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[Q] T-Mobile snooping on my Galaxy S 4g ??????

Im not sure if this has been discussed before as I did search but cant find anything.
Today I called T-Mobile for the first time to complaint that my MMS is not working (known problem for samsung galaxy s 4g) and asking them when is the update available to fix this issue, and My SMS is in and out as well ?
I didnt tell him what program I have/downloaded on the phone since he didnt ask.
I get transfered straight to higher (level 2) technical support. He said dont touch the phone while he was checking something and the phone will reboot. The phone did reboot and the SMS get fixed.
This is what Alarmed me so much.
The tech support ( I wont publish his name here) know exactly what software I have on the phone (downloaded from the market), what is currently running, he also know I have advance task manager among other thing.
He even knew my Gmail address I use on the phone and google market account.
How is this possible ?
Is there anyway I can block this because I dont like when T-mobile snooping on my phone. If they can see the apps I downloaded on my phone and know my gmail address, know what apps currently running, Can they also access my email through my phone ?

Honestly never heard of that. Thats wild!
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Logmein app ? That's the only thing I can suspect

VICosPhi said:
Logmein app ? That's the only thing I can suspect
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I dont have that app on my phone

dude there are 30 plus million subscribers in t-mobile. unless your a celebrity or a son of bill gates or something they wont waste their time nosing on what you install or who you talk to everyday. anyway that less of your problems if you stress about that, they got your full name and ssn in file and a credit card number. if thay wanted to mess you up thats what they will go for.

I wouldn't sweat it too much, it's just like any computer service company that can push updates to your computer.. All they did was push an update and had your phone reboot.. Now if you had some terrorist shizah on there, then I'd be worried, but other than that, they've probably already forgotten about you!

maktucali said:
dude there are 30 plus million subscribers in t-mobile. unless your a celebrity or a son of bill gates or something they wont waste their time nosing on what you install or who you talk to everyday. anyway that less of your problems if you stress about that, they got your full name and ssn in file and a credit card number. if thay wanted to mess you up thats what they will go for.
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Dude
last time i see this is still USA where privacy matter whether you are celebrity or not.
You wouldnt enter someone else house without asking for permission wont you (unless if you want to get arrested ) ?
The guy didnt ask for permission and I never give my approval for Tmobile to snoop into my phone.
Like I said it suprise me for the tech support to mention the apps I downloaded , running in the background and my gmail account associated to my phone and market account.
Those action has nothing to do with fixing my SMS connection ???

It doesn't surprise me at all. The OTA capabilities are there in a lot of devices, including your DSL or cable modem. Google owns everything you do on your Android phone, including your location even when you're not doing anything. Unfortunately, the Facebook mentality about privacy is winning.
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nothing here

r3tro8888 said:
I dont have that app on my phone
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Unless you removed it, yes, you do.
I was surprised to see it on my phone as well since I hadn't installed it.. talk about bloat... why would the phone come stock with this?

They've been doing this for years, it's nothing new at all.. Notice how you call and they automatically know what kind of phone you have? Same premise. I've called multiple times with phones that were unlocked from other networks also, they could see the phone, and never cared. Take off your tinfoil hat, there's nothing to worry about.

Yea they said let me check it to look up what phone u have and what faqs and problems. Dont be alarmed
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heartspains88 said:
They've been doing this for years, it's nothing new at all.. Notice how you call and they automatically know what kind of phone you have? Same premise. I've called multiple times with phones that were unlocked from other networks also, they could see the phone, and never cared. Take off your tinfoil hat, there's nothing to worry about.
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No matter what phone you have, T-Mobile (and I'd assume AT&T) can find out what phone you are using, even if it's not a T-Mobile branded phone.
I wouldn't worry, they aren't gonna do some stupid **** with that, they just did that to repair your phone. I honestly doubt they'd risk losing a customer over a little thing like that.
Google is the one you should be worried about. They know where your phone is, exactly to the millimeter (I don't think that really works with the Vibrant though. xD).

u called to get your phone fixed didnt you? and they did just that didnt they? if you are so worried about your privacy i got a old motorola razr sitting in my closet, ill gladly trade your sgs4

Google is the devil, and will take over the planet, and join steve jobs. Put on your tin foil hats!

