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Hi there,
I am just having the most weird thing on my phone since yesterday. Some apps won't open. I mean, I click on them and nothing happens, no error message, nothing. I thought it was a virus so I ran the antivirus (trustgo) but nothing is found.
The strangest thing is that sometimes if I insist and keep touching an app it may open.
If I reset my phone it starts working normally again. Then I install my apps but if I reboot it...bam! I cannot even drag and drop the apps!
Does anybody know something about this ? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
arielito said:
Hi there,
I am just having the most weird thing on my phone since yesterday. Some apps won't open. I mean, I click on them and nothing happens, no error message, nothing. I thought it was a virus so I ran the antivirus (trustgo) but nothing is found.
The strangest thing is that sometimes if I insist and keep touching an app it may open.
If I reset my phone it starts working normally again. Then I install my apps but if I reboot it...bam! I cannot even drag and drop the apps!
Does anybody know something about this ? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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I'd say don't try to figure out why. Just do a factory reset, if that doesn't work, reflash.
If that doesn't work get a new phone.
Dsteppa said:
I'd say don't try to figure out why. Just do a factory reset, if that doesn't work, reflash.
If that doesn't work get a new phone.
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Thank you. I have done the factory reset and it works fine. It's just that I begin installing my apps and then I reboot it ( and rebooting always now to check on this) and that's when it happens.
I mean, if it was an app with a virus, the antivirus program would let me know, right?
arielito said:
Thank you. I have done the factory reset and it works fine. It's just that I begin installing my apps and then I reboot it ( and rebooting always now to check on this) and that's when it happens.
I mean, if it was an app with a virus, the antivirus program would let me know, right?
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I don't think viruses on Android work that way. They just steal some of your info
Antiviruses on Android are still at Alpha/Beta stage I believe. I think it was an app that messed up with your system files or something.
Dsteppa said:
I don't think viruses on Android work that way. They just steal some of your info
Antiviruses on Android are still at Alpha/Beta stage I believe. I think it was an app that messed up with your system files or something.
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i was just about to say the same thing you had, I am pretty sure a system file got corrupt/confused
Doesn't a virus/spy ware need su rights ?
If you turned off animations could do this.
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gm007 said:
If you turned off animations could do this.
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Thank you all. Gosh!!! No, I am at the office so I cannot laugh out loud for my own stupidity. You know what? Yes, indeed, as soon as I flashed a room, I turned off all animations so that ( supposedly) it would have no lag at the homescreen. All this time thinking about a virus, a malware. I was even thinking that the ROMS I flashed were not working well, etc and it was that....OH GOODNESS!!!!!!!
Thank you very much! What I will do now is that I will set animations at 0.5 then.
arielito said:
Thank you all. Gosh!!! No, I am at the office so I cannot laugh out loud for my own stupidity. You know what? Yes, indeed, as soon as I flashed a room, I turned off all animations so that ( supposedly) it would have no lag at the homescreen. All this time thinking about a virus, a malware. I was even thinking that the ROMS I flashed were not working well, etc and it was that....OH GOODNESS!!!!!!!
Thank you very much! What I will do now is that I will set animations at 0.5 then.
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There is a problem with the Xperia Z launcher where the shortcuts become unresponsive after using an aftermarket launcher.
To fix this problem, go into App Management and find Xperia Home, then wipe its cache
This seems to to do the trick also.
Hello,
tonight, while I was quite drunk, so I don't remember "how" exactly that happened, my HTC One screen turned red-ish.
The only time it's back to normal is during phone call (WTF?).
I tried restarting the phone several times, I still haven't tried factory reset.
Any ideas? Screenshot in attachment.
Thanks.
1stly it's ur phone rooted and do u have any custom Rom installed?
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paras said:
1stly it's ur phone rooted and do u have any custom Rom installed?
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Not rooted, everything stock.
I know I should head right to factory reset, but I consider that last resort.
By Any chance did any water or any other liquid got spilled on it coz my friends phone got a bit blurry due to liquid. Check for any dampness on Ur phone maybe?
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paras said:
By Any chance did any water or any other liquid got spilled on it coz my friends phone got a bit blurry due to liquid. Check for any dampness on Ur phone maybe?
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As far asi I remember, no. The phone is clean, doesn't stick, no smell.
Hmm u can try to shut down the phone for sometime and try again.I really think something must have happened physically coz it not rooted and all so I don't think it should software based problem but I ain't no expert.
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paras said:
Hmm u can try to shut down the phone for sometime and try again.I really think something must have happened physically coz it not rooted and all so I don't think it should software based problem but I ain't no expert.
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Well I think it's software, because when I dial number, it goes back to normal. Anyways, the factory reset seems inevitable
Just wait for some more advice and then resort to factory reset.
