Hello,
I recently rooted my Android phone and so I was able to add system apps (-> move a normal apk to the system space).
The reason I did this, was because of an Anti Theft app, now it can't be removed (unless with titanium backup etc.)
My question is,
Will my anti-theft app survive a hard reset to manufacturers defaults now, and will it still have the correct data for me to trace my phone?
I am using a Huawei G700 + Cerberus Anti Theft
Thanks,
Jelle
Yes after hardreset your anti-theft will be there on your device as the app is converted into system app.
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Dude system apps are those which cant be accessed without root access. most of these are system apps, pre-installed apps, and your os.
they are not deleted by any means until you clear your system or sometimes flashing a new rom.
so dont worry while factory reset, you won't lose it.
In my "data usage" there is a strange app named "10101"
Even more strangely, this app does not show up under "all apps"
Does anyone else have this app ?
Can it be a spyware or something ?
GravityCoder said:
In my "data usage" there is a strange app named "10101"
Even more strangely, this app does not show up under "all apps"
Does anyone else have this app ?
Can it be a spyware or something ?
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It is 100% a virus that turns on your data and sends your pictures, contacts, passwords etc. to the hacker.
Copy all your important data to a computer and do a factory reset NOW.
Prefferably if you are rooted reflash the rom.
janekmuric said:
It is 100% a virus that turns on your data and sends your pictures, contacts, passwords etc. to the hacker.
Copy all your important data to a computer and do a factory reset NOW.
Prefferably if you are rooted reflash the rom.
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Now it is even more strange !
The app has disappeared.
Although I had reflashed my ROM two days before the app "10101" appeared.
Will doing a Factory Reset save me ?
GravityCoder said:
Now it is even more strange !
The app has disappeared.
Although I had reflashed my ROM two days before the app "10101" appeared.
Will doing a Factory Reset save me ?
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Factory reset wipes the data partition.
It will save you from any app that didn't get root.
If an app got root it can infect the system partition which is ONLY wiped when reflashing the rom.
Try finding a suspicious app in /data/app or /system/app
janekmuric said:
Factory reset wipes the data partition.
It will save you from any app that didn't get root.
If an app got root it can infect the system partition which is ONLY wiped when reflashing the rom.
Try finding a suspicious app in /data/app or /system/app
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My phone wasn't rooted.
I have done a Factory Reset.
Am I safe now ?
Hi XDA members
is there a way to delete all applications data in one step without making a factory reset ???
I know I can delete app data for every installed applications
but I ask if there an apk or any way to delete all the applications data just in one step without factory reset .
Thanks in advance
any help ??
any help??
no reply at all
To delete all apps data must make your phone look like reset. Manually without resetting you can go to '/data/dalvik-cache/' and delete everything and reboot in case you have root and a root explorer
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i would like to install google prey or similar apps as an system app, or default app so when you factory reset the device it is already installed with the user and configuration, are the tutorials "installing app as system app" the ones that will work?
any tips for where to go or what to do? thanks
jvds said:
i would like to install google prey or similar apps as an system app, or default app so when you factory reset the device it is already installed with the user and configuration, are the tutorials "installing app as system app" the ones that will work?
any tips for where to go or what to do? thanks
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If you're rooted you can use Titanium Backup to convert it to a system app or you can use ES File Explorer with root explorer enabled to manually push it to your /system/app folder then boot to recovery and wipe cache and Dalvik/Art cache then reboot to system.
You can also use adb to adb push it to /system/app folder.
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Droidriven said:
If you're rooted you can use Titanium Backup to convert it to a system app or you can use ES File Explorer with root explorer enabled to manually push it to your /system/app folder then boot to recovery and wipe cache and Dalvik/Art cache then reboot to system.
You can also use adb to adb push it to /system/app folder.
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thanks, i tried it with airdroid, but factory reset still delete the settings, the app stays like intended but configurations and login to app is all gone. any tips?
jvds said:
will factory reset still delete it or delete the settings?
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It won't delete the app but it will delete the settings but you can also use Titanium Backup to backup and restore the app data for that app, you can also backup the app data to google and you can restore it from Google.
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Droidriven said:
It won't delete the app but it will delete the settings but you can also use Titanium Backup to backup and restore the app data for that app, you can also backup the app data to google and you can restore it from Google.
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but will titanium backup survive factory reset?
do any one know if you can also move the settings to specific locations to avoid them being deleted? for airdroid, or google prey or any other app that can track?
for airdroid the apk and the lib files hat to be moved to system folders and it stays after a factory reset, but anything that looses the settings over a factory reset is pretty much useless for stolen devices, the first step a thief takes is factory reset and format the device. all aps on play store is as good as nothing when it comes to recovering a stolen device. :silly:
jvds said:
but will titanium backup survive factory reset?
do any one know if you can also move the settings to specific locations to avoid them being deleted? for airdroid, or google prey or any other app that can track?
for airdroid the apk and the lib files hat to be moved to system folders and it stays after a factory reset, but anything that looses the settings over a factory reset is pretty much useless for stolen devices, the first step a thief takes is factory reset and format the device. all aps on play store is as good as nothing when it comes to recovering a stolen device. :silly:
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Titanium Backup will back up whatever apps, app data and settings that you want it to.
