First off, I apologize if I come off as "noobish". I joined this site about 10 minutes ago. Anyway, last week I left my Samsung Captivate unattended (like the drunken fool I am), someone guessed my pattern too many times and now I'm at the "too many pattern attempts" screen and of course I do not have a Google account. From my understanding, after readin some threads on here, one of the solutions is to use the ODIN program to flash the phone, is that correct? And also, is there any possible way, via ODIN or some other program, for me to view my text messages before I flash it and lose everything? I would very much like to know the contents of the texts I've been receiving all week. Thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this, and perhaps help me out.
The too many pattern attempts only locks the phone for a set time. Sounds to me like you "found" a phone that you want help with. Why not take it to at&t and have them return it or ask them for assistance if you are indeed the rightful owner.
I can assure you I'm the righful owner. I left my phone unattended at a party and my fantastic friends tried guessin my pattern too many times. I'm now stuck at a screen where you have to enter your Google account. Like a dumbass I didn't create a Google account when I first purchased the phone. So now I'm locked out of my phone for good. And I've already been to AT&T. We tried the hard reset, and just does not work and they won't give me a new phone.
**** flashed with Odin and create a new Google acc or call art and said that u lost the phone and paid those 125 but u still can keep the phone u have now and sell it truogh Craigslist or some place like that !
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Pictuers or it didnt happen lets see your proof of purchase
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I dont believe that anyone uses a android phone without making a google account.
So you've NEVER gone to the android market? That's the first thing anyone does that has a Droid phone.
you sir are not smart enough to trick us real owners. Google account creation is required to access the market. you telling us you've never tried to access the market?
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rjblack11 said:
you sir are not smart enough to trick us real owners. Google account creation is required to access the market. you telling us you've never tried to access the market?
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Lol! Ive never met anyone who had an android and not access the market. This would be the first.
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What you need a google account to access the market?
Damn...........Who would have thought that.......
There are ways around this.........OP I don't think your going to get any help here.......
So just get on a computer and create a Google gmail account. It does not have to be created by your phone. Once you have created your account, you can then enter your gmail ID when the phone prompts for it.
But I agree. Something is fishy with this story.
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redger725 said:
So just get on a computer and create a Google gmail account. It does not have to be created by your phone. Once you have created your account, you can then enter your gmail ID when the phone prompts for it.
But I agree. Something is fishy with this story.
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False info......once you link your account....it's linked..........
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False info......once you link your account....it's linked..........
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He said that he never linked it to an account. That was the basis of my reply.
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redger725 said:
He said that he never linked it to an account. That was the basis of my reply.
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So its going to verify whatever he puts in there to a "blank" file, it won't match The point of entering the Gmail account is a second means of verification, if there is no account registered to the phone, it won't work.
His best bet is to return the phone to its owner.....the dead give away that it is not his, is that he has not had it for a week...who can go a week without their Captivate?
Agreed....return to owner
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Haha,notice how the OP hasn't reply ever since you guys uncovered his evil plan.
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I haven't posted because I have been quite busy with work and school. I have accessed the Market before. But it never asked me to create a Google Account. Not that I remember anyway. I wish there was a way for me to prove to y'all I am very sincere about my situation. I really do need help with this. It is true, I have been locked outta my phone for over a week now and it is drivin me crazy. But I'm explorin other options that doesn't cost money, like the ODIN program, that was what I really wanted to know about. Anyway, judgin by all the post, I'm some evil asshole tryin to get into someone else's phone. Which, I guess, is somewhat understandable, and with y'all not knowin me or me not bein able to show proof of my sincerity, I guess I can't be too upset about the accusations. I guess, I will just download the ODIN program, try to find some steps on how to use it and see if I can't mess my phone up even more.
There's a freaking thread dedicated to odin in the dev forum. Read search comprehend.
And there is no way at all that you used the market without a google account.
