[Q] Theft of my i9000 - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Am from India.
Today morning a thief took away my Samsung Galaxy S i9000. I don't have its IMEI number, nor its bill, nor its box. Its 2-year old. I have NANDroid Backup of my phone.
Can \efs folder backup help me recover my IMEI, so that I can complain the police and track my phone with help of police and operators.??
Plz help ASAP.

guru_iyer said:
Am from India.
Today morning a thief took away my Samsung Galaxy S i9000. I don't have its IMEI number, nor its bill, nor its box. Its 2-year old. I have NANDroid Backup of my phone.
Can \efs folder backup help me recover my IMEI, so that I can complain the police and track my phone with help of police and operators.??
Plz help ASAP.
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install plan B, from google play using your PC, immediately to track it , it give you location within minutes via email to your gmail account

I have given install order of PlanB from Google Market. What if the thief has thrown away my SIM card.??
And "Data Traffic and GPS was OFF when it was stolen"..

guru_iyer said:
I have given install order of PlanB from Google Market. What if the thief has thrown away my SIM card.??
And "Data Traffic and GPS was OFF when it was stolen"..
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does not matter, it will install as long as you had google account sync on it, and it will auto ON GPS by itself , and cannot be shut off, as no settings menu in it., read instructions, as you can send locate sms to give you repeated details of location

WHat about INTERNET DATA connection..???
xsenman said:
does not matter, it will install as long as you had google account sync on it, and it will auto ON GPS by itself
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What about MOBILE DATA connection.?
xsenman said:
you can send locate sms to give you repeated details of location
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How can I send SMS if that person has thrown the SIM Card.? To which phone number should I send.?
I still haven't got my first e-mail from PlanB, which is worrying me..!! :crying:

Can \efs folder backup help me recover my IMEI.?
I've a backup of \efs folder of my phone on my laptop....!!!

guru_iyer said:
Can \efs folder backup help me recover my IMEI.?
I've a backup of \efs folder of my phone on my laptop....!!!
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Efs is encoded and encrypted as such only samsung will be able to guide you on this. Normally professional thieves would not be stealing it to use but to sell to a middleman who would ensure its shipped and sold in another state after altering its ROM etc. Hence they might not even switch it ON to avoid being detected, So lets hope that whosoever stole yours is an amateur and hopes to use or play with it
The only thing certain in life is death, everything else is hope, so even if you had the IMEI, the networks will only block the connection and Police, will not be doing anything ( unless they are getting something ). I have relations living in India, so I know and its the same here in the Philippines and many parts of this world.
Just hope Plan B works as Plan A, is never lose sight of your phone.

I feel, even an amateur will do Factory-Reset before using it.
So, I lost all hopes now..!!

guru_iyer said:
I feel, even an amateur will do Factory-Reset before using it.
So, I lost all hopes now..!!
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you will never know as to what or how one thinks, as such If I were you, I would still try to install as many locating apps on my Phone using my gmail account . just look at google play https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLm1vYml1Y2FyZS5jbGllbnQiXQ.. and try to reinstall the Plan B and any and all others that may help recover your phone.

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Stolen phone, what i can do?

hello, a bad luck today... someone stole my phone. what can i do?
i have no myphone service installed,
i have locked my SIM card
i told that to the police, they will look for it through IMEI.
is it possible to change IMEI (i hope no)? i have flashed my phone with energy rom. is the IMEI the same?
thanks for every answer, lets fight against thieves!
In the UK service provides (i.e. Orange, T Mobile) will block/blacklist your IMEI once reported stolen, so unless they are experienced they probably won't know how to change the IMEI, it can be done but its highly illegal.
Had my phone stolen a few months ago, it's a pain but you do learn from the experience & backup data/PIM more regulary & review security issues more vigantly.
Your IMEI will be unchanged as flashing a ROM will not change this.
If you had email accounts setup you should change passwords so they can not access your accounts via the phone.
You have done all you can do really, chances are slim on recovery.
Good luck & I hope you have a backup PIM data ect or a full image backup making it easy to setup a new device & move on from this event.
i have my phone backed up. that is the good thing. the good thing is also that IMEI is hard to change. in the moment when the thief will insert the SIM, the police will be informed. the bad thing is, that the thief is looking for charger probably...
misko903 said:
i have my phone backed up. that is the good thing. the good thing is also that IMEI is hard to change. in the moment when the thief will insert the SIM, the police will be informed. the bad thing is, that the thief is looking for charger probably...
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I suggest on your next phone installing either 'Where Is My Phone', or 'Don't Steal My Phone', as these programs will initiate a hard reset on your device with a simple SMS code and will also send you the GPS coordinates through SMS.
Mmm sms to trigger reset is bloody useless as in most cases they will turn device off & throw sim away faster than you can borrow a phone and send the message. sending GPS data could be useful.
Mister B said:
Mmm sms to trigger reset is bloody useless as in most cases they will turn device off & throw sim away faster than you can borrow a phone and send the message. sending GPS data could be useful.
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Not in my case.
Remember, thieves aren't that smart.
they are quite smart here in Bangkok, my phone was off in less than 10 minutes after taken, My network monitored number & it was never connected/used & IMEI has not been picked up on any networks yet.
Here they all get resold via phone shops who give them a makeover cosmetically & digitally, IMEI mods are easily done here too.
They are smarter than you think, best defence is making sure you have password function active & any personal data encrypted plus software as mentioned in thread #5
Personally I would favour a battery modded with semtex & a det triggered via sms :-D
Yes, yours is a different culture.
I still say thieves are stupid by default... but its a pointless conversation
Backuping Phone data is good custom for everyone, especially the business men who have many customers.

