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Can't add contacts

Hello. For some reason I can't add contacts anymore. When I press "add contact " is comes up with a blank screen with "save" at the bottom but no form to add the contact. It also does it if I try to add a number from the dialer as a contact. Thanks for your help.
BTW new android user coming from blackberry
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Did you either freeze or uninstall AT&T address book? You need this to add contacts.

yes, that was it. however when I try to restore it, it doesnt seem to be working it just says "restoring app + data" and the status circle just goes around and around. been doing this like 10 mins now.
Any suggestions?

skywalker26 said:
All I had to do to get TiBu working was change the app processing mode to auto, indirect. Then I just disabled the USB debugging warning (it says recent versions of su don't need USB debugging enabled).
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wow this forum doesn't allow post just a quite from another post...it require you type something 10 characters long...ooookkkk....

Change name after setup wizard

How do I change the name I assigned the first time I setup the phone? I cant find it in settings anywhere? Also is there away to edit the phone number that is assigned to the phone? My is wrong but i cant change it.

If I understand you correctly, I think you should log into your Google account on your computer, ie. Gmail or something. Then go to your account settings and change your details from there.?

Not sure about the phone number question, but for the name:
Settings>Security >Owner Info
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beans_p_ said:
Not sure about the phone number question, but for the name:
Settings>Security >Owner Info
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I think 'Owner Info' is just for text you want displayed on the Lock Screen in case you lose the phone.

beans_p_ said:
Not sure about the phone number question, but for the name:
Settings>Security >Owner Info
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That's just what gets shown on the lockscreen when you have a PIN/pattern.

Yeah I am not sure. When I gtalk on my phone it the recipient just sees my first name because that's all I put in when I setup. Then from the computer it shows full name as that is what is in my account.

xternal said:
How do I change the name I assigned the first time I setup the phone? I cant find it in settings anywhere? Also is there away to edit the phone number that is assigned to the phone? My is wrong but i cant change it.
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The phone number in settings>about phone is what the phones registered number on the cell network is. If it is wrong you have the wrong sim installed.
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_Dennis_ said:
The phone number in settings>about phone is what the phones registered number on the cell network is. If it is wrong you have the wrong sim installed.
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Thats not true, well at least in Australia it isn't. Its simply a field that is saved on the sim card that is changable. I changed mine on my old iphone to see what would happen and never bothered to change it back. You can just edit it on the iphone.
Not that it really matters, probably good actually, apps which try and get your phone number are probably getting the bogus one.

Best app for stolen phone?

I've heard of Prey Anti-Theft , and seek droid. Anyone got a good one?

I use cerebrus, it sends a pic to my email every 3 wrong lock pattern entries and can be hidden from the app drawer, remote wipe of device and a whole bunch of other amazing features are included too. Not sure about any others as i'd just bought this and never saw a need to switch to any others.
Edit: Unless of course you mean something that can be installed after the phone is lost/stolen then I'm not sure.

If you're looking for an app that you download after it's already stolen, give this a try. Otherwise, I'm currently using Cerberus though I have yet to lose my phone or get it stolen (hopefully never).

Another shout-out to Cerberus.
It's fantastic.
https://www.cerberusapp.com/download.php
I use the ICS disguised .zip.
It still works just fine on Jelly Bean...and it disguises it as "System Framework."
This way it's a System Application.
And it doesn't show up as "Cerberus" in the Settings>Applications screen.

Jubakuba said:
Another shout-out to Cerberus.
It's fantastic.
https://www.cerberusapp.com/download.php
I use the ICS disguised .zip.
It still works just fine on Jelly Bean...and it disguises it as "System Framework."
This way it's a System Application.
And it doesn't show up as "Cerberus" in the Settings>Applications screen.
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If the theif flashes a rom on your phone it removes cerberus completely, unfortunately it will only stop people who don't know much about android.

slayr76 said:
If the theif flashes a rom on your phone it removes cerberus completely, unfortunately it will only stop people who don't know much about android.
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True.
But I've never met anyone who does, personally.
For ultimate security:
Pin Lock on your Screen. ---Obvious
No Custom Recovery. ---ADB access available in Custom Recovery
Disable USB Debugging. ---Not sure if it allows Access with your Screen Locked...but I'd do it just to be safe.
Keep Bootloader Locked. --- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27878074 can unlock/lock a rooted phone when YOU need it. Otherwise, they could just flash a new recovery and ADB pull. This way...if they're savvy enough to unlock...at least your data is gone from prying eyes.

