ALRIGHT. So, I don't think I've ever posted in here before, but I've been trying to think of ideas...
I got my phone stolen a while ago, and now it's turning up on my google Play as a Rogers when it was a Bell... Rogers doesn't have a I9000m, so somehow it's working with that, I assume the dude didn't wipe it and just unlocked it, so my gmail account is still able to access it...
SO, I'm wondering if there's a way to track it. I can't seem to use any apps that work in Canada.
But I've also used KIES with it, so is there like... maybe a way to find out some cached or saved app data that I can extract that identifies my phone? Like the IMEI or something?
I've tried numerous things but so far to no avail. I just need the IMEI, really. I can try to track it down from there.
Anything would be useful.
TheShane said:
ALRIGHT. So, I don't think I've ever posted in here before, but I've been trying to think of ideas...
I got my phone stolen a while ago, and now it's turning up on my google Play as a Rogers when it was a Bell... Rogers doesn't have a I9000m, so somehow it's working with that, I assume the dude didn't wipe it and just unlocked it, so my gmail account is still able to access it...
SO, I'm wondering if there's a way to track it. I can't seem to use any apps that work in Canada.
But I've also used KIES with it, so is there like... maybe a way to find out some cached or saved app data that I can extract that identifies my phone? Like the IMEI or something?
I've tried numerous things but so far to no avail. I just need the IMEI, really. I can try to track it down from there.
Anything would be useful.
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Well I'd say this would be better in the greater general or q and a on the site, but for the imei, you had to have memorized it to know. Ask Google to see if they can track your account transactions and where they are.
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TheShane said:
ALRIGHT. So, I don't think I've ever posted in here before, but I've been trying to think of ideas...
I got my phone stolen a while ago, and now it's turning up on my google Play as a Rogers when it was a Bell... Rogers doesn't have a I9000m, so somehow it's working with that, I assume the dude didn't wipe it and just unlocked it, so my gmail account is still able to access it...
SO, I'm wondering if there's a way to track it. I can't seem to use any apps that work in Canada.
But I've also used KIES with it, so is there like... maybe a way to find out some cached or saved app data that I can extract that identifies my phone? Like the IMEI or something?
I've tried numerous things but so far to no avail. I just need the IMEI, really. I can try to track it down from there.
Anything would be useful.
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try Google this "find lost android phone"
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Hi I just bought Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant a few days ago and unlocked it.
Now the problem is that I have not been able to figure out my Google account. Due to this, I have not been able to log into Android Market. So, I am sitting around doing nothing with my Vibrant as I can't download any app or game...
When ever I try to log in, it gives me the following error:
"This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues, call Customer Care."
I am using Wifi to connect to internet. I have confirmed Internet access by browsing. I can access every site and also use gmail in a web browser.
I read somewhere that a hard reset may work, but that didn't work either. I cannot contact T-Mobile as I don't live in USA and have an unlocked phone.
So, I am in a pretty helpless condition, please help me figure things out in this wonderful world of Android...
Thanks a lot!
far004 said:
Hi I just bought Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant a few days ago and unlocked it.
Now the problem is that I have not been able to figure out my Google account. Due to this, I have not been able to log into Android Market. So, I am sitting around doing nothing with my Vibrant as I can't download any app or game...
When ever I try to log in, it gives me the following error:
"This could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provisioned for data services. If it continues, call Customer Care."
I am using Wifi to connect to internet. I have confirmed Internet access by browsing. I can access every site and also use gmail in a web browser.
I read somewhere that a hard reset may work, but that didn't work either. I cannot contact T-Mobile as I don't live in USA and have an unlocked phone.
So, I am in a pretty helpless condition, please help me figure things out in this wonderful world of Android...
Thanks a lot!
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Why dont you install a custom rom and give it a try?
I am new to Android and I am not confident enough to try a custom ROM yet... I will consider it down the road but for now I need to get into the Android Market...
Any help will be greatly appreciated...
Thanks.
Do you have a data package? Correct me if i'm wrong, I believe the first inital android account setup must be done through the network...
I tried with my network service as well. By the way I am not in USA and am using the mobile on a different network. I have used WiFi and Network EDGE service to connect without any success.