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Wiggins_Crony said:
I haven't posted because I have been quite busy with work and school. I have accessed the Market before. But it never asked me to create a Google Account. Not that I remember anyway. I wish there was a way for me to prove to y'all I am very sincere about my situation. I really do need help with this. It is true, I have been locked outta my phone for over a week now and it is drivin me crazy. But I'm explorin other options that doesn't cost money, like the ODIN program, that was what I really wanted to know about. Anyway, judgin by all the post, I'm some evil asshole tryin to get into someone else's phone. Which, I guess, is somewhat understandable, and with y'all not knowin me or me not bein able to show proof of my sincerity, I guess I can't be too upset about the accusations. I guess, I will just download the ODIN program, try to find some steps on how to use it and see if I can't mess my phone up even more.
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I think you are straight up lying. dude, att isn't going to just say "sorry, can't help you" if its really your phone. plus, Google account creation is (almost) unsurpassable when you insert sim card for first time. please tell us how you used market without Google account because im pretty sure its more secure than that(especially for situations like the one you brought here).
if its truly your phone, go to att tomorrow, give them the last four of your social security no. and they will be more than happy to reset your phone.
btw none of the people who use XDA frequently have ever come across someone who hasn't created a Google account for market use.
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On the Iphone there is an app that allows you to see other iphone users in your area and chat with them is there such an app on android ?
Stephen Fry had it on his iphone when he was on topgear a few months back. I am looking for something similar but not focused on a particualr sex.
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On the Iphone there is an app that allows you to see other iphone users in your area and chat with them is there such an app on android ?
Stephen Fry had it on his iphone when he was on topgear a few months back. I am looking for something similar but not focused on a particualr sex.
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There's one thats called gfinder or something similar. I'll try and find the exact name unless someone else can chime in.
When I first went into the t-mobile store to check out the g1, they showed me something similiar to what you are asking but the downfall was that other g1 users had to opt in to use it. For some reason I thought it was part of the original cupcake software
Now that I checked, it is right in google maps, called latitude
latitude
Does latitude have general people on it or do you have to add friends before you can use it ???
It's friends only.
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Does latitude have general people on it or do you have to add friends before you can use it ???
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You have to add friends but the gfinder or gfindster just see's everyone, but of course they would have to have the app installed. I used it a long time ago and didn't think much of it. While looking that up I saw another app called loopt that looks like the same thing, I could be wrong tho.
Latitude works for everybody. Not just G1 users. It uses your Gmail account to send request to other people who have to accept you and allow you to see where they are at and chat and stuff. Works nicely, but you have to know their e-mail address to get them added.
So, no you can not find random people with G1's to connect with. I don't know if there is an app that will allow that, but Latitude will not.
I believe you have to opt in to use it, general people on there and since it requires your gps to use, I don't think that you will find any one using except for the most basic users that are unaware that turning off the gps saves you some serious battery life
Aight I just looked it up and its call GFindster PREMIUM but they also have a lite version.
Hmmm, seems like the salesman at t-mobile gave me the wrong info then but since I never used it, I was baseing my info on inacurate info, sorry
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Hmmm, seems like the salesman at t-mobile gave me the wrong info then but since I never used it, I was baseing my info on inacurate info, sorry
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No your right cause they was pushing the whole latitude thing. But GFindster is just a seperate app that looks up anyone without having them listed as friends.
thankyou
Thankyou you all for your help I will check out the gfindster app and see how it goes.
you should also check out buddymob
shows where all users are on a map around you and you can click on their little dot (pink for women, blue for guys) and it will show you their profile without having to be their friend
I bought ROM manager premium through the paypal link in the app. Now that i've moved back to the N1 from the NS (i bought it when i was on the NS), i don't see any way to activate premium features without paying again. am i missing something?
twitter @koush
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twitter @koush
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really? twitter?
Now i guess i gotta figure out how to twit, tweet.......whatever.
ok i cant send a message to someone who is not following me. now what?
wtf honestly if i knew this before paying i wouldnt have bothered. who the heck uses twitter as their ONLY online communication?
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really? twitter?
Now i guess i gotta figure out how to twit, tweet.......whatever.
ok i cant send a message to someone who is not following me. now what?
wtf honestly if i knew this before paying i wouldnt have bothered. who the heck uses twitter as their ONLY online communication?