I use an app called android lost. It works pretty well.
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comodo anti theft works really good.. has all the features required.

I've been using Avast Mobile Security. It does all the antivirus, privacy, firewall stuff, but can also install Anti-theft piece into the System partition under any name you specify, and you can password protect it; that way it's not that obvious to the thief that it's an anti-theft app and he can't uninstall it through the applications menu. When a new SIM is inserted it detects that and sends sms from that phone number to the phone numbers you specified, then you can do a remote wipe.
Hearing about Cerberus though I am definitely gonna have to check it out.
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netbuzz said:
I've been using Avast Mobile Security. It does all the antivirus, privacy, firewall stuff, but can also install Anti-theft piece into the System partition under any name you specify, and you can password protect it; that way it's not that obvious to the thief that it's an anti-theft app and he can't uninstall it through the applications menu. When a new SIM is inserted it detects that and sends sms from that phone number to the phone numbers you specified, then you can do a remote wipe.
Hearing about Cerberus though I am definitely gonna have to check it out.
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I am gonna stick with avast. Seems it does same thing as Cerberus and is free, no trials or subscriptions.

netbuzz said:
I've been using Avast Mobile Security. It does all the antivirus, privacy, firewall stuff, but can also install Anti-theft piece into the System partition under any name you specify, and you can password protect it; that way it's not that obvious to the thief that it's an anti-theft app and he can't uninstall it through the applications menu. When a new SIM is inserted it detects that and sends sms from that phone number to the phone numbers you specified, then you can do a remote wipe.
Hearing about Cerberus though I am definitely gonna have to check it out.
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I am gonna stick with avast. Seems it does same thing as Cerberus and is free, no trials or subscriptions.
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I like Cerberus because you can be a total creeper if someone takes your phone.
GPS track it.
Then once you know where they're located...Set of alarms.
The phone makes a siren sound and the torch turns on and off...and a message of your choice is displayed on the screen.
Once they touch the phone it takes their picture and emails it to you =]
And it does the sim-checker as well.
And you can do audio recordings...
Screenshots...
SMS Logs...Call Logs...
And it's a one time payment of...what...$5? It's been quite some time since I bought it.

Cerberus does look nice. No update for jellybean though unfortunately.

exzacklyright said:
Cerberus does look nice. No update for jellybean though unfortunately.
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Works perfectly on JellyBean, as stated :good:.

slayr76 said:
If the theif flashes a rom on your phone it removes cerberus completely, unfortunately it will only stop people who don't know much about android.
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agreed.payed for the full version,and totally satisfied.great app from italian dev !!

