I am a helpdesk analyst for a company that assigns android phones and devices. We need to update the database of all users who have a device assigned to them. We need to capture all the serial numbers from the devices. Is there an app for this? Or is there someone who can get me started in creating one.
Preferrably, we would like the app to have a user account that we would require all of our users to download and instal off the network. Ideally we could expand off this concept and actually deploy company updates and apps.
Any ideas?
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thugzlyphe said:
I am a helpdesk analyst for a company that assigns android phones and devices. We need to update the database of all users who have a device assigned to them. We need to capture all the serial numbers from the devices. Is there an app for this? Or is there someone who can get me started in creating one.
Preferrably, we would like the app to have a user account that we would require all of our users to download and instal off the network. Ideally we could expand off this concept and actually deploy company updates and apps.
Any ideas?
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Assuming you already have the device data? Couldn't you send out a push notification requesting current users to register their device on the network, and have all new devices registered before they're issued?
This way you could send out push notifications of when new updates are available.
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At the moment there are no real viruses for windows mobile devices, only a few proofs of concept.
But I have encountered a few examples of supposedly normal commercial software that I really wouldn't want installed on my phone.
Example 1:
A while back a small company (who's name I no longer remember) sent a letter to all its customers threatening that the anti-piracy protection on their software will damage your bootloader if a cracked version of one of their apps is discovered on your phone.
Example 2:
It was reported a while back that Agile Messenger sent user names and passwords for all messenger services unencrypted through the net potentially giving anyone access to your accounts.
Example 3:
While reading the EULA for Opera Mini I discovered it sends users phone number and all their browsing data (cookies, history, cache) to the Opera ASA server basically spying on your internet activities.
Unfortunately all the threads dealing with these otherwise nice and useful apps have now moved deep in to site history so any new users or just someone who haven't been on the site for a while is likely to miss them.
My proposal is this:
Create a sticky locked thread, I think the general section would be most appropriate, so anyone visiting the site would be able to see the list of programs he might want to avoid.
Why lock the thread?
As I understand it moderators can still edit locked threads any time they want so there are two reasons to keep it locked from the general public:
1) To keep the list clear and easily readable.
I am sure many people will want to comment on the software even if it is just to say "how dare they do this?", but any comments / questions would be better off in separate threads.
2) To be fair to the software creators.
I think that anyone making a claim against a software should provide some minimum proof. Like the email quoted in example one, comm log dump or screen shots. At the very list confirmation from other users.
This site has a lot of impact on the mobile community and it would be a shame if a wrongfully accused software would suffer due to being publicized as damaging here.
So market changed to Google play store...fine, whatever.
Problem is I have 3 Gmail accounts on my phone yet Google play store is only showing two of them...so how in the hell do I add the third one so the apps I have under that account can be updated when necessary?!?
I did a search on Google and of course I find nothing.
Thanks!
Assuming a recent build (Gingerbread, ICS...) Settings\Accounts and Sync\Add Account.
Not on gingerbread. Samsung Epic 4G with midNIGHT Rom v 5.3.
When I go into settings I don't see an option to add an account for Google Play.
Now here's the rub...the account that doesn't show up on my phone...is the account I registered under on my laptop.
I'm am totally, completely and thoroughly stumped!
Is the account still showing in settings > accounts as a Google account? If it is then I suggest you contact them directly as it's obviously an issue.
Somehow the missing account was deleted from my phone.
Added it back. All is well.
Thanks all!
droid newb said:
Not on gingerbread. Samsung Epic 4G with midNIGHT Rom v 5.3.
When I go into settings I don't see an option to add an account for Google Play.
Now here's the rub...the account that doesn't show up on my phone...is the account I registered under on my laptop.
I'm am totally, completely and thoroughly stumped!
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If not showing up on your phone (home screen\settings\Accounts and sync), I would try re-adding the account to the phone and see what happens. If not, as Archer suggests, contacting Google would be a good idea.
Edit: You solved it while I was posting.
I can no longer get into the Android market unless I agree to accept whatever Google's legal terms are for their 'Play' and 'Books' services. But I don't intend ever to use these. Google really is getting beyond the pale, presumably introducing this change on a day when they hope that attention will be focussed on whatever Apple are up to. I shall now be looking for alternate market places. Any pointers please?
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alpine101 said:
I can no longer get into the Android market unless I agree to accept whatever Google's legal terms are for their 'Play' and 'Books' services. But I don't intend ever to use these. Google really is getting beyond the pale, presumably introducing this change on a day when they hope that attention will be focussed on whatever Apple are up to. I shall now be looking for alternate market places. Any pointers please?
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Please don't purposely go off-topic just to boost your post count. At least the other thread where you copied and pasted this post was relevant!
