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I have evo running cm7 someone hacked my phone they got my txt msgs and forwarded them. I always have my phone. How can I find out how they did this and how can I prevent this.
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OK, well it really isnt possible to remotly hack a phone unless you installed an app that let somebody do this. So, two questions, what have you installed recently, and how do you know somebody hacked your phone?
Well really nothing and I also get 10 to 15 blocked calls a day I have Mr number blocker installed to block these but somehow some get through to my voicemail. The messages were saved and the whole thread was forwarded. Also pictures get forwarded and phone makes calls by itself
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Sounds weird.
Full wipe and/or factory reset just to be safe. Probably not a good idea to use any backups from the infected rom.
LBE Security is an app for free on the market.
It'll prompt you if an untrusted app tries to do anything malicious like that.
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How does he know that they were forwarded.... probably someone was messing with your phone
With adb you can use the following to find out what all is running, whatever is doing it should show up on there
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adb shell ps
I always keep my phone on me. I know they were forwarded because my ex got pic and messages and I did not send them thanks guys
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What do I look for when I put in adb shell ps
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check your apps through TB or manage apps and see what is all on your phone, maybe your ex or someoene installed something on your phone to forward texts.. i had a ex try and install a app on my phone (cant remeber its name), this app was suppose to be hidden and only accessable by hiting some numbers on the dial pad and hitting send.. But i noticed right away somethign was weird in my phone (it was acting real slow) and i looked in applications and manage apps and found it and uninstalled it..
Looked at my apps, saw nothing weird
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No one hacked your phone this isn't windows lol.
Well its causing me problems
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Did it say "Mess with the best die like the rest" on the screen???
If so you were h4x0r3d!!!
Full wipe of data perhaps.....
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Well its causing me problems
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Still not possible man. You're just having issues but no one "hacked" your phone lol.
Ok I believe you but its happening and I hope to find a suggestion for a possible solution. Any ideas?
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godefoy said:
Ok I believe you but its happening and I hope to find a suggestion for a possible solution. Any ideas?
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If you're on of those people who believe your phone can get hacked I'd suggest lookout security or avg free antivirus to ease your mind.
Yea, I find it hard to believe someone hacked your phone JUST to send pictures to your ex girlfriend. Are you sure you didnt get drunk and send them yourself? Or let your friend borrow the phone?
I don't drink and its happening well thanks anyway I guess I wont find a solution here
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Are you sure someone didn't sign in to your Sprint picture mail acct online? I think they can forward from there. Also if you always use the same password, they can dial your number and access your vm and forward them etc
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godefoy said:
I don't drink and its happening well thanks anyway I guess I wont find a solution here
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You wont find a solution anywhere because everywhere you post this people are all going to say the same thing man. "Its not possible". I told you one post above to get avgfree antivirus to ease your mind. Good luck
Out of curiosity.. how many of you are using antivirus apps?
I see a bunch out there now that have call blocking...anti theft etc all bundled in.
Any user experience or suggestions?
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Internet is a lot cleaner place these days.. I remember back in 98 u could get a virus by just visiting a porn site(oops!)
However with that being said i wouldnt go as far as downloading a anti virus for ur phone as long as ur careful what attachement ur opening as well as what ur downloading.
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Vinsane said:
Out of curiosity.. how many of you are using antivirus apps?
I see a bunch out there now that have call blocking...anti theft etc all bundled in.
Any user experience or suggestions?
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Android =/= windows. Antivirus apps are useless. All they can do is scan your apk files to see if you downloaded a bad app.
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^ how is that useless? at least you can find and uninstall the bad apk.
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dv84 said:
^ how is that useless? at least you can find and uninstall the bad apk.
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Don't install some rogue app from an unknown publisher that has three downloads and you will be fine?
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i have Avast installed
but it's frozen, so it's not running
I use avast also since it has a scanner for your SD card. I don't know how well it actually works but I haven't had any problems just yet.