To further this, its done through rescue me. It is built into the kernel. On the Vibrant froyo leaks i have leaked out it is there also. We just remove the Rescue Me app.
I can remove the drivers and credentials from the kernel if people are that concerned about it. I wouldnt be though.
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A sysctl to enable/disable would be my personal choice, but I have yet to build custom kernels for Android (though have for FreeBSD and OpenWRT) so I don't know how feasible that is with the source access we have.
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r3tro8888 said:
Dude
last time i see this is still USA where privacy matter whether you are celebrity or not.
You wouldnt enter someone else house without asking for permission wont you (unless if you want to get arrested ) ?
The guy didnt ask for permission and I never give my approval for Tmobile to snoop into my phone.
Like I said it suprise me for the tech support to mention the apps I downloaded , running in the background and my gmail account associated to my phone and market account.
Those action has nothing to do with fixing my SMS connection ???
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I'm a computer repair tech. One of the first questions I'm going to ask is have you installed any new hardware or software? Most of the time I've found out software was the root problem of the issue. Not always, just Most of the time. So, it doesn't supprise me that he can see what is installed on your phone. It gives him a idea of what the problem can be. I would be more concerned what NSA or space aliens are doing with your phone.

heartspains88 said:
Take off your tinfoil hat, there's nothing to worry about.
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heartspains88 said:
Put on your tin foil hats!
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nwpro3 said:
I'm a computer repair tech. I would be more concerned what space aliens are doing with your phone.
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Pass that roll of tin foil will you fellas ?
I like mine shaped like a tricorne .

jeffsf said:
A sysctl to enable/disable would be my personal choice, but I have yet to build custom kernels for Android (though have for FreeBSD and OpenWRT) so I don't know how feasible that is with the source access we have.
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Its not in the source. Its in the initramfs. There are also binaries in /system/bin
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Found out something interesting on stock concerning sideloading

I rooted a few days ago and then decided to un-root. After I
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Sorry I accidentally hit post. Anyway after I was done un-rooting I was disappointed to find the sideloading box gone. I decided to see what would happen if I tried to install amazon anyway and for some reason it let me. Even though I don't have the check box. Cool but perplexing. Any theories?
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Fluke
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Quite a cool fluke I guess. I was able to re-download all my amazon apps and still don't have the check box lol
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baconissweet said:
Quite a cool fluke I guess. I was able to re-download all my amazon apps and still don't have the check box lol
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Sounds like what happened is it keep the dbsetting that allows it but removed the setting xml for it so it doesn't show up.

zelendel said:
Sounds like what happened is it keep the dbsetting that allows it but removed the setting xml for it so it doesn't show up.
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I wonder do you think it would ruin my warranty if I needed to turn it it?
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baconissweet said:
I wonder do you think it would ruin my warranty if I needed to turn it it?
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What would ruin your warranty? A non-visible "unknown sources" that ATT actually allows now anyway?
Or s-Off @ hboot?
Or superuser?
Or a non-stock ROM?

Scott_S said:
What would ruin your warranty? A non-visible "unknown sources" that ATT actually allows now anyway?
Or s-Off @ hboot?
Or superuser?
Or a non-stock ROM?
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I had to go get a new SIM card today and could just see the wheels spinning in the sales gal's head when she was in the settings of my phone , along with a couple of comments about how "bling'd out" it was...like she thinking "how'd you do that? what did this man do to his phone?"...

meiguoguizi said:
I had to go get a new SIM card today and could just see the wheels spinning in the sales gal's head when she was in the settings of my phone , along with a couple of comments about how "bling'd out" it was...like she thinking "how'd you do that? what did this man do to his phone?"...
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At least we're not in a mobile phone police state, where they confiscate any phone that has been modified, on sight.
Yet........

Scott_S said:
At least we're not in a mobile phone police state, where they confiscate any phone that has been modified, on sight.
Yet........
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Yeah I thought about that...if I happened to get a sales rep that yells out, "You're rooted!"...but I needed that SIM card and really didn't want the hassle of popping the Hack Kit and going back to stock just for a SIM card...it was kind of fun .

meiguoguizi said:
Yeah I thought about that...if I happened to get a sales rep that yells out, "You're rooted!"...but I needed that SIM card and really didn't want the hassle of popping the Hack Kit and going back to stock just for a SIM card...it was kind of fun .
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No doubt. That would've been a major PITA.
My phone looks so stock that I doubt they'd notice. Still, I'd be a bit jumpy while in the ATT store waiting for the SIM. But you managed it, so....
Luckily I got my SIM replacement needs taken care of when I was still stock/unrooted. I doubt I'll ever need another one....