I never got the chance to setup my account for the 1st time the mobile was turned on, as I bought it from someone else (who most probably skipped that part)...
Its becoming really frustrating, as I use the phone for calls and messaging and that's all... I tried the hard reset but even that didn't give me the initial setup thingy...
Any idea or suggestion is appreciated...
Thanks a lot!
I had this problem a couple of times. It wouldn't sync with FB or Google. Then magically one day i had all of my contacts and all of my apps onmy phone, with out me trying to dl them. o_0
Its fairly easy to flash a rom. I was amazed by how simple it was, coming from a G1. I mean, download OCLF, it will root the phone for you. Then download RomManager and come on to XDA and dl the zip of the rom you want. Move into the root of the driectory, open RomManager and select the zip. Done. Of course certain roms require more work, but tis simple.
itskohler said:
Then download RomManager
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If only I can do that...
I have rooted my phone using 1-click root. But I cannot download ROM Manager as I can't access Android Market... If you can suggest some other way, I will really appreciate it...
Thanks anyways...
far004 said:
If only I can do that...
I have rooted my phone using 1-click root. But I cannot download ROM Manager as I can't access Android Market... If you can suggest some other way, I will really appreciate it...
Thanks anyways...
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You can always download on to your PC and copy it on to your phone and take it from there. Just google for Rom Manager APK
I downloaded this file: http://koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.4-vibrant.zip
Its a zip file, now what should I do next? I really am new to this Android world and can't figure out the next step...
Please help me...
I have installed ROM Manager 2.5.0.4. But when I click on anything, it asks me to download CM Recovery. I touch 'Yes' and it gives error that maybe my phone is not connected to internet or I dont have space in my SD card...
I am now starting to suspect internet problem with my phone, though I can use internet on my browser... Besides that, I cannot open the maps application nor youtube or any other google based service...
I really dont know what to do now...
Hello all,
I am sorry if I didn't do a throughout search but I needed help urgently..
and so...
I was playing with a friend's Hero's pattern lock, until it got locked till the extent whereby only inputting the gmail's account details were the only way to unlock it...
He tried to input the particulars, but they didn't work..
he was rather sure that the details were correct..
Anyone can provide any help to this?
Is there any way to "rollback" to the lock screen? I am sure my friend remembers the pattern... just that we couldn't go back ):
Or do we need some kind of internet connection to connect to verify for the account?
Anyone who have experience, I appreciate your help! (and everyone else)
Thanks!
is the phone rooted ? do you have access to the recovery menu ?
No I don't think so... my friend just recently got the phone and has done pretty much nothing other than installing apps from the app store...
He's a first time user of Android too... (so am I...)
Btw, recovery menu wise, do you mean the one whereby he holds a few of the buttons and on the device?
Yea, we managed to get there,
but didn't make any selections because there were some important messages inside the phone... and he doesn't want to hard reset his phone...
Any help? :/
Well if you are on the original stock rom that got shipped with the phone (I assume its 1.5), then I do remember a bug which didnt allow us to get through that menu. So we needed to do a hard reset.
If it has the 1. 5 Rom you can call the phone and disable the unlock pattern. You can do this by going into settings while the call is still being made.
Don't know if you're understanding this. This is the best way to explain.
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I've done this a few times accidentally and the Google sign-in has always unlocked it.
Get him to log into his Gmail account on a PC to check his username and password, and then try the same details on the phone. If he's signed in with the correct user account then it should work if everything has been input correctly.
Also, when the phone tries to auto-complete his email address make sure it's correct... my phone always wanted to give me @Googlemail.com, however my email is @Gmail.com so I had to manually change it.
As for apps he has downloaded from the Market... if you do need to do a hard reset then he will be able to download everything again via the downloads tab in the Market app,
Also, any photos, mp3s etc stored on the SD will all still be there as the SD remains unaffected by a reset. The only thing he might loose is any contacts stored on the phone which are not sync'd with Google or saved on the SIM.
