I just read this on appy geek. I thought everyone should know about this.
The link that will reset some Samsung Galaxy phones without warning originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 25 Sep
Frightening
A security hole has been discovered that allows some Samsung Galaxy phones running TouchWiz to be automatically factory reset without warning. This includes the Samsung Galaxy S2.
Found by ex-Gadget Geeks presenter Tom Scott, among others, all unsuspecting users have to do is go to a webpage via a specific link and their phone will be wiped back to how it came in the box.
"The USSD code to factory data reset a Galaxy S3 is *2767*3855# can be triggered from browser like this: " wrote Scott.
Developer Tom Hutchinson, who has helped Pocket-lint work out the incredibly damaging bug, says that the security blunder affects not just the SGS3 but the Ace, the GS2, and S Advance so far. "Most if not all Gingerbread phones or newer running TouchWiz will be vulnerable," claims the developer.?
The fear is that those looking to wipe out Samsung phones would be able to easily embed the code on a website without Galaxy owners even realising what is about to happen. The code could easily be used in a QR code too.?
I'm just glad these news sources are making sure everyone knows exactly how to accomplish it.
Installing titanium backup now. Didn't think I would ever need it. Guess I do just in case now.
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If you read my thread on the secret Android Codes, you will understand what is happening:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894102
The stock Samsung dialer will execute secret android codes when you enter them without hitting send.
Like *#350# will reboot the phone. (That would be a better exploit example than the factory reset one)
The problem is that NFC or the stock browser will load a tel: into the dialer for you.
Well using the stock dialer that will execute any of those secret android codes.
Most of those secret android codes will not work on CM10/AOSP dialers obviously.
So the fix is to install any other dialer app like exDialer and use it as default app for dialing.
joederp said:
So the fix is to install any other dialer app like exDialer and use it as default app for dialing.
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I'm probably missing something easy, but how do I get exDialer to be the default? I installed it, went to Application manager and to the default Phone app, but the "Clear Defaults" button was greyed out.
When I dial from either app, it just dials, doesn't ask me which app to use. I tried doing a voice action "Dial xxx xxx xxxx" from Google Now and it automatically went through the stock dialer without prompting.
Engadget says it only affects the stock browser but not chrome. Who is using the stock browser anyways, it's garbage.
Philosuffer said:
I'm probably missing something easy, but how do I get exDialer to be the default? I installed it, went to Application manager and to the default Phone app, but the "Clear Defaults" button was greyed out.
When I dial from either app, it just dials, doesn't ask me which app to use. I tried doing a voice action "Dial xxx xxx xxxx" from Google Now and it automatically went through the stock dialer without prompting.
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I thought it stays. If you type a message in Handcent or messaging like (800)555-1212 then you can click on it and it will prompt which dialer to open as default. exDialer has option for auto run USSD code.. Wonder if samsung will add that to dialer (even though these are not USSD codes)
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Engadget says it only affects the stock browser but not chrome. Who is using the stock browser anyways, it's garbage.
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Who cares what engadget says, you can try it yourself, it will happen ANY time a number link is loaded into the stock dialer. That can be from SMS, maybe even fake caller ID spoofing. Maybe other apps can launch a number for you.
Has anyone tried the dialer code to factory reset?
Chances are Samsung already disabled it, probably for this reason. They've disabled quite a few of them actually so we probably dont have to worry about it. (I haven't tested it to be sure but it would surprise me if they left that one enabled)
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I've been testing this and you can follow my results over here at Rootz.
Preview: I've yet to actually get it to auto-execute (i.e. click send) the code and have tried modern CM10/AOKP, the JB TW leaks, and have gone back to T999UVALG1. Still going to be doing more testing but may not be for a while - maybe somebody can pick up from here.
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I've been testing this and you can follow my results over here at Rootz.
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Did you read any of my post or thread. The Samsung dialer instantly executes the code when you type last #. This isn't a USSD. They are android secret codes.