Scott_S said:
No doubt. That would've been a major PITA.
My phone looks so stock that I doubt they'd notice. Still, I'd be a bit jumpy while in the ATT store waiting for the SIM. But you managed it, so....
Luckily I got my SIM replacement needs taken care of when I was still stock/unrooted. I doubt I'll ever need another one....
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One thing I do have legacy is "Enterprise Customer" next to my name whenever I show up....this was years ago but always falling all over me to make me happy..11 years with ATT>Cingualr>ATT again....I was a little thinking about it but not too seriously...just walk in like I own the place ...Manager even came over and introduced himself...I guess I have paid them A LOT OF MONEY over the years with International plans and what not...pne reason I stick with them...I get response...and if I wanna root my phone...so be it
Edit: EC comes from my days working TD as a low level muckity-muck for the biggest semiconductor manufacturer, IN THE WORLLLLLD....but I work for a Mid-Cap now n not nearly the pull...they know it,,,but once get that Gold Star, I guess it sticks...

This is true actually, my unrooted phone now has 'unknown sources' available to me. HTC Inspire
http://bizcommunity.att.com/t5/Android/Android-Application-Enablement/td-p/2350
Looked that up soon after I discovered it.

Bout to Huck this POS into a wall!

Stupid ass phone...there's not a single rom that doesn't either freeze, randomly reboot or flat out just not work properly. Not talking **** on dev's. But **** this phone seriously. One of the most expencive pieces of junk ever.
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I know you say pretty much all the roms do this, but can you give a list of the ones you have tried? Maybe we can give some suggestions or OC/UV settings or kernel selections.
Anything really.

NeKr0MAtiK said:
Stupid ass phone...there's not a single rom that doesn't either freeze, randomly reboot or flat out just not work properly. Not talking **** on dev's. But **** this phone seriously. One of the most expencive pieces of junk ever.
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I understand feeling pissed about hacking these phones and it not working right. I suggest if you have properly installed a custom recovery that you flash a simple rooted Gingerbread rom. Everything will work like a charm, all features. Make sure to go into clockwork mod, wipe data, wipe partition, wipe dalvic cache and flash the rooted gingerbread rom. Reboot and enjoy.
If you don't like gingerbread and you want a great ICs rom, use the EaglesBlood AOSP 4.04 ICS rom. I think it works great. Some things do not work on this rom though. Because the devs do not have the source code from Nvidia they can not make the video camera work. Netflix will not display video. The wifi calling does work. Data drops have been addressed.
So there is my two cents. Hope that is helpful.

or better yet, if you haven't already, update the phone to the stock 2.3.4 update that was just released and see if it solves your phone problems.

If your phone is in warranty then call t-mobile and tell them how your phone is freezing and yadda yadda. They should exchange it for a new one

Appreciate the feed back. I think I'm done with tmo altogether though. My data speed with them is like 1.5 mbs compared to my buddy's Verizon which is at 11.5 mbs were in Riverside ca
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Lol
I actually am trying to make my phone use stock 2.3.3 and I find that it froze overnight while charging, froze overnight without even plugged in!!!!!
And the only reason I'm even going for STOCK is because the dam Simple Mobile Sim will not work on CM7. It runs better on CM7 but the unreliable GPS, and other settings I needed to apply just so that it wouldn't freeze anymore.
I moved on the GS2 T989 for now. I'm not thrilled with the phone honestly, but wins points for reliability. Never fails, just works. Only had 1 random reboot in the month I've used it.
I want to give away my G2X to a friend or relative, but I don't want to, because I know they will hate me for it. Its cruel to give someone a phone like this and trash talk and blame Android for it. Its not the ROMS or the OS, its the piece of **** phone.
Thankfully I don't have to deal with it so much on a regular basis.

Ohh I know like I said I'm not blaming devs or android for that matter. I mostly blame myself for going "first dual core phone, err I want dat" and goin and buying it rather than researching first.
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LG seems to have some piss poor quality control. I must have gotten lucky with mine, though it had some issues of its own that got fixed by flashing roms/kernels.
To your last point, I will never again buy a phone without scoping out the development and opinion from these forums. Even if it means I have to wait a few months and not have the phone right away.

