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[Q] Device Administrator

Hi!
Does Desire HD support Device Administrators? If yes, where can we change the settings?
Usually, device administration function is located under "Location and security".
However, a user of my app (Lock Screen App) reported that his desire HD only has “Location” and “Security” separately itemized and he could not find any thing related to "Device administration" on that.
Would it mean that the item “Device Administrators” only appaer after he installs some app using device admin?
Thanks!

I have just checked on my Desire HD (1.75 Software T-Mobile UK) and there is indeed a setting under Security which allows you to use Device Administrators, such as Wave Secure.

thanks.
Does anyone know whether this option is only available after you installed an app that used Device Admin. function? (i.e. if there is no device admin. app, the option is hidden.)

ricocchet said:
I have just checked on my Desire HD (1.75 Software T-Mobile UK) and there is indeed a setting under Security which allows you to use Device Administrators, such as Wave Secure.
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Hi. Thanks for sharing your device's setting.. my Desire HD which has software number of 1.32.707.5 does not have that option under Security. I only have 4 main categories: Screen unlock, SIM card lock, Passwords & Credential storage.
Either my software is old, or that I need to install an app to trigger the 'Device Administrators' feature? If the former is true, then I will be worried about installing the app, although I doubt I will want to remove the app in the forseeable near future

Where's My Droid is the problem
I noticed after installing Where's My Droid and granting it Device Administration privileges, the option itself disappeared from the Security menu of my phone, along with Unknown Sources option. WTF - I reset my phone over a dozen times (literally) before I realized what caused it to keep disappearing. There's no telling how many apps out there that might cause these options to disappear after being added as a Device Administrator. So please, test my conclusion...reset your phone and if the options reappear, try installing the app that caused the options to disappear (most likely a security app or phone locator app) then grant it Device Admin again and see what happens. If I'm right, please hit the thank you button. Peace!! Oh, and there is NOTHING on the internet or in the XDA forums with this answer......UNTIL NOW.

Is it safe to give an app Device Administration access? I was trying to install an app and it gave a pop-up about wanting to be device admin.

I think the administration option only gets visible after you install an app which are able to get administrator access.
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How do I put a VPN shortcut on my 'home' screen?

Hi,
I am currently using a VPN to get into my network & Then accessing my data that way. However to get to it in Gingerbread, I have to hit menu, then settings, then wireless, then scroll down to VPN, then click on my VPN, then put my password in & hit connect.
It would help a lot to be able to just click on my VPN link on the 'home' screen. I cant figure out how to get the shortcut there.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Rich

I just tried and you add a shortcut to your home screen, just as you add a widget.

I dont see anything related to a VPN within the shortcut menu or widgets. Any ideas on how to do a shortcut for the VPN?

Tried anycut from the market?
Sent from an Epic in the sky.

Thanks, Anycut might do the trick, of course there is no VPN listed. Is there a way to determine what processes are running in Android? If i could find the VPN process, I could probably get it going.

I believe you can achieve this with Tasker. I know its a paid app but its an option.
As a side note, how did you manage to get tour vpn to work? Are you using ddwrt by chance? Since getting this phone I could no longer vpn over sprints network due to firewall issues. From what I found online if you ask sprint for a static IP it fixes the problem but they charge you a monthly fee. It used to work fine on my old HTC hero.
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dbldown768 said:
I believe you can achieve this with Tasker. I know its a paid app but its an option.
As a side note, how did you manage to get tour vpn to work? Are you using ddwrt by chance? Since getting this phone I could no longer vpn over sprints network due to firewall issues. From what I found online if you ask sprint for a static IP it fixes the problem but they charge you a monthly fee. It used to work fine on my old HTC hero.
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We use L2TP/IPSEC PSK at work though Sonicwall, and it works great.
I don't have a static IP on my account. Works fine from 3g or my home WiFi.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA

I am using a Zyxel firewall & L2TP also. It works fine but... sprints lousy service seems to stall out, requiring me to re login to the VPN. Yesterday with 1 bar, I was logged into the VPN but there was not enough 3g to actually use any data, but enough to stay logged in for 2 hours & not get any emails.
It works fine & I suspect if i had better 3g (or verizon) it would work OK.
I was using DDWRT & OpenVPN with CM7 on my Evo 4g & it worked but I switched to a new router.

