Here is the latest facebook official app with location 'feature' removed.
I am not sure if you guys who use the app know this, but facebook constantly tracks your location. There is a receiver built into the app that every time you "refresh" the app (Interval settings are found in the settings menu of Facebook) it gets your location and everything you do on Facebook, post a status, send a message, upload a photo etc, your location is added and you cannot turn it off..
So i decompiled the apk and removed all locations ability. That means, no checking in, no nearby, nothing that needs to get your location. You WILL get a forced close. I am working on trying to keep that enabled while dissabling the 'tracking' featrue. Just download, copy apk to your phones storage and use a file browser to install the APK.
Hope you guys enjoy the privacy while also enjoying the Facebook app.
DOWNLOAD: Facebook v3.7 - No Locations
Link???
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XDA Is having an issue with uploading attachments. Not sure why i'll try again later. Sorry :/
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Yea i love to try it...
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Ahhhh this the reason why FB consume a more MB on my 3G ?
Michel
Good idea, but I've turned my location of and it never shows my location when posting any thing.. when I send a private message it gives me the option to turn location of.. is this the same location receiver you are disabling from the app?
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Ahhhh this the reason why FB consume a more MB on my 3G ?
Michel
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This mod will possibly use a tiny bit less. But it uses so much for its Cache. So things are loaded a lot faster and what not.
danlivesey said:
Good idea, but I've turned my location of and it never shows my location when posting any thing.. when I send a private message it gives me the option to turn location of.. is this the same location receiver you are disabling from the app?
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Are you talking about turning your location off under settings of your phone? Well thats different. There is no way to turn it off in the FB app itself. You can turn off the location thing for your messages but its still secretly getting your location.
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Sorry it took so long. XDA is giving me some security error when i try to attach anything :/
Thanks. App is working great!
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I don't mean to hijack the thread, but a good app that stops location requests for any application is LBE Security Master. It will prompt you each time an application requests to use certain permissions. You can also check a box to never allow the application to access that setting, in this case it would be location.
Just search on XDA to find it, I'm on my phone and I don't think the app is on the market.
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I don't mean to hijack the thread, but a good app that stops location requests for any application is LBE Security Master. It will prompt you each time an application requests to use certain permissions. You can also check a box to never allow the application to access that setting, in this case it would be location.
Just search on XDA to find it, I'm on my phone and I don't think the app is on the market.
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Whenever i tried using a third party app to block GPS to the Facebook app, it would cause the FB app to force close irregardless what you did.
I'll try the app and see what happens. Not sure how it goes about granting and denying access. In all honesty i was looking for something like this.
Just don't use LBE Privacy Guard on jelly bean, it caused my phone to freeze a few minutes after turning on and then rebooted and got stuck in that loop. The only way to resolve it was to use adb and remove the apps file.
The app I mentioned in my post above doesn't seem to have any issues besides that parts of it are in Chinese.
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codyrt said:
Just don't use LBE Privacy Guard on jelly bean, it caused my phone to freeze a few minutes after turning on and then rebooted and got stuck in that loop. The only way to resolve it was to use adb and remove the apps file.
The app I mentioned in my post above doesn't seem to have any issues besides that parts of it are in Chinese.
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So you confirm it works with Facebook?
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Works great so far -- subscribed to this thread -- thanks!
As far as I can tell it does. When I open Facebook, LBE pops up and asks me if I want to allow Facebook to track my location. It detects whether Facebook is using location tracking through WiFi or through GPS. I have not checked to see my posts to see if location is attached to them.
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As far as I can tell it does. When I open Facebook, LBE pops up and asks me if I want to allow Facebook to track my location. It detects whether Facebook is using location tracking through WiFi or through GPS. I have not checked to see my posts to see if location is attached to them.
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Interesting.. I wonder if it's blocking "locationmanager.getlastknownlocation" as well. This method doesn't access any hardware. It just reads what the last location known was. Meaning if any other app has access to your GPS and gets a lock, that location is remembered and then used by above method.