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cztleilax said:
Well I think it's software, because when I dial number, it goes back to normal. Anyways, the factory reset seems inevitable
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Does it show in all screens? or just when you have the keyboard open; looks like you're using a custom keyboard maybe it has some kind of themeing applied.
nkk71 said:
Does it show in all screens? or just when you have the keyboard open; looks like you're using a custom keyboard maybe it has some kind of themeing applied.
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On all screens, all the time, expect when I'm calling somebody. Right when I hit DIAL, it goes back to normal. When the call ends, it goes back to red.
I have talked to local HTC service center, they told me to hard reset it.
cztleilax said:
On all screens, all the time, expect when I'm calling somebody. Right when I hit DIAL, it goes back to normal. When the call ends, it goes back to red.
I have talked to local HTC service center, they told me to hard reset it.
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it should be showing gpu updates
go to developer options-advanced and uncheck "show GPU view updates"
maybe this can solve your issue
action4ever said:
it should be showing gpu updates
go to developer options-advanced and uncheck "show GPU view updates"
maybe this can solve your issue
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I can't see any advanced options or developer options in my settings. Are you sure this is available in stock rom?
Yes it is just go to about in settings and software information,more and tap on build number for like 6 times or more and then developer option would be available to u.
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cztleilax said:
I can't see any advanced options or developer options in my settings. Are you sure this is available in stock rom?
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It's hidden by default, go to Settings->About->Software information->More and then tap Build number 7 times for it to show up again.
nkk71 said:
It's hidden by default, go to Settings->About->Software information->More and then tap Build number 7 times for it to show up again.
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That made it even more red. I guess it's hard reset time.
Hi everyone,
I noticed there are two processes that start on boot called "backup assistant plus" and "authorization assistant". Searching on the web it seems these are apps by Verizon but I have an unlocked nexus by Motorola. What this precesses do? Are our Infos safe?
The problem is that it is not possible to disable them!
Do you have them between your active apps?
Thanx
if you have root, you can delete them.
I don't have yet. What do you suggest?
mathieau said:
I don't have yet. What do you suggest?
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if its draining enough battery, then id root and stop it. but id be rooted already, so thats a dead point. if its not really affecting the battery, id just leave it alone.
simms22 said:
if its draining enough battery, then id root and stop it. but id be rooted already, so thats a dead point. if its not really affecting the battery, id just leave it alone.
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It's small and has no effects on performance and battery. I was afraid about privacy and OS security.
mathieau said:
It's small and has no effects on performance and battery. I was afraid about privacy and OS security.
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its part of android 5.1, i wouldnt worry about security and privacy. im on tmobile, and it was installed on my phone when i flashed 5.1, but i deleted it, as i do delete many system apps.
Thank you, probably you're right. But I don't like to have background processes I can't disable. Expecially if I don't know what they do!
Now I'm kill it every time I reboot. Maybe that will convince me to root!
Do you have any issue with sim pin on startup? Mine doesn't ask me the pin and simply switch off the sim till I unlock my home for the first time.
mathieau said:
Thank you, probably you're right. But I don't like to have background processes I can't disable. Expecially if I don't know what they do!
Now I'm kill it every time I reboot. Maybe that will convince me to root!
Do you have any issue with sim pin on startup? Mine doesn't ask me the pin and simply switch off the sim till I unlock my home for the first time.
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sim pin? i dont have any passwords set for it, or for the phone. is that what youre asking?
Yes, I switched on sim lock in security settings and I use an unlock pattern to unlock the home screen.
Hi there,
I just noticed that on my Z3+ I have got a warning saying 'network may be monitored'. Once I click that I get "This device is managed by null"
My question is does anyone else have the same warning and if I should be worried ??
Thanks
I got that when I tried repairing my phone through the Sony Companion software. After seeing that, I just performed a normal factory reset and that went away. No clue what it is, but it's not there anymore.
AhsanU said:
I got that when I tried repairing my phone through the Sony Companion software. After seeing that, I just performed a normal factory reset and that went away. No clue what it is, but it's not there anymore.
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I also did do a factory reset but it still seems to be there.
kamil1308 said:
I also did do a factory reset but it still seems to be there.
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Really? That's awfully strange. You're getting it in the pull down/notification drawer right? Mine was on the bottom of the shortcuts.
That's exactly where it is. I don't know if I should be worried incase my device it's actually monitored. It's says it's managed by null :/
kamil1308 said:
That's exactly where it is. I don't know if I should be worried incase my device it's actually monitored. It's says it's managed by null :/
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Take a look at the post by curtis_mufc on page 3 of this thread.
"The important part is to make sure you untick Protection by My Xperia when setting up your phone"
https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z3-Z3-Dual/Device-may-be-monitored/td-p/1005869/page/3
schecter7 said:
Take a look at the post by curtis_mufc on page 3 of this thread.
