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[Q] Lost my Nexus S

I'm kinda in a daze from losing my Nexus S last night. The hangover is probably contributing to said daze. I don't have one of those security apps installed. I must have forgotten to restore it when I flashed a new ROM. My inner child is on my inner floor bawling his eyes out at the moment.
Anyway, my question is, what can I do to ensure minimal loss of my privacy. I have already changed all my passwords. Does this automatically unsync my account on the phone? I mean, will the phone ask whoever has it to re-enter the new password? What else am I forgetting? What else can I do?
Would appreciate it if "You should have"s are avoided. Thanks!

I know for sure that if you have changed your Google/Gmail Password, that the phone will prompt for a new one. As far as 'unsyncing' I do not know. I didn't check to see if my contacts/emails/calendar etc were removed when I changed the password and the phone prompted for a new one.
I will change my password again, see what happens and let you know.
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I changed my password for my phone, I got a notification about a sign in error, that prompted for a password. The dialing functions still worked as normal, any emails that you had cached were also visibile as well as the calendar. I rebooted without updating the password and could still call out as normal, but when I tried to access the Gmail app, it tried to sync the inbox, but prompted for a password right away.
I don't have any apps installed with other sensitive information, but I would imagine those would function as normal.
Hope this helps.

You could try lookout mobile security "plan b" will help find it.
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Hmm sorry to hear that dude, i would probably be bawling on the floor too!
Although... i probably will install one of those security apps now...

Thanks for your help, guys.

Even if you don't change password but someone change sim card,android will require reenter password for sync
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I don't know if Plan B would work seeing as how his Google Account is tied to the market account. Because he changed his password and the phone lost connection with the Google account, I don't believe remote installs will work, but I could be wrong.

SphericalPuma said:
I don't know if Plan B would work seeing as how his Google Account is tied to the market account. Because he changed his password and the phone lost connection with the Google account, I don't believe remote installs will work, but I could be wrong.
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Yes, I was wondering the same thing. I picked up a new Nexus S(not SAMOLED unfortunately) and synced it up and everything. Finally got to a PC and looked up my Market Account. It listed both phones under devices and I could go all the way to installing it on both phones. It located my current phone.
Unfortunately, I blocked my SIM card prematurely(did not know about Plan B), so, I can't send out the locate SMS. But, I figure whoever has it has probably removed the SIM card, or does not know how to charge it if the battery is dead or is using a SIM on it without a data connection. So, no data connection means no app on the phone. I haven't received an email from Plan B for the lost phone.

Why is the phone is still linked to my market account? I can see that the carrier has been changed which means a new SIM.
For now I'm just satisfying myself by installing inane and useless apps on the phone. HAHA! I hope it works and the app installation is going through. I've pretty much lost hope of finding it.

Motorola account error :(

So i think i may have changed my current master cloud on my atrix 2 by messing with cheesecake, i didnt update so im still at 2.3.6. Whenever i press check for updates it says title: motorola account required body: "system update" is not available without a motorola device account. Would you like to setup a account now? options:setup or cancel. i wahttp://forum.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon14.gifnt to be able to update to ics when it officialy releases. thanks for any help

dhgjarhead said:
So i think i may have changed my current master cloud on my atrix 2 by messing with cheesecake, i didnt update so im still at 2.3.6. Whenever i press check for updates it says title: motorola account required body: "system update" is not available without a motorola device account. Would you like to setup a account now? options:setup or cancel. i wahttp://forum.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon14.gifnt to be able to update to ics when it officialy releases. thanks for any help
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Just go back into cheesecake and change the server to the Production server. That's the server where official OTA's come out.

wow its really that easy? trying it now

what is the default master cloud called its not changing

IT should be listed under "production". What does it say when you try to change it?

it says this should be good but then when i check to see what master cloud im on it still says master-qa4.blurdev.com

dhgjarhead said:
it says this should be good but then when i check to see what master cloud im on it still says master-qa4.blurdev.com
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Happened to me once.... lol I forgot what I did to fix it. Try clearing the app data/cache and rebooting. If that doesn't work try uninstalling and re-installing
Hope that helps

can you give instructions on how to do that?

dhgjarhead said:
it says this should be good but then when i check to see what master cloud im on it still says master-qa4.blurdev.com
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As long as you select production you should be fine. Production is the server that the OTA updates are released on.
I noticed that it always says that that is the current cloud. Don't stress about it too much.

well another issue has come to my attention, the inability to sync anything or get many notifications from facebook, i have to check my facebook app for my notifications instead of them just popping up as notifications on the notification bar. and i cant connect to att address book because i apparently need a motorola account for that! im freaking out! im feeling like my phones gonna just stop working soon!!:crying:

dhgjarhead said:
well another issue has come to my attention, the inability to sync anything or get many notifications from facebook, i have to check my facebook app for my notifications instead of them just popping up as notifications on the notification bar. and i cant connect to att address book because i apparently need a motorola account for that! im freaking out! im feeling like my phones gonna just stop working soon!!:crying:
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Just say yes and let the phone set up a new sync account with Motorola. If the original one got unlinked there is not much else you can do. Every time you factory reset you also have to set up a new account. Once you do that everything should resync with the passwords for social networks already in your phone.