Lost my phone. Any ideal way to track it?

Hi,
I accidently lost my phone yesterday, and I'm wondering if there is any way to track the phone? Is there any like main security function installed chip or something which is always enabled and a way to track it?
I didn't even bother install any application incased I lost my phone before, but it's to late to regret that now.
Hope someone could please help me out!
Thanks!
Only if you'd first set up built in tracking security in settings and checked box to turn on. Otherwise someone has just scored a nice phone sorry
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IF nobody found your phone YET, and your gps in on and IF you have a friend in latitude, and you gave him permisions to see your location, then you could use his phone to track yours.
But those are ALOT of IFs
Ah ****... I never turn on the GPS, because it does use data traffic, and used to ruin my battery life on the phone. So in this case, the guy who found my phone got a scored, huh?
****....
Ciex said:
Hi,
I accidently lost my phone yesterday, and I'm wondering if there is any way to track the phone? Is there any like main security function installed chip or something which is always enabled and a way to track it?
I didn't even bother install any application incased I lost my phone before, but it's to late to regret that now.
Hope someone could please help me out!
Thanks!
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i don't think so...
I think that u need to call Ur network, & report it to them. basically they can track ur imei via towers, so lets hope that the adviser would be a helpful person. All the best
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How am I supposed to give them the IMEI number? If I remember correctly, the IMEI number are actually located on the phone itself.
Ciex said:
How am I supposed to give them the IMEI number? If I remember correctly, the IMEI number are actually located on the phone itself.
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Your network will have it.
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If you have access to your phone via market.android.com you could install to your phone an app which recieves silently sms-es and sends you needed data in return. Assuming of course that the sim is not changed. Can't remember the name of the app though :/
Trying to googling for the app now. This sounds very good stuff. Hopefully the guy didn't take of my sim card.
If there is any other solutions. I'm more happy to and willing to hear your help!
IMEI number is on the box if you still have it...
Never tried this but maybe it will work for you:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb&feature=search_result
Tried to using the Plan B, but I haven't recieved any mails regarding where my phone is lost.
I still got my Phone box! I will check it out later!
Ciex said:
Tried to using the Plan B, but I haven't recieved any mails regarding where my phone is lost.
I still got my Phone box! I will check it out later!
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Cool concept.... I just tried it out for the hell of it... and it didn't work for me either....Even after sending a text message 'locate' it didn't work.
the IMEI number is always written in the contract papers from your provider.
With this number the provider will be able to find the phone. the IMEI will be marked as stolen and if the "finder" tries to sell it or whatsoever, the phone will be returned. i hope you have an insurance buddy!
Might come in a bit late but might help others:
- learn from this and install something to track before you lose it. If you want something more thief-proof I recommend Theft Aware. They even have a 70% off promo currently running.
If it's just about tracking, any app should be okay (but personally I prefer one I can control by SMS).
- as far as I can tell and have read, GPS does not consume any bandwidth/data/energy if you simply turn on the option alone. I always have my GPS turned on but it's not used until I start some app that makes use of GPS. It doesn't seem to drain any additional energy if idle.

My Note just got stolen, help login out of everything.