I feel much more comfortable completely removing the actual physical code no offence to your option though.
And for a thread update, I learned a new tool to help figure out what gets called where. so I might be able to add the ability to check in as well as use "nearby" in the app. And just disable the tracking!
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Interesting.. I wonder if it's blocking "locationmanager.getlastknownlocation" as well. This method doesn't access any hardware. It just reads what the last location known was. Meaning if any other app has access to your GPS and gets a lock, that location is remembered and then used by above method.
I feel much more comfortable completely removing the actual physical code no offence to your option though.
And for a thread update, I learned a new tool to help figure out what gets called where. so I might be able to add the ability to check in as well as use "nearby" in the app. And just disable the tracking!
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Yeah, I'm still using your MOD too, I really don't need Facebook accessing my location so you can never be too safe about that.
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Thanks mate awesome work!
Hi, there are still some Facebook services running all the time in the background although I have deactivated all notifications. Do you know which services these are?
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Hi, there are still some Facebook services running all the time in the background although I have deactivated all notifications. Do you know which services these are?
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Sort of. I know when notifications are enabled there is a service running. Also what's your refresh interval set at? If that's not disabled then that's what the service is.
If not it may just be in "empty applications" part of androids memory manager. Meaning it's dead but still there to increase launch time. I'm running cm10 and I use the "hold back to kill" option on Facebook so mine is 100 percent gone.
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Loving this app. Great job. Finally facebook can't track me anymore. One big brother, google, is enough.
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Hey guys.
I am trying to remove facebook's "tracking" feature from their app. The app is nice but holy crap 29 permissions? Sheesh. I tried disabling the fine and coarse locations but facebook tries to grab your location the second you start the app and by disabling those permissions you get a force close.
I am requesting people highly advanced in Smali code to help me do one of the following:
When you have location services turned off in settings, facebook does not track your location.
I would like to mod the smali code to always return that location settings are off.
or..
I would like to remove the line of code that asks for the devices location the second you start (This would be best for it still allows facebooks 'check in' and ability to add locations to photos)
I have emailed the developers of the facebook app and they completely ignored me..
Thanks all!!!!
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Hey guys.
I am trying to remove facebook's "tracking" feature from their app. The app is nice but holy crap 29 permissions? Sheesh. I tried disabling the fine and coarse locations but facebook tries to grab your location the second you start the app and by disabling those permissions you get a force close.
I am requesting people highly advanced in Smali code to help me do one of the following:
When you have location services turned off in settings, facebook does not track your location.
I would like to mod the smali code to always return that location settings are off.
or..
I would like to remove the line of code that asks for the devices location the second you start (This would be best for it still allows facebooks 'check in' and ability to add locations to photos)
I have emailed the developers of the facebook app and they completely ignored me..
Thanks all!!!!
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I solved this. PM Me if you want the app without the locations tracking
I think alot of people would like to have that app
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I think alot of people would like to have that app
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The thread for my mod is here
Was too tired to post URL last night xD
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This green icon randomly appearing on everyones phones today?
Without any warning it seems to be downloading (about 3.5mb data used) and draining about 5% of my battery within a few minutes of boot, reinstalls iteslf at boot if uninstalled.
i have the same, suddenly ut appeared in my list, but market and titanium cant find them
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its some new icob from google to manage apps that use google+ sign in...
in other words: junk and clutter, i cant remove it
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I got it.
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I was searching, couldn't find it on my phone :/
According to Engadget, it's from Google, hypothetically to allow users to control their new G+ sign in (afaik, only Tunein Radio has this implemented right now).
http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/27/google-settings-app-sneaks-onto-android-to-bolster-g-sign-in/
http://phandroid.com/2013/02/26/google-settings-icon/
http://phandroid.com/2013/02/26/tunein-radio-android-update/
I knew I wasn't going crazy
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it poped up with the recent update of google play. Great, another app to hide in my app drawer
I got it too, ^.^
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And if one wants to remove it???