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Whoa...pump your brakes!
I was in a hurry and posted it in a general forum...I didn't have any malicious intentions. lmao!
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Have you tried getting apps from slideme.org ?
It's like Google Play but includes non-Market apps also.
So a while ago there was this controversy about the King Root app that it was collecting the phone's IMEI and sending it off to China servers after a person roots his device.
Since then it seems that forum moderators here began locking up threads and removing all links, basically this program was banned from the forums. Now I see that lots of threads have been unlocked again for discussion where the Kingo Root app is mentioned.
I have also noticed that they have now added an "Open Source" page on their website. So have some experts from here reviewed the program thoroughly, found nothing and decided to allow it?
Mitko said:
So a while ago there was this controversy about the King Root app that it was collecting the phone's IMEI and sending it off to China servers after a person roots his device.
Since then it seems that forum moderators here began locking up threads and removing all links, basically this program was banned from the forums. Now I see that lots of threads have been unlocked again for discussion where the Kingo Root app is mentioned.
I have also noticed that they have now added an "Open Source" page on their website. So have some experts from here reviewed the program thoroughly, found nothing and decided to allow it?
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Yes, discussion is now allowed. The Kingo team has been working with the XDA staff to resolve the issues. IMEI's are no longer collected, but by virtue of how the program works, it still sends some info (such as serial number) to remote servers, and there is no real way around that. The explanations given by Kingo seem reasonable, and jive with what the XDA staff has determined by their own analysis.
As per usual, any time you use a closed source program to gain root (or for anything for that matter) -- and I'm not specifically talking about Kingo -- the onus is on you to determine if it is the program is appropriate for you. Caveat emptor.
efrant said:
Yes, discussion is now allowed. The Kingo team has been working with the XDA staff to resolve the issues. IMEI's are no longer collected, but by virtue of how the program works, it still sends some info (such as serial number) to remote servers, and there is no real way around that. The explanations given by Kingo seem reasonable, and jive with what the XDA staff has determined by their own analysis.
As per usual, any time you use a closed source program to gain root (or for anything for that matter) -- and I'm not specifically talking about Kingo -- the onus is on you to determine if it is the program is appropriate for you. Caveat emptor.
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Thank you for the detailed answer.
In regards to app transfer process, has anyone experienced difficulties after a transfer of ownership was done?
We are developing an app for a client, who have an existing app being hosted and managed by a 3rd party vendor. We need to understand the process of helping the client get ownership of the current app and then with the same name of the app, push our (new) binaries as an update to the app. The key thing is that there should not be any disruption to the current service and the transition to the new app is transparent to the users – All reviews, ratings etc. remain the same.
- What are the key information transfers that must happen during transfer of ownership of an app (Keys, version no. etc.)?
- If new update to an app is completely different in architecture, is there an approval process from Google Play to go through? If yes, how long does this usually take?
So to summarize, ‘V’ is the third party vendor hosting the app named ‘X’ for our client ‘C’. We (Dev company ‘D’) want to replace the current app with our implementation, but retaining the existing app name, customer base, reviews, ratings etc. such that existing users just get a notification to upgrade their existing app and it changes to the new app once they download.
Thanks!
Hi,
I can find nothing relevant on XDA about this. I suggest you contact Google...
But you could ask your question here if you wish,
> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!
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Does anyone know how to know how to circumvent a device ban on android? Clearing cache, deleting app, deleting app history does not work. They are placing a device ban for this particular app on the phone.
Any recommendations or advice appreciated.
Thank you.
They who. What app
Tinder
Maybe "They" think it is not appropriate. Any other app being blocked? When blocked does it give you some info/message
Am just trying to figure out how to circumvent a device ban. Have been researching xprivacy and things like this but have not quite figure out how they are linking the device. Even a factory reset doesn’t work.
If a factory reset didn't fix it I'd wonder if your phone is even legal? That pretty much has to be the IMEI is banned AFAIK.
Did you buy it from a legit source?
Laser422 said:
Am just trying to figure out how to circumvent a device ban. Have been researching xprivacy and things like this but have not quite figure out how they are linking the device. Even a factory reset doesn’t work.
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Probably IMEI based. That's what other apps like Snapchat have used for handing out device bans. You can't circumvent it if its IMEI based unless you know how to mask it or spoof it. The app may also look for additional things like the MAC address and IP address in combination.
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Probably IMEI based. That's what other apps like Snapchat have used for handing out device bans. You can't circumvent it if its IMEI based unless you know how to mask it or spoof it. The app may also look for additional things like the MAC address and IP address in combination.
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Yeah, I would imagine it is IMEI based.
Any recommendations on how to spoof it?
