Does anybody know of a way I can track a phone's location that has GPS on? - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

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Only if you have a particular app installed before you need to track it. I use seek droid.
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Smurphjw said:
Only if you have a particular app installed before you need to track it. I use seek droid.
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You don't think there are any other ways?
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Smurphjw said:
Only if you have a particular app installed before you need to track it. I use seek droid.
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I use Lookout Mobile Security. Seems to work well.

dbrowdy said:
I use Lookout Mobile Security. Seems to work well.
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Is this an app you have to install before tracking? I'm sorry I failed to mention I'm trying to do this with out having any tracking app installed previous to losing the phone
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ubuntunerd said:
Is this an app you have to install before tracking? I'm sorry I failed to mention I'm trying to do this with out having any tracking app installed previous to losing the phone
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Have sprint locate via MSID or serial number. unless if the phone is off it won't work. you can only have track them a phone that is on your account, but since its your phone it won't be a problem.

If your still signed in to your account on the phone. Go to the play store on a PC and install "plan b" to the lost phone. Obviously if the phone has been wiped this won't work.
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i need this app not to check root i will donate

if some one can do whatever they can do for it no to check for root or let me past the root block i will donate i really hope some one will help with this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5wbGFzdHljLmFuZHJvaWQudjIiXQ..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amphoras.hidemyroot
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amphoras.hidemyroot
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thanks bro wish it eould just hide it from one app but o o wellit will do the job thank
affliction said:
thanks bro wish it eould just hide it from one app but o o wellit will do the job thank
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Hide it use app then un hide...
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You can also use SuperSU in place of the superuser app and it will do the same thing. (Hides root/temp unroot)
If you think about it, there is usually a reason that an App would specify unrooted only. Rooted basically equals nowhere as secure as nonrooted. So not too surprising a banking app is paranoid about security.
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You can also use SuperSU in place of the superuser app and it will do the same thing. (Hides root/temp unroot)
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i am guessing to do what i want ny hiding the one app i need to buy the pro im just trying to figure this app out
affliction said:
i am guessing to do what i want ny hiding the one app i need to buy the pro im just trying to figure this app out
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It hids it for all apps. Exact same as the first one posted
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ok mabe im just not understanding i am using that supersu app which by the way good call one chain makes amaing apps 2 so when i go to log into the app i dont want to know i have root it wont find it know is that what ur saying or is there something i need to do?sorry i feel like a noob i promise im not just never ran into this problem before
Go into the supersu settings. Uncheck enable super users. Then the app will work. Renable it when you need root
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If you think about it, there is usually a reason that an App would specify unrooted only. Rooted basically equals nowhere as secure as nonrooted. So not too surprising a banking app is paranoid about security.
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If this made sense why wouldn't they stop me from using a bank site from my home PC where I also have root privileges.
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Yeah this makes about as much sense as Hulu only letting certain shows on its apps and forcing you to go to the web for the full catalog.
Even the cheap $350 laptops have HDMI out now, so you can just plug in your laptop and bam, there you go. I have one that the screen went out so it's just constantly plugged into HDMI so I can browse from my TV.
But yeah, back to the original point, your bank is retarded. Not allowing a rooted phone to use it makes no difference in overall security.
Well thanks guys I figured how it all works and yes my bank is retarded but hell they all are I hate banks
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Cydia Substrate for Android