All it's got in it is:
Google+ sign-in
Google Maps Access
Ads Yes/No.
Doesn't seem to show up anywhere that I can readily delete.
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And if one wants to remove it???
All it's got in it is:
Google+ sign-in
Google Maps Access
Ads Yes/No.
Doesn't seem to show up anywhere that I can readily delete.
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You can hide it from the drawer if your launcher has that feature, but you won't be able to permanently delete it.
It doesn't do much yet, but Google+ universal sign-in was just launched this week and if developers start picking this up and allowing you to sign in to their service using your Google+ account then this is where you will have the ability to revoke app's permissions.
I think they are setting some groundwork to make other changes in managing your Google account from your phone and that we will probably see quite a bit more show up in this app over time. I'm really hoping for a full mobile equivalent to the Dashboard webpage
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It doesn't do much yet, but Google+ universal sign-in was just launched this week and if developers start picking this up and allowing you to sign in to their service using your Google+ account then this is where you will have the ability to revoke app's permissions.
I think they are setting some groundwork to make other changes in managing your Google account from your phone and that we will probably see quite a bit more show up in this app over time.
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That makes more sense. Without that explanation, Google Settings just seems like a waste of space.
HI guys
Ive noticed that fb mobile app always uses GPS to probe my location when i run the app, thats kinda disturbing. Is there a way to configure the app or do something to prevent it from turning on GPS? I tried to revoke its permission to use location services with another app but fb crashes.. Any tips are much appreciated.
Try this:
Goto 'Settings - Account - App Settings - Messenger Location Services" and turn it off.
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Settings>Location Services: Uncheck the part about using GPS?
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Try this:
Goto 'Settings - Account - App Settings - Messenger Location Services" and turn it off.
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no, this only turns the location report in the chat ("sent from near location x,y,z..").
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Settings>Location Services: Uncheck the part about using GPS?
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this means turning GPS completely off, not only for facebook.
Without some sort of hack/app it is not possible clearly. Basically FB is using you GPS position for their private needs?
i dont know, but you can look at facebooks app permission and see it usses permission to access your call logs and alter them. if thats not private use, i dont know what is.
same probleme here ,, Turning GPS completly is the best solution
Install any security app form play store like LBE PRIVACY GUARD. You can block a specific app from using GPS through these applications since android platform does not allow settings for specific apps for using/not using GPS!
NOTE: NEEDS ROOT FOR THIS ACTION TO WORK!
Go to fb setting and turn of the location sharing.
Plus u can simply switch off the gps from the notification but then still it shares the location using web access point.
So u need both the things to xompletely shut the location thing...
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Install any security app form play store like LBE PRIVACY GUARD. You can block a specific app from using GPS through these applications since android platform does not allow settings for specific apps for using/not using GPS!
NOTE: NEEDS ROOT FOR THIS ACTION TO WORK!
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thanks!!! i think LBE really did the work!
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on a second thought, fb still searches for gps signal.... :/
Tried ticking off the box about nearby friends?
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yes. still searches for gps. i think ive found a solution, flashed a new rom with Xposed framework (first time i see this) and theres an option to controll app settings, one of the options was permissions, revoked location permissions and it seems the app is still working and not crashing (unlike the first try to revoke these permissions with another application) and does not uses the gps. yay!!
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yes. still searches for gps. i think ive found a solution, flashed a new rom with Xposed framework (first time i see this) and theres an option to controll app settings, one of the options was permissions, revoked location permissions and it seems the app is still working and not crashing (unlike the first try to revoke these permissions with another application) and does not uses the gps. yay!!
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Thanks for the new info! Which rom?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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its called RootBox Vanilla for galaxy nexus GSM.
heres the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2110698
This is the new google play services which implement the new android device manger.
For more info : http://www.talkandroid.com/170453-android-device-manager-helping-users-find-lost-phones/
Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?l4cpr9old23zscb
Unrar the file then install it .
Go to settings , Security, Device ADMINISTRAORS
NOTE: Google activated it, its now live.
