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Does anyone know if it would be possible to bake in security like Wave Secure type of thing in to custom ROMs? I've always thought Wave Secure is a bit pointless if a simple factory reset would clear it and therefore leave the phone ready for the thief or new owner to use as they see fit.
Another layer, not perfect, but still another layer that a thief or finder may not be immediately aware of would be to bake in some security features like tracing or locking in to a custom ROM so even a factory reset wouldn't remove it, possibly something in to the boot loader itself?
Has anyone thought of this?
DroidBois said:
Does anyone know if it would be possible to bake in security like Wave Secure type of thing in to custom ROMs? I've always thought Wave Secure is a bit pointless if a simple factory reset would clear it and therefore leave the phone ready for the thief or new owner to use as they see fit.
Another layer, not perfect, but still another layer that a thief or finder may not be immediately aware of would be to bake in some security features like tracing or locking in to a custom ROM so even a factory reset wouldn't remove it, possibly something in to the boot loader itself?
Has anyone thought of this?
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People do and have bundled things into roms - often dropping them into /system/app directory, though I don't think anyones gone as deep as into the bootloader?
Though, if your phone is rooted, and your installed the app to /system/app, then a thief could in theory just flash your phone faster than if your phone WASNT rooted. They don't even need to root your phone at that point.
An interest aspect of hardening this, might be to compile your on recovery/bootloader that would require a password to get into.
I think what he's saying is to add the wave secure or similar app into the ROM so that if the thief does a quick "reset to factory settings" after lifting the phone, the security app would survive, perhaps long enough to recover it.
Most thieves would just wipe the phone (if that) to flip it and might not take the time to flash a new ROM.
The tough pay as I see it would be everyone would need their own custom ROM.
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Xerloq said:
I think what he's saying is to add the wave secure or similar app into the ROM so that if the thief does a quick "reset to factory settings" after lifting the phone, the security app would survive, perhaps long enough to recover it.
Most thieves would just wipe the phone (if that) to flip it and might not take the time to flash a new ROM.
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Yep, that's it. I'm assuming most thieves would not recognise a custom ROM or know what to do with it. At least buy some time to try and locate and recover the phone. Only time I'd want a front facing camera.
So what happens if they replace the SIM though? Sending SMS's is nice, but only if your number is still working with that phone. A hard baked security system would send an SMS when the SIM was changed at least.
You shouldn't make a ROM to put an apk into /system/app. You can simply push it through ADB or via terminal emulator. That will atleast survive a factory reset. I don't think many thieves actually take the time to flash a new image
So this is all we need to do? Use the ADB method? So I push through WaveSecure, that could survive a factory reset with settings intact?
Something baked in to recovery would be awesome too.
as far as I know when pushing an apk via adb into system/app then only the app itself is stored there, not the settings. the settings are gone after a system wipe. there needs to be some logic in the app to connect to a site and retrieve your settings from there... using your phone's ID or something.
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as far as I know when pushing an apk via adb into system/app then only the app itself is stored there, not the settings. the settings are gone after a system wipe. there needs to be some logic in the app to connect to a site and retrieve your settings from there... using your phone's ID or something.
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The application itself will survive - but wouldn't all it's data, which still resides in /data/data be wiped?
So yes... the app survived... But it no longer knows who you are, or whose phone it is.
I think the just release CDMA/GSM Droid Pro may have the security you are looking for?
tbaker077 said:
I think the just release CDMA/GSM Droid Pro may have the security you are looking for?
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It's a bit extreme to fork out another $700 on a new phone just for this. The whole point is to avoid spending money in case of theft or loss
Well part of my unspoke point is this is XDA-Developers, I sure there is a ways(one the rom comes out) to port some of those security files to other Android devices.
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Well part of my unspoke point is this is XDA-Developers, I sure there is a ways(one the rom comes out) to port some of those security files to other Android devices.
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Didn't quite understand you, are saying it is possible to bake in some security?
I think once the Droid Pro, which has it baked in, is either rom dumped and extracted, or rooted then I think it could be possible.
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I think once the Droid Pro, which has it baked in, is either rom dumped and extracted, or rooted then I think it could be possible.
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So something *is* possible via software, not requiring special hardware?
Once some gimboid puts in their own SIM you'd think that you can't send an SMS to control the phone although WaveSecure seems to cover that too.
I'd like something as subtle and as invisible as a good virus. Bootloader would be ideal. Theoretically then a full factory wipe wouldn't clear it.
