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[Q] ICS Official: No Device Administrator Settings

Hi,
Is this a known issue on Android 4.03 Official?
I can't uninstall an app, because I can't disable its administrator privileges. These settings are gone after applying the FOTA!

Not noticed it but I did a factory reset after getting the update

EddyOS said:
I did a factory reset after getting the update
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Thanks. I didn't. Interesting. Can anyone else confirm/reject this please?

Nope, i can just remove apps and everything. Didn't do a factory reset after OTA update.

Keupie said:
Nope, i can just remove apps and everything. Didn't do a factory reset after OTA update.
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But do you see the "Device Administrator" settings?
You mind trying to install this app (SwitchPro Widget) and then uninstall it?

Dmitry N said:
But do you see the "Device Administrator" settings?
You mind trying to install this app (SwitchPro Widget) and then uninstall it?
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i see the device administrator settings. Can't install the app because it's a paid app and i don't own a creditcard

Factory reset was the solution indeed!

Where's My Droid is the problem
I noticed after installing Where's My Droid and granting it Device Administration privileges, the option itself disappeared from the Security menu of my phone, along with Unknown Sources option. WTF - I reset my phone over a dozen times (literally) before I realized what caused it to keep disappearing. There's no telling how many apps out there that might cause these options to disappear after being added as a Device Administrator. So please, test my conclusion...reset your phone and if the options reappear, try installing the app that caused the options to disappear (most likely a security app or phone locator app) then grant it Device Admin again and see what happens. If I'm right, please hit the thank you button. Peace!!

I don't see this menu even I did factory reset+wipe data in stock recovery ... I've tried to check it on clean phone without any application installed and it is not there - just setting for "Unknown sources" but not Device administrators ..

rkafka said:
I don't see this menu even I did factory reset+wipe data in stock recovery ... I've tried to check it on clean phone without any application installed and it is not there - just setting for "Unknown sources" but not Device administrators ..
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Me either until you install an app like Where's My Droid, then go to the Security section of WMD> Remote Wipe or Remote Lock. DO NOT 'SET DEVICE ADMIN' but this should put the option in the Settings>Security menu of the phone. but after uninstalling WMD it goes away. maybe you can make use of it for programs that need device admin privleges while WMD is installed, hopefully it dosen't disappear if you authorize a different app, then hopefully uninstalling WMD wont remove the option if a different app already has admin rights. Are you pickin up what I'm layin down? I know it sounds crazy, thumbs down ICS

akafarmer said:
Me either until you install an app like Where's My Droid, then go to the Security section of WMD> Remote Wipe or Remote Lock. DO NOT 'SET DEVICE ADMIN' but this should put the option in the Settings>Security menu of the phone. but after uninstalling WMD it goes away. maybe you can make use of it for programs that need device admin privleges while WMD is installed, hopefully it dosen't disappear if you authorize a different app, then hopefully uninstalling WMD wont remove the option if a different app already has admin rights. Are you pickin up what I'm layin down? I know it sounds crazy, thumbs down ICS
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Now I uderstand it. When there is no application with dev.admin privilegs demand, the option is not there (nothing to set/reset) .. .. It clear now .. Where is my Droid shown me how it is working .. Many thanks for explanation ..

rkafka said:
Now I uderstand it. When there is no application with dev.admin privilegs demand, the option is not there (nothing to set/reset) .. .. It clear now .. Where is my Droid shown me how it is working .. Many thanks for explanation ..
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I'm knew at posting and don't know if you hit the thanks button but it would be greatly appreciated. btw, this problem is not on any other ICS phone I've seen, just Vivid, rooted or not.

akafarmer said:
I'm knew at posting and don't know if you hit the thanks button but it would be greatly appreciated. btw, this problem is not on any other ICS phone I've seen, just Vivid, rooted or not.
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You have found the root cause of this "problem".. It is not a bug it is feature

That did it for me, too!
Just to confirm, I found a small app on the Play Store that wanted Device Admin rights (an app called "Lock Screen" which just provides a button to lock the device), went in to it's settings, enabled Device Admin rights and then the 3rd Party Apps and Device Administrator settings appeared in the Security Settings. Thank you!

rkafka said:
You have found the root cause of this "problem".. It is not a bug it is feature
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Seems like a problem to me, I have yet to get these options back after setting Where's My Droid app as a Device Admin.

Only Install Android Device Manager for enable this menu

[Resolved] [SOLVED!!] Can't seem to Install/Update anything from Google Play..HELP!!

