Please forgive me if this is a duplicate thread!
I am trying to find a way in which to wake an android box (nexbox a95x) over LAN or WLAN. It's proving difficult to search for given the number of apps and options of using an android device to wake a pc.
Optimally I would love an app which can send a wake request to the Android box from my phone. Currently I have to use the physical remote to turn the Android box on and then an able to control it via an app on my phone. Being able to remove the remote from this process is the aim.
I have tried some of the WOL apps from the play store. Most seem to recognise the MAC address of the box but it does not respond to the request when sent.
Thank you and again apologies if this is a duplicate.
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"Hello Android buddies!". Sounds really cool, right??
Obviously, Android has created a new revolution in the mobile world because of its Open Source features. Though it is Open Source, we can see lot of advantages and disadvantages. I've seen many geeks in android also lot more noobs. More than 1 Billion android users are there in this world and the count is getting increased day by day. Even now many users are reading this blog in your android phones. If so, a Happy news in waiting for you guys.
We are spending huge bucks in buying a Android device but How you feel when it got stolen are Misplaced somewhere? Don't worry guys, you are at right place. Yeah, here we gonna see how to secure your device from thieves hand also how to track it effectively. You know what the word "Effectively" means and you really agree it once you are done with this cool method.
For Android geeks - Best method to track/protect your droid (Rooted devices)
For Noobs - Sorry for you guys, small loop hole is there (NON Rooted devices)
Before we customize our device for tracking, lets consider what a thief will do if he/she steals your mobile.
Power Off your mobile to prevent getting calls and sms or simply to get off from tracking.
If lockscreen protection is enabled, he/she tries to remove the phone battery (in case of removable battery mobiles).
Remove SIM card from your mobile. At this point all users will lose their hope in getting their mobile back.
Factory reset your mobile.
If he/she is a geeky, flashing new ROM is also possible(bit funny but its fact).
To overcome all these darkest part, we gonna use 3 different apps in our process.
STEP 1:
Enable Password protected lock-screen from settings and I hope all users know how to do it. Now your droid's data is protected securely.
STEP 2:
Install Smart Lockscreen protector app from Playstore and ON the Enable Lockscreen option under Power menu settings.
Now this app won't let you to Power Off your mobile from Lockscreen. Its one of the best app for devices with non-removable battery. Problem 1 is solved.
STEP 3:
Install AutomateIT app from Playstore or spend few bucks on AutomateIT PRO which unlocks all features. This app allows user to enable Data/WIFI/GPS using SMS commands. For devices running android version prior to GingerBread 2.3, GPS can be enabled by any third party apps however devices above GB 2.3, Google has blocked the access hence ROOT permission is required to enable this feature. Sorry for the users with non-rooted droids. Check the picture to create trigger and action if you are using the app for the first time. To enable the "Composite Action" in the Action column, you need to unlock the feature at the bottom of the list which asks you to create account. Just Go ahead.
Once you are done with the configuration, test it by sending the sms with specified format gpson from another number and see what happens. You'll receive an acknowledgment sms that the config has been applied and all the options which you've specified are enabled. So if you come to know that your mobile has been stolen, this sms commands let you to activate GPS remotely and we can track effectively compared to Network location. Big thanks to the developer of this awesome app.
STEP 4:
Now we are going to use 2 different steps to track the devices running android version 2.2 and above.
Using Android Device Manger
Using Cerberus Antitheft app
Android Device Manger:
Thanks to Google for allowing us to track our device associated with the Gmail account. To locate your device in ADM, you need to apply some settings. Open Google Settings app and enable the options in picture.
Goto Settings->Security->Phone administrator and Enable Android Device Manger. Now open Android Device Manager from the browser and you can track the device, also it allows you to remotely lock and wipe user data.
Though ADM allows you to locate your device, the features are very limited and I hope Google will update more features in near future.
Cerberus Anti-theft:
I'm sure you guys will surely attracted by this awesome app. Many have heard about this app but still I need to explain its features here but sadly I don't have time for it. Hope you know what I mean. It has hell lot of features which allows user to get device info remotely, call logs, sms logs, Send sms to specified number about the SIM change which is one of the best feature which solves problem 3.
Install Cerberus Antitheft app from Playstore. You'll get one week trail period after that you need to buy license to continue the service and its worth spending few bucks on this app. First installation allows you to create User account and enable the following options
You can register 3 mobile numbers to receive notification about the SIM change. Login to the Cerberus site and there you can see all the features provided by this app and I'm damn sure that you can surely locate your device using any one of the features.
STEP 5:
Catch the thief and show who you are..!! :good:
DEVICE NOW SECURED
Even though we considered so many things in mind to protect our device, you must be very careful from looters. I can't guarantee that this method will work 100% but surely I'll give 95% to rooted mobile and 90% to others. Also keep in mind that you've limited time period to track & recover your mobile as it decreases along with the device battery percentage.