I just got my Note stolen a few hours ago, I am so pissed right now, but hey what can I do... I live in Nicaragua, so no warranty and no police claim will get it back for me...
Tomorrow I will call my carrier and see if I can block my phone through IMEI number so the son of a **** that stole it cannot use it...
I never kept my gps enabled unless I was using it so no tracking software will be able to track my phone, I already blocked my number with my carrier so I guess there is not much I can do to track it, but I would like to sign out of everything on my phone, and I was just wondering if I changed passwords on every service installed on my phone would the theif still be able to login if I had checked the "remember me" or "stayed logged in" options?
Thanks,
Chaosin1983 said:
I just got my Note stolen a few hours ago, I am so pissed right now, but hey what can I do... I live in Nicaragua, so no warranty and no police claim will get it back for me...
Tomorrow I will call my carrier and see if I can block my phone through IMEI number so the son of a **** that stole it cannot use it...
I never kept my gps enabled unless I was using it so no tracking software will be able to track my phone, I already blocked my number with my carrier so I guess there is not much I can do to track it, but I would like to sign out of everything on my phone, and I was just wondering if I changed passwords on every service installed on my phone would the theif still be able to login if I had checked the "remember me" or "stayed logged in" options?
Thanks,
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Try to install plan b from the market. You can install it remotely from Google play using a web browser and should be able to get the GPS coordinates of your phone providing the thief has not removed your Google account. Do it asap to increase your chances.
+1 Good idea, However The phone will need to have internet access to receive the remote download.
Dont suppose you had Lookout installed ?? On my device it is un-installable, and i can remotely turn GPS on / off, Track the phone, Wipe everything, Lock the device, and even make the phone scream !! (useful for when you are tracking and a close enough to hear it)
I hope you get it back !!
Changing the password won't let the thief use any of the services you have logged into. The app should request him for the new password. Do it ASAP!
I feel for you man! Had my iPod touch, Optimus 2X and Galaxy SII stolen!
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first of all sorry you, that's one of the worst things that can happen to a phone.
if you think the theft is using your phone only with a different simcard you have the following options:
- try planb (as already mentioned above) to locate your phone.
- if you have a google account on the phone, try android lost that will gain you the full control over the phone including locating it, taking photos of the cameras and wiping the complete data of the device out. its a really great tool .
- if you have a Samsung account on your phone, try the samsung dive website with this you can also do things like locating or wiping data view call logs and so on.
if all the above fail you should change the passwords of all your accounts used on the phone, especially the email accounts. also try to contact your provider, really few of them provide a location service based on the imei number of the device. and also some of them offer the service to put the device's imei number to a ban list so the phone is useless at all because it cant login in to the gsm network.
*EDIT*: go to the police and let them give you a document that the phone is stolen, and the imei and serial numbers. give this document to samsung and they will put the device to a blacklist, so the device wont get service/support/repair anymore.
i hope some of this become useful to you
Best thing would be to:
1- Track it (with the app said above) or with Samsung Dive!
2- Find the perp
3- Beat him with a cow bone
4- Retrieve the phone
5- Send it to me for inspection
Hi guys, thanks for your help, I installed Plan B a few hours after the OP, but still no email...I would gladly beat the crap out of the theif, but I fear I won't see my note again, I have already ordered another one, this time I will install every tracking anti theft app available...
Anyhow, after this, I installed Lookout on my Girlfriends Note, and tried out the tracking, the tracking is not that accurate, it positions the phone within a 2 Km radius...any other app that would be more accurate?
Thanks,
Im using avast and i have to say its working well, it has a ton of features, you can make mobile data persistent with a single text making tracking that bit more accurate
combine it with the screaming feature of lookout and you should be able to hear it if you are close enough.
Try samsung dive
http://www.samsungdive.com
Lol samsung dive will dissapear when factory reset
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Little late for the original poster but Cerberus is a nice app too. I got in on a free promotion. I have it activated and don't even think about till I get an email saying that I changed my sim. You can remotely hide the app, wipe phone/sdcard have a login screen pop up appear, record video and or audio and map in real time.
Even though I think tracking your kids is creepy, I can see how some parents would love to install it on their kid's phone.
Thanks again for all the info, I will try all these once my new phone gets here.
I have a question though, all of these tracking apps need data connection on the cel phone's side...correct? What if the theif turns off data connection? Is there one that works with only GPS?
Well in avast, you can remotely activate data network even if the thief switches it off, It also has stealth mode where it hides all traces of being installed.
If you are rooted it can even withstand a factory reset.
Chaosin1983 said:
Thanks again for all the info, I will try all these once my new phone gets here.
I have a question though, all of these tracking apps need data connection on the cel phone's side...correct? What if the theif turns off data connection? Is there one that works with only GPS?
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GPS also needs data connectivity.
ravi_buz said:
GPS also needs data connectivity.
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I've used GPS trakcing with data off before ...it will track you even if the map does not render...afterwards when you get connectivity the map will be displayed along with your tracking info.
GPS don't requires data connection thogh, tracking won't work without data connection.
GPS fix the position without data connection, but for tracking you need to pass that information to server, which needs data connection.
can i unblock a samsung galaxy note ?
hey everyone !
so i got scammed in ebay and i got a samsung galaxy note n7000. the guy said it worked perfectly and stuff...buuut no !! when i got the phone it wont read any sim card so i just figured it was from the sim card reader. when i took it to my retailer they told me the phone was stolen/lost and the original owner kinda blocked it so no one can use it. i have access to the phone and everything except that it wont read my sim card. i contacted the guy i got from on ebay and filed a claim and everything but i know these things can take FOREVER before i can get my money back. the guy i got it from told me he bought on ebay too in november 2012. i dont wanna sell the phone again on ebay and scam more people i tried looking for the original owner so we can figure out a deal but i couldnt.
is there anyway i can fix this phone ?!! or can i contact the samsung store maybe and they can find the original owner ?!! please help...anyone ?!!!
Strange. Post could be chameleon or possibly victim of stolen phone.
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salmavic said:
hey everyone !
so i got scammed in ebay and i got a samsung galaxy note n7000. the guy said it worked perfectly and stuff...buuut no !! when i got the phone it wont read any sim card so i just figured it was from the sim card reader. when i took it to my retailer they told me the phone was stolen/lost and the original owner kinda blocked it so no one can use it. i have access to the phone and everything except that it wont read my sim card. i contacted the guy i got from on ebay and filed a claim and everything but i know these things can take FOREVER before i can get my money back. the guy i got it from told me he bought on ebay too in november 2012. i dont wanna sell the phone again on ebay and scam more people i tried looking for the original owner so we can figure out a deal but i couldnt.
is there anyway i can fix this phone ?!! or can i contact the samsung store maybe and they can find the original owner ?!! please help...anyone ?!!!
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maybe, but how do I know you didnt steal it yourself/know you bought a stolen phone?
Salmavic please return that phone to chaosin! Lol jk
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[Q] Possible to get IMEI number without phone?