"The important part is to make sure you untick Protection by My Xperia when setting up your phone"
https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z3-Z3-Dual/Device-may-be-monitored/td-p/1005869/page/3
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Thanks very much. I finnaly stoped being worried.
I've reset phone thru PC repair... and confirmed worked in getting rid of notification
Z3+tapatalk
bkdodger said:
I've reset phone thru PC repair... and confirmed worked in getting rid of notification
Z3+tapatalk
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Is the notification something serious ?? I tried to disabling the myxperia but still I seem to have it. It would take forever to do the PC repair and then to get all the apps back. I am just wondering if there is other way around it or I should just stop waring about it.
kamil1308 said:
Is the notification something serious ?? I tried to disabling the myxperia but still I seem to have it. It would take forever to do the PC repair and then to get all the apps back. I am just wondering if there is other way around it or I should just stop waring about it.
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I'm thinking it's nothing to be worried... I wanted to do a reset bc phone has been a little inconsistent for me...also I'm OCD and hated seeing the words on drop down...
Z3+tapatalk
Imagine a thief holding your phone. 'Device may be monitored' is there to make him worried, not you ! Still you can deactivate the protection & then repair to get rid of it. But it's not worth the hassle IMO
bkdodger said:
I've reset phone thru PC repair... and confirmed worked in getting rid of notification
Z3+tapatalk
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bkdodger said:
I'm thinking it's nothing to be worried... I wanted to do a reset bc phone has been a little inconsistent for me...also I'm OCD and hated seeing the words on drop down...
Z3+tapatalk
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Thanks very much. I think in that case I will hold off on resetting the phone one again. I have done it before but at the time I didn't know it was Myxperia and I ended up selecting it again.
schecter7 said:
Imagine a thief holding your phone. 'Device may be monitored' is there to make him worried, not you ! Still you can deactivate the protection & then repair to get rid of it. But it's not worth the hassle IMO
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Never looked at it that way. That will for sure make him give the phone back or at least try to return it. :good:
I had this on my Z4 Tablet too.
The fix is to factory reset the device and set up the Google account AFTER the initial setup wizard, not during.
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I get the same message on my Moto X 2013, whenever I connect to a VPN. I think it's a 5.0 thing.
I get that too...
kamil1308 said:
Hi there,
I just noticed that on my Z3+ I have got a warning saying 'network may be monitored'. Once I click that I get "This device is managed by null"
My question is does anyone else have the same warning and if I should be worried ??
Thanks
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I've heard it has something to do with myXperia.... I've also heard of factory resets fixing it...
People ... You get this message after installing a custom CA certificate, eg. the one of the company you work for. Do you use WiFi with certificates or VPN? Then you've installed a custom CA certificate.
Just used Sony PC Companion to update to 28.0.A.8.251 and it fixed this and didn't loose any of my settings/data.
I had used My Xperia in the past and but had turned it off before updating.
I don't know if it is fixed in the update, or just the process of updating with my xperia turned off reset whatever was causing it to show.
I have a Pixel 4 XL and just like I had on the Note 8 I would like to require a pin at startup. I know the phones encrypted already but I would like that extra layer of security. Does anyone know if such a thing exists on my Pixel 4 XL and could you point me in the right direction please. I've been looking everywhere on settings and I can't find it if it's there. Thanks in advance for any help I can get.
Metalhead520 said:
I have a Pixel 4 XL and just like I had on the Note 8 I would like to require a pin at startup. I know the phones encrypted already but I would like that extra layer of security. Does anyone know if such a thing exists on my Pixel 4 XL and could you point me in the right direction please. I've been looking everywhere on settings and I can't find it if it's there. Thanks in advance for any help I can get.
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Do you mean in addition to face unlock, you also want a pin to unlock the screen? Or do you just want a PIN to unlock the screen? I don't think the first question is possible without and app or mod. The second one would just require you to not use face unlock, and use a PIN/pattern instead. Hope I explained that clear enough :good:
Metalhead520 said:
I have a Pixel 4 XL and just like I had on the Note 8 I would like to require a pin at startup. I know the phones encrypted already but I would like that extra layer of security. Does anyone know if such a thing exists on my Pixel 4 XL and could you point me in the right direction please. I've been looking everywhere on settings and I can't find it if it's there. Thanks in advance for any help I can get.
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Settings > Security > Screen Lock
from there select PIN and set any of the other options you desire.
after doing so, the phone will require PIN on reboot or start up.
uicnren said:
Settings > Security > Screen Lock
from there select PIN and set any of the other options you desire.
after doing so, the phone will require PIN on reboot or start up.
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I just tried putting my same pin in again and no option to require it at startup came up. it just went back to the security screen
Metalhead520 said:
I just tried putting my same pin in again and no option to require it at startup came up. it just went back to the security screen
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Are you asking if there is a way to make the phone ask for a pin BEFORE it loads android?
wgrant said:
Are you asking if there is a way to make the phone ask for a pin BEFORE it loads android?