If you have stock dialer and it loads in the code it will execute it. tel:*#06# clicking that will bring up IMEI
(That should also work in aosp or cm10, but that is the only code they have in dialer)
You don't need to test, it is any app that launches dialer and adds digits
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Did you read any of my post or thread. The Samsung dialer instantly executes the code when you type last #. This isn't a USSD. They are android secret codes.
If you have stock dialer and it loads in the code it will execute it. tel:*#06# clicking that will bring up IMEI
(That should also work in aosp or cm10, but that is the only code they have in dialer)
You don't need to test, it is any app that launches dialer and adds digits
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Clicking on that just opens dialer with *. Just fyi, but it is pretty simple. Later tonight I'll test the factory reset code to see if sammy disabled it like most of the others. If it is as I suspect they will have done so, probably meaning they already knew about the problem.
Most security vulnerabilities are not released publicly until a fix has been implemented. (The NFC hack is a perfect example). For us that fix was most likely the update to UVALH2...assuming my assumptions are correct of course!
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ha ha ha and thank you
@op if I could thank you twice I would. 1) for passing on this info and 2) because this will make a good prank to some gullible people I know swho spend way to much time surffing the net from their s3. They are the type that find "French Models" on line....
Hey guys, just wanted to let you know Samsung did patch this in UVALH2 like I thought.
In case you didnt see the other thread, someone posted it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1906473
I did test it and I might be mistaken about the dialer code being disabled. It did initiate the reset when I manually entered the code. But it may be due to me running a combo/hybrid version of ics. Ill be flashing back later today and will retest to let you know for sure.
I just wanted to throw this out in case anyone was thinking of testing it thinking it wont work...
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This has already been patched.
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Maybe they patched the factory reset but you could still do things like reboot someone's phone
*#350#
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Hey guys, I just read in a local newspaper that there is a security flaw in the android web browser. It allows hackers to access files stored on the SD card. Does this call for an AntiVirus software?
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It's true. I also read an article where they said rooting is illegal. What about that?
And you think antivirus-software will block that? I don't think so.
Android is open source, be happy they're telling Google the bugs in Android so they can fix it. It's better than hackers find the bug and Google doesn't know of it.
Hmm.. so should I be worried about this flaw or not? According to the article, seems like its quite serious..
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Read this article..has to do with the USSD...good thing i got backups..lol
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technol...security-flaw-wipe-phone-click-010830893.html
Its been around for a while now, its easily solveable, don't click on a link you don't know, pretty much how you would react on a pc if you had a random email with a link in it. I'm not sure if by dialling a code on a wildfire you can wipe the phone though someone correct me if i'm wrong.
It can happen on my s2 but i highly doubt it will, i suspect this is a leaked story to help promote the iphone 5 a little to the uneducated.
No need for antivirus as the way it works is you click the link with the malicious code in and it tells the phone to dial a code which then wipes the phone so unless your anntivirus can detect the code in a url it won't help.
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The flaw was patched sometime back in August IIRC, but thanks to slow updates it's still unpatched on a majority of phones.
My One S with 4.0.4 Sense 4.1 has the issue. I thought those tel: links from the browser was a feature, not a security risk!
They are a feature, it's just that some phones can be wiped with no prompt by dialling a code so its also a possibility that some idiot can add that certain dialling code into a link. Shouldn't affect most of us xda'ers though and even if it did most of us wipe our phones on a regular basis anyway and know all about the importance of backups, its just a minor setback in my eyes.
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here's some more information on the issue: It's Not Just Samsung Phones: How to Check If Your Android Device Is Vulnerable to The Remote Wipe Hack
eventcom said:
here's some more information on the issue: It's Not Just Samsung Phones: How to Check If Your Android Device Is Vulnerable to The Remote Wipe Hack
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lol mine is indeed vulnerable !