Hi,
Someone stole my phone the other day, and I was told to report it to the police etc. However, they asked for my IMEI number so they can block it and I don't have it -_- The sticker on the box has also been ripped so I can't find out that way.
The thing is, I have an efs backup from my Galaxy before it got stolen. Is it possible to find my IMEI number from this backup without the use of a phone?
Or would I be able to use this backup on another i9000, to get the IMEI so I can report it? Cause I know someone is using my phone cause I can see them downloading games etc on my Google account but they wont reply/give back my phone.
Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
I think it should be possible, but i have no idea how :S
But another tip if someone has stolen your phone, install Lockout from Google Play to your phone and you will see where your phone is.
redeye25 said:
Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Use Plan B
Follow these easy steps to use Plan B:
1. Install Plan B to the phone that you are trying to find from the Android Market website: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb.
2. Plan B will start automatically and send your phone’s location to your Gmail address.
3. To locate again after 10 minutes, borrow a friend’s phone and text the word “locate” to your lost phone.
Using Plan B is simple, but requires access to the Android Market website and your Google account. (If you have an Android phone, you already have a Google account.)
After you install it, Plan B will start locating your phone using cell towers and GPS. On some phones, Plan B can switch GPS on automatically. Your location will keep updating for 10 minutes, and you will get an email each time it is located, whether the phone is moving or standing still. You can start the process again by texting “locate” to your number from any other phone. In order to locate your phone, we send you a text via SMS, so standard message rates apply.
Once you have found your phone, download Lookout Mobile Security for full protection.
Best to install this at night when the person may be sleeping, but does not matter as it cannot be stopped and GPS is automatically turned on, an phone location map accurate to 30++ meters sent to your gmail account within a min