Yeah, missing emails is never good.
We don't have an Exchange server at work (not cost effective enough to make it work properly across 10 locations), so I'm able to access my email with K9 via IMAP or POP3.
It's strange that it worked with one Sprint phone, but not reliably with another. Has data service had a general decline in your area?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA

You should try vpn show. You can find it in google play.

Check the "Launch VPN" app on Google Play

Sorry to revive an old thread. I was looking for this as well and found a way. Just adding if anyone searches for this sort of thing.
Add a shortcut to home screen, select settings, then look for VPN.
This works in my HTC ONE on 4.2.2

I use NFC Task Launcher on my Samsung Galaxy S4.
The following could be a little bit different depending on your phone's make and model and rom type. I did the following.
WARNING: I am not responsible for any damage made to your phone or anybody or anything else during the reading or by following the acts of this tutorial in any way possible.
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Open up NFC Task Launcher and go through the tutorial.
- In the end you can create you own task.
- When you create a new task just click for NFC.
If you have NFC Disabled, just leave it like that and when it'll ask you if you want to enable it, press cancel. (TIP; if the top bar overlay is bugging with more information, just tap on one of the buttons after explanation to have it's focus come back to the window.)
- Name the task 'VPN' or something.
- Click on the cross (✚) in the right top corner to add an action
- Search for 'Applications & Shortcuts' and select 'Open Activity', then click next at the bottom.
- The application list will load up. Select 'Settings' as an application and the activities list will be updated.
- Choose; 'com.android.settings.Settings$VpnSettingsActivity' and select 'Add to Task' at the bottom.
- Then press the arrow to the right '→' in the top right corner.
- It will say you need to place a tag underneath it. DON'T DO THAT, AS IT WILL OVERWRITE THE TAG. (I hope you still have NFC OFF!)
- Just press the tick mark (✓)
- Now you have at least 1 task in the 'My Tasks' list.
Now, to add this to you're homescreen, do the following;
- Go to your homescreen.
- Add a widget like you would normally do. The name of the widget is 'Run Task', so look for the 'R'.
- There are 3 options there, background color (I personally like the black BG), select Icon (I've chosen the gear icon since its a setting) and select task. In 'Select Task' choose for the VPN task you've made and press 'Done'.
- Now press the task on the homescreen, and it'll open up the VPN list (at least on SGS4 it does).
- Connect to your VPN as you would normally do.
You can even write this to an NFC, but that doesn't make sense, since all it does is open the VPN settings menu, not connecting to the VPN directly.
Sidenote; This app is also handy for making other tasks, such as tweeting your at work, check in at Foursquare, send your boss an email that you're in the office and turn off the sound of your phone all in one task, just by connecting to your works wifi connection or by taping an NFC task.
Now you can easily connect to your favorite VPN easily.

Mobile Network Traffic despite WLAN connected

Hi,
when my HOX is lying near by PC Speakers, i can hear Internet Traffic over EDGE/UMTS excatly all 3 Minutes. (I hope u can understand what i mean)
I´m wondering about that bescause WIFI is active and connected, and i never had this with my DHD.
Due to optimizing Battery life, i disable mobile Network manually when i´m at home and have WIFI connected.
I use ARHD 9.1.0 with stock Kernel and EQS + APM + %Batterycircle + Autobrighness by jotha.
Baseband: 2.1204.135.20
Build; 2.17.401.2 CL89015
Any Ideas whats generating this traffic and why the HOX don´t use WIFI for that?

its normal gsm traffic. like if somebody sent you an sms, you would hear that sound. not sure why it didn't do it with dhd and now does with hox, but either way, shielded speakers are there to solve that problem. as for adapting your current speakers to shield them, not sure if its possible or not though.

lawrence750 said:
its normal gsm traffic. like if somebody sent you an sms, you would hear that sound. not sure why it didn't do it with dhd and now does with hox, but either way, shielded speakers are there to solve that problem. as for adapting your current speakers to shield them, not sure if its possible or not though.
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Thanks for your Answer, but i don´t hear that Traffic if mobile Network is disabled, so i thinkt it can´t be "normal GSM Traffic".

oh i see what you mean..
might be network location services?
settings>location>google's location service.
i know the location services use wifi as well, but it might use mobile network in conjuction even if connected to wifi.. try disable that and see if it continues.