Try a euroskank... Haven't had a problem with it... I flashed it on my girls phone and she hasn't complained yet.
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chrisram88 said:
Try a euroskank... Haven't had a problem with it... I flashed it on my girls phone and she hasn't complained yet.
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By the way, geek talk is an amazing thing. If I told my wife I was "upgrading her to euroskank and that will solve her problems" I'm pretty sure I'd get a kick in the nuts.

chrisram88 said:
Try a euroskank... Haven't had a problem with it... I flashed it on my girls phone and she hasn't complained yet.
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Girlfriend didn't complain?
She's a keeper.

you guys just have defective phones. I have no freezing etc in mine
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I've been experiencing the same thing. I get so many crashes, lag, reboots on CM 7.1 stable which is the latest I have been running. Ive tried EB and some others, and they were all plagued with similar issues.
I'm essentially done with Android. You never know what the hell you're going to get as far as how the phone works, and it takes way too much time and effort to get things to work correctly. I just want something that works well out of the box. I had the G1, Nexus S, and this, and I can't stand Android anymore. Google doesn't even care enough about it to update their Nexus line on time.

I love my POS

NeKr0MAtiK said:
Stupid ass phone...there's not a single rom that doesn't either freeze, randomly reboot or flat out just not work properly. Not talking **** on dev's. But **** this phone seriously. One of the most expencive pieces of junk ever.
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Ever heard of user error?

IRASadPanda said:
Ever heard of user error?
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That goes to Mr. "I'm done with android" as well... I can flash back to stock and live with the little things that are a little messed up, just can't stand stock battery life, but with any of the cm7 roms my phone is better then most my friends, and even help convince some of my iOS friends to go android. I'm sure either you guys got lemons or just don't understand android!
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PEBKAC
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NeKr0MAtiK said:
Ohh I know like I said I'm not blaming devs or android for that matter. I mostly blame myself for going "first dual core phone, err I want dat" and goin and buying it rather than researching first.
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The phone has been out for over a year. There are many options. Running gigglebead for a new experience. Did you purchase the phone new from T-Mobile?
Ranting at a forum will not satisfy your issues. Pm me if you need help..

NeKr0MAtiK said:
Stupid ass phone...there's not a single rom that doesn't either freeze, randomly reboot or flat out just not work properly. Not talking **** on dev's. But **** this phone seriously. One of the most expencive pieces of junk ever.
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You should probably get an iPhone, both of us will be happier.
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Verizon rep said my nova launcher voids my warranty?

Ive been using and rooting droids for about 4 years, lately ive been haveing issues with my s3 gps took it in talked to a VZ rep and the first thing he said when he saw my phone was "YOU HAVE A LAUNCHER ON YOUR PHONE YOU KNOW THAT VOIDS THE WARRANTY! Make sure you uninstall that before sending back" thats the first time i have ever heard that is this guy full of it or is this something new?

theres nothing wrong with nova launcher on your phone.
most reps are not as knowledgeable as they should be.

maxcaos said:
Ive been using and rooting droids for about 4 years, lately ive been haveing issues with my s3 gps took it in talked to a VZ rep and the first thing he said when he saw my phone was "YOU HAVE A LAUNCHER ON YOUR PHONE YOU KNOW THAT VOIDS THE WARRANTY! Make sure you uninstall that before sending back" thats the first time i have ever heard that is this guy full of it or is this something new?
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vzw reps are notoriously known for being dumbasses...don't listen to em lol.......and anyway, unless its completely hard bricked, who doesn't reset their phone back to complete stock before sending it back anyway to ensure they don't see any traces of ya tweaking w/ it?

The VZW rep sounds ridiculous like expected. My guess is that rep was thinking the phone doesn't "look" how TW looks and therefore assumes that's an indication of modified software. Regardless, it's good practice to reset your phone to stock for exchanges and returns.
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I honestly would have told that guy he's an idiot straight to his face. God people are dumb.
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I am a Verizon rep and the guy was either an idiot and doesnt know what he is talking about or he is just a complete douche. There is nothing wrong with running a launcher that is able to be put on a phone that doent require root. There are many instances when I had the unfortunate job to tell people they are screwed. I have also instructed people how to get back to stock or referred them here to XDA. I love opening the potential of my phone up and customizing it as it is an extension of myself.