Hi there everyone,
Here is a solution, confirmed by Google Play Support, and does not require your phone to be rooted for solving this issue.
1. Tap Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage Applications
2. Go to "All"
3. Scroll down to "Google Play Store" and tap to select it.
4. Click on 'Force Close'
5. Click on 'Clear Data'
6. Click on 'Uninstall Updates'
7. now it is safe to click on 'continue' when u open the market..so go ahead.
8 Enjoy Installing/Updating your desired apps.
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Hit THANKS if this helped. :good:

I have the same problem too and I just revert the play store back to ver 3.5.19 and this solved the problem....at least for now but I don't know will the problem come back again next time...will keep an eye on it...previously using play store ver 3.7.11

Thank you..i'll try to follow your solution and see if it works for me too..

post a reply on here if works

DreamerTKM said:
post a reply on here if works
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Here is what I did. I went to: phone settings> Applications> Manage Applications> All tab> clicked on gPlay Store> force stop> clear data> uninstall update> clear data.
Then, I installed gPlay 3.5.19..still it didn't work (this one didb;t even start to download at all). lol
Worst of all, everytime i run it..google is prompting to update it..and i cant bypass that stupid update..dafuq?!! =="
What should I do? aaarrgh!! @[email protected]

I had this problem. I installed the rom and then i restored data with recovery from an other rom. After that a couldnt install some programs. And i solved it with this. I installed the rom and then i installed titanium and i did the recovery with it. Then all was ok.

m0e_03 said:
Here is what I did. I went to: phone settings> Applications> Manage Applications> All tab> clicked on gPlay Store> force stop> clear data> uninstall update> clear data.
Then, I installed gPlay 3.5.19..still it didn't work (this one didb;t even start to download at all). lol
Worst of all, everytime i run it..google is prompting to update it..and i cant bypass that stupid update..dafuq?!! =="
What should I do? aaarrgh!! @[email protected]
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Now i only realized that google play will update itself. Sorry for this stupid statement but honestly say Play Store never start update by itself, never prompt me also in my phone...(Don't know what happen ><) and i every time update it using apk file downloaded from another website. Sorry can't help you on this
Would it because of my phone bloatware free and using broodkernel?

DreamerTKM said:
Now i only realized that google play will update itself. Sorry for this stupid statement but honestly say Play Store never start update by itself, never prompt me also in my phone...(Don't know what happen ><) and i every time update it using apk file downloaded from another website. Sorry can't help you on this
Would it because of my phone bloatware free and using broodkernel?
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No probs...thanks for trying tho..
btw, i dont think its at all related to kernel or custom roms..

Falcon36 said:
...I solved it with this. I installed the rom and then i installed titanium and i did the recovery with it. Then all was ok.
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Worth a try i guess..i'm gonna try that too..
but i'll probably try installing a rom from another region to check how it goes first..

m0e_03 said:
Worth a try i guess..i'm gonna try that too..
but i'll probably try installing a rom from another region to check how it goes first..
Perhaps the latest one might help.
>> Code: I9001XXKQE (Android 2.3.6) / 2012 June / Region: Baltic
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As we are not the only one who facing this strange problem so in my opinion i still think that the main issue came from the Play itself. Correct me if i'm wrong because i'm not expert in android. However, flashing a new rom might be a good try and hope that it solved the problem. Good Luck !

I do not have a custom rom on my phone, but i did have the same problems. Everytime i tried to update something i get error 403. Some ppl said turn off wifi go tot 3G and try again..

m0e_03 said:
Worth a try i guess..i'm gonna try that too..
but i'll probably try installing a rom from another region to check how it goes first..
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This didn't work too..i flashed rom from another region..then google prompted me to update (as usual)..and after the update, *poof* same nonsense got repeated.."stuck at download" *pfft*
@mrjraider, my mobile data works fine..but for google play, its the same case.
There is definitely something going on..i sent a complaint to Google Play Support for feedback/solutions. I searched, and it seems to be a common problem in there FAQ. lmao

m0e_03 said:
This didn't work too..i flashed rom from another region..then google prompted me to update (as usual)..and after the update, *poof* same nonsense got repeated.."stuck at download" *pfft*
@mrjraider, my mobile data works fine..but for google play, its the same case.
There is definitely something going on..i sent a complaint to Google Play Support for feedback/solutions. I searched, and it seems to be a common problem in there FAQ. lmao
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Hmm.. okay wait and see what google has to say about it..:good:

m0e_03 said:
This didn't work too..i flashed rom from another region..then google prompted me to update (as usual)..and after the update, *poof* same nonsense got repeated.."stuck at download" *pfft*
@mrjraider, my mobile data works fine..but for google play, its the same case.
There is definitely something going on..i sent a complaint to Google Play Support for feedback/solutions. I searched, and it seems to be a common problem in there FAQ. lmao
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why not you try find out some way to make it stop auto update like my phone
***i don't know what i have set...even i always flash my phone but still doesn't prompt me for update...so might link to the google account setting

