Every time I power on my phone I get notifications telling me, "Your security policy has been updated to the latest version. No further action is needed." It gives me this notification every couple hours for a few days then goes away. I have auto update turned off and I have it set to only update on Wi-Fi networks (I keep my phone on LTE at all times to prevent stuff like this). WTF is this?! Is AT&T trying to screw me again?
Go to settings and the last tab.
This is located in security.
Click it and uncheck automatic update.
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Automatic updates is unchecked. I mentioned that in the OP.
Check it, reboot, uncheck and reboot again.
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Gave that a shot, but I still get this every couple of hours
What exactly are these security policy updates? Are they just updates for whatever protects my phone against malware it may contract by visiting sketchy websites?
I'm not entirely sure. I never get those notifications.
I am using a custom ROM though... Try seeing what they are through a Google search.
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It looks like it has something to do with Knox. If your ROM has Knox removed then that's probably why you don't get them.
I guess I'm stuck with it until I can root again
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Just curious, I saw the knox app om all international and Tmobile versions but I cant find it on my att version. BY Knox I mean the secure profile switcher.
Update 1 :
Koars215 received a correspondence from Samsung:
"after days on days of speaking with att and samsung... corporate finally spilled the beans lol this is coming from samsung mouth the agent told me that att push the device for purchased and did not look over the software in full before putting it on the shelf. They said the reason we can see the knox app in the installation manager is because by default it should be. Also its something that cant be found on its samsung app market place.
END RESULT: Samsung said within the next 1-2 weeks it will push a software update for At&t and t-mobile(i had no clue t-mobile was having the same issue)"
Update 2:
Get the knoxstub.apk from note 3 international and placed it in system after being rooted and now knox is working perfect. Tnx to cburnett
Update 3:
Knoxstub is attached. Tested and it works :good: Tnx to cburnett for the file.
Just open the apk and install normally and let it do its thing.
Exactly I can't find it either.
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I was just going to post this to. It's in the application manager could extract it with file explorer but should be installed already?
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I was just going to post this to. It's in the application manager could extract it with file explorer but should be installed already?
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You would think it should be installed with an icon on the first page also!! considering how much Samsung is proud of it
Yep my thoughts exactly. Lol I was bored messing with my new toy and noticed that it's not there weird timing you posted that lol
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I've searched high and low but can not figure out how to access/install/enable knox. I also see it running in application manager.
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I've searched high and low but can not figure out how to access/install/enable knox. I also see it running in application manager.
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Me neither. It's strange
To activate it go to Security>Device Administrators.
Word to the wise, if you care about Root or Bootloader Unlock; becareful. No one really knows what Knox changes hardware wise, IF it even changes anything hardware wise and software wise.
Unfortunately there's no way for us on AT&T N3 to disable it completely. But so far, it's not running on mine.
How do you use Knox on the att version? How do I get credentials for it
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Jammol said:
To activate it go to Security>Device Administrators.
Word to the wise, if you care about Root or Bootloader Unlock; becareful. No one really knows what Knox changes hardware wise, IF it even changes anything hardware wise and software wise.
Unfortunately there's no way for us on AT&T N3 to disable it completely. But so far, it's not running on mine.
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Still it doesn't show up after I activate it.
Same here checking knox in administrators does nothing. Could it be that I'm using the sim from my note 2 and not the one that was in the box?
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I'm using the SIM from my S4 and can't do anything with it either
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Guys Knox is not an app. It's a security protocol that keeps your information private and also your activity. Anything done in Knox, stays in Knox. Once it's activated it's on and monitors your security.
Here's some more information on how it works.... http://www.samsung.com/global/business/mobile/solution/security/samsung-knox
At&t Note III...& At&t G Pro
mine don't work either
@Jammol your wrong on the the other company's such as sprint there is an/a app on the home screen that allows you to place things inside the container and also Knox have its own store with supported apps. I was on the phone with Samsung advanced tech support and they were scratching their head on why it isn't installed on the device but it is found in the installation manager
I said its not an app because I don't classify it as one. Yes its a container, an environment, an app.
At&t Note III...& At&t G Pro
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I said its not an app because I don't classify it as one. Yes its a container, an environment, an app.
At&t Note III...& At&t G Pro
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All variants have this Knox app that switches environments, but not at&t and thats what we are asking: Where is it?
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All variants have this Knox app that switches environments, but not at&t and thats what we are asking: Where is it?
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I will keep you guys updated this will be round 2 with advance tech support (samsung+att)... My guess is if others are having this problem that they will end up pushing a update that fixes this problem. My buddy got the Note 3 for sprint and i saw that its visible from the home screen and had to download the knox store onto the note 3. When i later got my note 3 from att that was the first app i looked for and i wasn't available.
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Guys Knox is not an app. It's a security protocol that keeps your information private and also your activity. Anything done in Knox, stays in Knox. Once it's activated it's on and monitors your security.
Here's some more information on how it works.... http://www.samsung.com/global/business/mobile/solution/security/samsung-knox
At&t Note III...& At&t G Pro
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I can't totally agree with that. Simply activating it as an administrator does nothing.
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I will keep you guys updated this will be round 2 with advance tech support (samsung+att)... My guess is if others are having this problem that they will end up pushing a update that fixes this problem. My buddy got the Note 3 for sprint and i saw that its visible from the home screen and had to download the knox store onto the note 3. When i later got my note 3 from att that was the first app i looked for and i wasn't available.