I would have been tempted to go over to their working demo, download it and say yours is voided now too and leave !

maxcaos said:
Ive been using and rooting droids for about 4 years, lately ive been haveing issues with my s3 gps took it in talked to a VZ rep and the first thing he said when he saw my phone was "YOU HAVE A LAUNCHER ON YOUR PHONE YOU KNOW THAT VOIDS THE WARRANTY! Make sure you uninstall that before sending back" thats the first time i have ever heard that is this guy full of it or is this something new?
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All none rooted apps on the Market are perfectly 100% legit. The guy is FULL of Sh****. I wish I could say it to his face.

Appreciate all the feedback everyone, I thought he was full of crap but I appreciate the opinions and advice some of which I will use in the future should of wrote his name down and started a VZ REP HALL OF SHAME post
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I've also noticed that most people selling electronics really have no idea what there talking about I've asked questions to some pretty basic questions that I've already knew the answer just to see if they knew and there just clueless.
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sfobrien said:
I would have been tempted to go over to their working demo, download it and say yours is voided now too and leave !
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^ha! rep is an asshat.

I think Radio Shack has the biggest idiots...lol In my area anyways

benny3 said:
I think Radio Shack has the biggest idiots...lol In my area anyways
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Thats why I don't mess with them

bairste said:
I am a Verizon rep and the guy was either an idiot and doesnt know what he is talking about or he is just a complete douche. There is nothing wrong with running a launcher that is able to be put on a phone that doent require root. There are many instances when I had the unfortunate job to tell people they are screwed. I have also instructed people how to get back to stock or referred them here to XDA. I love opening the potential of my phone up and customizing it as it is an extension of myself.
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To bad not all vzw reps think like you!!
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Mark930 said:
I've also noticed that most people selling electronics really have no idea what there talking about I've asked questions to some pretty basic questions that I've already knew the answer just to see if they knew and there just clueless.
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Hahaha I do this too!!!
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Did you ask him if changing the ringtone voids the warrenty too
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I think Radio Shack has the biggest idiots...lol In my area anyways
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Here, it's Best Buy. While our Radio Shack is not the best place to get advice, it's better than Best Buy.
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yea i had a verizon wireless rep tell me something similar. He took one look at my phone and said, "to be honest i dont know what kind of software you have going on here but whatever it is that is what is causing your problem". i guess Nova Launcher causes the phone's radio to disfunction and lose data all of a sudden......

bwassef said:
yea i had a verizon wireless rep tell me something similar. He took one look at my phone and said, "to be honest i dont know what kind of software you have going on here but whatever it is that is what is causing your problem". i guess Nova Launcher causes the phone's radio to disfunction and lose data all of a sudden......
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Haha.. same thing here. Crazy data drops with my first phone, took it into vzw, dude takes one look at the clock on the home screen and asks what ROM I'm running. I told him there was no ROM, but he insisted the clock wasn't stock so I must have a different ROM on it. Went to the display s3's, changed all their clocks to what mine had then asked if he'd help me with my problem.
Man he ****ed my account up... I spent weeks arguing with vzw over the **** he did...
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gunz.jones said:
Here, it's Best Buy. While our Radio Shack is not the best place to get advice, it's better than Best Buy.
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Indeed! I bought a sprint Note II and went to BestBuy to look for accessories....
Lady was adamant that its "not even released in the US yet."
I just laughed, pulled my phone out my pocket, and said... Yeah, sure its not and this doesnt exist...
Then just walked out, lol
Morons!

[Q] Please help, assaulted while recording

There was this guy vandalizing some stuff in my street. I told him to stop while recording video of the event. He forced me on the ground bruising my neck and damaging my teeth, let me go when I promised to delete the video. How can I recover the video? Any help is very much appreciated.

You wouldn't happen to have your photos/videos back up to Google do you? That's terrible that happened to you I'm sorry.
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grim489 said:
You wouldn't happen to have your photos/videos back up to Google do you? That's terrible that happened to you I'm sorry.
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I turned that off because mobile data used to be very expensive here...
Thank you for your compassion

84Guzz said:
There was this guy vandalizing some stuff in my street. I told him to stop while recording video of the event. He forced me on the ground bruising my neck and damaging my teeth, let me go when I promised to delete the video. How can I recover the video? Any help is very much appreciated.
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Where this guy at? ima fkin swing my iCrap device at him and crack it and smack it on his face with the glass shards and everything or use like an ipad and smack him repeatedly across the face.
Seriously though i think you should take this to the police first.
Edit: just noticed not in US, umm try Local authorities of what you got there.

markdapimp said:
Where this guy at? ima fkin swing my iCrap device at him and crack it and smack it on his face with the glass shards and everything or use like an ipad and smack him repeatedly across the face.
Seriously though i think you should take this to the police first.
Edit: just noticed not in US, umm try Local authorities of what you got there.
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I did, but they said there's nothing they can do without actually capturing his ass. Thanks for being angry together with me, it helps a lot.