2-step verification not working Gtab 2 7"

I recently enabled 2 step verification on my galaxy tab 2 7". I haven't been able to get it to work on my tablet though. It works just fine on my phone (Galaxy Nexus), but it continues to ask me to input my password and subsequently the verification code that was sent to my phone when i try to login on my tablet. I've done this maybe like 6 times in a row before just getting overly frustrated. I don't get whats wrong. I've tried both my password and the application specific password. It always asks me to put in my password. After I put in the verification code, it goes to "processing", then the screen goes black (I'm assuming its the browser crashing) and it just repeats.

This could be a shot in the dark, but try removing your google account and adding it back again. I had this happen with a completely different device, but might work for you too.

titanshadow said:
This could be a shot in the dark, but try removing your google account and adding it back again. I had this happen with a completely different device, but might work for you too.
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Just tried that and it didn't work. Still does the loop. The issue seems to be when the browser tries to hand off the sign in back to the application. I just did the login on my transformer and it worked fine.

It's some thing they broke in the last update. I also use two step and have to a good bit. It was fine prior to the last ota.
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xreflection said:
Just tried that and it didn't work. Still does the loop. The issue seems to be when the browser tries to hand off the sign in back to the application. I just did the login on my transformer and it worked fine.
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I am having the same issue with my Galaxy 2 7.0 as well. I've removed the google account and attempted to re-add it.. No joy.. Has anyone who's experienced this issue found a fix yet?
Thanks,
Ricardo

rickysquared said:
I am having the same issue with my Galaxy 2 7.0 as well. I've removed the google account and attempted to re-add it.. No joy.. Has anyone who's experienced this issue found a fix yet?
Thanks,
Ricardo
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You try setting up an Application-specific password for your device? you cant use your normal login plus 2 step to login to the google services from an Android device you need to set up a Application-specific password although you can use 2step in the web browser. but in order to to use the gmail app etc you need to make a Application-specific password at https://accounts.google.com/b/0/SmsAuthConfig?hl=en
EDIT: OK wow I miss read the issue I have not had issues with the browser. you could try using the Google Authenticator app as it might be you codes are getting stale on you.

HELP! Security~Google password glitch?

Have you run into this before and if so how do you fix it?
My kid accidentally triggered his security feature on his new S7 to wipe his phone with too many incorrect entries.
Once he got the phone rebooted he attempted to enter is google account and password. Here in-lies the rub...
He forgot his google password and changed it from the desktop. This should not be an issue. However the S7 would not accept the new google password and wants the original password. The phone is completely locked out.
After making calls (on a different phone) to Samsung, we had it sent in. Samsung cannot even get past this and are now sending him a new phone.
We do not want to go through this ever again as it is very much PITA.
Besides keeping a log of his account passwords in a secret location, how does he get past this in the future?

rosedog said:
He forgot his google password and changed it from the desktop.
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Don't you need the know the old password before you can change it to a new one?

I restored my phone using Mobile Upgrade Q, but now I'm locked out

After doing a full reset on my phone using Mobile Upgrade Q (which successfully removed CM and TWRP from my phone) I get an error message when trying to set up Android saying "sign in with a google account that was previously synced on this device." I've only ever used one google account with this device, so I'm not sure what the problem is.

passaloutre said:
After doing a full reset on my phone using Mobile Upgrade Q (which successfully removed CM and TWRP from my phone) I get an error message when trying to set up Android saying "sign in with a google account that was previously synced on this device." I've only ever used one google account with this device, so I'm not sure what the problem is.
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Its factory reset protection, you have to log in with the google account associated with the phone prior to reset.... To avoid this in future or if you sell phone just remove your Google account in settings... accounts before factory reset... It's the equivalent of iCloud locking on Apple, designed to cut down on theft.... If you cant remember the password you can go to the Google account recovery page for assistance
https://accounts.google.com/signin/recovery

I don't understand. I WAS logged into the account prior to the reset, on CM. It's the only account I've ever used on this phone, and I haven't changed the password.
How do I unlock it? Is it even possible, or does it think I stole the phone?
Is it possible to reinstall TWRP and CM now? Just to have a useable phone?

passaloutre said:
I don't understand. I WAS logged into the account prior to the reset, on CM. It's the only account I've ever used on this phone, and I haven't changed the password.
How do I unlock it? Is it even possible, or does it think I stole the phone?
Is it possible to reinstall TWRP and CM now? Just to have a useable phone?
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If you reset it any other way than from settings reset phone (i.e. Recovery mode or something like mobile upgrade Q) without first removing your Google acct your locked out for 24 hours(used to be 72 hours).

kal250 said:
If you reset it any other way than from settings reset phone (i.e. Recovery mode or something like mobile upgrade Q) without first removing your Google acct your locked out for 24 hours(used to be 72 hours).
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But if it locked me out with the correct information, how can I be sure it will let me in after 24 hours?