I was using something called LBE Guard (I think that's its name). I believe that it lets you decide what each app can and can't access (Like Go Keyboard accessing the internet).
I've also heard they can wreak havoc on some legitimate apps that access system files through su or on app killers, but I've also heard app killers aren't good for the phone so I'm still up in the air.
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I have avast as well. Great little app from a good company and has a firewall built into it so u can choose which apps have internet access.
That right there for me is pretty cool.
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Vinsane said:
Out of curiosity.. how many of you are using antivirus apps?
I see a bunch out there now that have call blocking...anti theft etc all bundled in.
Any user experience or suggestions?
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I'm using avast as well. Its actually found a few malware apps here and there. So for that purpose alone, i guess it does the trick. To each his own I guess.
I think being vigilant in what apps are accessing is crucial, but sometimes your in a hurry and you just don't care to read something, and that's when something will sneak by you.
I've tried different ones and I like Avast best so far.
The UI Is pretty slick, Once installed everything is fairly detailed and breaks down categorically things that might be worth looking at IE: Privacy
What apps can :
track location
read identity info
access messages
access contacts
access accounts
change secure settings
access web pages
It will give you the number of apps in each category and then its happy hunting from there.
but again best thing just check it out for yourself.
Here is a scenario - ROM manager by clockwork is tagged as suspicious by antivirus app!
Antivirus apps are for idiots. I hear this crap every time some moron mentions android.
If somehow by freak accident you contract a virus, you deserve it. Im not saying theyre non existant, but theyre non existant. Obviously if we have to hack and break a phone manually to access files, a simple apk wont do the trick, hence gingerbreak... And if youre rooted, then hopefully you have enough intellegence or knowledge to keep your phone clean.
Sorry if this offends you, i sincerely dont care.
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Here is a scenario - ROM manager by clockwork is tagged as suspicious by antivirus app!
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I guess it depends what you use. I had a live wallpaper that was causing problems. This at least found it for me. Rom manager has never popped up as problematic. Go figure. Im all for snake oil if im not paying for it. To each his own again. Pass judgement at your discretion. In the end do what ever you want. Your phone. Your experience. Your pseudo piece of mind. Some folks don't give a crap, others are OCD and the rest fall inbetween.
"Stay thirsty my friends."
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One thing to remember Antivirus programs are not just ANTI-VIRUS, they are designed to detect any program that has excessive access to the file system and/or memory, or that attempt to modify stock system code, which is one of the reasons ROM Manager gets tagged, it is able to modify your boot partition.
There are malicious apps on the market, and they don't always get caught by Google before they get out, so it does not take a genius or a moron, to get one, it can just happen ....
Antivirus apps are a double edged sword, they can save your ass, or prevent you from doing something you actually want to do , as with most things in life, they should be used in moderation ....
I personally would rather have a AV app that is a little over zealous, than one that ignores a potential threat ...
The biggest annoyance on android right now is Air-push ads , while not malicious they are annoying, even more so when the publisher does not inform you that they are the "ad supporting" part of the app ...
So IF you are app happy, and install tons of apps, an AV app may be a good thing for you ....
Call me paranoid, but I usually don't install an app from a NEW publisher that has not been on the market at least 30 days, I usually check and see what other apps are put out by a publisher as well ... IF you only see ONE or TWO apps by a NEW publisher, then you might think twice, until reviews start flowing in ...
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Antivirus apps are for idiots. I hear this crap every time some moron mentions android.
If somehow by freak accident you contract a virus, you deserve it. Im not saying theyre non existant, but theyre non existant. Obviously if we have to hack and break a phone manually to access files, a simple apk wont do the trick, hence gingerbreak... And if youre rooted, then hopefully you have enough intellegence or knowledge to keep your phone clean.
Sorry if this offends you, i sincerely dont care.
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Funny. Another internet tough guy who has to ruin discussions.
Attitudes like yours are what is driving our forum to the ground.