I think my phone is vulnerable, but I don't think that code works, I think it may be a Samsung code to factory reset, which HTC doesn't have. Other codes like IMEI, INFO and CHECKIN work, but not the factory reset one, I don't think.
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Also don't have root so I can't make a backup. If we had S-OFF, I would root, but don't want to void my warranty, with no way of turning back.
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I think my phone is vulnerable, but I don't think that code works
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did you notice there's a link to check @ the Lifehacker article
Is there a way to have the stock dialer search last names? It will only search first names for me which is annoying because I have several contracts with the same first names.
Change your contacts settings to display last name first.
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Change your contacts settings to display last name first.
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Thanks but I still can't get the dialer to search for last names It did rearrange my contacts though
Weird, I thought for sure that would work. Have you tried any of the smart dialer replacements from the market?
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Weird, I thought for sure that would work. Have you tried any of the smart dialer replacements from the market?
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I haven't, I'd like to stick with stock if possible. Does it search last names on your stock dialer when you rearrange by last name?
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I haven't, I'd like to stick with stock if possible. Does it search last names on your stock dialer when you rearrange by last name?
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I haven't tried on this phone, but my Sensation did. A lot of the 3rd party dialers look good and work better than stock. I used to use TouchPal Dialer when I used CM7 because of it's ability to do everything the stock dialer did, plus more.
The BEST dialer is DW dialer but it's $10 or so. This can be configured to search ANY field, in ANY part of the names. Most dialer can search only the from the beginning of the first word of the Organization, this can search for any word anywhere in contacts name, org, phone numbers, even notes. You can also theme the hell out of it yourself and make it look like you want.
The one I like most that is free but not as flexible is exDialer. It is free and has a great ICS theme. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.modoohut.dialer&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tb2Rvb2h1dC5kaWFsZXIiXQ.. It will do what you need.
EDIT: Wow. I just tested out exDialer again. They have updated it it does way more than it used to! Great app, searches everywhere too!
Rocket dial. Period
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I'm using tdj's 2.5.1 and I can search by last names. Are you referring to an ICS rom?
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I'm using tdj's 2.5.1 and I can search by last names. Are you referring to an ICS rom?
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Thanks for the third party suggestion guys, but I'm not really interested in a debate over best third party apps. I'd like to see if this issue can be fixed with stock, if not, I'll pursue other venues.
No I'm on juggernaut but before this I was on DW and I have never been able to search by last names, which I always thought was odd. Can you search by both first and last?
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...I was on DW and I have never been able to search by last names, which I always thought was odd. Can you search by both first and last?
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You need to really dig into the settings of these apps especially DW. You can enable and disable what fields you want it to search. Even the stock dialer have options but you may have to go into settings>call to get some that are not actually accessible in the dialer app itself.
jets76 said:
You need to really dig into the settings of these apps especially DW. You can enable and disable what fields you want it to search. Even the stock dialer have options but you may have to go into settings>call to get some that are not actually accessible in the dialer app itself.
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I have searched from top to bottom in contacts, dialer itself, and call settings and I haven't been able to find search fields. Could you point me in the right direction?
i was using the virtuous Unity rom but ive now swapped to mimicry and ive lost a function that almost makes me cry.
i use whatsapp quite regularly but with unity when i pressed my enter key it used to send the messages but now with mimicry for whatever reason it just puts the cursor onto the new line.
is there a way i can change this, not just in whatsapp but SMS or even email apps?
has anyone got any insight on how i may be able to fix this?
You're still using whatsapp? That should be an app specific function, not a rom function. Check the whatsapp settings for a send on enter function.
I have send on enter enabled for the stock mms app in Mimicry.
-Nipqer
yeah i still use it... why is it a bad app?
but i ment in general... i did find the app specific function but it also did it with messages and my emails too.