Credit goes to Google and Talkandroid
Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for sharing!
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You re welcome
Forgot to mention :
Go to settings , Security, Device ADMINISTRAORS
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You re welcome
Forgot to mention :
Go to settings , Security, Device ADMINISTRAORS
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I already received the app in my phone (administrators only), but still is not showed the main app in my google account.
http://officialandroid.blogspot.com...:+OfficialAndroidBlog+(Official+Android+Blog)
apsanchezs said:
I already received the app in my phone (administrators only), but still is not showed the main app in my google account.
http://officialandroid.blogspot.com...:+OfficialAndroidBlog+(Official+Android+Blog)
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Yeah google havent activated it yet. I am sure they will once 4.3 gets out (besides the google phones)
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They took a while to bring this feature, I been using Cerberus which has loads more features
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They took a while to bring this feature, I been using Cerberus which has loads more features
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Yeah but at least its free and it will be more advanced then cerberus.(we talking about google here )
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Yeah but at least its free and it will be more advanced then cerberus.(we talking about google here )
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From what I've seen all it can do is track the phone and show it on a map, wipe and trigger the phone to make a noise in order to find it, Cerberus can do both of those plus like 10+ more so i would rather pay like 2 euros for a lifetime license
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From what I've seen all it can do is track the phone and show it on a map, wipe and trigger the phone to make a noise in order to find it, Cerberus can do both of those plus like 10+ more so i would rather pay like 2 euros for a lifetime license
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Like I meant this is google, cerberus was out for ages therefore they had time for development. Things that are implemented and sp3cially from the maker of the os we running is always better then a 3 rd party. Well mostly.
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Goolgle and ADM delay
For now, it seems Android Device Administrator (ADM) is limited to a checkbox in the Device Administrators menu of our smart phones. The web interface and android app do not show up until now. So it is better uncheck to avoid any possible issue that could affect the phones.
Regards,
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For now, it seems Android Device Administrator (ADM) is limited to a checkbox in the Device Administrators menu of our smart phones. The web interface and android app do not show up until now. So it is better uncheck to avoid any possible issue that could affect the phones.
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ADM is now live and working. See here
Location unavailable
R.Suave said:
ADM is now live and working. See here
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I do not have the web interface in my account. And, when click the web site that you recommended appears: Location unavailable. Google did not have gaving any instructions. For me is better Avast.
apsanchezs said:
I do not have the web interface in my account. And, when click the web site that you recommended appears: Location unavailable. Google did not have gaving any instructions. For me is better Avast.
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Yeah. It hasn't rolled out to all devices. It seems like you dont have full access even though some references to it are there. Heres a thread with more details
My excuses
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Yeah. It hasn't rolled out to all devices. It seems like you dont have full access even though some references to it are there. Heres a thread with more details
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I already have activated the app. All is ok: in the account and also in my phone (green icon, google settings). My problem was that I believed that this ADM app was going to be like AVAST (with rooted phones, that do not need to turn on manually the GPS settings).
With this google ADM app must be always activated the GPS in a permanently manner.
We need to have always present that GPS doesn't use any data. It uses the 31 GPS satellites to determine the phone's position only, which is not a "data" connection at all. What uses the data is the app that is using the GPS (in this case the ADM).
Thank you very much for your help. This forum is wonderful, every day we learn many things. Nobody knows everything.
With kind regards,
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I already have activated the app. All is ok: in the account and also in my phone (green icon, google settings). My problem was that I believed that this ADM app was going to be like AVAST (with rooted phones, that do not need to turn on manually the GPS settings).
With this google ADM app must be always activated the GPS in a permanently manner.
We need to have always present that GPS doesn't use any data. It uses the 31 GPS satellites to determine the phone's position only, which is not a "data" connection at all. What uses the data is the app that is using the GPS (in this case the ADM).
Thank you very much for your help. This forum is wonderful, every day we learn many things. Nobody knows everything.
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Yesh It uses both data and gps.