So how would you go about blocking fastboot.. or the reboot into recovery. No way to? i mean if they're stealing phones they're probably somewhat tech savvy...
Ceberus
It has three ways to protect your device:
- Remote control through the website www.cerberusapp.com
- Remote control via text messages
- SIM Checker (for devices that have a SIM card): you will automatically receive alerts if someone uses your phone with an unauthorized SIM card
Remote control allows you to perform many operations on your device, like:
- Locate and track it
- Start a loud alarm, even if the device is set to silent mode
- Wipe the internal memory and the SD card
- Hide Cerberus from the app drawer
- Lock the device with a code
- Record audio from the microphone
- Get a list of last calls sent and received
- Get information about network and operator the device is connected to
- And much more!
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Android Lost
Features:
* read sent and received SMS messages
* wipe phone
* lock phone
* erase SD card
* locate by GPS or network
* start alarm with flashing screen
* send SMS from web page
* message popup
* forward calls
* remote install
* phone status: battery, imei, etc.
* remote SMS alarm
* remote SMS lock and unlock
* remote SMS erase SD card
* remote SMS wipe phone
* remote SMS APN control
* start/stop GPS
* start/stop WIFI
* hide from launcher
* email when SIM card is changed
* get call list
* take picture with front camera
* take picture with rear camera
* make your phone speak with text-to-speech
* SMS message command
* SMS speak command
* lock timeout
* restore settings on boot
* record sound from microphone
* start and stop data connection from SMS
* start and stop WIFI connection from SMS
* content browser prototype
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Anti-Theft Free
Features:
· Find your phone - Get CAT to send you the Google map location of your device.
· Lock your phone - Just send a simple remote command and your phone is password protected at its home screen.
· Wipe your phone - Erase all contacts, stored messages, browser bookmarks, conversations, music, video and other media files stored in both phone memory and the SD card. Prevent your confidential data from falling into evil hands.
· Photo the thief - Requests the person with your phone to answer a text message then takes a photo of them while they are looking at the screen. The picture is then immediately emailed to you.
· SIM card change alert - Sends an automatic SMS to your buddies phone if someone changes its SIM card. You can trace your mobile using the new number and send remote commands to locate or lock your phone.
· Sound an Alarm - Make your device sound a full-volume siren and warning message, even if it is in silent mode
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SeekDroid
- Control Multiple devices under one account (*)
- Locate your device
- Remotely Enable GPS
- Display its location on a map with history! (*)
- Track the device using breadcrumbs (*)
- Get notified if the device has left a fenced-
in area (*)
- Audible alarm (even on silent)
w/ custom message
- Text Messaging support
- Setup SeekDroid Remotely via SMS
- Lock device w/ custom code
- Retrieve recent calls
- Remotely wipe entire phone
- Remotely wipe SD Card
- Hide from app drawer
- Disable App from being
uninstalled
- Virtually no battery drain
- Works without a SIM Card
- Retrieve SIM ID, IMEI,
active phone number, and battery remaining
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Prey Anti-Theft
GPS + Wifi geo-location.
- SIM change detection.
- SMS or Push (On Demand) activation (2.2+).
- Lock phone/tablet for privacy (2.2+).
- Uninstall protection (2.2+).
- Loud alarm sound.
- Alert messages to user.
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exzacklyright said:
So how would you go about blocking fastboot.. or the reboot into recovery. No way to? i mean if they're stealing phones they're probably somewhat tech savvy...
Ceberus
Android Lost
Anti-Theft Free
SeekDroid
Prey Anti-Theft
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Re-read this thread.

Jubakuba said:
Re-read this thread.
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I read it... i just scanned it too fast. lol.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.segv11.bootunlocker
would this wipe my phone though?

Nope. Unlocks and Locks without any ill effects.
The kicker is you need to be rooted.
[Meaning you can't use this if your phone isn't rooted...and thus, no, this isn't an alternative to Manually unlocking and rooting your phone]

Jubakuba said:
Nope. Unlocks and Locks without any ill effects.
The kicker is you need to be rooted.
[Meaning you can't use this if your phone isn't rooted...and thus, no, this isn't an alternative to Manually unlocking and rooting your phone]
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so basically I lock my phone and what exactly does this disable? The rebooting into fastboot?

exzacklyright said:
so basically I lock my phone and what exactly does this disable? The rebooting into fastboot?
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You can't prevent them flashing the stock images or getting into fastboot.
This will prevent them flashing a custom recovery...without wiping data.
A custom recovery could be used to get into your phone without a reset.

slayr76 said:
If the theif flashes a rom on your phone it removes cerberus completely, unfortunately it will only stop people who don't know much about android.
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That's why you root and put Cerberus as a system app, it would even survive a factory reset. Cerberus is the best theft app by far.

App compartibily

Hello,
I am the developer of JReader Google Reader app for Android and recently I got this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jyvee.jreader&reviewId=05301379803442866151 review on Google Play, informing me of sync issues. The review doesn't help me to find the cause of the problem, and additionally I'm getting many error reports form Nexus 7 devices, and some of them are very hard to troubleshoot.
I'd be very grateful if Nexus 7 users could try out the app and help me solve device specific problems.
Here is the link to the app's XDA thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1782777
And Google Play link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jyvee.jreader
Thanks in advance!