Umm when you installed mimicry did you install the special key maps in aroma. Also what is your software keyboard. If it swift key it sometimes changex the behavior of the hardware keyboard. Go into recovery and flash the from again over your current installation and Deselect special key map. But first try to switch the software keyboard to android stock if using swift key to see if that is the issue
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the software keyboard is default...
i know i found out where i could view what things i installed with mimicry but i cant seem to find it now. i dont know if i installed the special key maps im afraid but if i find it then ill repost unless you know where i can find it. is it better to have or not as i wasnt really sure what it was anyway
You have to run the installer in recovery over your current installation. It will ask you which add ons you want to remove
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do i want it installed or not?
Well we're just doing this to verify if that is the issue. You can install it back if its not.
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penfold1992 said:
i was using the virtuous Unity rom but ive now swapped to mimicry and ive lost a function that almost makes me cry.
i use whatsapp quite regularly but with unity when i pressed my enter key it used to send the messages but now with mimicry for whatever reason it just puts the cursor onto the new line.
is there a way i can change this, not just in whatsapp but SMS or even email apps?
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Guys,In all the chat based apps I have seen there is an option under Chat settings called Enter to Send
In WhatsApp go to your contact list push Menu>Settings>Chat Preferences and the option is there,same as most third party app's that use chat
SMS'es use money for every message and Emails I believe require more care to create so not having this option on those apps does have a benefit
I saw this today hopefully it does not happen to ours sucks though. http://www.androidcentral.com/major...-web-browser?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=twitter
seems like they said they new OTA patched the exploit? not sure
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It worked on mine but I pulled the battery before it formated and you have to be on a stock Rom im running wanam v1.2 uclg1 base
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Samsung Galaxy smartphones vulnerable to remote wipe assault
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer...phones-are-vulnerable-to-a-remote-wipe-attack
If you own a select Samsung smartphone, be forewarned – a security researcher is concerned after claiming to have exposed a vulnerability in some Samsung handsets, potentially leaving them open to a remote wipe attack. According to Ravi Borgaonkar, he demonstrated the attack at the Ekoparty security conference, where he showed just how a hacker is able to direct the user to a webpage that contains malicious code, where a remote wipe assault might eventually cause untold factory reset nightmares for the smartphone’s owner.
Borgaonkar’s talk titled “Dirty use of USSD Codes in Cellular Network” did demonstrate just how the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) protocol is able to be exploited by hackers for nefarious purposes. QR codes could be deadly as well, sending people to webpages with malicious code in them. Hackers who have gained access can “kill” a SIM card as well as wipe off data in the smartphone in a matter of minutes. The Samsung smartphones which run on TouchWiz seem to be the only ones affected, and Samsung has not commented on the situation just yet. Has anyone confirmed the existence of such a vulnerability?
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If you read my thread on the secret Android Codes, you will understand what is happening:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894102
The stock Samsung dialer will execute secret android codes when you enter them without hitting send.
Like *#350# will reboot the phone. (That would be a better exploit example than the factory reset one)
The problem is that NFC or the stock browser will load a tel: into the dialer for you.
Well using the stock dialer that will execute any of those secret android codes.
Most of those secret android codes will not work on CM10/AOSP dialers obviously.
So the fix is to install any other dialer app like exDialer and use it as default app for dialing.
http://gizmodo.com/5946334/samsung-security-bug-can-wipe-out-your-galaxy-phone-updating
They've known about it for months, and already patched the issue in their latest firmware update.
Does this have any effect on rooted phones?
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Okay. I have a brand-spanking-new Galaxy Note 7, exchanged at Verizon for my prior IED version. Good news is that I don't have to worry about my battery self-immolating. The bad news is that I'm getting these "Your request has been declined for security reasons" toast messages when I attempt to carry out various and sundry simple tasks, such as clicking on a legitimate link in an email in my Gmail app or tapping on "About Google Play Store" in the Play Store app. Are there some sort of Gestapo security measures added to the 2nd Gen Note 7 that weren't on the 1st? Is there a way to knock these down a peg? This is insane...to the point where I have to find creative ways around the block to get things done (such as copying the address from the link or button in an email and pasting it in a browser). It makes the phone considerably less user-friendly. What a shame. Any feedback or input here? I'd really appreciate it.