Hi guys, i have been using my google account only in my single device since last year, on HTC Desire and then on SGS2. this year I also have Asus Transformer. So overall is 3 device with my primary google account. Last week, i bought the i9100G version for my girlfriend, and accidently put my gmail account first and created her account. i cant remove my account without wiping that phone but we rarely meet due to hectic life so i dont have a chance to backup her stuff, and wiping it.
so my question is, if i changed my google/gmail account password, my phone and other devices will stop working with google synchronization isnt it? i need to login again on each device isnt it?
why i ask? if something were to happen, i dont want my girlfriend to open my account, cuz all of my credit card info is used to buy apps~~ and she has the option to use which account on the market to download her stuff. my purpose is to let her download my purchased apps, but not purchasing it by herself.
Yes it will work. IF you changed the password it will not sync in your girlfriend's mobile.
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Yes it will work. IF you changed the password it will not sync in your girlfriend's mobile.
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i see. thanks for the reply. so that means she cant do anything with my account if i changed my password right? including puchasing, etc...
BUMP. i really need the answer. cuz i may not be able to access the other phone anymore... forever.
LuffyPSP said:
i see. thanks for the reply. so that means she cant do anything with my account if i changed my password right? including puchasing, etc...
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No because she would need the new password to log back into your account again wouldnt she.
LuffyPSP said:
BUMP. i really need the answer. cuz i may not be able to access the other phone anymore... forever.
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I can't give you a solid answer (though, would be interesting to know) but here's an idea:
Since you're using your Google account on multiple devices of your own, just change the password of it, and then try to access things from one of your other devices.
However the other device of your's will behave after the pwd change, your (ex?)GF's phone will do the very same.
Educated guess:
No access anymore after changing password.
Done. I need to re-enter my password on all of my devices after changing it.
I should have thought it before. Stupid me. Maybe cuz i cant think straight right now.
Thanks guys!
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LuffyPSP said:
Done. I need to re-enter my password on all of my devices after changing it.
I should have thought it before. Stupid me. Maybe cuz i cant think straight right now.
Thanks guys!
Nuked from Samsung Galaxy S2 GT i9100 using XDA Premium app
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Wish you all the best and keep your head up.
i bought what i think was used as a demo phone. The phone had an app called vz demo and i tried deleting it but it always wants to download it. also has demo text that keep returning even when deleted. is there anything i can do? thanks.
morjam401 said:
i bought what i think was used as a demo phone. The phone had an app called vz demo and i tried deleting it but it always wants to download it. also has demo text that keep returning even when deleted. is there anything i can do? thanks.
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After Googling the issue, the only way I can find now is to flash an RUU that doesn't have the demo software on it.
With ICS, it's possible that there is an app you can disable in the Apps list, but I've found there are several Verizon won't let you disable.
When I first got my original Incredible, I remember reading someone claiming they disabled Demo Mode in EPST, accessed by dialing ##778 on the dialer, but I don't see anything relating to it on my phone, and I can't find that post again, and it was a different phone over 2 years ago.
One post I did find said just doing a normal software update could remove demo mode, but I wouldn't trust that if it's a system app.
The best idea in my opinion is to back up all your data through whatever means you can and flash the RUU.
Had my damn phone stolen, some prats smashed my window through and took everything. I've tried installing all of those tracking apps, but it seems my phones either constantly turned off, or has been wiped.
But I've had another idea! One day they are bound to use my phone, and set up another google account with it. I was wondering, is there anyway that I could find out what google account they use?
Thanks
If you've registered your phone in the Samsung account... You will be able to track it from the Samsung my account website..
Have you installed any third party app which provides phone tracking such as cerbrus or Avast? If you have.. It's gonna be a lot more easier.. Hope that the thief's haven't done a full wipe and a factory reset on your phone!
Hope you find your phone back!
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they've probably wiped the phone and there's nothing you can do besides have the police track it by imei.
if they haven't, install Lookout Plan B
kylepsp said:
. I was wondering, is there anyway that I could find out what google account they use?
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no. you can't find out anything after it's been wiped
PS don't ask any more questions in this section, it's against the rules
Yea I've been down the installing apps route, nothing so far. So I wont be able to see when another google account signs into my device at all?
Keep trying with Plan B, it's probably out of battery, at some point someone will charge it up and turn on. I'd keep trying everytime I had a chance for a week....
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kylepsp said:
So I wont be able to see when another google account signs into my device at all?
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as I said, you won't be able to retrieve any information at all from a wiped device