is really bugging me that there is some sort of malware on my phone, although I don't see how there could be. If anyone on here is wiser than I am on these issues, could they please let me know what they heck these are, should I be worried, and what I can do...
Thanks to anyone who can advise me...
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I should add that I see nothing abnormal on my bill, and do not seem to have any unwarranted data traffic. Just weird messages every so often...
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It appears to be a text message from AT&T about your plan minutes used. At least a quick conversion from hex to text looks something like this:
"... AT&T Free T ...plan minutes used ...ccount. Click Other to t..."
Do you have some sort of notifications turned on with your account? Hopefully they aren't spam trying to get you to click somewhere.
Oh whew, okay good. Yes I my parents had that on the account, and when I separated my line it probably stayed on there. Thanks for converting it like that, can I ask how you did it, what program or software you used? I'm not completely a NOOB but I don't know anything about hex. Plus I would like to translate them in the future. I run Ubuntu, so if you know the name or the ppa of a good conversion tool that would be awesome.
Thanks again for converting that and responding!
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I was using Notepad++ on my work Windows box. As for a similar Linux program, you could probably use gvim or maybe Okteta if you're using KDE. I just pasted and converted.
Okay, cool thanks. I am using GNOME, so gedit I guess. For the actual conversion I see several scripts and complicated commands, as well as some ASCII and multiple conversion programs, I will just experiment and figure out which works best. Thanks for your help with this.
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Is there an app similar to MS Word like on the WinMo phones? I used word mobile almost daily for work on my Fuze. Now I have to find something to take its place. It doesn't have to use the .doc extension, just have to be able to type up documents on the go.
EDIT: Nevermind, I found an app. It's just kind of a pain in the @ss.
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Search for "office" on the market. There are a couple pay appear that look pretty nice.
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There are a couple in the works but not free...atleast I have not seen a free one. Here is an example: OfficeSuite Pro which can be found in the market. Not trying to spam anything but simply pointing in a direction to answer your question which is yes there are some android apps that work word files and such.
I get the feeling many don't feel the same as I do (I get this feeling from my utter lack of success on Google with this), but is there a way to prevent the Youtube app from clearing the search bar after every search?
I like to watch a lot of episodic content and, of course, I would search for it using terms like 'Comedy Show Episode 01', but doing this is a bit more difficult due to how the Youtube app seems to clear the search bar after every search. Of course, if I also misspell a word during my search, I'd end up after to rewrite the entire thing.
Is there a way/tweak to allow my search queries to remain?
Copy it to your clipboard the first time you type it and change the number.
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Sheolrock said:
Copy it to your clipboard the first time you type it and change the number.
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Well, thanks for suggestion about copy/paste, but the reason I didn't use that to begin with is that I'm usually inter-switching between using Youtube, surfing various information websites, reading Kindle books, commenting on websites, and etc. More often than not, my clipboard is already filled with some other important notes I intend to use later.
Yes, I also understand I could simply copy/paste the note somewhere else to re-use the clipboard, but I was hoping for a quicker/simpler solution. If there isn't one, I will do it that way, but just keeping a bit of hope.
Ya I see why that wouldn't really work.
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Sheolrock said:
Ya I see why that wouldn't really work.
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Well, no matter. There doesn't appear to be any solution to my issue, so I guess using the clipboard in tandem with a note app is the only method available to me.
Thanks for responding to my thread.
Hey everyone,
I was wondering if you all could help me out. I have installed the 7/22 build of jellybean and I send quite a bit of text messages. The problem is, I send a lot at one time and in JB, it stops me after I've send about 4 messages within a minute or two to the same person, asking me to allow this to happen. If I don't say allow, the text message will not send. By text message, I do mean sms to be specific. I searched through settings and found nothing to stop this message from popping up. I love the stock messaging app and I don't want to have to give it up unless there is no way around this. Does this happen to you and if so does anyone know a way around it? Thanks
hey i am running the 7-22 and gapps 7-19
i just sent 5-6 texts to my fb status update system and they all went through with no errors and they were sms messages
also i am having no problems receiving mms
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hey i am running the 7-22 and gapps 7-19
i just sent 5-6 texts to my fb status update system and they all went through with no errors and they were sms messages
also i am having no problems receiving mms
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Hmm thanks for your reply. I don't know what would cause this at all
It asks you to allow what to happen?