http://www.cydiasubstrate.com/
for Android
Supported on versions 2.3 through 4.2,
including Kindle Fire, CyanogenMod, and Intel.
While Android itself is "open", the devices that run it often aren't. Before installing Substrate, you will first need to get root access on your device.
Depending on which device you have, and which version of Android, this process differs; we therefore can't provide a simple recommendation.
Once you have root, you will need to install our APK, run the application, click Install, and grant Superuser access to Substrate when prompted.
Interesting
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@jd14771: In the play store description it says:
Users should keep in mind that Substrate includes a safety feature: by holding down the volume-up button on your device you can disable Substrate while it is attempting to load these modifications (such as while it is turning on and starting); this will give you an opportunity to use Google Play to uninstall things that might be broken.
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It didn't brick me but it did kill my Network Service. Restoring now...
jd14771 said:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand it bricked me.
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Generally if I have no clue Wtf an app does... I won't install it. Thanks for being the guinea pig.
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jd14771 said:
yeah, what was the point of the app, did you get that far?
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Ya I installed winterboard which is a tool that lets you make theme changes and stuff on the fly. Looks like it still has a ways to go. After I uninstalled Cydia Substrate and winterboard my network came back online.
This is as stupid as superuser on an iphone
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Lost my IMEI, baseband, etc. Heart dropped when I saw all those unknowns in the about device status.
Fortunately uninstalled the app and a reboot fixed it.
Edit: Stock MC2
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Right now its more of a beginning step this is going to be awesome once it gets up and running well. All the mods you want all in a app not having to browse throughout xda forums or google play I say bring cydia to android. After all the more options the better no? If you don't like it just don't use it lol
Also when I used my network worked fine I was on liquid smooth ROM may 3 or 5 build not sure anyways winter board wouldn't open up however. Back on cm10.1 and haven't tried it again don't plan on till it gets updated
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I am trying to install the new app but when SU grant the access the One just crash and reboot... Any suggestions?
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Well I installed it and it worked winter board couldn't fully apply the theme tho I used a cm10.1 them which It can pick up also my phone still works no zeroed out meid or anything
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jonathanhtc said:
I am trying to install the new app but when SU grant the access the One just crash and reboot... Any suggestions?
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Could be something to do with HTC sense ui try uninstalling cydia and then installing it again and see if that works. Don't know what else to tell you other than to wait for an update
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Already tried that.. No success.
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Plain and simple...any type of "app store" shouldn't require root. Huge red flag there.
digiblur said:
Plain and simple...any type of "app store" shouldn't require root. Huge red flag there.
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It modifies the system to run mods. That would be hard without root
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If you guys are wondering why the app would need root, just email the developer using the link in Google Play, and ask him/her....
If your wondering why im here having a HTCONE, I also have the Note II
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ac16313 said:
It modifies the system to run mods. That would be hard without root
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Oh.. I was thinking it was just a type of app store for other types of apps.
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When I had my iPhone 3gs, I jailbroke it the same day I bought it.
I miss cydia, but I don't miss searching for repositories...
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Oh gosh
Cydia on Android?
I didn't even want to use Cydia when I had an iPhone.
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[Q] Google's Android device manager

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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jetbruceli said:
This is for android 4.2.2 and higher!
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Wrong
vash_h said:
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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vash_h said:
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.

Android device manager!

Hi guys,
Finally, android device manager is official now and you can track your device or erase the data if needed. Just Google it.
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I have Cerberus installed already but I guess this might come in handy in case something happens and Cerberus is not working. It does not do all the things Cerberus does...like taking a picture.
Mine won't locate the device =( I do have everything setup correctly but it's constantly searching and location unavailable... it's same for all 3 of note 2 my family has, weird?
I'll just depend on Cerberus, plus it has more functions anyway.
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safeplayer22 said:
I have Cerberus installed already but I guess this might come in handy in case something happens and Cerberus is not working. It does not do all the things Cerberus does...like taking a picture.
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I like Cerberus too. I have it set as a /system/app so if my phone does happen to get lost they wont be able to wipe it. Unless theyre an androidaholic..
I can't set this thing up.does not show device manager in Google side
BACARDILIMON said:
I can't set this thing up.does not show device manager in Google side
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Is automatically pushed to your phone . You'll find it in settings/security/device administrators then you have to activate it . Then just Google Android device manager to use the web interface to locate or ring you device.
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Can anyone tell me how to use this? I activate it. ...and now what? I have no idea what to do with it!
Thanks
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safeplayer22 said:
I have Cerberus installed already but I guess this might come in handy in case something happens and Cerberus is not working. It does not do all the things Cerberus does...like taking a picture.
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I use Cerberus also hopefully it doesn't stop working.
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I'm gonna stay with Cerberus, also.
Until I hear better things about the Device Manager.
Thanks for the heads up!
Anyone have device manager "lock and erase" working with custom ROMs on this phone?
Thanks!
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Locate works, and Ring for 5 min, but "lock and erase" are inop

T-Mobile knows more than you think...

