Has anyone has issues with the default email app (not the sense one) with exchange 2007 servers that have enforced security policy? When I setup email it mentions the security and I click yes, it never goes to the next step where I get asked to input a PIN of password.
It is alomst as if it gets stuck. If anyone knows of a fix or has the same issue that would be great to know. I've tried the email.apk with the security loophole but still get the same results.
Im getting desperate because I can't use CM roms. I'd rather not use touchdwn or K-9. I prefer to use the native android email app.
Search the forums for email.apk. someone came out with one you can push to system/apps or just install it.
works great and gets past security
iamshaked said:
Search the forums for email.apk. someone came out with one you can push to system/apps or just install it.
works great and gets past security
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I am having the same problem (running cm6.1). I have search for a fix and have installed nemerious different versions with no luck. Everytime I finish the manual set up it still says exchange requires security features your phone does not support... any suggestions? It seems kinda weird that the native vanilla email app doesn't support my exchange account but yet the sense email app does. Go figure.
This sounds like you are running 2.1??? 2.2 resolved Exchange PIN security issues. Ensure you are using a 4-digit PIN, numbers only just for a test.
Is anyone else in your enterprise experiencing this?
What do you mean by "it never goes to the next step where I get asked to input a PIN of password"? Can you please elaborate on what exactly happens?
I found the issue, if you go the OWA, there si a section for devices. I cleaned that up and tried the setup again. Everything worked fine afterwards.
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just a heads up, anyone having yahoo mail issues on the evo, yahoo changed some security in their servers so it won't be syncing right, or at all. You need to download the YahooMail app in the market!
Has anyone seen a version of the 2.3 AOSP Email client that doesn't enforce an Exchange server's lock screen policy? I'd love to not have to put the code in every time, and it frequently causes problems with flashing new components (looks like something in the crypto gets messed up and it no longer recognizes the correct code).
Bonus points to anyone that just knows how to kill off the lock code via adb/sqlite3...that would suffice to let me flash things without worrying that I won't be able to get back into my phone w/o total wipe and restore (even restoring a nandroid of my phone taken *immediately* before flashing new kernels leaves me locked out)!
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buy it in the market- it is awesome and takes aosp to the next step.
bobreiter said:
buy it in the market- it is awesome and takes aosp to the next step.
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Eh, well for $5 I'll put up with my current tiff with the AOSP client. I don't need my phone's mail client to do *that* much.
I've noticed that the SGS2 ships with an email client that doesn't seem to be the standard POP3/IMAP/Exchange client, and has a scary sounding license that talks about transmitting my IMEI and other phone data to "licensors of the application". Given that, I'd like to get the standard Google POP3/IMAP/Exchange client on my phone. Any idea how I'd go about doing that?
The obvious thing is to put an AOSP build on the phone, but I'd like to avoid nuking my warranty, at least for now.
Without rooting I think you are hosed on getting the standard email app. But try K9 Mail from the market, it's pretty legit.
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imrazor said:
I've noticed that the SGS2 ships with an email client that doesn't seem to be the standard POP3/IMAP/Exchange client, and has a scary sounding license that talks about transmitting my IMEI and other phone data to "licensors of the application". Given that, I'd like to get the standard Google POP3/IMAP/Exchange client on my phone. Any idea how I'd go about doing that?
The obvious thing is to put an AOSP build on the phone, but I'd like to avoid nuking my warranty, at least for now.
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have you tried this https://market.android.com/details?id=com.moxier.mail&hl=en
or this one yet? https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nitrodesk.droid20.nitroid&hl=en
My company uses an Exchange server for email, and it works great....except for one thing:
Due to their arcane policies, I am only able to use a pin lock on my phone. All of the other lock options are disabled, even face unlock. Also, they have the screen set to time out at 1 minute, which sucks when trying to use pretty much any application.
Does anyone know of a way to override these policies since my device is rooted?
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14577188
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You could also get Enhanced Email from the market. Although its pricey, it works great.
That is not arcane at all, those are good security practices. This is why Android still lags behind apple and rim at the enterprise level - too many easy hacks to bypass the security that businesses need. Faceunlock can be cracked by a polaroid and many swipe patterns can be guessed by looking at fingerprints on the screen.
Honestly, with all the personal information that resides on a smart phone I don't understand why everyone doesn't have a strong pin on their phones. Hope your buddies don't swipe your phone at the next party, unlock it with a facebook pic, and play some prank with your work email account.
for me I guess its the stupid 1 minute lockout period. For example, if I am trying to use my phone as a GPS, I only get to see the screen for 1 minute. BOOM...locked out.
Pandora... NOPE. locked out after 1 minute, sure the music still plays, but I have to unlock the stupid phone to change songs and what not.
Scold me all you want virtualcertainty, the minimum 6 character pin, and 1 minute lockout drives me nuts.
Wasn't trying to scold you, just explaining the risks involved and the reasons for the policies. I wouldn't recommend to any of my clients to set policies lower than that. And I know a bunch of people that want an android for work but the IT department won't issue one or even allow people to use their own because of the work arounds.
My work policy is a 4 character pin with 1 minute time out. I exceed that on my device - 5 character pin and 30 second time out. In no time you won't notice it at all.
I don't know if this is a bug, but I have been able to remove the pin lock policy on my exchange account EVERY time
This is what I do
Set up Account
When it tells me that it's going to disable face unlock ,etc , HIT THE BACK key
Voila, you're out of there and it lets you go forward.
Don't know if it's our exchange server but that works for me
BooDaddy said:
for me I guess its the stupid 1 minute lockout period. For example, if I am trying to use my phone as a GPS, I only get to see the screen for 1 minute. BOOM...locked out.