You can use Titanium Backup to make itself a system app, it won't get removed by the factory reset, then just use it to restore everything that you backed up.
There is plenty of information about all of this all over XDA and all over the internet if you'll just take the time to do some searching. Get off your butt and get to looking and you'll see.
As for the device being stolen, there are apps that you can install on the device that can be used to lock the device or wipe the device or even track the device to its location or last known location, whichever of those apps you use to secure your device can also be made into system apps using Titanium Backup. Then if its stolen and wiped the apps will still be there.
It isn't rocket science, why are you over thinking and complicating it?
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Droidriven said:
Titanium Backup will back up whatever apps, app data and settings that you want it to.
It isn't rocket science, why are you over thinking and complicating it?
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hi, i'm not trying to over complicating it, the thing is that i tried moving aps like google prey and airdroid that can locate a device to the system folders but when i factory reset the device, the apps are there but the configuration of the aps is gone, i want the configuration to stay alive with the aps, because thieves just factory reset the device at the moment they steal it and then you kiss your device good bye, at least if i can get the configuration to stay alive then i have a 50% chance against thieves, at the moment the chance is next to none.
the reason i ask is to not waste time testing things that some one already know, i searched but don't find good tutorials on that, and i'm not sure if Titanium Backup will work for that, i was expecting some one knowing the software like Titanium Backup can tel me that if i do convert an app to a system app with Titanium, that the system app and its configuration will sirvive a reset and not just the app.
i will test Titanium Backup later today when i have some free time, thanks
jvds said:
hi, i'm not trying to over complicating it, the thing is that i tried moving aps like google prey and airdroid that can locate a device to the system folders but when i factory reset the device, the apps are there but the configuration of the aps is gone, i want the configuration to stay alive with the aps, because thieves just factory reset the device at the moment they steal it and then you kiss your device good bye, at least if i can get the configuration to stay alive then i have a 50% chance against thieves, at the moment the chance is next to none.
the reason i ask is to not waste time testing things that some one already know, i searched but don't find good tutorials on that, and i'm not sure if Titanium Backup will work for that, i was expecting some one knowing the software like Titanium Backup can tel me that if i do convert an app to a system app with Titanium, that the system app and its configuration will sirvive a reset and not just the app.
i will test Titanium Backup later today when i have some free time, thanks
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Factory reset removes all data and settings when you factory reset even for system apps, there is no way to protect that data from a factory reset. You can back it up and restore it but you can't prevent it from being wiped.
There is an alternative though, you can remove the recovery, then turn USB debugging off then password/PIN protect your system settings app.
Removing recovery ensures that they can't use recovery to factory reset.
Turning off USB debugging ensures that they can't flash the device with PC or use adb/fastboot because PC won't recognise the device.
Password/PIN protecting your system settings app prevents them from getting into your system settings so they can't factory reset from settings.
The one issue with this setup is that if your device encounters an issue where it won't boot or bootloops then even YOU won't be able to fix it because you won't have recovery and you won't be able to connect to PC because you won't be able to get into settings to turn USB debugging back on to be able to flash it.
Research these things to verify its safe to do on your device because all devices are different and things are different depending on the device in question.
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thank you
I'm interested in this topic, since nobody seems care that much to write up a friendly method to do that...
Not friendly
These guys claim to know these things but fail to even give a link to a tutorial on how to do it. Its infuriating. They tell us to research but asking here on XDA is part of research. Pls give a valid tutorial on how to secure prey data so it doesn't get deleted.
Hi all
On my Mate 9, I have an issue when I try to access to security on advance settings.
It return directly on settings menu when I select it.
Does someone have this issue ?
Thanks
gibou13 said:
Hi all
On my Mate 9, I have an issue when I try to access to security on advance settings.
It return directly on settings menu when I select it.
Does someone have this issue ?
Thanks
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Nope, not me. Tried wiping the cache or a factory reset?
Not by wiping cache.... I should do factory reset.
Or clearing settings data.
I think it's because of Restore data app with helium. I certainly forgot uncheck parameter data save...
You certainly have to take care wich apps to restore with Helium.
I for instance had Google to take care of restoreing from previous phone and restored from helium only a few important ones with high scores of last minute.
Google already did a fine job.
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With Factory Reset, it doesn't work... strange....
Any way to reinstall system ?
I didn't find solution for my problem so I found workaround to enable some parameter that I need... if it can help someone.
To enable unknown source with adb shell :
settings put secure install_non_market_apps 1
To enable hdb for HiSuite with adb shell :
settings put system hdb_enabled 1
after I don't kwnow whare are the other parameters