I couldn't tel you. All I know is the Droid Pro is a 3G CDMA. GSM device with some special enterprise security features/software aimed at the BB users.
Doesn't really help us then if that's only available on the Droid Pro.. For the rest of us we still need to work out how to bake in WaveSecure or, ideally, something very subtle. If someone takes my phone I want to nail the little turd, or at least embarrass him when the phone siren goes off or he gets a loud spoken message or something.
Another point, with IMEI numbers, is this of any use if you bought your phone outright? I.e. if my phone is stolen, I can't get the IMEI blocked can I? And can IMEI numbers be changed?
This may meet your needs/requirements. It is called lookout mobile.
https://www.mylookout.com/
I know Paul at Modaco bakes wavesecure into his roms.. not sure if the data would survive a wipe but then whats the point of baking it in system if it doesn't right? Check it out:
Version R9: (requires membership)
http://android.modaco.com/content/h...-rom-for-htc-desire-online-kitchen-2-2-froyo/
R8: (Free for all)
http://android.modaco.com/content/h...for-htc-desire-with-online-kitchen-2-2-froyo/
Okay.. Just found out. This explains everything!
https://www.wavesecure.com/blog/how-to-make-wavesecure-hard-reset-proof.aspx
I'm loving to try out the CM7 builds and other custom ROM, but at the same time I'm concerned with all the security risks of an unlocked bootloader and cwm recovery.
I wanted to know if there's a way to trigger a factory reset to remotely wipe the phone using the clockwork recovery. Anyone know of anything done like this?
I know there are apps out there that trigger a remote wipe by going into the stock recovery but, when that happens on CM7 for instance, the phone just goes on that Exclamation Mark screen since the stock recovery was overwritten.
Since CM7 can actually reboot to cwm recovery, would there be a way to issue a command to reboot to recovery AND perform a factory reset (or one that would bring back the stock recovery and then do the wipe).
Am I talking nonsense here? I just wanted to minimize risks with a phone theft for example, by wiping everything (I can wipe the SD card already, but am now concerned with the system itself).
Thanks!
You're just being too paranoid. Unlocking your bootloader won't affect anything.
Besides.. the chances are, if a person stoel your phone. I seriously doubt that they have any knowledge of recovery and all these other things that most users on XDA know.
If they do know, then the chances of them stealing your phone are low. I mean really, what individual with knowledge of flashing different ROMs and all these other things would have the audacity of stealing your phone? Only chance is if you lost your phone (not insulting anyone but I don't think people would have the courage to steal a phone from you if they are so knowledgeable in flashing)
And you can always go to http://market.android.com and download "Plan B" onto your phone.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb&feature=search_result
After you install it, Plan B will start locating your phone using cell towers and GPS, even if you didn't have GPS switched on. Your location will keep updating for 10 minutes, and you will get an email each time it is located, whether the phone is moving or standing still. You can start the process again by texting “locate” to your number from any other phone. In order to locate your phone, we send you a text via SMS, so standard message rates apply.
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Yeah, it is somewhat paranoid but I think you can never be too safe with your information nowadays
Having an unlocked bootloader allows anyone to access your phone's data completely and while that's great for flashing ROMs, it's not a secure method.
I understand that most people don't really have the expertise going on at these forums, but I just wondered if someone had developed a security app of that sort, I would certainly buy it!
Plan B is an interesting app, but just allows you to try to locate your phone, not wipe it.
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Yeah, it is somewhat paranoid but I think you can never be too safe with your information nowadays
Having an unlocked bootloader allows anyone to access your phone's data completely and while that's great for flashing ROMs, it's not a secure method.
I understand that most people don't really have the expertise going on at these forums, but I just wondered if someone had developed a security app of that sort, I would certainly buy it!
Plan B is an interesting app, but just allows you to try to locate your phone, not wipe it.
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? I don't get the point that you're making of "unlocked bootloader" vs. "locked bootloader." It's the same thing, it just allows more freedom. Phones that aren't Nexus run on a locked bootloader and such. They're able to flash ROMs and do all that.
And Plan B is a last resort app, its not supposed to be used a security app. Thats what their primary app, Lookout is for.
Stop being paranoid, if somebody steals your phone. The chances of them knowing about recovery and doing all of that are VERY LOW.
If its something that bothers you just put a security lock on your phone and Lookout or any other related app. Report it to the police and they'll help you retrieve it.. unless thats something Brazil doesn't offer.
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Yeah, it is somewhat paranoid but I think you can never be too safe with your information nowadays
Having an unlocked bootloader allows anyone to access your phone's data completely and while that's great for flashing ROMs, it's not a secure method.
