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[REQUEST] Is there an app to backup/restore remembered WIFI networks and keys?

Just posting to see if anyone can help me find an app that will back up and restore my remembered WIFI networks with keys. My job has free WIFI everywhere, but it requires a password that they will only input directly into my phone for me. It is a pain to go have them do that every time I wipe my phone to flash a new ROM. Any help is appreciated.

The google backup does this by default if you select it when you first log into your phone.
I haven't had to enter my wi-fi keys for the last 5 or so wipes.

it does not work for me too, i selected to backup those settings as well and have had to re type the wifi key in after every wipe. i tried sending the key to my gmail account but also can't seem to copy past from the e-mail on the phone,
i paid large for this phone in canada and am a little disappointed that copy paste does not work in a lot of places on the phone.

[Q] Main Google account sign in error - solution other than reseting all data?

So I popped in another SIM to my phone temporarily, and in the process when I got my own back in, everything was fine EXCEPT
all my google accounts would not sign in, and would not accept their passwords. Strangely, 2/3 of them would not accept their password even on the pc in the browser. I briefly considered that I had been compromised but the timing is way too suspect with this never having happened before (the problem AND switching SIMs)
I reset those 2, and got them working on both the phone and pc browser again, on the phone only by deleting the accounts and re-adding them.
However, the remaining account (which I could always login on pc browser) will still not accept the password on the phone.
Because it is the main google account, it cannot be deleted on the phone except through a factory data reset.
I REALLY don't want to have to go through all that hassle of reconfiguring a million things just because something bugged out during switching SIMs.
How can I fix this without wasting my evening reseting settings and redownloading apps?

is data enabled on the phone? cuz if not it will give such errors. settings>wireless. data

Omnichron said:
is data enabled on the phone? cuz if not it will give such errors. settings>wireless. data
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mobile data has always been disabled on this phone; since day 1.
why would it being disabled suddenly cause a problem now?
I don't pay for any data, so what exactly are you proposing I do?

fixed it.
was related to 2 step verification crap. turned it all off and worked again.

[Q] Lost my Nexus S

I'm kinda in a daze from losing my Nexus S last night. The hangover is probably contributing to said daze. I don't have one of those security apps installed. I must have forgotten to restore it when I flashed a new ROM. My inner child is on my inner floor bawling his eyes out at the moment.
Anyway, my question is, what can I do to ensure minimal loss of my privacy. I have already changed all my passwords. Does this automatically unsync my account on the phone? I mean, will the phone ask whoever has it to re-enter the new password? What else am I forgetting? What else can I do?
Would appreciate it if "You should have"s are avoided. Thanks!

I know for sure that if you have changed your Google/Gmail Password, that the phone will prompt for a new one. As far as 'unsyncing' I do not know. I didn't check to see if my contacts/emails/calendar etc were removed when I changed the password and the phone prompted for a new one.
I will change my password again, see what happens and let you know.
*****EDIT*****
I changed my password for my phone, I got a notification about a sign in error, that prompted for a password. The dialing functions still worked as normal, any emails that you had cached were also visibile as well as the calendar. I rebooted without updating the password and could still call out as normal, but when I tried to access the Gmail app, it tried to sync the inbox, but prompted for a password right away.
I don't have any apps installed with other sensitive information, but I would imagine those would function as normal.
Hope this helps.

You could try lookout mobile security "plan b" will help find it.
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Hmm sorry to hear that dude, i would probably be bawling on the floor too!
Although... i probably will install one of those security apps now...

Thanks for your help, guys.

Even if you don't change password but someone change sim card,android will require reenter password for sync
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I don't know if Plan B would work seeing as how his Google Account is tied to the market account. Because he changed his password and the phone lost connection with the Google account, I don't believe remote installs will work, but I could be wrong.

SphericalPuma said:
I don't know if Plan B would work seeing as how his Google Account is tied to the market account. Because he changed his password and the phone lost connection with the Google account, I don't believe remote installs will work, but I could be wrong.
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Yes, I was wondering the same thing. I picked up a new Nexus S(not SAMOLED unfortunately) and synced it up and everything. Finally got to a PC and looked up my Market Account. It listed both phones under devices and I could go all the way to installing it on both phones. It located my current phone.
Unfortunately, I blocked my SIM card prematurely(did not know about Plan B), so, I can't send out the locate SMS. But, I figure whoever has it has probably removed the SIM card, or does not know how to charge it if the battery is dead or is using a SIM on it without a data connection. So, no data connection means no app on the phone. I haven't received an email from Plan B for the lost phone.

Why is the phone is still linked to my market account? I can see that the carrier has been changed which means a new SIM.
For now I'm just satisfying myself by installing inane and useless apps on the phone. HAHA! I hope it works and the app installation is going through. I've pretty much lost hope of finding it.

Lost phone. Plan B may not work

Hey
So a friend of mine lost his phone. He texted me asking for help on retrieving it.
I obviously thought of Plan B. But the problem is that he signed into the same Gmail account on two phones so plan b may not go to the right phone.
Will resetting the new phone allow plan b to go to the lost pphone?
Any ideas?

Plan B will probably work of you just remove the Google account from the second phone, rather than resetting it.
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When you click install...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb&hl=en
It gives you the option of which phone to install it to. The phone list is in chronological order. Send it to both if you have to. You will get 2 locations in your Gmail as long as your friends Gmail is still logged in. Obviously you'll know which one is the right one.

Thanks. I installed it remotely.
However Plan B still hasn't sent me a location.
Any ideas on imei tracking?

QuantumFoam said:
Thanks. I installed it remotely.
However Plan B still hasn't sent me a location.
Any ideas on imei tracking?
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When I log in, it still gives me the option to install to all my previous phones. They are all listed and I know I logged out.
Maybe whoever found the found already wiped it. Since that Gmail is no longer associated with that phone, the install won't go through. It just gets lost in cyber space.
Once the lost phone is reset / wiped. Chances of locating it slim down. I hope someone turns it in for your friend. Good luck.

Android "Back up my Data" does not back up WiFi passwords [NoRoot]

Hi,
Got a new UMi Plus E (upgrading from Google Nexus 6), when booting the new phone Android Marshmallow ask for Google credential, when logged in it does not restore apps/wifi passwords. Apps is not a problem, because I can install them manually, but I have a lot of wifi passwords stored on my old device that would be nice to have.
Some time ago I got a Huawei Honor which I rooted and used different roms, was never able to restore wifi on this phone either. Maybe its a account problem?
So my two questions:
Is it possible to view the saved wifi passwords in without encryption online (in clear text), if not, can I check if they are backed up? Without root..
How can I fix this issue so my wifi passwords get backed up/restored in the future?