AJerman said:
It asks you to allow what to happen?
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I'm currently trying to recreate the issue. It's happened several times with normal text messaging to my girlfriend. It basically tells me that I've sent a lot of sms messages in a short period of time. A prompt comes up telling me that after I hit send. In order for the message to send I have to say "allow" in the prompt. The other option is, of course, "deny". This is an android OS prompt, not a superuser prompt. I can't seem to recreate it at the moment with google voice as my contact, but I'm sure it will happen again tomorrow when I'm texting my girlfriend and I will screen capture it, unless anyone knows what this is and how to disable it of course.
Is this the SMS to mms conversion count?
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boothcr79 said:
Is this the SMS to mms conversion count?
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After some very specific searching, I found one topic in the GNex forums about the issue. It seems to be security for SMS bombing apps. Kind of a bummer for me. I hope this is disabled in the future or toggled somewhere. http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1742226.html
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After some very specific searching, I found one topic in the GNex forums about the issue. It seems to be security for SMS bombing apps. Kind of a bummer for me. I hope this is disabled in the future or toggled somewhere. http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1742226.html
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And here's a picture from the same forum of the exact message I get if you don't want to read down. http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/521/ddf8dd88394d472eb82a42c.png
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And here's a picture from the same forum of the exact message I get if you don't want to read down. http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/521/ddf8dd88394d472eb82a42c.png
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Oh, weird, I've never gotten that or even heard that function existed. I bet someone could pretty easily hack the messaging app to remove that limitation. It seems like a valid security feature though to prevent any app from mass texting. Maybe you should just write longer messages, haha.
AJerman said:
Oh, weird, I've never gotten that or even heard that function existed. I bet someone could pretty easily hack the messaging app to remove that limitation. It seems like a valid security feature though to prevent any app from mass texting. Maybe you should just write longer messages, haha.
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Hahaha if only i wasn't in a long distance relationship. :/ If anyone knows a thing or two about hacking the app please feel free to hack away. I will provide the beers!
AJerman said:
Maybe you should just write longer messages, haha.
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Sorry...not even running JB but sounds practical
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Re: [Q&A][JellyBean][4.1.1]Unofficial CM10
Update: seeing it on 7/29 as well
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Same error, possible temp fix?
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Update: seeing it on 7/29 as well
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Yeah, I am having the same problem on my HTC Inspire 4G running unofficial CM10 called JellyTime by randomblame ported to my phone. The easiest way to avoid this would be to get a second texting app and bounce back and fourth between the 2 apps. I was running Go SMS Pro and got the same prompt. So that's the best way I can think of to avoid the prompt for the time being.
Ever get one of those "You just won a $1,000 shopping spree at Best Buy" messages?
That's what this is supposed to prevent from happening to you, so your phone doesn't text random people who aren't even in your contact list.
I would say... put up with it. Eventually the mass SMS spammers will get the hint and they'll stop, at which point someone at Google will lift the limit, unless an app dev fixes the apk itself, at which point you'll have to manually monitor outgoing messages.
Edit: I wonder if someone has tried taking the messaging apk from gapps 4/29 and put it in the gapps 7/26 package? Would be a sensible attempt at avoiding the security block, but not sure if it would negate the security feature itself...