I understand that most people don't really have the expertise going on at these forums, but I just wondered if someone had developed a security app of that sort, I would certainly buy it!
Plan B is an interesting app, but just allows you to try to locate your phone, not wipe it.
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You can use Autowipe app and use a pin code to lock ur screen. Autowipe has options to wipe ur phone after 'n' number of unsuccessful attempts to unlock ur screen. You can also set options in the app, to wipe ur device when sim card is changed.
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? I don't get the point that you're making of "unlocked bootloader" vs. "locked bootloader." It's the same thing, it just allows more freedom. Phones that aren't Nexus run on a locked bootloader and such. They're able to flash ROMs and do all that.
And Plan B is a last resort app, its not supposed to be used a security app. Thats what their primary app, Lookout is for.
Stop being paranoid, if somebody steals your phone. The chances of them knowing about recovery and doing all of that are VERY LOW.
If its something that bothers you just put a security lock on your phone and Lookout or any other related app. Report it to the police and they'll help you retrieve it.. unless thats something Brazil doesn't offer.
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I understand the chances of knowing about recovery are indeed very low, still, locked and unlocked bootloader have a significant difference when talking about access to your phone's data. With 2.3.3 now, there is no way to flash cwm if you have a locked bootloader (unless you completely erase your phone), while having it unlocked allows you to access everything from the modded recovery (considering you have the expertise).
It is a long stretch but I just thought it was worth discussing additional security possibilities when you're not completely "stock".
kirdroid said:
You can use Autowipe app and use a pin code to lock ur screen. Autowipe has options to wipe ur phone after 'n' number of unsuccessful attempts to unlock ur screen. You can also set options in the app, to wipe ur device when sim card is changed.
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Yeah, I actually have a pin code and WaveSecure installed, so for the most part I think it works OK. But their wipe function is not that great, it leaves a lot of stuff behind.
okay I just rooted my phone since everyone here told me to. I only did it so I can fix this Skype problem so I didn't have to factory reset.
What exactly can I do now that it is rooted with my LG optimus 3d.
Also I was told there are things you cannot do.
- You can't factory reset or it will brick your phone.
- You have to use usb debugging everytime you plug the phone into your computer.
- You have to have usb mass storage off always when plugging into your computer.
umirin said:
- You can't factory reset or it will brick your phone.
- You have to use usb debugging everytime you plug the phone into your computer.
- You have to have usb mass storage off always when plugging into your computer.
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1. Never heard of that.
2. Yes.
3. Depends
I Am Marino said:
1. Never heard of that.
2. Yes.
3. Depends
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can you explain in more detail.
because when usb debugging is enabled with the phone plugged in there is no way to get anything on or off my phone.
I cannot take the pictures off my phone, I cannot drag music onto the phone, etc.
umirin said:
can you explain in more detail.
because when usb debugging is enabled with the phone plugged in there is no way to get anything on or off my phone.
I cannot take the pictures off my phone, I cannot drag music onto the phone, etc.
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Not true, when you plug your phone to your computer depending on the ROM it will either automatically enable USB mass storage, or bring up a screen on the phone allowing you to put it in USB mass storage mode. Either way, your phone will still function the same (unless using ICS).
I haven't come across a ROM that doesn't let you use mass storage unless that feature is broken on it.
USB Mass Storage should be perfectly usable for you. Especially if you're still running stock.
USB mass storage doesn't automatically turn on when the phone is plugged in, so nothing shows up. I have to manually turn it on.
if usb debugging is not enabled when I plug my phone in will anything screw up?
and what else can I do now?
I have superuser and I fixed my skype problem.
umirin said:
USB mass storage doesn't automatically turn on when the phone is plugged in, so nothing shows up. I have to manually turn it on.
if usb debugging is not enabled when I plug my phone in will anything screw up?
and what else can I do now?
I have superuser and I fixed my skype problem.
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No it won't mess it up if you plug it in with debugging disabled. Probably the most important thing for you to do now is flash a custom recovery, make a nandroid back up and if you want, flash a custom ROM.
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No it won't mess it up if you plug it in with debugging disabled. Probably the most important thing for you to do now is flash a custom recovery, make a nandroid back up and if you want, flash a custom ROM.
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how do I flash a custom recovery and do a nandroid backup? What is a safe custom ROM?
umirin said:
how do I flash a custom recovery and do a nandroid backup? What is a safe custom ROM?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467868&highlight=recovery
That will point you in the right direction to get CWM recovery. The dev forum is not the easiest to navigate. To make a nandroid backup, just go into recovery and select "backup and restore" and then "backup". I can't comment on the ROM's because I don' have that phone.