Downloaded the app and its syncing right now. So do you want me to read things on reader.Google.com and then see if the app recognizes the read stories?

ohshaith55 said:
Downloaded the app and its syncing right now. So do you want me to read things on reader.Google.com and then see if the app recognizes the read stories?
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Yes, please let me know if initial sync completed successfully and any changes afterwards (either in app or in Google) are also synced properly.
Thanks a lot!

It seems to have just sync'd up to September 17th. I actually don't use my Google reader so nothing has been read elsewhere haha

ohshaith55 said:
It seems to have just sync'd up to September 17th. I actually don't use my Google reader so nothing has been read elsewhere haha
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By default the app syncs first 5000 items, so that's ok. I guess no device specific issues then.
Thanks a lot!

I switched it to 1000. But I mean the newest stories are September 17th. So I don't know if its device specific but it didn't sync properly

It's all reversed..
Older stories are all at top, newest at the bottom.. Synced fine though.

can i ask why it has this
PHONE CALLS
READ PHONE STATE AND IDENTITY
Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. An app with this permission can determine the phone number and serial number of this phone, whether a call is active, the number that call is connected to and the like.

tonybhoy said:
can i ask why it has this
PHONE CALLS
READ PHONE STATE AND IDENTITY
Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. An app with this permission can determine the phone number and serial number of this phone, whether a call is active, the number that call is connected to and the like.
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Hi,
I think it is not needed currently. android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE was used by some ad networks I used previously. Currently JReader uses Admob only, so it's not needed I think. I have removed the permission and will test it a bit to make sure that i haven't referenced any code that requires that permission. If everything goes well it will be removed from the next version, otherwise I will let you know.
Thanks a lot for noting it! I know that this permission affects google play rating and I totally forgot to remove it in time.

styckx said:
It's all reversed..
Older stories are all at top, newest at the bottom.. Synced fine though.
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Thanks styckx!

tonybhoy said:
can i ask why it has this
PHONE CALLS
READ PHONE STATE AND IDENTITY
Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. An app with this permission can determine the phone number and serial number of this phone, whether a call is active, the number that call is connected to and the like.
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Have posted an update to Google Play removing the permission. Hope that will not break anything.
Thanks!

would love to get some reviews on an updated version and maybe some screenshots too
Thanks!

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This app let you to control your Android device remotely via text messages.
Why Administrative Access?
Admin access gives you control over your device states and you may perform
- Remote Lock
- Remote Wipe
Why Root Access?
The phone system controls can be accessed only if you provide root access and it allows you to
- Remote shutdown
- Remote reboot
How SIM change watcher works?
If you turn on SIM change watcher, the app will note down your SIM number. So if the SIM is changed, the app will send mail/message.
How Wi-Fi state watcher works?
If its enabled, the app will send mail/message if the Wi-Fi network is changed.
Remote Actions:
1. Remote Shutdown
2. Remote Reboot
3. Wipe
4. Screen Lock
5. Call Forwarding
6. Stop Call forwarding
7. Get Location (GPS+ Network Location)
8. Activate Siren
9. Deactivate Siren
10. Change Master Code
In detail, If your master code is 'dollar' (without quotes) and you want to get your phones location from a remote distance, send text massage
dollar-getLocation
You can change the default codes and set yours.
Note: Standard disclaimer applies. Have fun!
The app works in perfect stealth mode and the remote commands wont be listed in your sms inbox unless you are using third party sms applications like goSms pro. So nobody knows you are controlling your phone from a remote distance!
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This isnt the right section,should be posted in Themes and apps section.

This is my first release in XDA. I read the sticky and since i built the app i posted there. never mind. silly me. thanks for moving it here.... This app should work, at least here

Thnx man, gonna try.
But doesn't it become not working when the sim is being changed, because then your number won't be active for your phone anymore? (Just a mind spin )
Cheers
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just enable sim watcher from alerts. You need to set a mob number/configure email to receive alerts. whenever u changes sim, at reboot the app checks for sim change. and if changed then it will alert you via sms/mail... try it... if u find bugs please report
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