Actually, there is an app for rooted users that I found while using the search feature, called BAMF SMS fix. Check it out. Unfortunately I no longer have the link to the file, but I still have the file itself. PM me if you need the file. It is a flashable .zip
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TekGadgt said:
Actually, there is an app for rooted users that I found while using the search feature, called BAMF SMS fix. Check it out. Unfortunately I no longer have the link to the file, but I still have the file itself. PM me if you need the file. It is a flashable .zip
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So what, we flash the zip and the message never appears no matter how much we text?
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Hello,
Me and my gf used to chat a lot using whatsapp (she has an iphone)..i finally persuaded her to change to android but she wants the threads as she has them on her phone..i have tried everything and since you cant restore within different platforms the only good way i thought is if we did a "replay" of what we have sent by looking from the chat history from email..bit extreme but no other way..
The only problem is that the app doesnt let us use the time we wish (from system) because maybe it uses time from the web! Or maybe we can alter the time afterwards ..Any ideas??
Thnx
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Alexairway said:
Hello,
Me and my gf used to chat a lot using whatsapp (she has an iphone)..i finally persuaded her to change to android but she wants the threads as she has them on her phone..i have tried everything and since you cant restore within different platforms the only good way i thought is if we did a "replay" of what we have sent by looking from the chat history from email..bit extreme but no other way..
The only problem is that the app doesnt let us use the time we wish (from system) because maybe it uses time from the web! Or maybe we can alter the time afterwards ..Any ideas??
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Not sure if there is any easier way but Whatsapp Xtract could be the answer since it support WA message extraction, you can get it here.
If you know some programming skill you can just play with the sqlite database, another way would be write some script to mass change the time on the chat history/email.
Good luck!
By the way, you probably want to change your title to include [Q] so that people know you are asking a question.
Thnx i will look it up! i was also thinkng about whatsapp on Bluestacks but then again the mod in time is still an issue
Alexairway said:
Thnx i will look it up! i was also thinkng about whatsapp on Bluestacks but then again the mod in time is still an issue
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I just have a look on the message history sent through email by Whatsapp, it's just a simple plain text file is it? so much easy to process by script.
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I just have a look on the message history sent through email by Whatsapp, it's just a simple plain text file is it? so much easy to process by script.
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Ok so you think its possible any suggestion which program to use in order to look for a tutorial on how to..thnx indeed
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Ok so you think its possible any suggestion which program to use in order to look for a tutorial on how to..thnx indeed
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Have you tried Whatsapp Xtract? Well if you are talking about changing the date on email then a simple php script would do by mass converting the date.
But what can i see from the message history sent to email is that they have 'year' info skipped, so not sure what happen to messages sent/rcvd before current year, does it have year info? well, only if you have one sent/rcvd before 2012.
If only about changing the date on email maybe i can help, just give me some picture on how it looks like now and how it supposed to be.
codelover said:
Have you tried Whatsapp Xtract? Well if you are talking about changing the date on email then a simple php script would do by mass converting the date.
But what can i see from the message history sent to email is that they have 'year' info skipped, so not sure what happen to messages sent/rcvd before current year, does it have year info? well, only if you have one sent/rcvd before 2012.
If only about changing the date on email maybe i can help, just give me some picture on how it looks like now and how it supposed to be.
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Yes I have looked into this program..it all started from me wanting to export whatsapp chat into android from iphone! Then when I saw I cant do that I thought I could send my chat from scratch and change the date..but then again the app doesnt let you operate if you use incorrect time.BUT one thing I never thought is one simple and better solution: Why dont I avoid this app and its limitations and import my chat conversation from email to SMS with sms to text!! :thumbup:I will combine my sms and my whatsapp into one thread and job done! GOOD THING ANDROID SMS IS SO VERSATILE! .txt .csv. xls you name it. So happy right now thanx for your feedback anyway
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Only problem is dont know what to do with the emoticons and the media
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As it turns out viber lets you send/receive msgs using the wrong date and time so you can "replicate" past conversations from different im..respect
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I honestly don't know so i'm asking. Are all the permissions this app gets needed for a Dialer assist it to function?