Download ROM manager from the market. You can backup your existing ROM, install custom ROM's. There is a free version which I used for a while, but wanted to support the developers so I went ahead and got the premium version.
I would also highly recommend Titanium Backup. You can backup wifi settings, sms, mms, apps, etc.
yeah I downloaded ROM manager and I also have the same problem it only shows the 1 version, not my phone listed.
I looked in the thread you linked me... v.4.8.0.7 is a premium version. I found a link on google to download it but it's from my mediafire, I don't know if that's safe it could be infected.
apparently v.4.8.0.7 is the only version that has my phone model.
is there a safe site to download an old version? maybe there is a v.4.8.0.7 that isn't premium.
can I assume it's safe? It's an old premium version so...
Have you tried any root apps? I have recently rooted and finding some of them really worth the trouble of going through the rooting process
you guys really should elaborate a little bit more, or atleast point in the right direction....
1) you can do a factory reset all you want. it's just going to put the phone back into its stock condition. there really isn't a point in doing it though, so don't bother
2) usb debugging mode is only needed if you want to interface with your phone in a certain fashion. read up on ADB. if the ONLY thing you want to do is be able to get pictures from your phone, or put music on it or whatever, you do not need usb debugging mode enabled.
3) again, you can mount your phone as usb storage all you want. it isn't going to hurt anything. the ONLY reason you would NOT want your phone in this mode is when you are doing stuff with #2.
and to be quite honest, before you do ANYTHING with your phone like this again, do your research. i researched for a week before I rooted my phone. i already knew why debugging mode needed to be enabled and when/why i would want my phone in either storage or charge only modes. learn what you can from your specific phones section as taking info from a different phones section and applying it to yours can seriously mess you up. like brick your device kind of mess you up.
here are a few links to get you started:
LG Optimus 3D forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1073
(I noticed that it doesn't have a Q&A section. Ask questions in the GENERAL section, NOT the Development forum)
A VERY general overview of what ADB is and what it can do:
http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=ADB
And if you don't know something, or feel like "winging it" when it comes to altering your phone in any way, stop, don't do it, research and ask questions. Trust me you'd rather be the annoying guy asking the right questions than the idiot that says "HALP! I FUX0r3d my phone!" because you didnt know exactly what you are doing.
ALSO: if the ONLY reason you rooted your phone was to fix this Skype issue, and it has been fixed, you don't really NEED to go any farther. You accomplished your goal. That being said, with a rooted phone the possibilities are pretty much endless. The Devs do awesome work
EDIT!!!!
Here is a link to the actual ROM Manager website. At the top of the page it says "ROM Manager APK" download and install that to your phone.
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
Alternatively, here is the link to the FREE version of ROM Manager on the Market:
https://market.android.com/details?...yLDEsImNvbS5rb3VzaGlrZHV0dGEucm9tbWFuYWdlciJd
Hope I helped.
umirin said:
USB mass storage doesn't automatically turn on when the phone is plugged in, so nothing shows up. I have to manually turn it on.
if usb debugging is not enabled when I plug my phone in will anything screw up?
and what else can I do now?
I have superuser and I fixed my skype problem.
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I have optimus 3D and when you connect to pc via usb you should see a message on phone saying to press its button to enable usb storage.
Press the button on screen and it will then enter usb storage mode.
Dave
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this is what reason？need root？
Uh oh I do all three of those things probably on a daily basis....
Nandroid backup is your best friend. Get used to using it first and foremost. It's a total snapshot of your system. Once you get used to backing up and restoring a few times, and see how great it works, you'll gain a lot of confidence in trying out custom ROMs, which is where a lot of the fun begins.
It is so easy to take a backup, flash a custom ROM, get your email, calendar, phone, etc etc up and working on it quickly, play around with the settings, then take a nandroid backup of THAT (so you can come back to it and continue playing with it where you left off) and restore your "original" system -- it will be exactly as you left it. You can almost think of it as putting down one device and picking up another... the only limitation being you can only "hold" one at a time.
You can essentially live on 2 or 3 different ROMs at once. I generally have my go-to CM7 ROM which is my daily driver, but I've flashed a few different ROMs to check them out, including some pretty stable looking ICS ROMs.