lawrence750 said:
oh i see what you mean..
might be network location services?
settings>location>google's location service.
i know the location services use wifi as well, but it might use mobile network in conjuction even if connected to wifi.. try disable that and see if it continues.
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Thanks again, tested, but unfortunately the traffic is still there

try download osmonitor, might be other apps more specific that can help, but osmonitor should do the trick i hope.
set your screen not to turn off, just for ease..
goto the connections tab, process tab will also be useful and watch it until the noise happens. you're looking for either a process, that jumps to the top of the list when the sound happens (spike in cpu usage), and then does it every time the sound happens, or a connection, that ISN'T your local or external wifi ip address, but also has similar behaviour, ie the connection is created when the sound occurs, and is then gone a minute later.. (the connection should show an app name)
if you find an app that looks like it could be causing it, then try to uninstall it temporarily to see if it fixes the issue. if it does fix the problem, the next step would be to contact the developer of that app to request a fix for it. it could however be a system process causing the problem.
failing the above, you could try the same sort of diagnostics, but with logcat instead. i don't actually know how to initiate logcat, i'm sure a google will tell you how though.

Thanks again! (i´ll hit the Button )
Okay, got that app installed.
Unfortunately the Sound DOES NOT appear all 3 Minutes when the Display is on.
When it starts and i unlock my screen i cant see any new entries in the Connectionstab.
Processes the same, but "Android System" shortly came on Top. (maybe the Display Unlock is the Reason for that?)
BTW: Why i got 2 permanent open Connections?
1. Google Bookmark-Sync (Whois -> Google)
2. Downloadmanager (Whois -> "The New York Internet Company")
Not idea what that could be.

blahquader said:
Thanks again! (i´ll hit the Button )
Okay, got that app installed.
Unfortunately the Sound DOES NOT appear all 3 Minutes when the Display is on.
When it starts and i unlock my screen i cant see any new entries in the Connectionstab.
Processes the same, but "Android System" shortly came on Top. (maybe the Display Unlock is the Reason for that?)
BTW: Why i got 2 permanent open Connections?
1. Google Bookmark-Sync (Whois -> Google)
2. Downloadmanager (Whois -> "The New York Internet Company")
Not idea what that could be.
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you should be able to set the display to never turn off in settings>display and gestures
i don't think it'll be very easy if even possible to find it if the screens off (the spike would only be there for a second or 2, by the time it's unlocked etc it will have disappeared)
the other connections, first one is probably the google account sync, and not sure about download manager, maybe something got stuck, you could try clearing data for the download app, but to be honest i doubt that they're any problem anyway so probably nothing to worry about
edit: the download manager bit judging by the whois could be an app relating to that? do you have anything similarly named installed?

lawrence750 said:
you should be able to set the display to never turn off in settings>display and gestures
i don't think it'll be very easy if even possible to find it if the screens off (the spike would only be there for a second or 2, by the time it's unlocked etc it will have disappeared)
the other connections, first one is probably the google account sync, and not sure about download manager, maybe something got stuck, you could try clearing data for the download app, but to be honest i doubt that they're any problem anyway so probably nothing to worry about
edit: the download manager bit judging by the whois could be an app relating to that? do you have anything similarly named installed?
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This is crazy - when the screen is on, the sound isnt audible. It only happens when the screen is off.
In the Connections Tab is only one Connection without my WiFi-IP, and whois shows me its a DNS Server from my Carrier (vodafone).
In the Process Tab i can see that "System" comes up on Top for ca 2 seconds, further no action.
The 2 Connections which stays established:
Clearing the Donwloadmanager Data was a Success... Thanx again.
The Connection to Google from "Google Bookmark-Sync" is still there. Gmail Sync is deactivated in accounts.
I think i´ll give it up and live with it