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I have an instagram like app in which I receive data from a server(imageUrl, username, about) and I store it in a cursorLoader and after that I take the data from the cursorLoader and put it in a RecyclerAdapter. The images are being loaded using the Volley library. I recently found out about the realm library. Should I use this instead of the cursorLoader ? I'm not even sure why I needed the cursor loader, but I implemented it and it's working. I think I only need to store the user once connected so it doesn't have to connect every time the app is called if he didn t disconnect. Which would be the best approach to make this app work smoothly. Which is the best way to keep some data displaying like the instagram/facebook feed once it was downloaded(even after the user killed the app and turned it on again). Could you give me any tips ?
iDaniel19 said:
I have an instagram like app in which I receive data from a server(imageUrl, username, about) and I store it in a cursorLoader and after that I take the data from the cursorLoader and put it in a RecyclerAdapter. The images are being loaded using the Volley library. I recently found out about the realm library. Should I use this instead of the cursorLoader ? I'm not even sure why I needed the cursor loader, but I implemented it and it's working. I think I only need to store the user once connected so it doesn't have to connect every time the app is called if he didn t disconnect. Which would be the best approach to make this app work smoothly. Which is the best way to keep some data displaying like the instagram/facebook feed once it was downloaded(even after the user killed the app and turned it on again). Could you give me any tips ?
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Hi and thank you for using XDA Assist
Try asking over here: Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!
I'm looking for the App ID for the FunimationNow application for LG webOS TV. I'm just developer a driver for Control4, so only looking for the app ID needed to launch the application. Thanks for the help!
theres probably a more direct way, but if you connect the TV to a server/container running home bridge, it then logs some of the TV activity data - including the app ids for apps that you launch.
I'm looking for a way of stopping my kids phones from being used as a hotspot, as it allows them to share their data with others. I'm not fussed whether it worked on Android or iPhone as long as a workable solution was available. Changing the password is no good as they'll just share the new password.
mudddy said:
I'm looking for a way of stopping my kids phones from being used as a hotspot, as it allows them to share their data with others. I'm not fussed whether it worked on Android or iPhone as long as a workable solution was available. Changing the password is no good as they'll just share the new password.
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It would require rooting the devices and then using root permissions to delete the system app or apps that control the hotspot feature. If you successfully root the devices and successfully remove the app or apps and are successful in stopping the hotspot functionality, you will then have to un-root the device so that the changes that you made can not be reversed.
Or, it is possible that you may be able to use adb(Android Debig Bridge)without having to root the devices to disable or remove the app or apps that control hotspot. You would just have to identify the exact name of the specific system app or apps that control hotspot on your device and then use adb commands to disable or remove those specific apps then reboot the devices.
To learn how to use adb to remove the system apps on each specific device in question, do a Google search for:
"Remove system apps via adb without root (the specific device model number)"
That should find many different guides to explain the process even if it doesn't find anything specific to the device model. The important things to remember are, you must identify the specific system apps(the specific file name of the .apk files for those apps) that control hotspot, then use those specific .apk file names in your command lines that you enter in adb and the command must be the correct uninstall or disable command.
mudddy said:
I'm looking for a way of stopping my kids phones from being used as a hotspot, as it allows them to share their data with others. I'm not fussed whether it worked on Android or iPhone as long as a workable solution was available. Changing the password is no good as they'll just share the new password.
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If you wish to permanently disable mobile hotspot, please provide here your Android device, model number and Android version presently installed.
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If you wish to permanently disable mobile hotspot, please provide here your Android device, model number and Android version presently installed.
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Its a Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 64gb/3gb running Android 10 and Miui 12. But as mentioned I'd change this to any mobile which has a workable solution.
Does anyone know of any guide I could use to do this?
Not fussed on what phone its on.
Hi,
What's your recommended apps/ways to help managing elderly people's Android phones remotely?
It's getting harder and harder for my parents to follow the fast-changing pace in the smart phone world.
Instead of trying to check and teach them through video links, or ask them to manually activate Teamviewer quicksupport every time (black screen on privacy screens),
is there any good apps with good reputation for this purpose?
Mainly I wish it could start up on power on and can wait for connection without manual activate service.
List installed apps and allow me to uninstall unwanted apps, maybe update apps as well.
Able to prevent apps being installed would be great.
Able to add phone numbers to blacklist/whitelist of phone calls / SMS.
Open source one would be preferred. Paid apps are ok.
Best Regards,
Try this
adbLink2 v5.5
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Thanks. I might give this a try. Also I found boomerang parental control and Google family link might be useful .