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I am having problems with certain little apps who need Google to grant them access like backup sms but it never does. I've even tried other browsers like firefox and dolphin. I've also had a similar problem with dropbox granting access to foldersync. It's very frustrating.
I forget what the setting is, but you need to log onto gmail with your computer and go into settings and set something. Backup SMS should have instructions in its settings on how to do this.
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I had the same issue with SMS Backup +. Here is the fix.
Open the app and tap Advanced Settings>IMAP Server Settings and put your gmail address in User Name, and password in Password. Don't change anything else. Back out and on the main screen you should see Connect grayed out, your good!
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I have uploaded my first app on to the Android Market and haven't too much interest so far on XDA so I thought I would post a little bit more information about the app.
This is a simple and light weight app that allows you to securely store and easily login to different websites on your phone.
Do you have all your passwords saved into your devices web browser meaning that anyone who has access to your phone can log on to the websites that you’ve accessed. Do you regularly wipe your phone for whatever reason and get annoyed at having to keep typing in your username and password. Then this might be the app for you.
The app will store all the login information that you enter into the app, which include the company name, the web address, username and the password. Each login is listed on the front screen. If you click on the stored login it will load the website and copy the username to the clipboard allowing you to paste into the username field. Also, when you launch the website from the app it will also create a notification. Once you have copied the username you can then click on the notification to copy the password. This way you do not need to switch to and from the app and the browser to copy the login information. Once you have launched the website, the copying of the username and the password is done while the app is running in the background.
All passwords that are stored within the device are encrypted using AES encryption algorithm to ensure your data is safe.
To protect others from accessing the app you can enable a password that needs to be entered before getting access to the app. Also, for added protection you can enable a feature that will automatically reset the app back to first use if the password gets entered incorrectly 3 times.
The app enables you to backup and restore your stored logins to a file on the SD card of your device. Should you need to wipe your phone, or if you get a new device and want to restore the logins onto your new device you can use the file that was generated from the backup in order to restore your data.
Although the App has Internet Access this is only there to enable you to submit bug reports from inside the settings menu and to enabled adverts to support the app development. I promise you, know personal information that you store inside the app is sent over the internet.
The App can be found on the Android Market. There are two versions, one which is a free ad supported version and a donate version which is identical to the free version but doesn't show ads. Please search for Boardies Password Manager.
Thanks
A new update has been released today in order to enable support for Android 2.1 and up. Tests have also been made to ensure that the app works correctly on honeycomb
Most people want their browser to remember their login information so that they don't have to enter it every single time, however, I don't want my phone's browser to remember it anymore.
Is there a way to delete the login information so that I would need to manually input my login name and password each time?
Thanks!
Just deleting passworld data, but it will erase all remembered passworlds on other sites. Menu, more, settings, delete passworld data.
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I recently installed CM12 on my Moto G and haven't yet migrated my Outlook Contacts & Calendar items onto it yet. I am surfing the web to become familiar with the due diligence of apps permissions first. From a comment at http://www.androidcentral.com/android-permissions-privacy-security, I found that I can an apps entry in Settings allows me to see the permissions for an app. I haven't yet installed any apps, but the native browser has the permission to access my Contacts. Is this normal for browser? If I draw an analogy with my computer, I wouldn't expect Firefox to be able to delve into my Outlook contacts.
Then again, I was warned that people can freak out at permissions without understanding them. So maybe there are reasons for the browser to be able to access contacts?
my1stSmartPhone said:
I recently installed CM12 on my Moto G and haven't yet migrated my Outlook Contacts & Calendar items onto it yet. I am surfing the web to become familiar with the due diligence of apps permissions first. From a comment at http://www.androidcentral.com/android-permissions-privacy-security, I found that I can an apps entry in Settings allows me to see the permissions for an app. I haven't yet installed any apps, but the native browser has the permission to access my Contacts. Is this normal for browser? If I draw an analogy with my computer, I wouldn't expect Firefox to be able to delve into my Outlook contacts.
Then again, I was warned that people can freak out at permissions without understanding them. So maybe there are reasons for the browser to be able to access contacts?
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This is why they "officially" need these permissions...
Read contact data – You can send a code using the built in share feature. This enables the program to get your contacts so you can share it.
Write contact data – When you send something, if you send it to someone that isn’t in your phonebook, it will save the data for you to insert later.
In CM12 you can block these permissions.
Hello,
I was wondering if there is a password manager out there which can be stored on a flashdrive so that I can plug it in to log into my PC among other applications and websites?
I have never used a password manager before, and since recent scandals involving password theft, I feel like a lot of people are posting about the benefits of a password manager, so I felt I should try a password manager as well. I want to go the whole nine yards though. I want an immersive experience to REALLY get a feel of whether or not I will use a password manager, so I want to change everything, including my google password and Microsoft password, and let my password manager handle keeping them.
However, my Microsoft password is linked to my PC, so my computer password changes when my Microsoft account password changes. If I change it to some randomly generated strong password I would not remember it and would depend entirely on the password manager, which is why I want to know if there is a portable application that can log into my PC for me as well.
Also, my google account is linked to my phone, and it keeps record of my call history, text messages, and contacts. These are things I want to be retained whenever I get a new phone, factory reset my current phone, or clean install a custom ROM, so is there a password manager that handles this as well? The problem with apps is the fact that we need Google Play Store to download and install them officially, and we need a google account to access Google Play Store. I know that I can sideload an apk from my computer to my phone, but let's say I get a new phone at Best Buy and just CAN'T wait to get home and start using it. When I boot up it'll ask for my Google account so it can restore my contacts at the very least, but I'd be dependent on my password manager and will not be able to login without it. Is there something I can do that will allow me to login immediately upon turning on this shiny new device?
I've tried Dashlane, they don't have a remedy for the things above, and it seems like most password managers do not. On top of Dashlane's android overlay doesn't pop up when adding a google account, whether it just be for gmail or other google services. I am pretty sure that my request is a stretch, and if so, I'll probably just continue to manually type in my own passwords, but I figured I'd ask and see if anyone knew of an app that might do what I want or is migrating in that direction.
Thanks,
Weilun
Hi,
I have some apps that I have forgot the password to.
The apps still works but if I want to access the content using my PC I can not since I forgot the password.
Is there a way to extract existing passwords.
To stop this from happening in the future is there an password manager that automatically saves the passwords that I create for the different apps.
Or if there are no manager that does this automatically one with as little effort as possible would be good.
Also it would be nice If this manager auto-fills the username and password because I have some apps that automatically logouts.
Is there a manager that is freeware?
I do not know of a way to extract a password from an app that is logged in, that is mostly because the app does not store your password, but a special has that has your login information session.
However, going forward you can use something like LastPass to store your app passwords, it will prompt you to save them when entering, and you can use it on your desktop as well.