I use this at times on my HTC evo, but it looks like it's not available to download on the Xformer from the Market. Anyone know why? Anyone have the apk file for it?
edit: i was able to get it from Amazon App store
edit2: Well, i figured out why lookout wasn't available for the tf101. Our tablets without 3g doesn't have sms service, which apparently lookout utilizes for location even with gps on
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There is trouble with Lookout fully functioning on Android tablets due to the fact that they don't support SMS messages. We rely on SMS messages to initiate a connection to a device in the event it's lost, stolen, etc. Without the ability to receive SMS messages the missing device features are greatly hindered, however, device based backups and malware protection should work normally.
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ah well...
https://support.mylookout.com/entries/20103416-how-about-honeycomb
The reason why you're having trouble finding Lookout in the market for Honeycomb Tabs is due to the fact that the they don't support SMS messages. We rely on SMS messages to initiate a connection to a device in the event it's lost, stolen, etc. Without the ability to receive SMS messages the missing device features would be greatly hindered, however, device based backups and malware protection would work normally.
Until we release a version that's more compatible with the Honeycomb tabs you can install it using this alternate method:
The first thing you'll want to do is enable the installation of non-market applications. To do this:
Go to settings > application > and check the box next to "Unknown Sources." Go ahead and disregard the warning (by clicking OK), we can uncheck it later.
Next, back out of Settings and open up the web browser.
In the address bar delete everything that's there and type this in (minus quotes): "m.getjar.com" and hit enter.
Now click on "Android" under "Or, Choose your platform." This will bring you to another page where you will see a search box in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
Tap the search box, to insert the cursor, and type "Lookout" and tap "go". The search will produce one result, which is "Lookout"
Tap on the link "Lookout Mobile Security with Antivirus".
You will now be on another page that displays a grey "Download" box. Go ahead and tap on it.
The Tablet will show that it's beginning to download the file and you'll see the progress, of the download, in the notification bar.
Tap on the download icon (it looks like a downward facing arrow pointing at a line) and a small window will populate above with the word "lookout-production-signed-aligned.apk" Go ahead and tap on that.
A window that says "Package Installer" pops up. From here you can read the permissions that Lookout requires. Go ahead and tap "Install".
Your installation will start. Tap "Open" once the installation has finished to open Lookout.
Finish setting up Lookout as you normally would!
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Awesome thanks. Nice to have lookout on my TF.
I think they should still deploy it for tablets either way. I don't mind not having the locate feature on my Transformer. I really only want it for their anti-virus/malware checking as well as their backup features.
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I kindly advice you to read everything before you start, so that you don't get stuck in the middle of the process. I made it without screenshots, so maybe it's rather something for advanced users - but basically you'll just fake the carrier for the market and use a proxy.
1. This will only work if your device is rooted.
2. Don't complain. I assume that if you managed to root your device you will also manage to set up a proxy.
3. Grant the superuser permissions when asked by "Market Enabler" and "Proxy Droid", else it won't work. Those are apps with hundreds of thousands of downloads --> they are safe.
4. It works for me. I attach also a screenshot that I just took - I'm in Sweden.
5. If it doesn't work, it means that the proxy you selected is not working, simply try with another one.
Now, let's start.
1. Get the Movies&TV app at the end of this post or from the market if you have access to it and install it.
2. Get a program called "market enabler", it will allow you to fake the location of the google play market and allow you to get the movies+series.
3. Get "ProxyDroid", you can get it for free on the market, link.
4. Search for us proxies, if you don't know how to do that click on this link.
I found good ones here, link, simply click on a number in the "raw proxy list" column and write down a proxy, you will need both the host and the port numbers. Host numbers usually look like this "72.64.146.136" and port numbers usually are shorter, usually like this "3128", "80" or "3128".
If you find a proxy with the following "184.105.235.82:8080", then everthing before the : is the host number, everything after the : is the port number. You will need this information for step 6.
5. Start "market enabler" --> setting lists --> long press on a [us] list and select "fake this provider now"
6. Start "ProxyDroid" --> scroll down to "Host" and enter the host numbers from step 4 and then do the same for "Port". Scroll to the top and select "Proxy Switch" --> a little cloud symbol will show up in the menu bar. The app also offers advanced options, like excluding apps from this proxy, or creating proxy profiles but that's entirely up to you.
7. Start "Google Play Movies & TV", link it to an account. It will tell you that you don't have any movies or shows. Press on the market icon in the top right corner and you'll get to the market. --> Bingo.
8. Don't forget to deactivate the proxy and market enabler once you are done watching.
9. You can also do this without market enabler, the only difference is that you will be redirected to your browser when you want to buy movies&series instead of doing it within the market.
The rest is up to you. It's actually easier as it sounds.
If you really, really, really, really need screenshots I might add some tomorrow.
what market enabler could i use best??