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Any luck?
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So this was mentioned and never solved. But when I try to connect to my network I get " network disabled, because the connection is to slow" what else can I do to fix this. I actually called at&t and I did a master reset. So I connected to Starbucks wifi after. Which previously I wasn't able to before doing the master reset. But when I got here to my house. It wouldn't connect it keeps giving me this error. What can I do ?
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So this was mentioned and never solved. But when I try to connect to my network I get " network disabled, because the connection is to slow" what else can I do to fix this. I actually called at&t and I did a master reset. So I connected to Starbucks wifi after. Which previously I wasn't able to before doing the master reset. But when I got here to my house. It wouldn't connect it keeps giving me this error. What can I do ?
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Did you turn off auto network switch in WiFi advanced settings?
I have done that, and the problem still persists. J can connect to my own WiFi network at home. And I have another issue. Connecting to open networks. They sag to login, but they never let me access them.
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Never let's me sign in like I was to before. Every open network want let me stay connected.
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Never let's me sign in like I was to before. Every open network want let me stay connected.
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If you disable this, it will stop prompting you about that and will also stay connected to not so great WiFi (if you have crappy WiFi).
It's actually been solved..I've posted this on a few other topics. Unless you were looking for something else?
I disabled it. Might be their WiFi isn't so great. But I am able to connect to my Comcast Wi-Fi.
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Don't forget even if you have great Wifi there are a lot of factors that can make it unstable like interference
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Im trying to connect to panera and this is what I get. It says like " log in" and I do so. But, it doesn't connect
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I must disagree for my case...
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If you disable this, it will stop prompting you about that and will also stay connected to not so great WiFi (if you have crappy WiFi).
It's actually been solved..I've posted this on a few other topics. Unless you were looking for something else?
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I actually tried all of that... and all that any of it did was prevent me from having web access, and prevent me to use my data plan for texting... it was a nightmare...
i've been chatting with samsung for 5 hours now and still don't have a fix. Any new info would be awesome to fix this problem.
-Thanks
AT&T Galaxy Note 3
96G Ram
False alarm = (
More info please
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More info please
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He's talking about the native 4.3 update that was leaked to be released on 12/24 for the active. I haven't seen it on my phone as of yet. But I've checked so many times it's making me wait 23 hours to check again..
I fail. A customer came in best buy with an s4a and I did an upgrade check and it said he had an update so I assumed it was 4.3. It was probably mf3 4.2.2. I fail.
Sorry guys. ..
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*snip* But I've checked so many times it's making me wait 23 hours to check again..
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You can get around that by changing the date and time in your settings, if you wish. You can then just change it back after you've finished.
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You can get around that by changing the date and time in your settings, if you wish. You can then just change it back after you've finished.
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Except that the update will probably fail and you'll have to factory reset your phone to get it to take the update. At least that's what I had to do when the MF3 update came out. I tried all the tricks including changing the date. I went out 30+ days before I gave up. Once I set it back to the correct date it said I had to wait something like 800 hours to check again Once I factory reset it and left it overnight it did the auto-update.
The only noticeable difference between 4.2 and 4.3 that I've seen is Galaxy Gear compatibility for the S4. Maybe a couple things here an there but unless we can root it it's not really a big deal.
Oh, that's unfortunate. I did that last time and it worked for me with MF3...
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If you used active root, install Titanium Backup and just clear the data from the AT&T Update package.
Presto! Check for updates as often as you clear the app data.
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2014 will update S4 active
at new year i guess they will update this phone.....start of febuary....not even leak rom we can see now cause samsung want to skip 4.3 straight to 4.4........blast
I am done with the bulls**t and hassle of this active. I am going back to my S4 and maybe when they realize that us that are aware of the bootloader issue upon the next roll out, and wont re up on the newest device, they will let it go. I have 3 lines on my account. I use one. I pay 9.99 a month for the 2 just to have upgraded to the newest phone. I use 12- 20 gigs of data a month on just that one phone. Not including what I do in WIFI when I can. I honestly very rarely use tethering to run someone elses device which is the ONLY thing that would cost ATT anything by me rooting a phone and changing it to how I like. The fact of tracking the phone or my usage might be a reasoning but no other carrier locks their devices due to this. so guess what ATT. I'll pay your 250 contract default fee and roll on back to sprint. Should have never left but the Active was to enticing when I lost my s4 and had to buy another device anyway. Like sooooo many people say on this site. RESEARCH RESEARCH BACK UP BACK UP and for everything else...USE LOOKOUT tou find your lost or stolen phone
Besides what has been stated this phone is a piece of ****..I dropped my note like 20 times with no case and it was a trooper I traded it in for this toy and the first time I dropped it it cracked the screen from like less than waist high..wish I had my note back should have been called the not so active
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Since I took the kitkat update and ran towel root ive gotten 5 ota updates at 220.6mb each.....installed each one and still once a week i get the update notification again. They seem to install and i keep root i just don't know why i keep getting them.
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Probably the same one may be due to you still having root the system may still think you need the update. Hence why it sends it over and over. Don't let that hurt your data allowance. AT&T did that to me a while back. 17 - 592 MB downloads I was on a 3gig plan. Had to fight like hell to get it removed.
Did a factory reset, took update and it finally installed. Ran towel root again and all is well.
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I keep getting this security notice saying SE has been turned off. It started with safestrap so I removed it and it seems to still stay. How do I remove this? Thanks.
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