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I'm not a Twitter pro or anything... but I think as long as you preface your tweet by @koush, he'll see your message and will probably respond. He's a good guy and won't screw you over...so just get in touch with him.
ok thanks guys just did it. hope it works.
Does the rom transfer between phones? Just asking--
Can you copy your TB backup or whole sd card from the s to n sd card so the n sees those apps and knows you have rom mgr
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Does the rom transfer between phones? Just asking--
Can you copy your TB backup or whole sd card from the s to n sd card so the n sees those apps and knows you have rom mgr
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i don't have the ns anymore.
You can probably also get his email by clicking on 'Send email to the developer'.
Actually, just checked, you don't even have to click on it. His email is right there on the page.
You know every app on the Market has the developer's email, right?
[email protected]
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You can probably also get his email by clicking on 'Send email to the developer'.
Actually, just checked, you don't even have to click on it. His email is right there on the page.
You know every app on the Market has the developer's email, right?
[email protected]
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thanks!
yeah i knew about that, but i'm still getting used to the new market layout (that, and a brain fart). I tried the website but it looks like it's no longer up. thanks again everyone!
Now i feel really dumb, esp. since i've gotten help from other app devs the same way in the past.
Sorry, I just re-read my message and it sounds kind of snarky. Don't feel bad for forgetting about that, everyone has brain farts.
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Sorry, I just re-read my message and it sounds kind of snarky. Don't feel bad for forgetting about that, everyone has brain farts.
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thanks for the apology, but i didn't take it that way.
Honestly, after seeing your response the first time, I just felt so dumb. I didn't get the app from the market, but I should've known to check there anyway.
dude doesn't respond to tweets or emails. Starting to piss me off.
if i would have known trying to save 1 dollar was gonna cause me this much headache.....
join the crowd
never got a response
now use amon_ra
I have the exact same problem. I tried to contact him by email but he does not reply. Will try to contact him via Twitter.
It really pisses me off.
Just wanted to see if this got rectified? I recently did the reverse of the OP. Switched from the Nexus One up to the Nexus S. Premium isn't showing up on the NS.
nope. I just won't support the dev anymore. if one really wants to pay for this app, go thru the market. the dollar isn't worth the headache.
also waiting for response
i also buyed via Paypal cause i dont have a credit card (Market only accept Credit-card)
i changed rom and cannot activat premium features
will try to get money back from paypal (45days!)
hope he will response in next few days
greetings
If it were me, I would find alternative means of getting the software. You already paid for the license. If the dev don't wanna support his own product, either don't use it, or find another place to download it. There are many places to obtain android apps.
I don't like spreading this because I support the developers and truly appreciate the work they do. But I also don't like to see ppl cheated out of their money whether it was intentional or not. I'll tell you how to get that app from the market without paying. Just shoot me a pm.
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I am another person who bought via PayPal, thinking it would save me $1 and put more $ in the developers pocket rather than the Android market taking it. I originally purchased it back in January 2011 and now cannot get my new device to show that it is the premium version without purchasing on the Android Market... Did anyone find a solution to this or get a reply from Koush?
Then moan when you have lost all your apps ????…
Well use titanium backup it will save people time answerin your post
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stevenc19 said:
Then moan when you have lost all your apps ????…
Well use titanium backup it will save people time answerin your post
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OMG You have won first prize for most useless post on this forum
Seriously fella anyone that flashes roms a lot trust they know already
shadowch31 said:
OMG You have won first prize for most useless post on this forum
Seriously fella anyone that flashes roms a lot trust they know already
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well i had some guy who flashes alot complain to me cause he lost all his apps with no back up lol and what do i win????
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well i had some guy who flashes alot complain to me cause he lost all his apps with no back up lol and what do i win????
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You win.....
Well bugger all actually
You have won me over with the post though, made my night reading it last night
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You win.....
Well bugger all actually
You have won me over with the post though, made my night reading it last night
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yay i win
Or, just go onto the online android market and it saves all your apps there and do ota installation for them.
michael2041 said:
Or, just go onto the online android market and it saves all your apps there and do ota installation for them.
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Me and this Android online market (https://market.android.com/) website don't like each other...