Thanks
Laser422 said:
Yeah, I would imagine it is IMEI based.
Any recommendations on how to spoof it?
Thanks
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I doubt XDA would take kindly to people advising how to conceal IMEI.
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I doubt XDA would take kindly to people advising how to conceal IMEI.
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Hello and good afternoon, @Journyman16
Just for your information: We do not allow discussions of or support for the change or edit of IMEI's. But we accept if the discussion is about the restoration or repair of the original IMEI. And we also allow spoofing or masking of IMEI as long as it's done on sofware level and the actual, original IMEI isn't tampered with. Spoofing of IMEI's is mainly used out of privacy concerns; however, if such talks deviate to illegal purposes we'd highly appreciate a report.
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Oswald Boelcke said:
Hello and good afternoon, @Journyman16
Just for your information: We do not allow discussions of or support for the change or edit of IMEI's. But we accept if the discussion is about the restoration or repair of the original IMEI. And we also allow spoofing or masking of IMEI as long as it's done on sofware level and the actual, original IMEI isn't tampered with. Spoofing of IMEI's is mainly used out of privacy concerns; however, if such talks deviate to illegal purposes we'd highly appreciate a report.
Regards
Oswald Boelcke
Senior Moderator
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Thanks for clarifying Oswald. I didn't know how it might be seen by XDA. TBH I didn't really know what a 'device ban' is having only heard of IMEI's being banned after the phone being stolen.
Laser422 said:
Yeah, I would imagine it is IMEI based.
Any recommendations on how to spoof it?
Thanks
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There used to be some ways to do that (with root) on older android versions, but i've never needed to try anything like this personally.
I believe there are xposed modules purpose built for obfuscating IMEI, MAC address and IP address, to disallow apps from identifying devices, like xprivacy, but again, I don't think these work on newer versions of Android.
You can try, but going by my current knowledge (on newer android versions), the only recourse you have is to get a new device (and preferably use a different account) to log into the app in question if it really matters to you.
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TBH I didn't really know what a 'device ban' is having only heard of IMEI's being banned after the phone being stolen.
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There are many apps that use "device ban" in addition to "account ban". They usually create a device ID in their database which is based on IMEI, MAC address and IP addresses, and can deny access to their services based on one or more of these identifiers.
Game companies do this all the time, and social media companies like SnapChat and TikTok also employ similar banning techniques. And over the years, it's getting damn near impossible to circumvent these bans. Upto Android 6, you could just provide fake device identifiers to the app with xposed modules and mess around with them but with all the exploits being patched, it is no longer that easy on a software level now.
Thanks for the response
We have tried xprivacy and haven’t had much luck. I’m trying to figure out what the next step is
In these forums the people aren’t experienced enough because this is really getting hard/technical, you’re looking in the wrong place sorry to tell you
Kekleroni said:
In these forums the people aren’t experienced enough because this is really getting hard/technical, you’re looking in the wrong place sorry to tell you
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There are many knowledgeable people on this forum, but with how large this site is, we can't all see everything. Comments like yours don't help, and I'd like to point you to Rule 10:
10. Help others if you can.
If you see posts from others where you can help out, please do so. This place exists because people are helping each other, and even if you are relatively new to the matter, there's probably quite a few people with less experience than you, who could benefit from what you've learned. Don't be shy.
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If you have nothing constructive and helpful to say, it is probably better to say nothing.
@Laser422 What do you mean by "device ban"? Are you saying that the Play Store won't let you install the app? Can you provide screenshots? What make and model is your phone, and what OS version are you running? Is your bootloader unlocked and are you rooted?
Do this:
Go to Play Store. Tap profile icon upper right. Tap Settings.
Expand About section. Do you see "Play Protect certification - Device is certified"?
V0latyle said:
@Laser422 What do you mean by "device ban"? Are you saying that the Play Store won't let you install the app? Can you provide screenshots? What make and model is your phone, and what OS version are you running? Is your bootloader unlocked and are you rooted?
Do this:
Go to Play Store. Tap profile icon upper right. Tap Settings.
Expand About section. Do you see "Play Protect certification - Device is certified"?
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It's most likely an account ban. Tinder probably thought he was catfishing. Or somebody reported him.
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With 43 billion matches to date, Tinder® is the world’s most popular dating app, making it the place to meet new people.
policies.tinder.com
gernerttl said:
It's most likely an account ban. Tinder probably thought he was catfishing. Or somebody reported him.
Terms of Use
With 43 billion matches to date, Tinder® is the world’s most popular dating app, making it the place to meet new people.
policies.tinder.com
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That wouldn't prevent him from installing the app. He just wouldn't be able to log in.
Or using a company phone with policy in place only allowing some apps