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I even dont have anti virus on my laptop lol.
They are useless if you know how to use internet
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bikrame said:
I even dont have anti virus on my laptop lol.
They are useless if you know how to use internet
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Xactly
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jordanishere said:
Xactly
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i agree also. dont go to the market and dowload crap apk to see "naked pretty ladies" or "poker win billions" some lame ass name stuff. just the names of tthe 30+ "malware" apk's that have been found were dead giveaways. and as far as my computer....no antivirus there either, i surf porn on my tablet as needed and really only use my computer to root phones. and even that can an ordeal with ****ing microsoft products.....i hate my desktop!!!! it doesnt deserve to live or consume electricity
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Using Avast. It has many features in one for free. I don't know if it works.
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bikrame said:
I even dont have anti virus on my laptop lol.
They are useless if you know how to use internet
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Hopefully you don't use windows.
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ftarules said:
Here is a scenario - ROM manager by clockwork is tagged as suspicious by antivirus app!
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It seems like a useless app because of the limited ROMs on it.
Ok by downloading this it is at your own risk/fault if you are charged for your messages or any damage offences caused by using this app
ENJOY
PLEASE HIT THANKS OF YOU TAKE IT
This is not my work, it was downloaded from the market a couple of years ago as a free app and since been removed because of the app's nature
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This is not my work, it was downloaded from the market a couple of years ago as a free app and since been removed because of the app's nature
Ok by downloading this it is at your own risk/fault if you are charged for your messages or any damage offences caused by using this app
ENJOY
PLEASE HIT THANKS OF YOU TAKE IT
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Sorry for the question. What do this app?
Loved this app on my t mobile g1. Used it to send about 150 texts to a guy at work who kept on showing off his iPhone. After 30 texts it crashed his phone. Poor guy was crying
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lladwein said:
Sorry for the question. What do this app?
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Its sends multiple messages (the amount you type in) to who ever you want to send them to, you can also set a delay between each msg.
This is fun for people who can take a joke or someone who made an idiot of you, just bomb them with msgs 100+ and usually there phone locks up
This app is great! Great for when someone isn't replying. :good:
Thank you... I really need this... I hate when some one sends me the message about the advertisement...
Not work
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If it were anonymous like "Fake sender" would be better , but great anyway
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Not work
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What trouble are you having with it?
Will only work on a phone, or a tablet with a sim card
Very straight forward
for some reason, when I put this apk in my SD card my phone bootloops.... so I deleted it from external sd card via a card reader and now phone is working fine....
KIS 2014 says it has virus (I know maybe false positive)
DROID ATRIX HD !!!!
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Its sends multiple messages (the amount you type in) to who ever you want to send them to, you can also set a delay between each msg.
This is fun for people who can take a joke or someone who made an idiot of you, just bomb them with msgs 100+ and usually there phone locks up
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Does this also charge you for the messages that was sent?
No not if you have unlimited, or unless they are premium rate
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So, today I was playing with the photo editor by mplabs which is ONLY available on the Samsung Market via the Samsung Apps app and decided to do some due diligence and check out what perms it had. I was disgusted. It had EVERYTHING!!! I then checked every single samsung based app and the same was true of the "S" apps and the Samsung Apps app as well. This is ridiculous. There's absolutely no reason it should have the ability to read my texts, contacts, personal info, etc... If you value your own, as well as your contacts, privacy, you'd be well advised to freeze or uninstall all their offending apps.
You should check out kies permissions.
If you'd like to limit the S app's permissions, try LBE Privacy Guard in the market. You should be able to block whatever permissions you'd like with LBE... it may "break" the program but you can always re-allow the program's access to a particular permission. May require a little trail and error...
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You should check out kies permissions.
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I don't know why an app designed to interface with the entire system data would need permissions to access the entire system data.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc. You shouldn't be surprised.
As to the op. Meh.