ByPass Google,Youtube blockage in Pakistan

:victory:
Finally after researching and searching for 2 days I came to the Solution to go around Pakistan's restriction on Youtube, Wikileaks and Google Play store.
As you know that YouTube is owned by Google. Yoiube IP is same as most of the Google's ip's.
PTA have blocked the IP so many Google services had stop.
to resolve this issue i must have to look into the internet to have some idea on how to bypass such filters. so i came to this SOLUTION for PAKISTAN ANDROID USERS.
Note: this Solution and app is only for rooted users. if you don't know to root then please refer to rooting first
Solution:
Tor is type of Proxy service called VPN(Virtual Private Network)
you can download the app from there website.
https://www.torproject.org
direct download: https://www.torproject.org/dist/android/0.2.3.10-alpha-orbot-1.0.7-FINAL.apk
i will guide you to make it happen
1.download and install the orbit.
2.Open Orbit.
3.tap next
4. hit request super user access
5.select all apps through tor and tap next.
6.tap Close.
7.now you will be directed to this screen. Now hit menu button and go to Settings
Menu>settings
8.scroll to the end and tick "use default iptables"
9.Now long press the button to turn it on.
at the point Orbit will configure all your settings automatically.
and a notification will appear in notification bar as "transparent proxying ENABLED" and "Connected to Tor Network"
10. now it's time to check your Configurations and VPN service
hit menu button in orbit app and tap "check"
You will see this window on your browser which is the proof that you are connected through Tor's VPN
that's All :victory:
hit thanks if i deserve it

useful, thanks.
even though i have no need for it right now, might come in handy in the future.

Confirmed, working well over wifi/EDGE, thank you

Tusi hooo he great... GOOD JOB BRO

umerkj said:
Tusi hooo he great... GOOD JOB BRO
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Let's stick to English, shall we?
There's another app that sort of acts like a proxy between you and the web: Onavo Extend. It creates a VPN - and all network communication gets rerouted through there.
But this is interesting as well... if this works on Wifi as well, then great! Onavo doesn't - it only works on data (and we know EDGE in Pakistan isn't exactly worthwhile for watching videos...)
Edit: turns out Orbot is available in the Market. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.android&hl=en

aeoveu said:
Let's stick to English, shall we?
There's another app that sort of acts like a proxy between you and the web: Onavo Extend. It creates a VPN - and all network communication gets rerouted through there.
But this is interesting as well... if this works on Wifi as well, then great! Onavo doesn't - it only works on data (and we know EDGE in Pakistan isn't exactly worthwhile for watching videos...)
Edit: turns out Orbot is available in the Market. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.android&hl=en
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Thanks for the heads up and yea EDGE is a nightmare especially when you have emails with substantial work related attachments you need to download lol Thank goodness wifi seems to be everywhere now - offices, cafe's, restaurants and whatnot

im getting error 927 while using this

EM|NEM said:
im getting error 927 while using this
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error at which stage? kindly be brief

This Bypass will also work in China, and all Censored Internet Countries

aeoveu said:
Let's stick to English, shall we?
There's another app that sort of acts like a proxy between you and the web: Onavo Extend. It creates a VPN - and all network communication gets rerouted through there.
But this is interesting as well... if this works on Wifi as well, then great! Onavo doesn't - it only works on data (and we know EDGE in Pakistan isn't exactly worthwhile for watching videos...)
Edit: turns out Orbot is available in the Market. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.android&hl=en
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Guiding.God said:
Thanks for the heads up and yea EDGE is a nightmare especially when you have emails with substantial work related attachments you need to download lol Thank goodness wifi seems to be everywhere now - offices, cafe's, restaurants and whatnot
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confirmed working on Wifi.

I have something like this on my PC that lets me watch the BBC iPlayer from foreign parts Don't really understand how it works though, just know that it spoofs a central london location to the BBC website through a VPN....
Anyway, do we have a location for this VPN on Android? Basically would I be able to watch english or american TV on my phone?

hassi4042 said:
This Bypass will also work in China, and all Censored Internet Countries
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This doesn't work in China, China has blocked connection to Tor Bridge

please help
hassi4042 said:
:victory:
Finally after researching and searching for 2 days I came to the Solution to go around Pakistan's restriction on Youtube, Wikileaks and Google Play store.
As you know that YouTube is owned by Google. Yoiube IP is same as most of the Google's ip's.
PTA have blocked the IP so many Google services had stop.
to resolve this issue i must have to look into the internet to have some idea on how to bypass such filters. so i came to this SOLUTION for PAKISTAN ANDROID USERS.
Note: this Solution and app is only for rooted users. if you don't know to root then please refer to rooting first
Solution:
Tor is type of Proxy service called VPN(Virtual Private Network)
you can download the app from there website.
i will guide you to make it happen
1.download and install the orbit.
2.Open Orbit.
3.tap next
4. hit request super user access
5.select all apps through tor and tap next.
6.tap Close.
7.now you will be directed to this screen. Now hit menu button and go to Settings
Menu>settings
8.scroll to the end and tick "use default iptables"
9.Now long press the button to turn it on.
at the point Orbit will configure all your settings automatically.
and a notification will appear in notification bar as "transparent proxying ENABLED" and "Connected to Tor Network"
10. now it's time to check your Configurations and VPN service
hit menu button in orbit app and tap "check"
You will see this window on your browser which is the proof that you are connected through Tor's VPN
that's All :victory:
hit thanks if i deserve it
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i have done right till step 10,when i m going to check,website says''sorry you are not using tor''
where as tor icon is green in my notification bar,i am unable to open google play store