*edit*
Found market unlocker with various google play stores from over the world this app is also capable to look for proxies
Thank a lot I will try sir.:victory:
[This doesn't seem to be a phone specific issue so I thought I'd post it here in General, hope that's ok.]
The behavior of typing something in the Google Now bar and having it return installed Apps stopped working for me a couple days ago. Anyone else?
For anyone who's not familiar with this behavior, it's a really nice feature of the main Google Now widget:
Punching in part of an app name in the Google Now bar pulls up hits including installed apps.
It's very convenient to for example turn on your phone, type in "Scan", and get as the top hit the Genius Scan app for example (you might only remember the "Scan" part of the name of the app).
Or type in "Face" and the Facebook app shows up. (Partials work.)
It's very similar to the iOS left-swipe search, the Windows 7 Start button, and OSX Spotlight.
Hunting and pecking through the app list is for chumps.
A friend noticed that if you type in "Facebook app" or "Fac app" and then press enter you DO get an app result in Google Now card style with "Open app" as a button. If this is an intended change I believe it's for the worse and is less useful than the iOS left-swipe search, the Windows 7 Start Button, and OSX spotlight (because with any of these you can just start typing and once you've gotten far enough into the word, results will start popping up -- this was how the Google Search widget used to work a couple days ago.)
After a Google+ update push this morning, no-chump app launching is now fixed.
Just noticed that I have the same issue...
No apps show in result (even with installed apps ticked )
With things getting progressively worst for webOS, I was wondering if there is a relatively simple way to export my installed applications to ipk for backup reasons?
I am thinking about erasing everything and starting fresh, but this will cause me to lose the installed applications.
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With things getting progressively worst for webOS, I was wondering if there is a relatively simple way to export my installed applications to ipk for backup reasons?
I am thinking about erasing everything and starting fresh, but this will cause me to lose the installed applications.
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You can't revert an app to an ipk... But you can retain an ipk during install for archiving.
http://forums.webosnation.com/webos-tips-info-resources/322549-how-retain-app-ipks-app-catalog.html
The issue I am having is that it refuses to connect to the app catalog. I am not sure if it is still running or if the certificate was never downloaded before the old one expired, but if I were to reset everything, I would not be able to re download the applications. (cant find any way to fix the certificate issue as I missed the update)
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The issue I am having is that it refuses to connect to the app catalog. I am not sure if it is still running or if the certificate was never downloaded before the old one expired, but if I were to reset everything, I would not be able to re download the applications. (cant find any way to fix the certificate issue as I missed the update)
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The App Cat is still running...
Have you tried the official fix? https://developer.palm.com/support/applicationupdate
Installing the Updates after July 23rd
For users of ALL webOS devices:
Open the “Date & Time” app on your device.
Set “Network Time” to Off.
Set the date to July 1, 2013.
Open the App Catalog
Type “App Catalog Update” in the search filed, and select “Enter” on the keyboard.
Tap the “App Catalog Update” app to display the details page.
Tap “Download for Free” to download and install the app.
Return to the “Date & Time” app.
Set the date back to the current date.
Set “Network Time” to On.
Before doing this open Software Manager and clear out any pending updates, reboot system.
Afterwards, try a reboot.
Got Internalz Pro?
You can inspect your certificate by navigating to and opening: /etc/ssl/certs/trustedcerts/PalmWebOS.pem
Or use WOSQI to pull a copy from that location to your computer for examination.
I tried following the instructions, and it still gets the error "The action could not be completed. Try again later."
screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/ZEzeH5P.png
Razor512 said:
I tried following the instructions, and it still gets the error "The action could not be completed. Try again later."
screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/ZEzeH5P.png
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Many have gotten a "False Negative" when updating... Did you manually verify the cert? Check your App Cat version as an alternative: it should have moved from 5.0.3400 to 5.0.3500 after the update.
MikeN68 has supplied this ipk: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pia7xi5wbddwytt/com.palm.app.appcatalogupdate_3.0.0.ipk
I can't find verification that it works, but you could try installing it on your TP with WOSQI or Internalz Pro.
Garfonso recommends this:
If you are stuck at this point (and you will be) do the following:
Open up Software Manager
Scroll to App Cataloge
Tap on it
It will complain that something can't install
Tell it to not try re-downloading, cancel update whatever
If you have the HP App Cataloge Update App installed, uninstall that, too.
Now you have the old app cataloge software. That is good. That is what you want. Now do what you were told before:
Open up App Cataloge
Search for HP App Cataloge Update
Yes, it is a new app
It has a different logo
Install that app through the App Cataloge
Yes, it will work, if you set the date back to 2013-07-20
Now you're done. Set the date back to the actual date and everything is fine.
So in short:
Do not "update" App Catalog. You need to install a separate app for that now!!!
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Again, I don't have confirmation from another source of it working...
Of the two, I'd try the ipk first. It's just easier and more straight forward.