[Q] [DESPERATE HELP NEEDED] Lost my Xperia Z

Hi guys,
two days ago a thief stole my Xperia Z. I think it is the worst thing that can happen to me. I dont even have any insurance. I didnt have any anti-theft software installed at that time. I only had it register with 'myXperia' service from SONY.
Ok coming to my question, we all know that myXperia = your google account + IMEI number which is cool coz most of the apps out there are useless once the thief wipes everything. I tried out myXperia and it worked awesome as long as i have mobile data and GPS turned on, it worked flawlessly. But I have one serious doubt which may danger the chance of finding my Xperia Z again What if the thief just does a clean format by connecting it to his system and changes the SIM card and register the phone with his google account??
My question is simple, Will MYXPERIA work when I try to track MY PHONE with THIEFS ACCOUNT in it?? plz help me....i'm facing sleepless nights becoz of this. The police in India, country where i stay are corrupt and useless and I have absolutely no faith in them. All I can trust is the myXperia service. Please tell me whether will it work even if the thief reformats my phone and signs in with his account :'(
Anyone trying new ROMS plz test it but NOT using your account and try tracking it. plz post the results I will be forever indebted to you guys....
Well your imei number is surely unique to your phone. So even if the thief wipes your data and changes your Google account your imei number will remain the same.
Sent from my Xperia Zed
first of all, thanks for the reply IMEI is unique but he can still wipe off everything and install a new ROM or something right?? Then 'myXperia' service will popup again and if he clicks accept, will the device be registered to his google account or still remain in my account?? I feel awful..i couldn't do anything...its like someone stole both my kidneys from me....i was just so in love with my black Z someone trying new ROMS, plz try this once if you guys can..plz...
anyone??? help me plz....
santoshcoolhere said:
help me plz....
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How?? If all you've got to go on is the MyXperia service then use it.
the thing is i tried the service and it worked fine before i lost my phone. now i guess the thief didnt turn my phone on..i'm just waiting for him to do that and once he does it, i want to be sure whether myXperia works or not just incase he formats/factory resets my phone and adds his google account...so all i'm asking you guys to do is give myXperia service a shot by installing some new ROM and while adding a google account, dont use the one you've used before formatting...try using some other account and try locating your phone using your account on myXperia website....
santoshcoolhere said:
the thing is i tried the service and it worked fine before i lost my phone. now i guess the thief didnt turn my phone on..i'm just waiting for him to do that and once he does it, i want to be sure whether myXperia works or not just incase he formats/factory resets my phone and adds his google account...so all i'm asking you guys to do is give myXperia service a shot by installing some new ROM and while adding a google account, dont use the one you've used before formatting...try using some other account and try locating your phone using your account on myXperia website....
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I'm afraid your myxperia settings are lost with a factory reset. The only way to recover is via police through IMEI tracking.
That's another sad news for me. In my country the cops are very corrupt and lazy. I've personally seen 1000s of pages of missing mobile devices list. Most of them are unsolved. Now I lost the only hope of finding my Xperia Z :'( God help me...
just tried myXperia service using another Xperia Z...didn't work Devices are mapped to google accounts instead of IMEI numbers. how can this work? The first thing a thief does is factory reset the phone. All these software are useless in such a situation. Why don't programmers do intelligent programming? myXperia will be more powerful once it takes IMEI numbers instead of google accounts as search parameter. I'm planning to code one app that does just that....wish me luck guys...
India?.hahaha..I'm from india. U gotta contact a police whom u know b4..either you're friends dad or somethin who s a police inspector. Then you move on with imei tracking. You ll surely get it.. dont worry. Hope the theif is not in xda, searchin for custom roms
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but even imei can be re-assigned.
If we can, then why isnt that there in xda.
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re-assigned? what do you mean by re-assigned? I dont think IMEIs for such high-end phones be changed...for mid-range phones we can use repair IMEI tool to do that...but for high-end phones like Xperia Z, we cannot simply re-program IMEI...but we can clone IMEIs so that it will become impossible to track....
IMEI is just like us: Unique, Distinct. Not Even Twins can be as 100% totally the same. Also represents phone IC itself. It'll be rarest to find Phones with totally identical IMEI number. Good luck tracking ur phone too, @OP
Whitefang
Man..robbers dont have that great knowledge I hope..
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lets hope they are not that intelligent...but i've heard that these phones are being smuggled to countries like pakistan,bangladesh and are sold dead cheap...we cant probably track the phone if it crosses the border right...anyways now I am left with only one option..the cops...i'll try to bribe them and get the job done...
If the cops won't help ya, get some friends together and do an old fashion beatdown.
Aslong as you can still track it through myxperia.
Which you should be able to unless the internet is off, but who doesn't turn on the internet on a high-end phone lol.

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