Note: I have seen things online for "FRP" when I search for that very quote, but I don't think this has anything to do with a "reset phone."
Thanks so much!
Never heard of something like this before. Solution? Root that *****, slap twrp on top and flash Ketan Rom M2, and unleash your Note 7 to its full potential instead of that stock crap
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Okay. I have a brand-spanking-new Galaxy Note 7, exchanged at Verizon for my prior IED version. Good news is that I don't have to worry about my battery self-immolating. The bad news is that I'm getting these "Your request has been declined for security reasons" toast messages when I attempt to carry out various and sundry simple tasks, such as clicking on a legitimate link in an email in my Gmail app or tapping on "About Google Play Store" in the Play Store app. Are there some sort of Gestapo security measures added to the 2nd Gen Note 7 that weren't on the 1st? Is there a way to knock these down a peg? This is insane...to the point where I have to find creative ways around the block to get things done (such as copying the address from the link or button in an email and pasting it in a browser). It makes the phone considerably less user-friendly. What a shame. Any feedback or input here? I'd really appreciate it.
Note: I have seen things online for "FRP" when I search for that very quote, but I don't think this has anything to do with a "reset phone."
Thanks so much!
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Do you have an anti-virus app installed? If so try removing it.
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dig into the default browser's settings, and see if there are any silly security features enabled.
you could also try a 3rd party browser.
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Do you have an anti-virus app installed? If so try removing it.
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No, I have no anti-virus installed. This didn't happen with my first, shall I say "more volatile," Note 7, and I simply allowed Android and Google to simply restore the exchange device to precisely the same state (in terms of apps installed, etc.) as the original.
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dig into the default browser's settings, and see if there are any silly security features enabled.
you could also try a 3rd party browser.
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I don't know that it's a browser issue, as I'd also mentioned that it also happened when I tapped "About Google Play." It doesn't even attempt to access a browser. For good measure, though, I did poke around Chrome and didn't find anything that would be helpful there. [emoji20]
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I don't know that it's a browser issue, as I'd also mentioned that it also happened when I tapped "About Google Play." It doesn't even attempt to access a browser. For good measure, though, I did poke around Chrome and didn't find anything that would be helpful there. [emoji20]
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I have a brand new green battery N7. Never had any problems.
Just do a factory reset to your phone. Be aware of restoring backups. Maybe that's the source of your problem...
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I mentioned the browser because every action you mentioned that results in that error is supposed to open a page in the web browser.
have you tried resetting the default browser?(I have no access to the new settings app, so I can't explain where to find that option)
update to latest firmware or do a hard reset on your device..
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I have a brand new green battery N7. Never had any problems.
Just do a factory reset to your phone. Be aware of restoring backups. Maybe that's the source of your problem...
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I did. There are only 4 "backups," per se, that I restored: Aqua Mail (configuration), Business Calendar (configuration), Nova Launcher (configuration) and Authenticator Plus (accounts). Aside from that, Android and Google's native "restore apps" function handled the job 100%. It should also be said that performing the exact same procedure and restoring the very same backed-up configurations resulted in a perfectly functional white-battery Note 7 when going to it from my previous Note 4. That's why all of this is so confusing. I didn't do any tinkering. I know some here will probably say "that, right tbereis your first mistake," but I prefer to know I have a functioning device before I decide (or don't) to do any modifications. It might just be that I take it back to Verizon while I can and see if they'll let me swap it for another. Who knows? Ghost in the machine?
