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[APP] Autowipe - For those with Froyo

Autowipe is back!
Greetings all,
As most of you probably know, Froyo (2.2) includes new phone wiping abilities. I've been working on an app to take advantage of this new feature and I'm excited to let others see it.
Unfortunately for me, I do not have a Froyo Phone! I am looking for some of you very nice people with N1s or Droids that have 2.2 installed to help me out with testing, as the Emulator can only go so far. Most importantly, I'm interested in seeing if the "Subscriber Id changed" action works when removing/changing SIM cards.
Quick description: Android 2.2 (Froyo)+ includes a new administrator feature. The administrator must be enabled by the user before it can perform its actions. This application focuses on the memory wipe feature of the administrator. If your device gets lost or stolen you can set up this application to automatically wipe the memory in the following conditions: failed passwords to unlock screen, SMS password received, subscriber ID changed (SIM card).
Screenshots and APK attached below.
Thank you very much!
Update 05 March 2011:
* Integrated a Test Mode into the app.

Don't mean to be a downer or anything but isn't this what Mobile Defense and WaveSecure do already?

PhantomRampage said:
Don't mean to be a downer or anything but isn't this what Mobile Defense and WaveSecure do already?
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I don't think that those two programs are updated to work with the admin froyo settings, it's actually what is trying to accomplish.

PhantomRampage said:
Don't mean to be a downer or anything but isn't this what Mobile Defense and WaveSecure do already?
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But neither of those apps are free or are supported outside the US as far as I know.

gatsu_1981 said:
I don't think that those two programs are updated to work with the admin froyo settings, it's actually what is trying to accomplish.
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You can at least set WaveSecure as admin, don't know about Mobile Defense. But still, keep up the work!

i really like this app bro. So when you say wipe, does it restore factory settings? or does it literally wipe everything so that u have to restore via adb or something?

Indeed, my intention is to release it as a free app on the Market to all locations.
adam18488 said:
i really like this app bro. So when you say wipe, does it restore factory settings? or does it literally wipe everything so that u have to restore via adb or something?
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Thanks for the compliments. According to the documentation it never specifically says "factory reset" but I'd guess that is what it is doing: Ask the user data be wiped. This will cause the device to reboot, erasing all user data while next booting up.

adam18488 said:
i really like this app bro. So when you say wipe, does it restore factory settings? or does it literally wipe everything so that u have to restore via adb or something?
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now that would be nice.... both phone and SD at that. That way if you get someone smart enough to track down how to bring up the bootloader and restoral menus, they won't have anything to work from....

Any update in this project? its really promising. A free alternative to only payed remote wiping software on market.

Keep up the good work bro.
This is an excellent alternative, eh?
Can you please give us a version with "SIM"?
Thanks.

JHPadu said:
You can at least set WaveSecure as admin, don't know about Mobile Defense. But still, keep up the work!
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how do u set wavesecure as admin? read something about you can remotely activate gps! how?
I have wavesecure and root access

Hello all, sorry I was away for a bit there. Good news, I've just posted a release to the Android Market. I will update the original post shortly.
Search for Autowipe on the market if you can. Feedback would be great! (This version WIPES, it's armed!)

Good work!
Please hide the sms password with ***, add a cursor and perhaps a confirmation with "password set" or something like this.
And most important a test mode would be great. No idea how to test it without wiping hehe

watercool said:
Good work!
Please hide the sms password with ***, add a cursor and perhaps a confirmation with "password set" or something like this.
And most important a test mode would be great. No idea how to test it without wiping hehe
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Thanks. I'll add those too, good ideas. I was thinking if you forgot your password you could check back and see it but I suppose you could just delete the asterisks and make a new one.
Thanks again!

vesperaNovus said:
As most of you probably know, Froyo (2.2) includes new phone wiping abilities.
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No, sorry. What exactly?

vesperaNovus said:
Thanks. I'll add those too, good ideas. I was thinking if you forgot your password you could check back and see it but I suppose you could just delete the asterisks and make a new one.
Thanks again!
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You're welcome. When you need your password and forgot it, it's probably too late anyway hehe

I've posted an update with some of the changes requested. The test mode is a taller order so I haven't been able to do that yet.
xPatriicK said:
No, sorry. What exactly?
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From the 2.2 Highlights:
Device policy manager
New device policy management APIs allow developers to write "device administrator" applications that can control security features on the device, such as the minimum password strength, data wipe, and so on. Users can select the administrators that are enabled on their devices.
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Pretty exciting!
As usual I still don't have an actual 2.2 device so please let me know if I did anything silly, like forget to let you enable the app or something

love it.......
ty for ur hard work

Thank you for contributing, one request. Sdcard wipe too...if someone is smart enough they can restore my phone with a nandroid after it's wiped....if it's a smart thief that is

Sorry if I'm suspicious about all this but with would you need network access for your app?