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There is nothing particularly interesting in my life anyway so I don't care
Nevertheless, I am MUCH less concerned about Samsung accessing my data than some app developer working from a Russian hack factory.
mitchellvii said:
There is nothing particularly interesting in my life anyway so I don't care
Nevertheless, I am MUCH less concerned about Samsung accessing my data than some app developer working from a Russian hack factory.
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This. And the post above yours. I care much less about Samsung having my data and trying to get us to buy more products using it than some l33t h4x0r. Or the government TBH.
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Skripka said:
I don't know why an app designed to interface with the entire system data would need permissions to access the entire system data.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc. You shouldn't be surprised.
As to the op. Meh.
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YOU MEAN THE THINGS IN MY PHONE THAT I USE TO INTERACT WITH MY PHONE CAN ACCESS MY PHONE? Sigh.
Samsung OWNS YOU. Get over it.
It is one thing to get upset over a small private app seeing your stuff. It's a whole other thing when you buy a product that controls your whole life and then are surprised they have access to it.
mitchellvii said:
There is nothing particularly interesting in my life anyway so I don't care
Nevertheless, I am MUCH less concerned about Samsung accessing my data than some app developer working from a Russian hack factory.
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what you got against russians? it those dern chinamen you gotta keep an eye on. :laugh:
Somali pirates. Word.
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madsquabbles said:
what you got against russians? it those dern chinamen you gotta keep an eye on. :laugh:
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Its the Chinese Russian Alien Baby Hybrids that make me nervous.
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mitchellvii said:
Its the Chinese Russian Alien Baby Hybrids that make me nervous.
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To quote that really awful show... The truth is out there.
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This is funny.. Like Google doesn't own you already
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Zomg! They're coming for your pr0nz hey theres a pic floating around somewhere that says facebook (fb) + instagram (i) = fbi its pretty common knowledge the Internet has become nothing more than a giant data mining and marketing tool its become more of an interactive commerical with all the ads everywhere, the ads help the site stay free, sites collect data to sell to advertisers to up the profit, see more ads, collect more data. :screwy:
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I totally agree with the OP. Why the hell does a photo editing app wants to have access to our phone calls and sms? That is at the core of privacy. But they weren't forcing me to use their app so I uninstalled it. So far my favorite alternatives are a combination sketchbook mobile and pixlr express. I'm loving the s-pen feature with palm rejection that sketchbook mobile has.
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I totally agree with the OP. Why the hell does a photo editing app wants to have access to our phone calls and sms? That is at the core of privacy. But they weren't forcing me to use their app so I uninstalled it. So far my favorite alternatives are a combination sketchbook mobile and pixlr express. I'm loving the s-pen feature with palm rejection that sketchbook mobile has.
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Most of the permissions for contacts and sms are required to send a picture message(attach the image) and to choose contact photos from the editing app. The app needs to communicate with both sms and contacts to do just those functions and they need to be able to read and edit in both.
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Sketchbook mobile and pixlr expression can do just that without mining our personal data.
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Zomg! They're coming for your pr0nz hey theres a pic floating around somewhere that says facebook (fb) + instagram (i) = fbi its pretty common knowledge the Internet has become nothing more than a giant data mining and marketing tool its become more of an interactive commerical with all the ads everywhere, the ads help the site stay free, sites collect data to sell to advertisers to up the profit, see more ads, collect more data. :screwy:
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What sucks is that unless you remember to turn off all data before boot, you can't even connect to your von before many services get your IP.
Did you notice the phone app can make phone calls and read your contacts?
-- "Sensorly or it didn't happen!"
Wait, so you gave Samsung access to your data and now you're upset that they were using it? Maybe, you should think about not giving you your data in the first place. It's as simple is not setting up Samsung accounts, and stripping all the crap that they put on the phone after you got it. Plus, your phone will run faster and will be easier to navigate.