I also tried this recently as suggested by many over the internet.
Open file explorer (need to be rooted), go to:
System> Framework> rename 'framework-res.apk' to 'framework-res.apk.bak' wait for a few FC's then rename it back to 'framework-res.apk'.
This will enable you to re-enter a google account into the system. Some say this worked, but for me it hasn't. Maybe this could work for you too..who knows. (sigh)
Anyways, I just re-flashed the whole rom again..lets hope it works now.
Edit: this is so ridiculous, google taking ages to reply. I did everything i could, even re-flashed the rom..and still nothin..dafuq?!! *sigh*

Ok, peepz..i found a temporary workaround for this problem..and it WORKS!! I hope that Google gets a fix for this nonsense..and FAST!! x(
Here is what I did:
1- go to app manager from settings,
2- uninstall the latest version of google play store
3- clear data and cache of google play store
4- install version Google Play Store v3.5.19
5- when you open the market, google will still prompt you to update to the latest version (dont continue, leave it as it is)
6- if you want to update/install the apps do it thru the browser in your phone/computer (it will straight away update in your phone)
Cheers!! ^_^

ok guys i also have send a complain to google, but when you send it they says they work from 8am to 6pm on those complains so we have to wait a little.
For now i have solved the problem by freezing MarketUpdate.apk via titanium backup pro. i think that probably a new update of google play will solve this, so any now and then i will de-frost google play and check!
ok now after a while it just started update by himslf.
in the meanwhile google support team answered me sayng that the problem is that my phone is rooted. so to unroot and do a hard reset! i ansqered that they are just crazy and that i found on an italian forum a person with everything stock and not rooted with the same problem so to do not bull**** me. also if i told them so in realy good manners
then i found another way t stop this and again, for now it is working. with es filemanager i have changed privilege of vending.apk from rw--rw--rw- to r--r--r--
for now it seems like not updating anymore!
what the hell is goin on with this damn google play?!?!? i have managed to preventi it from update yesteray until now, now i opened market to check a thing and it was updated!!! Someone managed to solve this????

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dagothe9 said:
...Someone managed to solve this????
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I seriously do not think that the problem is related to being rooted or using custom roms..dafuq?!!
So far, my workaround is working well..the only part which i dont like is everytime i have to install/update..i have be connected to the WiFi/data, and update/install manually from the browser in the device/computer.
Now google play website enables updating from the site itself (via "My Android Apps")..so its kinda convenient..but still suck!! xp
Still, am not satisfied with google's services..till now they havent replied any solution for the problem.

This works for me:
1º Install "Root Explorer" (you can use Blackmart or other alternative market)
2º Disable wifi and data
3º Settings/Applications/Manage Applications/Google Play: Unistall Updates
4º With Root Explorer: System/App/MarketUpdater.apk: change permissions to ONLY READ
It would work
EDIT: Sorry, it only work 5 minutes.

[Q] please help please..

'download completed' notifications on my phone re-appear back some minutes after cleaning up the notification area or right after it boots up
its much more annoying when you download too many stuffs
i have to wait for 'clear data' button in 'download manager' appinfo after every download season done!
plus that it either should launch/open downloaded file by touching the notification , but mine does not!
please excuse my bad english and help me fix this.
thank you
XGo jb 4.1.2 ....100 rooted

everybody busy? or my question....?

Cyboy said:
'download completed' notifications on my phone re-appear back some minutes after cleaning up the notification area or right after it boots up
its much more annoying when you download too many stuffs
i have to wait for 'clear data' button in 'download manager' appinfo after every download season done!
plus that it either should launch/open downloaded file by touching the notification , but mine does not!
please excuse my bad english and help me fix this.
thank you
XGo jb 4.1.2 ....100 rooted
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Can You Tell Me The Right Thing What Happen with you
Cyboy said:
everybody busy? or my question....?
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[Q] Need Help here !!

I just bought my mi4 today, and i just cant remove the limit of downloading app from playstore & other apps,
i've browse around and they keep said using "Download" app that already there since they start their phone.
and i realize that i dont have that app !! omggg
anyone can help me here?
sorry for my bad in english.

Are you sure you dont have the download app? It looks like this:
If you dont have it, try updating or flashing a fresh MIUI ROM.
After you find it go into it and press the 3 dots on the top right. A menu will appear. Click on settings and scroll the numbers on the bottom down to where it says unlimited.

bor3d2damax said:
Are you sure you dont have the download app? It looks like this:
If you dont have it, try updating or flashing a fresh MIUI ROM.
After you find it go into it and press the 3 dots on the top right. A menu will appear. Click on settings and scroll the numbers on the bottom down to where it says unlimited.
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what is this?

Effendiqin said:
I just bought my mi4 today, and i just cant remove the limit of downloading app from playstore & other apps,
i've browse around and they keep said using "Download" app that already there since they start their phone.
and i realize that i dont have that app !! omggg
anyone can help me here?
sorry for my bad in english.
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The download app is by default in the tools folder on the first page. It's a green icon with a white arrow within.