[Q] Question on d2g, unable to add/create google account

I am from Malaysia. Just received my d2g i purchase from ebay. I managed to unlock and use local GSM network, NOT VERIZON!
i am unable to add google account. If i sign in an existing google account i have, it shows "user name and password doesn't match", i can log in fine from any pc. And im also unable to create new google account from the phone.
I had searching for weeks on a solution on this, but unable to solve it.

try to wipe data/cach it might help.

the-light said:
try to wipe data/cach it might help.
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I did a few master reset. it wipe all data on the phone but still same issue.
attached is the image i just took after trying again. but this time it say "cant establish a reliable data connection to the server"
i wander if its control by verizon. means we must use it service in order to used the full function of the phone?
by the way, i am running on Android 2.2 Version.2.4.330.A956.Verizon.en.US

Have you tried changing the Google account password from your PC (making sure it doesn't have any non-ASCII characters like diacritical stuff &c.) and trying again with that new one?
Verizon has nothing to do with Google services.

Gasai Yuno said:
Have you tried changing the Google account password from your PC (making sure it doesn't have any non-ASCII characters like diacritical stuff &c.) and trying again with that new one?
Verizon has nothing to do with Google services.
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Hi mate. Im using same account and password that im using on motorola defy. DEFY is singapore model which seems to be working fine. That's why i am thinking, maybe verizon did special program on all d2g to stop people like me simply getting the phone but doesn't used the services.

This means they chose to do a “special program” for just one single D2G — yours.
I use my D2G on GSM and I have never had any issues adding my Google account.

Gasai Yuno said:
This means they chose to do a “special program” for just one single D2G — yours.
I use my D2G on GSM and I have never had any issues adding my Google account.
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LOL
That's positive. Meaning my setting might be wrong some where. There should be solution. Just hope some one experience same situation as me but found solution and share with me here.

when i had issues with google account ive deleted a few msg (first ones) and it became available again. not sure this is the solution for ur thing though..
btw if u can log via phone browser, u might want to sbf for 1 of the os component is bad

the-light said:
when i had issues with google account ive deleted a few msg (first ones) and it became available again. not sure this is the solution for ur thing though..
btw if u can log via phone browser, u might want to sbf for 1 of the os component is bad
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what is sbf? i been seeing this alot but not sure how to do it. can you give me any link that show me step by step on this.
i am still waiting for the upgrade to 2.3... hope it solves all issue

http://droid.koumakan.jp/wiki/SBF

Gasai Yuno said:
http://droid.koumakan.jp/wiki/SBF
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thanks mate. checking now.

Changing Primary Windows Live Account

Is there a way for me to change my Windows Live account credentials without wiping my phone? I changed my login email address, and now my phones freaking out. I'm dev and interlop unlocked.
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It's not supposed to be possible, no.
I've heard reports that you can change it by using the Supreme Shortcuts app to re-run the Out Of Box Experience, which will allow you to specify a new primary account. This is totally unsupported, though - for whatever reason (don't ask me...) Microsoft decided they really wanted to make you hard-reset before doing that.

Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19187155&postcount=626

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=626
follow the post will change the live account without reset your wp7

Thanks, that looks promising. Now that I have the provxml file, how do I actually load it on to the phone? I can't find anything about that.

Ahhh it's killing me that I'm so close. I can't figure out how to find the GUID I need for the provxml file, but I think I figured out how to load it.

Install WP7 Root Tools and make changes manually by using registry editor.

sensboston said:
Install WP7 Root Tools and make changes manually by using registry editor.
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Thanks, worked perfectly

Just out of interest, will apps bought with the original ID work if you change it to another?
about to give my old phone to a family member and wondering if there was a way to keep navigon on the phone for them!

[Q] successfully registered as developer but still locked?