Got a notification today telling me my device health was good, and I had to check performance and this popped up:
I rooted 2 days ago and stayed stock. Anyone know how they know this?
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When your phone is rooted, it knows, and so do the apps. That's why you cannot install isis wallet if your phone is rooted. In the about section in settings, it says if the device is rooted. If it says modified then it is rooted and any app can probably see that. Doesn't mean that tmobile knows it is, but the app does, and it may, or may not report this back to them.
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masondoctorjt said:
When your phone is rooted, it knows, and so do the apps. That's why you cannot install isis wallet if your phone is rooted. In the about section in settings, it says if the device is rooted. If it says modified then it is rooted and any app can probably see that. Doesn't mean that tmobile knows it is, but the app does, and it may, or may not report this back to them.
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Thanks for the info. I didn't think just any app could tell, only root apps. Well I guess this is no big deal at all.
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Re: Update
T-mobile only recently updated the "my Account" app. Giving them selfs access to all kinds of stuff on your phone. This also detects the tethering mod :/
Best thing to do is uninstall the update...
Very crappy thing of them to do, But I guess they have to be like the nsa.
That's because you guys have the option to collect diagnostics enabled.. Mine is disabled and it shows unknown for everything
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serio22 said:
That's because you guys have the option to collect diagnostics enabled.. Mine is disabled and it shows unknown for everything
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I had no clue mine was on, but it is definitely disabled now. About to flash CM11 actually. Wish me luck!
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Christopher4tw said:
I had no clue mine was on, but it is definitely disabled now. About to flash CM11 actually. Wish me luck!
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You simply don't need luck,if.your doing everything textbook style.should have no issues. I stay away from CM BUT GL
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RoxAbout said:
T-mobile only recently updated the "my Account" app. Giving them selfs access to all kinds of stuff on your phone. This also detects the tethering mod :/
Best thing to do is uninstall the update...
Very crappy thing of them to do, But I guess they have to be like the nsa.
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Lololol, I'm starting to see more of the trends of this word "NSA" when it comes to security.
I'd uninstall, just like what she says.
Sanadrate said:
You simply don't need luck,if.your doing everything textbook style.should have no issues. I stay away from CM BUT GL
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Yep, I stay away from CM too. Especially they went for profit :Boycotting:
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Sanadrate said:
You simply don't need luck,if.your doing everything textbook style.should have no issues. I stay away from CM BUT GL
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You're right, I didn't need luck, it was a really easy install and it has no real bugs that I am seeing. Running super smooth.
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RoxAbout said:
T-mobile only recently updated the "my Account" app. Giving them selfs access to all kinds of stuff on your phone. This also detects the tethering mod :/
Best thing to do is uninstall the update...
Very crappy thing of them to do, But I guess they have to be like the nsa.
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Actually, you granted them access by accepting the permissions. Thats why i read that stuff. And being a developer, i can usually figure out what actions fall under the required permissions too.
ndwgs said:
Lololol, I'm starting to see more of the trends of this word "NSA" when it comes to security.
I'd uninstall, just like what she says.
Yep, I stay away from CM too. Especially they went for profit :Boycotting:
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What do you mean CM went for profit?
elesbb said:
Actually, you granted them access by accepting the permissions. Thats why i read that stuff. And being a developer, i can usually figure out what actions fall under the required permissions too.
What do you mean CM went for profit?
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They went commercial, now are a official corporation. They are looking to make that money, eventually. With features like a CM account, privacy guard, secure messaging they were getting ready for it. None of those are attractive though.
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daxecutioner24 said:
They went commercial, now are a official corporation. They are looking to make that money, eventually. With features like a CM account, privacy guard, secure messaging they were getting ready for it. None of those are attractive though.
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But its still free to install CM and have the source code available though. Right? Im not a huge user of CM since i have an S4 ( I like my features )
elesbb said:
But its still free to install CM and have the source code available though. Right? Im not a huge user of CM since i have an S4 ( I like my features )
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Your assumption is correct. For now at least.
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I bet cm will soon require a small purchase fee,upon flashing you must enter a code,for each device.
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Sanadrate said:
I bet cm will soon require a small purchase fee,upon flashing you must enter a code,for each device.
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it seems more likely the purchase fees will be for the added features. Allcast is the perfect example. It's a CM app on the app store that has a time limit unless you pay money. That's their future. I can easily imagine a CM rom that is basically AOSP, and a collection of appstore apps that you have to pay money for to get the "Full CM experience". Of course, if you buy a CM phone (like the oppo n1), you'd get all those for free.
Or they just collect your data and sell it on their own kinda like Google
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how to disabling it
serio22 said:
That's because you guys have the option to collect diagnostics enabled.. Mine is disabled and it shows unknown for everything
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Want to disable where is it?
Guntert said:
Want to disable where is it?
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Should be under back up and reset
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All I have is
Back up my data
Backup account
Automatic restore
Factory data reset
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All I have is
Back up my data
Backup account
Automatic restore
Factory data reset
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Disable through the Tmobile "My Account" app
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