There is a problem with this website's security certificate.
The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a different website's address.
Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or intercept any data you send to the server.
We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue to this website.
Now call me a tight arse security freak but seems to me that a company the size of google could sign their certificates correctly.
Guess me and this online market will never be doing business.
So, anyone afraid of dropbox now, lol.
http://jdsawyer.net/2011/07/02/put-it-in-the-cloud-are-you-nuts/
For the average user they can't cause any harm for storing music files or videos to have access to them elsewhere. So no reason for me to stop using it.
I sense lawsuits from somebody.
To add some facts to that: Dropbox already modified these changes, clearifying that those are legal terms they need to technically operate their service.
Read the lower part of this post: thinq.co.uk/2011/7/3/dropbox-terms-service-target-your-stuff/
A Dropbox spokesman:
Some of you have written us with very understandable concerns about the legal-sounding parts. In particular, our new TOS talks about the licenses we need to run Dropbox. We want to be 100% clear that you own what you put in your Dropbox. We don’t own your stuff. And the license you give us is really limited. It only allows us to provide the service to you. Nothing else
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However, users should be alarmed.
Yeah, came across this at bleeding cool. Com, from a Greg Rucka twitter (comic book writer), thought there would be some interest here. The main point someone was putting forth is that we are not the customers with dropbox/Facebook etc, we are the Product/Merchandise ...
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Shady! I haven't trusted (or used) Facebook for many months now. If you investigate their history it's more than a little sketchy. They don't want your information ... 'just because'.
It's really not that shady; it's just a bunch of legal jargon stemming from outdated laws they have to put into the agreement to protect themselves when storing millions of people's personal file's. Nothing will come of this, because there's no way a lawsuit will be able to get anything out of them
MySpace is the site with all the "weirdo's"..I haven't been there since college..2004 lol
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So, anyone afraid of dropbox now, lol.
CRAPP!!!!!!!!! was thinking about using drop box for game apps and other backups.. on the account that i flash roms constantly... but damm wat do i do now? anyone still say its safe to just back up game data on this? or any other app that would do that? thnx in advance..
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WarrGrinn said:
So, anyone afraid of dropbox now, lol.
CRAPP!!!!!!!!! was thinking about using drop box for game apps and other backups.. on the account that i flash roms constantly... but damm wat do i do now? anyone still say its safe to just back up game data on this? or any other app that would do that? thnx in advance..
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I know its kinda backward, but depending on the size of stuff just email it to yourself. With the size of hotmail and gmail these days a few gigs worth of attachments might just be ok. And if there 'stories', ie your a writer IIRC you've just copyrighted your work by mailing it to yourself (someone might want to clairify or correct that statement, just a thought bouncing around in my poor brain, lol).
Edit, just found this:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/ubuntu-one-files/com.ubuntuone.android.files
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Is there anyway I can get it to work again and have my daughter use it? I'm just stuck at the Icloud Activation screen. I already restored trough iTunes. But would like for her to use it. Might as well, you know. I found it in a parking lot. Thanks in advance.
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noodles2224 said:
Is there anyway I can get it to work again and have my daughter use it? I'm just stuck at the Icloud Activation screen. I already restored trough iTunes. But would like for her to use it. Might as well, you know. I found it in a parking lot. Thanks in advance.
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Why not turn it in at the closest store to the parking lot? Or look at the phone details ...messages or phone log, find out who's it is and get in touch with them or a frequently messaged/called contact??
Anything....aside from keeping it and trying to get it to work. Cause they will likely report it lost and it will be blacklisted anyway and no longer function. Plus as it is, it's tied to their account.
Oh wait....instead of any of that, you wiped it it seems. So you basically stole it. (or at least did absolutely nothing to find the owner.....and wiped it to try and make it yours.....which you won't, cause it will be attached to someones account...and eventually will be IMEI Blacklisted. Please don't say you tried....cause one call or text to a contact and you would have tracked down the owner. You could have called the carrier to and reported it found.)
You won't find help on XDA with that. And I hope despite your actions....that if you lose your phone, wallet, or something important....a respectable citizen returns it to you.
Disappointing thread is now closed.
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