-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Zomg! They're coming for your pr0nz hey theres a pic floating around somewhere that says facebook (fb) + instagram (i) = fbi its pretty common knowledge the Internet has become nothing more than a giant data mining and marketing tool its become more of an interactive commerical with all the ads everywhere, the ads help the site stay free, sites collect data to sell to advertisers to up the profit, see more ads, collect more data. :screwy:
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Why I use scroogle and adbock
Just read an article talking about google's own lost device tracking, anybody got any clue how they planning to deliver it? via apk or update in android version??
any additional info on this would be appreciated
here's the link to the article http://androidcommunity.com/android-device-manager-now-rolling-out-20130804/
Via Google Play services
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You guys have it already? I don't
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vash_h said:
You guys have it already? I don't
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not yet :/
but we already we have Dive
http://findmymobile.samsung.com/
This is for android 4.2.2 and higher!
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using it right now. its running in background.. too much in ram. i dont know if its related in battery draining issue.
Okay... im pretty sure this wasnt here yesterday before I went to bed. No prompts to update our anything....
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This is for android 4.2.2 and higher!
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Wrong
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Okay... im pretty sure this wasnt here yesterday before I went to bed. No prompts to update our anything....
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And then go here, https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
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Okay... im pretty sure this wasnt here yesterday before I went to bed. No prompts to update our anything....
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Yeah, it just appeared in mine as well - no prompt. I know it wasn't there the time I checked before.
Bulbous said:
Yeah, it just appeared in mine as well - no prompt. I know it wasn't there the time I checked before.
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Same here.
Just shows how much "control" they have over our devices!
I could see ADM being a big deal for Nexus owners or people who own phones that the manufacturer doesn't provide a wipe/tracking feature for. Samsung's Find My Mobile (ex-Dive) has been around for two years and has more features than Google's ADM. Does anyone see any features or benefits ADM provides over Find My Mobile?
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I could see ADM being a big deal for Nexus owners or people who own phones that the manufacturer doesn't provide a wipe/tracking feature for. Samsung's Find My Mobile (ex-Dive) has been around for two years and has more features than Google's ADM. Does anyone see any features or benefits ADM provides over Find My Mobile?
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if we track phone using samsung dive or use any feature like fetching call records, phone gets notification about task done, where as using ADM... no notification comes...
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if we track phone using samsung dive or use any feature like fetching call records, phone gets notification about task done, where as using ADM... no notification comes...
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And notification's a bad thing? What if someone hacks your Google account and is tracking you via ADM or maliciously sends a wipe command to your phone? Without any notification you'd have no idea. The first thing I'd do on FMM if I truly lost my phone is remote lock it, even before tracking it. The lock command you send to the device allows you to have a 100 character message appear on the lock screen along with a number to call about returning the phone. Which by the way isn't something you can even do (yet) with ADM. Once it's locked the person who finds it (or stole it) can't do anything with it including turning off its wireless signal(s) or reading notifications. And if the phone's in your possession and you track it, ring it or pull a call log who cares that there's a notification? I kind of see your point though in that if the phone's been intentionally stolen the thief could see the FMM tracking notice in the notification bar (there's no audible alert) if the phone wasn't locked first. But a thief that knows Android would immediately hard reset the phone (or disable Wi-Fi and mobile data) right after stealing it which renders both ADM and FMM useless anyway.
It's useless if ur phone is stolen. But very useful if u forgot where u placed your phone. Getting it to ring enables me to find My phone much easier instead of calling myself
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All of this is useless because it is enough for someone that steals/finds your phone to take out the SIM card and no way any software can tell you where it is... so it is very limited help.
Will this require the internet to be turned on my phone?
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Yup. It basically connects to your samsung account which your phone is logged on to. A hard reset will remove your samsung account login details so this is really useless if stolen.
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What about hardreset? Will ADM survive from a hardreset?
Don't expect too much since it's an added free feature. I'm personally using Cerberus which have full of features and I don't compare the two side by side. Maybe you don't need it now but this small new feature will be of help when you really need it.