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Hi all,
Can someone suggest the best app for locating a lost android phone?
After nearly loosing my S4 last night (running for a bus, fell out my pocket and ended up in a ditch...fortunately I bussed back as a last hope and found it!!!) I am searching for the beat app for this.
Thanks for any suggestions..
Conor
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Almost all antivirus companies have device tracking enabled through web.if you configured and recalled the data.you can track the location of phone and can remote swipe/sms and many more.I have tested that using kaspersky and NOD32 and webroot.this is the only chance to track else after stolen people throw away SIM,format the phone or change the IMEI so impossible to track back.
I'm using avast! (Free) It has quite an extensive lost/stolen system built into it aswell as all the antivirus stuff. One thing I like about avast! (Not sure who else has this) it has a setting called 'Geo fencing'. Once set, if your phone leaves a, user set, distance from your current point, it automatically locks your phone and triggers any other protection activities, and sends a SMS to a pre-set cell number. Good for night clubs or busy shopping malls incase you get pick pocketed.
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Avast! is pretty good when it comes to tracking.
Thanks for suggestions. Don't necessarily wanna install an anti virus on the phone.. Find they slow it down ( I know some people may disagree, but that's not the topic)
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Android now has a built in phone locator which can be activated in Settings > Security > Device administrators. Check Android Device Manager.
Uses Google's push service so it doesnt poll battery.
Link to web interface: https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
In addition, I use AndroidLost from Play Store. Runs through Google servers so no background usage. Has an advanced plethora of controls on the web interface. Check it out.
Google Device Manager
I have enjoyed using Google Device Manager. It has the ability to ring my phone for 5 mintues so I can find it easier. As well as the ability to locate it. Although like everything else depends on data connection. So if I lost in a park with a dead battery... NO DICE.
SteckDev said:
I have enjoyed using Google Device Manager. It has the ability to ring my phone for 5 mintues so I can find it easier. As well as the ability to locate it. Although like everything else depends on data connection. So if I lost in a park with a dead battery... NO DICE.
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AndroidLost supports SMS controls. You could send an SMS message to activate GPS and auto reply the location, or you could send a message to enable WiFi/data and track that way.
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any suggestions..
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try lookout or plan B from google play store
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries
Try Google Device Manager if you don't want to deal with a whole antivirus
Thank you for all the suggestions !! I'll look into each one as soon as i get a moment. I'm sure others will benefit from these as well
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Try Google Device Manager if you don't want to deal with a whole antivirus
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agreed, i use android device manager. used to use the samsung version, but now that google offers it then i'll use that one.
I used to use Avast, but now I can just use Google's Device Manager or even CyanogenMod's which is crude for now.
Device manager seems to work well. It allows you to locate the device from another browser using Google maps, allows yo to ring the phone even if it's on vibrate or silent and once set up allows you too lock/erase all data from it.
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cerberus is the best option for little money ( 3 € ) can have about 5 devices, and allows for many things, what I'm wearing and not disappointed.
Check out "Wheres my droid" from the play store. It is full of great features. Can set up triggers from text or phone numbers to make it ring. You can get is location from sending a specific text to your phone. You can lock it down,take a pic and even wipe it clean. Great app
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Need a program, which one not affected by factory reset.
case coreorb
Actually i use Prey, it works pretty fine, you can download it on google play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prey
wsw-wyatt-earp said:
Check out "Wheres my droid" from the play store. It is full of great features. Can set up triggers from text or phone numbers to make it ring. You can get is location from sending a specific text to your phone. You can lock it down,take a pic and even wipe it clean. Great app
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Had a look at this. May still try it. Or use both device manager and Where's my droid
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Zorbeyd said:
Need a program, which one not affected by factory reset.
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Actually, this is a really important point. Which of these apps are still able to perform their advertized functions after it is being lost? Supposedly, whoever is in possession of the phone will through out SIM card and do a factory reset so all apps that use google services will not work anymore as they are Signed out... Are apps from antivirus suites immune to this?