I get that when i try to download anything from play store. I was able to update dolphin browser but after that i get that error on any other app.
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m

Aao jee! Thanks mayn, desperately needed something like this!
Sent from my X10i using xda premium

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Dear Friends,
if you are having problem with select all option then close and open Orbot again or else try this method which i use.
i was also having problem for Play Store. but in browser youtube was working fine. so i just go to
Menu -> Setting -> and uncheck Select All Apps . and just Select
1. Browser
2. Play Store
3. Talk
and after that everything is working fine for me.
You should also check this and have fun.
Regards,
Assassinoid

skillberry said:
i have done right till step 10,when i m going to check,website says''sorry you are not using tor''
where as tor icon is green in my notification bar,i am unable to open google play store
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Goto TOR settings menu and check if you have included Play Store in the list of apps that will use TOR or try option for All apps

To all having Problems in setup:
1.first check if you are rooted or not.
2.Check All apps through Tor Option. (compulsory)
3.Grant/Access The orbot when Superuser notification appear. (compulsory)
4.tick "default iptables" in settings menu.
5.Connect and check if you are connected through Tar.
6.If not, restart and double check these steps.
to those who are having Playstore, Gtalk Issues, kindly go to Manage apps and clear the data of playstore, or which ever application is facing the issue.

EM|NEM said:
I get that when i try to download anything from play store. I was able to update dolphin browser but after that i get that error on any other app.
Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m
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Restart you cell phone, connect the Orbot again, Clear Data of market store

cannot connect.
I am unable to connect to orbot. The light on the power button never turns green but stays yellows and it says "Orbot is starting".
I am living in a hostel at NUST and the wifi is through a proxy which I have to put in the browser (on computer) to access internet.
Please help me. I haven't been able to sync my gmail app for a week now plus play store doesn't work

Disconnecting app(Yanosik) from net

Hi,
I have a problem with one application - it is called Yanosik and it is a kind of navigation with radar warnings, traffic events, etc. ... During operation, the app quits the screen and if there is any traffic incident, it lights up the screen informing about it.
Unfortunately, after the last reinstallation of the system, something broke down and I have such a symptom that when the application turns off the screen, after 5 minutes Yanosik informs me that there is no connection with the server. If I turn on the screen for a few seconds Yanosik to recovers the connection to the server, but when the screen goes off the situation repeats itself. I also checked and Yanosik behaves the same way when there is a WiFi connection.
When I use Yanosik and the screen is on, there is no lack of communication with the server.
Earlier, Yanosik worked without a problem - unfortunately I do not know what effect the system's upgrade from October had.
Maybe there are some system settings somewhere that make Yanosik lose connection.
Thank you for helping me solve the problem

Did you try to disable the battery optimization for your app?
Settings -> Battery menu -> 3 dot menu -> Battery optimization -> click on Not optimized and choose All apps -> search for your app and click it -> choose Don't optimize.
Other thing might be that background data for the app has been disabled.
Settings -> Apps & Notifications menu -> See all xx (number of apps) apps -> search for your app and click it -> Data usage -> check if Background data is activated
(Maybe even activate Unrestricted data usage aswell.)

@thorin0815 all this options were set as You wrote

I'm afraid beside of uninstalling/reinstalling the app I'm out of ideas. Well, you could downgrade to V9.6.4.0 of the firmware if this app is really important for you.

After a hard fight, Yanosik was able to restore it to its correct operation - the culprit was the AdGuardDNS module installed in Magisk.

krzygaj said:
After a hard fight, Yanosik was able to restore it to its correct operation - the culprit was the AdGuardDNS module installed in Magisk.
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Good to hear but strange, I never had any connection losses while using AdGuard DNS on my PC.