Titanium Backup is helpful in this regard if you have certain apps and user data you want to bring over to a new ROM you're trying out. I've found doing a whole hog TB restore to a new ROM to be too much at once, and restoring system settings from one ROM onto a completely different ROM is often a square peg/round hole situation.
Lurk around on the relevant forums too and you will learn a lot of things you can try!
Oh as for what not to do - first and foremost DON'T PANIC! Anything goes wrong there is a lot of help available but it might take a little time to work out...
Second I agree with the above posters who say don't do something you don't understand. Read and research first, ask questions.
Third, if you really, really rely upon your device for your livelihood, or you mortgaged your house to purchase it, etc etc, don't mess with it. If you can't afford to be down half a day or two days if you messed something up and it might take a while to fix, go buy a cheap android device somewhere for just fooling around with.
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Oh as for what not to do - first and foremost DON'T PANIC! Anything goes wrong there is a lot of help available but it might take a little time to work out...
Second I agree with the above posters who say don't do something you don't understand. Read and research first, ask questions.
Third, if you really, really rely upon your device for your livelihood, or you mortgaged your house to purchase it, etc etc, don't mess with it. If you can't afford to be down half a day or two days if you messed something up and it might take a while to fix, go buy a cheap android device somewhere for just fooling around with.
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this is really fantastic advice. this forum (along with others) is an amazing resource, and it's really because of the help you can get from really knowledgeable AND unpretentious people. for someone who is new to root/android like me, it has proven to be invaluable. whatever you mess up, you can probably get fixed. just don't be too hasty or too careful. i came to android from a work-paid-for BB9630 (tour) i did all kinds of crazy stuff to that phone without fear b/c i knew if i bricked, my company would just give me another one no questions asked .. but i recently bought an evo (for personal use) when i switched jobs, and i wanted to root it and mod it immediately..but... i was a total noob to the process with android AND (just as importantly) i COULD NOT just break my phone and get another like it was nothing. so i read and read and read and asked a bunch of questions on various forums. then one day, like a little kid about to jump off the high-dive for the first time, i rooted and flashed a custom rom. pretty scary that first time, but now i flash a new rom a couple times a week. i have learned so much and am now rooted and enjoying all the things that come with that (except for going to bed later.) don't panic...great advice. i love it.
I have factory reset my phone 3 times while rooted. I didn't think much of it. I have a dinc 2, mabey it depends what phone you have.
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I know you can factory reset from recovery but you need to flash a ROM? And your not supposed to factory reset from your phone settings cause it might mess up your phone?
I put them as questions cause I'm not sure.
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SOLVED THE PROBLEM; SEE BOTTOM OF POST FOR SOLUTION
Here's the deal, kept short:
Wife's Nexus S just updated to Android 4.1.2
Wife disabled the stock keyboard, because SwiftKey was disabled whenever she restarted her phone
Password on lockscreen
No keyboard for entering the password, only voice input (wtf)
Phone is not developer, so I cannot use ADB; [adb shell input text <password>] followed by [adb shell input keypress 66] is not an option
Phone is not rooted, running stock Android 4.1.2 from Google
and, yes, my mom agreed: I'm special
What can I do? Resetting/wiping the phone to factory defaults is just as much an option as entering the password.
Update:
Tried speaking the password, did not work
Tried following a hard factory reset-guide, did not work
PM me if you have the same problem.
Alrekr said:
Here's the deal, kept short:
Wife's Nexus S just updated to Android 4.1.2
Wife disabled the stock keyboard, because SwiftKey was disabled whenever she restarted her phone
Password on lockscreen
No keyboard for entering the password, only voice input (wtf)
Phone is not developer, so I cannot use ADB; [adb shell input text <password>] followed by [adb shell input keypress 66] is not an option
Phone is not rooted, running stock Android 4.1.2 from Google
and, yes, my mom agreed: I'm special
What can I do? Resetting/wiping the phone to factory defaults is just as much an option as entering the password.
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How could she disable the stock keyboard? You cannot disable it unless you're rooted.
polobunny said:
How could she disable the stock keyboard? You cannot disable it unless you're rooted.
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It is entirely possible with Android 4.1.1, apparently. See attached image. My phone is in Danish, but the marked button is the Disable-button. Also, 'Android-tastatur' means 'Android Keyboard'.
Alrekr said:
It is entirely possible with Android 4.1.1, apparently. See attached image. My phone is in Danish, but the marked button is the Disable-button. Also, 'Android-tastatur' means 'Android Keyboard'.
