[Q] Security Lock Bypass? - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

I'd like to start by saying I checked but couldn't find any similar threads to this issue I've been facing with my S3. I believe it to be a global issue since samsung did away with needing drivers to mount internal and external storage on their phones to just having the device showing up as a media device to simplify the user experience.
My question is that short of encrypting the phone and SD card (for those of us who don't have any incriminating or secret information on our phones but want at least a screen-lock's level of security), is there a way to prevent your phone from automatically attaching to any computer it's plugged into via internal storage and SD? Otherwise, I don't see a point in using a screen lock. Anyone can steal this phone, plug it into a computer, and have full access to all of your files.
Again please redirect this post if a thread currently exists. Such a security hole makes me nervous, granted I am rooted and use avast's defense module to safeguard a lost phone predicament. Thank you everyone!

With PIN lock, I can't access the contents of the int/ex SD card until I unlock the phone once.

Check your phone settings again. When my phone is locked (pin/face/etc), if I were to plug it into a PC, it detects the device but does NOT allow access to internal memory or SD card.

Yeah, when I connect via usb to my computer i have to drag the notification bar down and click on mount usb. When the screen is licked obviously you can't do that until you unlock it.
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[Q] Incredibly stupid mistake, HELP :(

Hello all,
Wanted to thank Wildstang for the 2.3.4 update, but I was messing around with my wife's phone that got a botched OTA update and accidentally used the CLEAR STORAGE function on HBOOT in order to clear the cache. Instead, I've cleared all of her data, which wouldn't be horrible accept that many of her pictures were still on the phone. Those she hasn't posted to Facebook may be gone forever.
Is there any way to recover this lost data? Otherwise I am probably headed to divorce town.
Right now the phone is sitting on my desk, I haven't touched anything accept connect it to the USB. The USB drives show up since I have the UnRevoked USB driver, but when I click on them they say "Please insert disk into drive x:". I was hoping not to uverwrite any deleted data in case it can be recovered, but considering it's flash memorey, I am probably more than hosed. Is that correct?
U can try running a recovery program like this http://www.piriform.com/recuva after you boot the phone and mount it to you PC. The app is pretty simple to use, just select the drive you want to try and recovery the info from. I hope it helps cuz I know "If the wife ain't happy, u ain't happy!"
Thanks, I'm trying that right now. I had another utility that asked me what file system is used. Does Android use FAT32? I know it doesn't use NTFS
I know that's what the SD card should be formatted to, I assuming the internal memory is the same.
Windows is saying the drives are empty. On the HTC, I get the picture of the phone with a red hazard symbol, like it's not being recognized...
Edit: I finally got the computer to recognize the "Android Boot Loader Interface" from HBOOT, but can I access the internal storage from here, or would I have to actually let the OS load up?
Did you have the phone fully boot or no? I know when I used the Clear storage function before I had to reboot the phone before my PC would recognize the drive...
I've now restarted the phone, but I get the same disk error as in the OP: "Please insert a disk into Removable Drive x:". There are two drives.
Edit: Looks like I get the same thing when I booted into RECOVERY from the HBOOT screen or when I initially load the phone (haven't done ANY set up to lessen chances of corruption of recoverable files). It's like they're registering as Removable Drives without any media inserted...
I'm assuming that you are mounting the phone after you plug it into your PC right? If you pull down the status bar you'll see the usb symbol, select it and make sure you select the mounting option...
Yeah, it looks set to Charge Only, and the only way I can change that is be starting to configure the phone. Just hoping I do a minimal amount of damage to any files I might be able to recover.
archabaddon said:
I've now restarted the phone, but I get the same disk error as in the OP: "Please insert a disk into Removable Drive x:". There are two drives.
Edit: Looks like I get the same thing when I booted into RECOVERY from the HBOOT screen or when I initially load the phone (haven't done ANY set up to lessen chances of corruption of recoverable files). It's like they're registering as Removable Drives without any media inserted...
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You get that message if you don't mount the drives. In recovery you have to navigate into advanced options and mount the sd card and emmc so that your PC will recognize the drives.
OK, so all is not lost
Apparently, when one uses the CLEAR STORAGE option, it clears user data, but retains the rest of the file structure... including my wife's beloved pictures
With VZ Backup Assistant and her Google account, I can recover all of her contacts. So I've lost SMS messages history and apps... and I'm OK with these. I think she'll be OK too now that she knows her pics are safe.
I've learned a few things today, and will manually move her pics to the SD Card after this, in case the tech support guy (me) makes any more bonehead mistakes trying to fix a half-baked VZ OTA update. If I can convince her to root her phone, Titanium Backup can take care of everything else in the future.
Regardless, thanks for the help jackbtha1

[Q] Recognizing a USB host? and split sd mounting?