Pandora... NOPE. locked out after 1 minute, sure the music still plays, but I have to unlock the stupid phone to change songs and what not.
Scold me all you want virtualcertainty, the minimum 6 character pin, and 1 minute lockout drives me nuts.
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Then you should probably talk to your employer about it. This is an extremely basic security practice, and like multiple people have already said the easy "hack" to get around the practices is the exact reason most employers don't allow Android users access to their Exchange servers.
My company doesn't allow any Android phones on their Exchange network, exactly for this reason.
BTW, just for reference, it is possible to implement monitoring tools in an Exchange server to notify the administrators of changes to security features. Most employers wouldn't even talk to an employee that's violating security practices...it's just "Here's your box and there's the door". Complain all you want about them, but they're there for a reason. I wouldn't risk it just to escape having to input a key combination.
BooDaddy said:
My company uses an Exchange server for email, and it works great....except for one thing:
Due to their arcane policies, I am only able to use a pin lock on my phone. All of the other lock options are disabled, even face unlock. Also, they have the screen set to time out at 1 minute, which sucks when trying to use pretty much any application.
Does anyone know of a way to override these policies since my device is rooted?
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I lol'd.
How dare a company try to protect their IP with a password on your phone...
Samsuck said:
I don't know if this is a bug, but I have been able to remove the pin lock policy on my exchange account EVERY time
This is what I do
Set up Account
When it tells me that it's going to disable face unlock ,etc , HIT THE BACK key
Voila, you're out of there and it lets you go forward.
Don't know if it's our exchange server but that works for me
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Maybe your admins didn't force device security. My company doesn't even allow pattern locks
martonikaj said:
I lol'd.
How dare a company try to protect their IP with a password on your phone...
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Im totally aware of a company eanting to protect thier IP. I dont even mind having some sort of lock on my phone. But it would br nice to be able to at least bump the lockout time a bit to make the phone useable. Or at least let me do pattern lock.
Theres no sense in trying to make this a pissing contest on security policies.
soapbox,
I sign up to get company email on my own phone as a convenience to both of us. If their security policy was so strict that it made it difficult to use my phone, that convenience would go away and any after hour emails would have to wait until the morning. Obviously not everyone can get away with that, but luckily I can.
I second trying EE,
I picked up Enhanced Email from the amazon app store when it was the free app of the day and have been happy with it(It can disable exchange policies). I do have the lock feature on my phone enabled however because I also use Google Wallet, so I want a little extra protection.
So, you need my phone an also need two separate passwords to use Google Wallet. Hopefully by that time I will have wiped my phone and/or located it.
once on a custom rom, ive never had a problem with exchange security settings. unless i'm going out for a big night (and might lose my phone) i leave the security off.
versd said:
once on a custom rom, ive never had a problem with exchange security settings. unless i'm going out for a big night (and might lose my phone) i leave the security off.
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If you are able to turn off the PIN lock while using corporate exchange mail then your exchange server does not have the required security policy.
Unless there's something else you've done which you didn't post.
Samsuck said:
I don't know if this is a bug, but I have been able to remove the pin lock policy on my exchange account EVERY time
This is what I do
Set up Account
When it tells me that it's going to disable face unlock ,etc , HIT THE BACK key
Voila, you're out of there and it lets you go forward.
Don't know if it's our exchange server but that works for me
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Yep, that'll be the server as I get a security pop up and you can't dismiss it. Once setup all other lock options are off limits.
The annoyance for me was the inability to change the time out period, it made it unusable in certain situations.
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BooDaddy... I'm an IT Director for a large, publicly held company. We allow iPhones and Android devices to use our enterprise Exchange email with a 4-digit PIN, 1-minute lock AND the understanding that we can wipe the employee's phone if necessary. Installing software to circumvent this security would violate our security policies and would result in a disciplinary action.
Is this your personal phone or did your company provide it?
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BooDaddy... I'm an IT Director for a large, publicly held company. We allow iPhones and Android devices to use our enterprise Exchange email with a 4-digit PIN, 1-minute lock AND the understanding that we can wipe the employee's phone if necessary. Installing software to circumvent this security would violate our security policies and would result in a disciplinary action.
Is this your personal phone or did your company provide it?
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Not sure how the question is relevant to the thread topic but it is my personal phone.
Look here for solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19792676
BooDaddy said:
Not sure how the question is relevant to the thread topic but it is my personal phone.
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Not really relevant, just curious because if the company bought it and pays the monthly costs then you really shouldn't have too much to complain about. So I guess it's your choice to connect to the Exchange server, I would never expect a company to mandate corporate email on an employee's personal phone.
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Not really relevant, just curious because if the company bought it and pays the monthly costs then you really shouldn't have too much to complain about. So I guess it's your choice to connect to the Exchange server, I would never expect a company to mandate corporate email on an employee's personal phone.
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Yeah, had it been their phone and plan, I wouldn't mind it. Their dime, their rules.
While its not mandatory for me to have it, it is very handy since I am a systems admin (Linux) and its nice to get alerted via logwatch emails when something bad happens.
Is there an apk like this available for the GS3? I just got mine yesterday and haven't been able to locate one yet.
FlowingAway said:
Is there an apk like this available for the GS3? I just got mine yesterday and haven't been able to locate one yet.
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Doubtful.. Besides, why would you want to bypass security on an exchange server? Your IT department needs to configure permissions for your login to have corporate email.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117452
If you're wanting to prevent having to enter a PIN on your lockscreen, touchdown localizes the enterprise security parameters to the app itself, and allows your exchange to, kind of, be partitioned from the rest of your phone - security wise. So, basically you enter the PIN when you enter the app.
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