I just got a popup, supposedly from Google, asking for permission to protect my phone in some way. I should have taken a screen shot. My back button would not work, and I had to choose between "accept" or "deny". I chose deny, and immediately an app started to automatically download and install. The popup came up again four more time, and I chose deny each time. And each time, a new app downloaded and installed. In order, the apps were S Note, SNS Provider, Flipboard Briefing, Hancom Office 2014, and Evernote. Shortly after that, I got a text message from 6583 stating: "FREE MSG Your Mobile Locate app is configured to record your Location History; info may be viewed at http://mymobilelocate.com Open app Settings to change."
What the hell just happened to my phone?
wel.. the site leads to at&t and the apps you installed are official apps (the names atleast). As far as I can tell you are just fine, wonder what the popups looked like though.
It's no big deal. A while back, Google started offering to periodically search your phone's installed apps to make sure there were no malicious apps you might not know are bad news. This started after they had a few apps in the Play Store that were malware, and Google went and forceably uninstalled those apps from people's devices. Since some people probably complained about it as some sort of privacy violation, now they offer you a choice (i.e. be stupid, or let them save your ass from malware). I always click "accept". It only asks once per set up, so either on a brand new phone or a factory reset.
Google already knows everything I do with my device(s) anyway, so why wouldn't I want them to monitor my apps for Malware? It is especially helpful if you install apps from other sources outside the Play Store, since you never know what you're really getting.
For about 1-2 months a small rectangular window appears from the up left corner (notification bar) and lands somewhere along the vertical centerline of the screen. The window contains rotating ads from legitimate companies and sits above all other windows. Neither suggested methods worked in opting-out. The first took you to a web page where the three ID codes for a phone. The tablet is WiFi only so the method is useless. The second merhod is to DL and install their app which performs an opt-out operation. This too does not work. Pressing the opt-out button take a window saying 'finished' and then another with an 'exit' button. This was tried three times and the pop-up still pop-ups. The adress on the page you are taken to first has an address: tracker.tcp.re.
Who's tracker is it? What's its purpose? Where does it originate on the tablet? What data is being gathered? Who is the responsible party for its embedding/disseminating your data/info?
I've tried newer/never used and unknown apps. I've looked at the running apps ...... nothing unusual. I can't fined anything suspicious
Thanks for any help that can be shared.
Dennis
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For about 1-2 months a small rectangular window appears from the up left corner (notification bar) and lands somewhere along the vertical centerline of the screen. The window contains rotating ads from legitimate companies and sits above all other windows. Neither suggested methods worked in opting-out. The first took you to a web page where the three ID codes for a phone. The tablet is WiFi only so the method is useless. The second merhod is to DL and install their app which performs an opt-out operation. This too does not work. Pressing the opt-out button take a window saying 'finished' and then another with an 'exit' button. This was tried three times and the pop-up still pop-ups. The adress on the page you are taken to first has an address: tracker.tcp.re.
Who's tracker is it? What's its purpose? Where does it originate on the tablet? What data is being gathered? Who is the responsible party for its embedding/disseminating your data/info?
I've tried newer/never used and unknown apps. I've looked at the running apps ...... nothing unusual. I can't fined anything suspicious
Thanks for any help that can be shared.
Dennis
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What was the app called that it made you download to opt out?
unfortunately there are a lot of apps that can cause this so its hard to say without knowing what you have installed but knowing the name of the app it wants you to download to opt out might help.
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What was the app called that it made you download to opt out?
unfortunately there are a lot of apps that can cause this so its hard to say without knowing what you have installed but knowing the name of the app it wants you to download to opt out might help.
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That's the other concern. There was a direct link to an unknown site with no address as this simple browser had no addess line. The site immediately downloaded the app (named 'Opt-out').
It did DL to my DL directory. You had one button to press, that was the install button. This DL'd app immediately flashed and said the pop-up was removed. It wasn't. My fear is it seeking private data with the "ads" just a cover. Who knows where the app resides. Could be anywhere.
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That's the other concern. There was a direct link to an unknown site with no address as this simple browser had no addess line. The site immediately downloaded the app (named 'Opt-out').
It did DL to my DL directory. You had one button to press, that was the install button. This DL'd app immediately flashed and said the pop-up was removed. It wasn't. My fear is it seeking private data with the "ads" just a cover. Who knows where the app resides. Could be anywhere.
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That sounds like an airpush ad then.
you should be able to long press on the ad in the notification area and go to "App info" this should take you to the app that is generating the ad so you can disable notifications or uninstall it.
alternatively you can download airPush detector from the play store and it will search your installed apps to check for airpush enabled apps and you can decide what to do with them from there.
you might also check your photos/video folders as sometimes airpush downloads random ad videos to your device and you'll probably want to get rid of them as well, they arent usually very big but they do take up space and can be an annoyance.