passaloutre said:
But if it locked me out with the correct information, how can I be sure it will let me in after 24 hours?
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Here is a writeup on how and why frp works like it does....
http://www.pcnexus.net/2015/12/what...gle-72-hour-lockout-android-lollipop.html?m=1
There are some hacks around it, but I have never tried them, best method to avoid frp headaches is to simply remove your Google acct prior to any reset

Is there anything special I have to do to login in 24 hours? Is it 24 hours from the first time I reset or the last time I reset (I wiped it a few times trying to get in)?

kal250 said:
Here is a writeup on how and why frp works like it does....
http://www.pcnexus.net/2015/12/what...gle-72-hour-lockout-android-lollipop.html?m=1
There are some hacks around it, but I have never tried them, best method to avoid frp headaches is to simply remove your Google acct prior to any reset
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Thank you for the link. Just to be clear, in case future people ever find this thread: during the 24 hour lock out, you cannot unlock the phone, EVEN WITH THE CORRECT ACCOUNT NAME AND PASSWORD. Oddly enough, the device can still receive phone calls, and displays the caller's contact name. So it's definitely logged into my account, it's just locked out of doing anything except receiving calls. Also, I can hear that the phone is receiving text messages, though I have no way to read or reply to them.
Once I unlock it, I will update this thread with how and what it looks like, again, just in case someone finds this thread in the future, because this information is hard to find.

Same
passaloutre said:
Thank you for the link. Just to be clear, in case future people ever find this thread: during the 24 hour lock out, you cannot unlock the phone, EVEN WITH THE CORRECT ACCOUNT NAME AND PASSWORD. Oddly enough, the device can still receive phone calls, and displays the caller's contact name. So it's definitely logged into my account, it's just locked out of doing anything except receiving calls. Also, I can hear that the phone is receiving text messages, though I have no way to read or reply to them.
Once I unlock it, I will update this thread with how and what it looks like, again, just in case someone finds this thread in the future, because this information is hard to find.
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I have the same issue were you able to unlock it? The only way I got back in was by installing cm12.1 but I would like to go back to stock.

Yes. 24 hours after my last reset, I was able to log in and unlock the phone.

dereks1989 said:
I have the same issue were you able to unlock it? The only way I got back in was by installing cm12.1 but I would like to go back to stock.
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Before running mobile upgrade Q just remove your Google account in settings, I believe that will allow you to safely reset without triggering FRP...

Nice!!!
passaloutre said:
Yes. 24 hours after my last reset, I was able to log in and unlock the phone.
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This happened to me yesterday so I hope it works for me as well.

You know what, I just happened to be looking for the official Alcatel factory flash tool and came across this post because after a few factory resets I was able to get the phone to boot up......BUT, as described above, the phone will only accept the PREVIOUS password which I forgot.... I simply requested a new password be created and it doesn't unlock the phone.
So now I too must wait 24, wow.
This is BS.. I mean, yeah I factory reset the phone because after my son accepted a system update, his phone kept bootlooping and his battery doesn't want to accept a charge now (so it seems per the display).....but what if I want to sell my phone? We have to remove the gmail account prior??????? Wow way to go Alcatel. And if this is actually an Android feature, it sucks.
Now, can anyone direct me to the actual official Alcatel upgrade tool????? I want to just flash this stock unrooted phone to out of box condition so we can trade his phone in. The Alcatel website no longer offers it from what I can see. Thanks!

igotroot said:
You know what, I just happened to be looking for the official Alcatel factory flash tool and came across this post because after a few factory resets I was able to get the phone to boot up......BUT, as described above, the phone will only accept the PREVIOUS password which I forgot.... I simply requested a new password be created and it doesn't unlock the phone.
So now I too must wait 24, wow.
This is BS.. I mean, yeah I factory reset the phone because after my son accepted a system update, his phone kept bootlooping and his battery doesn't want to accept a charge now (so it seems per the display).....but what if I want to sell my phone? We have to remove the gmail account prior??????? Wow way to go Alcatel. And if this is actually an Android feature, it sucks.
Now, can anyone direct me to the actual official Alcatel upgrade tool????? I want to just flash this stock unrooted phone to out of box condition so we can trade his phone in. The Alcatel website no longer offers it from what I can see. Thanks!
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It's an android security feature introduced in 5.1 LP, it only triggers the wait if you reset any way other than from settings. It's similiar to an iCloud lock, so yes if you sell phone remove google account, or if your buying a used phone make sure the google account is removed prior to reset, or boot up phone and make sure you can get passed the lockout before buying it!!
http://www.alcatel-mobile.com/global-en/support/softwareUpgrade/list

kal250 said:
It's an android security feature introduced in 5.1 LP, it only triggers the wait if you reset any way other than from settings.
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at last i understand why i never ever heard of it
my 6039y is still on 5.0.2 and i never removed gmail accout before made a reset with mobile q or any other way and google never did anything.