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Oh boy she really went out of way to disable it haha! You're not supposed to disable a keyboard like that, rather uncheck it from the input section in the settings. I have no idea myself, I was just curious. :/
Unless you're going to factory reset, which should leave data in the storage alone, then I guess you'll have to speak the password.
eksasol said:
Unless you're going to factory reset, which will leave data in the storage alone, then I guess you'll have to speak the password.
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Yeah, but it is a random collection of letters and numbers, similar to xxxXxXX##X; x'es are letters, #'es are numbers. Also, it doesn't work. We've tried. As soon as I've waited 5 minutes, I will update the description.
I may be wrong, but maybe someone else can help me out.
Try going into download mode and downloading a keyboard from you computer?
Just a thought. Not sure if it would even work.
But then again you said you don't have ADB or whatever. :/
EDIT: Try going to your carrier. :f
He is running stock with no Debugging enabled it won't work. Also download mode is for Odin, not recommended with Nexus devices.
If the device has data and logged into a Google account, then apps can be installed remotely from accessing PlayStore from a webbrowser, though I do not know if it install while in lockscreen mode. Unfortunately, when a keyboard is installed it is not enabled by default until the user select it.
I don't have a Nexus right now but I wonder if one can fastboot boot cwm.img without flashing it thus not requiring a complete wipe via fastnoot oem umlock, I think I'm wrong though. Then you can either clear data, then the keyboard would be reenabled. But since it looks like you do not want to clear the data, I don't know. Probably find a signed update.zip that work with regular recovery, if there is one.
I don't have a solution beside a factory reset.
I wonder if phones thieves find all this useful.
Sent from my SGH-T959
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He is running stock with no Debugging enabled it won't work. Also download mode is for Odin, not recommended with Nexus devices.
If the device has data and logged into a Google account, then apps can be installed remotely from accessing PlayStore from a webbrowser, though I do not know if it install while in lockscreen mode. Unfortunately, when a keyboard is installed it is not enabled by default until the user select it.
I don't have a Nexus right now but I wonder if one can fastboot boot cwm.img without flashing it thus not requiring a complete wipe via fastnoot oem umlock, I think I'm wrong though. Then you can either clear data, then the keyboard would be reenabled. But since it looks like you do not want to clear the data, I don't know. Probably find a signed update.zip that work with regular recovery, if there is one.
I don't have a solution beside a factory reset.
I wonder if phones thieves find all this useful.
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Wiping the data was an option, and that was what we did. I didn't think of the thief-dilemma. Will edit the original post in a few minutes.
Alrekr said:
Wiping the data was an option, and that was what we did. I didn't think of the thief-dilemma. Will edit the original post in a few minutes.
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From your post we assumed you didn't want to wipe your data, not that you couldn't figure out how to do it. Misunderstanding I believe.
polobunny said:
From your post we assumed you didn't want to wipe your data, not that you couldn't figure out how to do it. Misunderstanding I believe.
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My English sucks sometimes, sorry. I see where the confusion came from. Allow me to be clear (pun intended): Wiping the phone was an option; entering the password somehow was also an option; as long as I could do it myself, without bricking the phone, and as long as I didn't have to buy a new phone it was an option.
Alrekr said:
My English sucks sometimes, sorry. I see where the confusion came from. Allow me to be clear (pun intended): Wiping the phone was an option; entering the password somehow was also an option; as long as I could do it myself, without bricking the phone, and as long as I didn't have to buy a new phone it was an option.
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No problem, these things happen. At least you fixed your problem.
You may want to start the device in safe mode, I did it that way and was able to change the keyboard to the android stock keyboard. Google your device to find out how to start the device in safe mode.
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My dad is a home improvement guy and apparently people left some things behind and the new owner didn't want them. One of these things ended up being a Tablet, now I'm understanding why it was given up. It starts and immediately loads into Soti MobiControl and I can essentially do nothing with it. I've both Factory Wiped Via recovery mode and tried to remove the sim and booting into safe mode which also didn't work.
The next step was to even see if I could do anything Odin related to it and I can't enter download mode I'm assuming since it appears to be an old work device, they likely didn't have USB Debugging on. So that wouldn't work for me either.
TL;DR
I have this tablet that has an app on it that doesn't allow me to do anything with it and so far what I've tried has done nothing. Does anyone have any clue ?
Hi!
Since I don't know what this app do or what it can restrict, I'll be having some issues but I'll try my best to help you.
First, Can you boot into system and go to settings? If yes, then go to About device --> Build Number --> Tap 7 Times.
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After searching about Soti Mobicontrol, I found this:
Uninstaller
Please try this and reply.
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