I need a proper guest mode on my phone. Not to pin an app, or allow access to certain features. These still have problems with sensitive information.
Guest or user features allow access like a 'sandbox'. This is what I really want. Someone can then borrow my work phone, and I won't have to worry about anything like download history or contacts, etc.
Can anyone here help me out? Can I force the OS to have a guest mode, like rooting the phone and unlocking a feature?
Xiaomi devices has spaces, i believe. Samsung phone why don't create new user account with different pattern, fingerprint?
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Maybe I am just missing something very obvious but it seems like there is no option to wipe the phone after misentering the password multiple times (BB or iphone style)?
I know it can be done with Exchange policies but it will be a cold day in hell before I go THAT route...
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Maybe I am just missing something very obvious but it seems like there is no option to wipe the phone after misentering the password multiple times (BB or iphone style)?
I know it can be done with Exchange policies but it will be a cold day in hell before I go THAT route...
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It's not a standard option in Android (I for one am glad - I've accidentally wiped my work Blackberry more than once when inebriated). Android Device Manager (or the Motorola equivalent) both allow a manual remote wipe from a PC or another Android Device.
It's possible for apps to monitor incorrect password entries (no root required just a Device Administrator Permission), although I'm not sure if an automated wipe is possible without root. Take a look around the play store to see if anything meets your needs.
I use the automation app MacroDroid along with Secure Settings (both in the playstore) on my unrooted MotoG. The way I've got it set up is that 3 failures to enter correct PIN changes it to Password mode, a further 3 failures will prevent the phone from waking up (by automating a screen lock associated with the screen coming on). As-well as that it will automatically take and email to me front and rear camera photos, and the phones location on the change from Pin to Password, and again on the change to 'Lockdown' mode. I can send it an SMS with a special message in the text to get it to repeat this. I'm toying with the idea of setting it to shout 'Thief!' repeatedly at full volume when someone tries to turn on the screen when it's locked down
It is not exactly that what you were asking for. But i just wanted to mention also Cerberus here.
It brings a lot of nice features to control your phone remote.
This is just a question. Is there any way that i can set up a decoy password on my nexus 5 lockscreen? I am rooted and running LineageOS 14.1 and the phone passes SafetyNet, and has internal storage encrypted. Here's an example: your real pin is 13579, but you want a decoy pin (24680). When 13579 (real pin) is entered, the phone will unlock like normal. But, if 24680 (decoy) is entered, then the phone should switch to a different (possibly restricted) user, so that if you are stopped at an airport and your phone is confiscated and the authorities ask for your pin, you can give them the decoy. The switching users should be invisible, so that the authorities don't suspect anything. If they ask about the main user, i can just make up an excuse like "This is my friend's phone, and i am going to visit him. He just added me as a restricted user". Note: i just want to keep my privacy and make sure that my data is safe.
Hi,
I want to start off with saying this isn't a stolen phone.
A friend of mine his uncle recently passed away and there are alot of questions about it.
He had a galaxy s7 which has an unlock pattern, is there any way to bypass it so we can take a look at his last messages? It doesn't have usb debugging enabled.
We also have his pc, but it is password protected, if we can get in we hope he is logged in , in its google account, but that is a long shot.
Any help is much appreciated!
There is a pc program called drphone or something like thay and it claims to be able to remove patterns and pin codes however you have to pay for it...also I'm sure if you bring the pc to a computer shop they will be able to remove the password...best of luck
If the phone is up to date, the exploits are likely all patched.
With a death certification most businesses do offer services for recovering data within reason, carriers can pull SMS records, and social media can provide access to certain data. That may be a more realistic approach.
Assuming you have TWRP go into the file manager found in advanced and go to /data/system and delete the locksettings.db or gesture.key
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So my Dad uses a Galaxy Note 10 Plus. He works at a high level judiciary position i cant mention, so information stored on his phone are govt. classified stuffs. Security is very vital.
He is almost 70 , so memorising pins and password is not his thing.
Therefore he uses Face Unlock/Face ID feature and Fingerprint scanner for unlocking phone and securing his apps.
But this morning, for God knows what reason, his phone can ONLY by unlocked via GESTURE PATTERN.
The thing is, Dad never uses gesture pattern, he must have set it when he first recieved the phone from the govt. He doesnt recall the gesture anymore.
All the officials have been trying their luck with the gesture unlock to no avail.
He needs to recover his phone data fast.
Is there a way for him to unlock his phone using face ID, fingerprint, or even email authorisation or something like that??
As far as I know, after you've tried many times, you will get a messages "Forgot pattern" on the lower left corner of your lock screen. Touch Forgot pattern and enter Google Account info to clear the lock.
Just hope he can still remember the password for the google account!
Just keep on trying until the phone starts asking you for the account (mail) and it's password.
Use the account data (password) to unlock the phone.
It is possible that his employer has the phone under MDM (Mobile Device Management). That is very common on mobile devices that access secure information from an employer. It allows them to control settings on the phone. If so, they may be the ones that changed the settings and they also may be able to unlock the phone.
Hi XDA peoples. I come to you in times of great need, and to satisfy your curiosity.
Recently, my mother enabled biometrics on her discover banking app, specifically face ID. However, this enabled face unlock on the entire phone and, in doing so, set a password for the phone. Note, there was no password or any other authentication on this phone before - completely open device. Now she is completely locked out of the device due to the default security settings requiring a password every 4 hours. Remote unlock is disabled, so there is no hope of that working.
Now, my question is this: is there a password that the device would automatically apply if needed? And if so, does anybody know what it is?
Thanks.
Device is a T-mobile S21+, 8G RAM 128GB Storage.
I appreciate all help.
factory reset from recovery mode + unlock FRP with google account