Hi I did not find any similar threads and I decide to post it.
I am a student and I have successfully registered my HTC radar as a development phone. But when I tried to sideload apps, it still says my phone is not fully unlocked. (I have tried Bazzar and Nes simulator), so my question is dose register WP7 phone equals to unlock? If not, what other procedures we need to take?
P.S. I have followed instruction from the popular post thanks for XDA
mywpstory.com/2011/07/students-how-to-developer-unlock-jailbreak-your-windows-phone-7-device-for-free

yondchang said:
Hi I did not find any similar threads and I decide to post it.
I am a student and I have successfully registered my HTC radar as a development phone. But when I tried to sideload apps, it still says my phone is not fully unlocked. (I have tried Bazzar and Nes simulator), so my question is dose register WP7 phone equals to unlock? If not, what other procedures we need to take?
P.S. I have followed instruction from the popular post thanks for XDA
mywpstory.com/2011/07/students-how-to-developer-unlock-jailbreak-your-windows-phone-7-device-for-free
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You've just developer unlocked.
Bazzar and NES simulator etc needs Interop unlock -which won't come with the developer unlock.
Interop and full unlock are more or less like hacks and official unlocks don't support that.

thanks
Thanks a lot for the reply, it seems my HTC RADAR can not be interop unlock right now because it has V2 driver.
So is there any fun apps to use for just developer unlocked device?

yondchang said:
Thanks a lot for the reply, it seems my HTC RADAR can not be interop unlock right now because it has V2 driver.
So is there any fun apps to use for just developer unlocked device?
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Not sure about fun apps, but since you are student unlocked you will be able to side load only 3 apps at a time.
Try:
Screenshots
Battery Status
Supreme Shortcuts
These are all available in the WP7 software/development forum here on XDA. I have them all on my phone.
If you want more than 3 apps, you will have to uninstall one sideloaded app to load another app. At any single point you can only have 3 sideloaded apps on your phone.

thanks bro, that is helpful

There is also a webserver app which will allow you to browse the phone's \Windows folder and to read and write files to a data folder on the phone using a PC web browser. I fount it useful at times, but I have much higher unlock limits.
The screenshot app in particular is very handy, though.

Anyone That Could help me with this

Will appreciate any help you guys can bring me
I am new to this world, buy 710 to my girl as a gift. Now she wants a specific ringtone. But need Zune (it refuse to install) Windows Embedded S 7, downloaded 2 times and always get error.
So I was wondering if is there a way to set the ringtone on the go, for example in Android that is the world I know the most, you can set it, just need a file explorer then copy the file to the folder Ringtone in your SD Card, and viola you got to ringtones and there is the file you just copied. Any similar in Windows 7.8?.
Thanks for any help you can bring me.
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Sir_gpm said:
Will appreciate any help you guys can bring me: Link
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How about telling us what's what before telling us to click on other links and go to other threads.
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Google is your friend

Sorry is about a request that made in the lumia 800 forum. Sorry If was bad.
I tried to google it but no luck so far, let see with your help, show same result when I was looking for. Is there a way to do it on the go, like I do in Android?. Do not need any pc!

1: Generally, avoid cross-posting. If you must cross-post (put the same message to multiple forums), make it clear what you're asking and don't force us to chase links.
2: Use a meaningful thread title. This one fails that test, hard. I read (almost) every thread in this forum section; most people won't bother with one that has a title like this.
3: Always search before posting. There are multiple apps that can convert MP3 to ringtones for WP7.

GoodDayToDie said:
1: Generally, avoid cross-posting. If you must cross-post (put the same message to multiple forums), make it clear what you're asking and don't force us to chase links.
2: Use a meaningful thread title. This one fails that test, hard. I read (almost) every thread in this forum section; most people won't bother with one that has a title like this.
3: Always search before posting. There are multiple apps that can convert MP3 to ringtones for WP7.
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1.Thanks for that advice.
2.You are right from now will try to write a better title to my threads.
3. I always do. But no luck. Could you point me to any of those apps.
Thanks

My WP7 device is currently out of commission, but a search for "mp3 ringtone" on the WP8 marketplace turns up literally dozens of apps, many of which I know work on WP7 and some of which are explicitly to do what you need.
Alternatively, you could try solving the problem with Zune. What is the *exact* version of Windows you're trying to install it on?

GoodDayToDie said:
My WP7 device is currently out of commission, but a search for "mp3 ringtone" on the WP8 marketplace turns up literally dozens of apps, many of which I know work on WP7 and some of which are explicitly to do what you need.
Alternatively, you could try solving the problem with Zune. What is the *exact* version of Windows you're trying to install it on?
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If you're phone is dev unlocked or interop unlocked, you can always use my R1ng3D app , otherwise there are some good ringtone apps on the marketplace.

GoodDayToDie said:
Alternatively, you could try solving the problem with Zune. What is the *exact* version of Windows you're trying to install it on?
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Will try your advice and try the app that the developer point me to. The windows is Windows Embedded Standar 7. The Zune thing is the last one I want to try, cuz want on the go solution.