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I did. There are only 4 "backups," per se, that I restored: Aqua Mail (configuration), Business Calendar (configuration), Nova Launcher (configuration) and Authenticator Plus (accounts). Aside from that, Android and Google's native "restore apps" function handled the job 100%. It should also be said that performing the exact same procedure and restoring the very same backed-up configurations resulted in a perfectly functional white-battery Note 7 when going to it from my previous Note 4. That's why all of this is so confusing. I didn't do any tinkering. I know some here will probably say "that, right tbereis your first mistake," but I prefer to know I have a functioning device before I decide (or don't) to do any modifications. It might just be that I take it back to Verizon while I can and see if they'll let me swap it for another. Who knows? Ghost in the machine?
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I have the AT&T version, no such issues (I know that doesn't help) what I would do as suggested above is wipe the phone and start over as new without installing anything from a restore. It's a pain but this will remove any possibility of carrying something over from your previous Note. I would think it has to be something in the permissions portion of an app, Knox or the O/S that is not registered correctly??
I think I'm going to see if Verizon will swap the unit before I do that, seeing as though I believe I recall seeing the message after a previous factory reset and before any significant restoration had taken place. What I can do on one phone, I can do on another, I guess. I may see if, after powering up straight out of the box, it gives me the same problem, I'll wipe it and restore everything manually, much as that blows. If it still operates the same way, well, I guess that will teach me that not every upgrade is an upgrade.
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I have the AT&T version, no such issues (I know that doesn't help) what I would do as suggested above is wipe the phone and start over as new without installing anything from a restore. It's a pain but this will remove any possibility of carrying something over from your previous Note. I would think it has to be something in the permissions portion of an app, Knox or the O/S that is not registered correctly??
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In my previous response, I meant to say 'straight out of the box and letting it restore everything fresh and uninterrupted by me.
discgolfdc said:
I think I'm going to see if Verizon will swap the unit before I do that, seeing as though I believe I recall seeing the message after a previous factory reset and before any significant restoration had taken place. What I can do on one phone, I can do on another, I guess. I may see if, after powering up straight out of the box, it gives me the same problem, I'll wipe it and restore everything manually, much as that blows. If it still operates the same way, well, I guess that will teach me that not every upgrade is an upgrade.
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Did you ever find a fix for the problem? I have the same thing going on. Just got mine Oct 1st (replaced a Note 3) and love everything about it (except for the "potential" lethal aspect and the annoying situation with the "your request has been declined due to security reasons" deal...) Everyone's saying I need to turn it in now and replace it... but there's no other phone available now that I would prefer (once I fix the glitch)
discgolfdc said:
Okay. I have a brand-spanking-new Galaxy Note 7, exchanged at Verizon for my prior IED version. Good news is that I don't have to worry about my battery self-immolating. The bad news is that I'm getting these "Your request has been declined for security reasons" toast messages when I attempt to carry out various and sundry simple tasks, such as clicking on a legitimate link in an email in my Gmail app or tapping on "About Google Play Store" in the Play Store app. Are there some sort of Gestapo security measures added to the 2nd Gen Note 7 that weren't on the 1st? Is there a way to knock these down a peg? This is insane...to the point where I have to find creative ways around the block to get things done (such as copying the address from the link or button in an email and pasting it in a browser). It makes the phone considerably less user-friendly. What a shame. Any feedback or input here? I'd really appreciate it.
Note: I have seen things online for "FRP" when I search for that very quote, but I don't think this has anything to do with a "reset phone."
Thanks so much!
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Did you ever find a solution to this problem?
chrisherts said:
Did you ever find a fix for the problem? I have the same thing going on. Just got mine Oct 1st (replaced a Note 3) and love everything about it (except for the "potential" lethal aspect and the annoying situation with the "your request has been declined due to security reasons" deal...) Everyone's saying I need to turn it in now and replace it... but there's no other phone available now that I would prefer (once I fix the glitch)
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For now I'm still okay with mine, nothing is popping up.
Yeah I found a solution. I now have the LG V20.
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Ironacally while you would have normally gotten help how to solve your problem, this forum is now only focused on keeping/not keeping the phone. Compare it to other forums here and think. People can't even extract asked for apks.