I tried searching, I may be using the wrong terms but I haven't found anything.
The first question is if there's an app/way for the phone to recognize what the device connected to via usb storage (for example it recognizing if it was connected to a specific PC or car stereo).
The second question is if there's a way to split (Partition?) the sd card so only a certain space is mounted. I basically want to keep the functionality of certain apps (xfered to the sd card for internal space issues) when the sd card is mounted. Not sure it's possible but I would like to know for sure.
These are complete noobs questions and so far google/searching hasn't given me a definite yes/no.
Thanks in advance

Broke Screen Need Data Off Phone

Recently I dropped my Note 2 and the screen shattered. Went totally black. I still am able to receive texts and calls etc. So i got a replacement phone and need to get some pictures off my broken Note 2's internal hard drive. Is there any way to do this by plugging the phone in? Really would like to figure this out before I have to ship my phone back to the insurance company.
Thanks,
Matt
Just plug it into your computer and it will appear mounted so you can navigate to the internal sd card and get the data you need. I think you don't need to install anything because it mounts as camera device or something like that.
You'll need to install the drivers for it to show up on your PC.
Get them from Samsung or here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956
malandante said:
Just plug it into your computer and it will appear mounted so you can navigate to the internal sd card and get the data you need. I think you don't need to install anything because it mounts as camera device or something like that.
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it mounts as MTP. but if you have a lock screen of any sort, you'll need to be able to unlock it before the internal drive and sdcard become visible on a windows pc.

MTP only USB access for encrypted SD card

I recently decided to encrypt the phone and SD card "just in case". It seems there is no loss of functionality and the Z1 Compact is sufficiently fast; I did not see any slowdown or any other adverse effects after encrypting. Until today.
Today I decided to move things around on the SD card and connected to the PC through the USB cable. It connected in MTP mode. Annoyed, I went to the menu to change the settings again into the Mass Transfer. And the menu is gone. There is no more a menu to select the USB transfer mode.
Pop out the encrypted card, put in another, the menu reappears. Slot in the encrypted one - the menu disappears. So it seems that the only way to access an encrypted SD card is through the MTP. Nuts.
Through searching I could not find any information whatsoever on the subject. Any tricks to help?..
I think that's perfectly fine. The reason why you're encrypting the sdcard is to protect it's content from unauthorized use. Which means it disables it'se from mounting on other devices. And USB Mass Storage mounts the sdcard directly to the PC on which the phone acts as an adapter only hence you can't mount it. The sole solution to your problem is remove the encryption.
Riyal said:
I think that's perfectly fine. The reason why you're encrypting the sdcard is to protect it's content from unauthorized use. Which means it disables it'se from mounting on other devices. And USB Mass Storage mounts the sdcard directly to the PC on which the phone acts as an adapter only hence you can't mount it. The sole solution to your problem is remove the encryption.
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Exactly you are right and I dont understand why the OP encrypted it.. If he really cares about the encryption then he should know that its what encryption means...
He just didn't know about the interior workings of MPT and MSC and what that means for encryption. You don't really have to know that as a normal user, you just want to click a button and know that your data is secure. And since it works with MPT mode, it's not obvious that it won't work in MSC mode.

[Q] S4 mini only mount thru USB when unlocked

Like the title says if I connect the S4 mini to my computer without touching the security pattern I have no access to the SD card and internal memory only if unlock the phone witch is a bit worrying since I can broke the screen a lose access to my important info.:crying:
Thanks in advance
It's a security feature, if you broke your screen make sure you have a working adb in your recovery and computer
I am not sure but I think one time the mini connected to the PC without unlocking
Thanks!

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