Solved
Yeah ! I update it to miui latest rom and boom ! its solved.
Thanks guys :good:

X2 GEM-701 Autostart

Hello,
I have the problem, that apps like Adblock Plus or Avast Mobile Security do not start automatically after booting the device.
Does anybody know the reason or what to do?
Thank you in advance.
Horst

Horst0113 said:
Hello,
I have the problem, that apps like Adblock Plus or Avast Mobile Security do not start automatically after booting the device.
Does anybody know the reason or what to do?
Thank you in advance.
Horst
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Go into settings then Startup Manager and enable the apps you want to allow at startup. Then go to permissions manager and select the apps you want to trust.

Hi Horst
where did you buy your GEM-701L?
Thanks. Ralph

ralphrmartin said:
where did you buy your GEM-701L?
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I bought it from Innova in Germany.
Horst

ajsmsg78 said:
Go into settings then Startup Manager and enable the apps you want to allow at startup. Then go to permissions manager and select the apps you want to trust.
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Sorry, I don't have the Startup Manager.

Look in GooglePlay for "PM Plus" from Huawei - it's the Permission- and Startup Manager you need.
I have no idea why it isn't as default on the X2

Hi everybody !!
Got my X2 701 today.
After bootloader unlock/recovery&root everything works like a charm,but one thing doesnt...and this is THE KILLER for me.. NO APPS ARE AUTOSTARTING AFTER a reboot.
I have also installed PM plus as I read here ,but no matter what I try.. no apps are autostarting

justin22 said:
Hi everybody !!
Got my X2 701 today.
After bootloader unlock/recovery&root everything works like a charm,but one thing doesnt...and this is THE KILLER for me.. NO APPS ARE AUTOSTARTING AFTER a reboot.
I have also installed PM plus as I read here ,but no matter what I try.. no apps are autostarting
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Flash it to a 703L B111. B111 fixed a lot of issues and I mean a LOT.

can I flash the 701 to a 703 without troubles/drawbacks ???

justin22 said:
can I flash the 701 to a 703 without troubles/drawbacks ???
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If you follow the guide you will be able to upgrade with no problems.

I spend the morning reading all there is about 701 to 703.. and its dangerous,and not 100% documented,so I dont dare to do that.
I restored the stock recovery on my 701,I removed su,I wiped the whole thing a few times,and no matter what I do... NO APPS ARE STARTING AFTER A REBOOT...
everything works like a charm,no fc,no errors at ALL,just... when I reboot/turn the thing on.. its loading googleplay/services/gmail/... whatever it came with,but NO 3rd party apps from the store are loading on boot.
I enabled ALL apps in the startup/permission manager... but still they wont load.
WHAT ELSE is there to check/click/switch/do ??(
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I restored my X2 today ,so no SU/TWRP/... did a full wipe with stock recovery,still the same... I suspect,this isnt a bug... but more a feature.
No matter what I try.. NO APPS are autostarting...
(just the whole system crap like playstore/gmail/google services/bla blabla)
Cant be that Im the ONLY one with this (unsolvable ???) problem ?????

well.. turns out.. nothing is unsolveable.. besides curing human stupidity.. and NO.. Im not talking about myself
If you want an app to be 100% sure its loading when you turn on your phone or reboot it => you have to convert the app with Titanium Backup to a SYSTEM APP.
(so basically TiB just moves the .apk into system/app).
Be sure to reboot afterwards,as otherwise the app is gone from your launcher.
I tested this with 3 apps (afWALL+/allinONEgestures/wifiONoff) and all three NEVER started after a cold/warm/lukeWarm(re)BOOT,and after converting them with TiB,all 3 start now everytime.
so maybe I was/am the only one who was annoyed by this BOOTloadingBUG,but with this workaround its solved for me !

justin22 said:
well.. turns out.. nothing is unsolveable.. besides curing human stupidity.. and NO.. Im not talking about myself
If you want an app to be 100% sure its loading when you turn on your phone or reboot it => you have to convert the app with Titanium Backup to a SYSTEM APP.
(so basically TiB just moves the .apk into system/app).
Be sure to reboot afterwards,as otherwise the app is gone from your launcher.
I tested this with 3 apps (afWALL+/allinONEgestures/wifiONoff) and all three NEVER started after a cold/warm/lukeWarm(re)BOOT,and after converting them with TiB,all 3 start now everytime.
so maybe I was/am the only one who was annoyed by this BOOTloadingBUG,but with this workaround its solved for me !
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That explain a lot of the trouble I experienced with my X2 device.
And, yes, I agree with you about human stupidity (growing more and more around us).
Thanks for your explanation of this BUG !.