I'm not sure it'd work for you but you could try downloading Dumpster from Google play. The only thing is idk if it recovers deleted files or it recovers files deleted after the app is installed.
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grim489 said:
I'm not sure it'd work for you but you could try downloading Dumpster from Google play. The only thing is idk if it recovers deleted files or it recovers files deleted after the app is installed.
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Just sample .png... Thanks for this, I'll keep it on there, just pushing my teeth back in place now

84Guzz said:
I did, but they said there's nothing they can do without actually capturing his ass. Thanks for being angry together with me, it helps a lot.
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WHATTT!?????????????? You should be mad at your country for not hunting his ass down.

markdapimp said:
WHATTT!?????????????? You should be mad at your country for not hunting his ass down.
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I know, it was just 10 minutes. If you ever come to the Netherlands remember it pays to be a criminal.

84Guzz said:
I know, it was just 10 minutes. If you ever come to the Netherlands remember it pays to be a criminal.
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For all of you wanting to help:
I'm going to go to sleep now, it's 06:30 am over here. If your want to help catch this bastard, reply to this thread with a way to recover deleted videos from a Nexus 5.
I'm sure he was just a dumb kid, as he let me go after deleting the video + some dumb tutorials i shot. I think it would be the best thing to let him know not to do stuff like this again.
Thank you XDA, you're the only place to turn to after paying 1$ a minute trying to reach google, I got more response from you compared to a multi billion dollar company.
Email me at guusvandersluijs at gmail dot com

should have punched him dead in the face!!!

Maybe you can email google and see what they can do in recovering data.
At least they would tell you if that sector has been overwritten or not.

http://www.android-data-recovery.org/google-nexus-5-data-recovery.html
donno if this works,was the first thing that came up after googeling "recover deleted files nexus 5"
and go see a dentist,you dont wanna lose your teeth!
from my CM11 powered Nexus5

You can try this method. I used it on my galaxy nexus, but don't see why it wouldn't work on the nexus 5. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994705
[GUIDE] Internal Memory Data Recovery - Yes We Can!
sent from my HAMMERHEAD neXus

The first thing to do would be to STOP USING THE PHONE. The more you use it, the higher the chance of the data being overwritten and thus unrecoverable. Remember, "deleting" something only marks it as available on the disk/flash memory.

http://www.icare-recovery.com/free/android-data-recovery-freeware.html
As above, if you carry on using the phone there's a chance you might write over the deleted file, any chance of recovery then becomes much more difficult, maybe even impossible. Try some of the software that's been mentioned above, if the files not been overwritten you should have a good chance of recovery.

84Guzz said:
For all of you wanting to help:
I'm going to go to sleep now, it's 06:30 am over here. If your want to help catch this bastard, reply to this thread with a way to recover deleted videos from a Nexus 5.
I'm sure he was just a dumb kid, as he let me go after deleting the video + some dumb tutorials i shot. I think it would be the best thing to let him know not to do stuff like this again.
Thank you XDA, you're the only place to turn to after paying 1$ a minute trying to reach google, I got more response from you compared to a multi billion dollar company.
Email me at guusvandersluijs at gmail dot com
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correct as the past few posts say if you havnt overwritten that area of your internal storage where the video was saved you should no problem using some recovery tools to get the deleted information. I work as a security analyst doing forensics and e-discovery. I recommend the program r-studio to recovery deleted information. you will have to pay for it unless you can find a free copy on the internet.. lol but you can also get a trial of it which will let you recovery files smaller than like 1mb which might not help you but you can at least use the trial to determine if the video is recoverable.

You can also use diskdigger. The free version should do what you need it to
Sent from my One Xl using xda premium

Thank all of you for your help. I tried several tools, with varying results.
Sadly I can't seem to get anything watchable back. I got a couple of bruises and my jaw still kinda hurts, but it's nothing permanent.
I got an app that can undo removal of photos and videos for the next time something like this happens, also I should be more carefull not to put myself in harms way again. People are unpredictable.
This thread can be closed.

Are you rooted? If not, we're at the end of the road.