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yes straight from when I boot up. I liked that secure startup feature on my old note 8
Metalhead520 said:
I have a Pixel 4 XL and just like I had on the Note 8 I would like to require a pin at startup. I know the phones encrypted already but I would like that extra layer of security. Does anyone know if such a thing exists on my Pixel 4 XL and could you point me in the right direction please. I've been looking everywhere on settings and I can't find it if it's there. Thanks in advance for any help I can get.
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Metalhead520 said:
I just tried putting my same pin in again and no option to require it at startup came up. it just went back to the security screen
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you set screen lock to 'pin', rebooted and it didnt ask for the pin ?
Metalhead520 said:
yes straight from when I boot up. I liked that secure startup feature on my old note 8
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I believe you need to have a locked bootloader and the phone be encrypted for that option to appear after setting pin/pattern/password lock option. I could be wrong and this could be completely removed for this phone. I unlock bootloader day 1 but I don't see the option
wgrant said:
I believe you need to have a locked bootloader and the phone be encrypted for that option to appear after setting pin/pattern/password lock option. I could be wrong and this could be completely removed for this phone. I unlock bootloader day 1 but I don't see the option
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my phone is completely factory stock from the beginning. I don't root or unlock bootloaders anymore
Metalhead520 said:
my phone is completely factory stock from the beginning. I don't root or unlock bootloaders anymore
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Good chance our phone doesn't do it if you're completely stock and the option isn't there.
Edit: found this regarding the pixel and I imagine it's accurate for the 4.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAAegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw1jPzJZSlHde5_K3BnigrL6
wgrant said:
I believe you need to have a locked bootloader and the phone be encrypted for that option to appear after setting pin/pattern/password lock option. I could be wrong and this could be completely removed for this phone. I unlock bootloader day 1 but I don't see the option
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Pixel 2 XL on Android 10 with March security patch has PIN on reboot with unlocked bootloader.
uicnren said:
Pixel 2 XL on Android 10 with March security patch has PIN on reboot with unlocked bootloader.
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You get a prompt on that phone before the lock screen and android boot? Pin after reboot is there and requires you apply the pin/pattern/password after the phone restarts but that's AT the lock screen and not BEFORE it.
Edit: booted up my recently wiped 2xl and the option isn't there in settings either. I think you're referencing pin after reboot to get through the lock screen, which exists. I'm talking about pin to boot the phone, which is before android even boots up.
Metalhead520 said:
my phone is completely factory stock from the beginning. I don't root or unlock bootloaders anymore
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did you reboot the phone ??????
This is the option that doesn't show. (I pulled this from an old website to show)
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https://www.trishtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/require-pin-password-to-start-android-1.jpg
wgrant said:
This is the option that doesn't show. (I pulled this from an old website to show)
Edit: apparently I can't attach a screen shot lol
https://www.trishtech.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/require-pin-password-to-start-android-1.jpg
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that's exactly what I'm looking to do
Metalhead520 said:
that's exactly what I'm looking to do
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Look back a bit at my other post with a link, it doesn't look like it's an option on the pixels because how encryption is done on them compared to other devices.
wgrant said:
Look back a bit at my other post with a link, it doesn't look like it's an option on the pixels because how encryption is done on them compared to other devices.
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aww dang, well that sucks. At least the phone is totally encrypted though haha
wgrant said:
Look back a bit at my other post with a link, it doesn't look like it's an option on the pixels because how encryption is done on them compared to other devices.
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Metalhead520 said:
aww dang, well that sucks. At least the phone is totally encrypted though haha
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Yes it is. The new encryption works the following way, if you have your device powered off:
Secure-Start on Stock Android is default ever since the Android 10 update. It can't be deactivate, thus no longer be activated manually.
Until the lock screen appears on pixel 4/4XL, the device simply boots the stock system partition without loading user data, since Android 10 uses a more recent technology for encryption.
If the PIN is then entered on the lock screen, the user data is decrypted, and only then. If you have many apps and/or folders on the home screen of the Launcher, this is especially noticeable, because the first login and building of the home screen then takes much longer than on older Android versions.
There may still be OEMs that change this specific new Android behavior. This is very stupid IMHO. Because if an OEM deliberately disables secure-start as default setting and lets the user decide, it leads to confusion. Just think about it, if a user reads the above change and thinks "oh my device is already in that mode", he wouldn't even look for this option to enable it and run unencrypted.
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PIN on booting phone is where you set a SIM PIN so the SIM has to be unlocked on boot.
Greetings. I have a similar problem. My phone starts everything every time I turn it on. All network connections are active. GSM, WIFI, Bluetooth. The pc connection also works! I don't want to enter a sim pin code! There is currently an incoming call even if I do not enter the unlock code. So the phone works on its own without permission! I want the phone to do nothing until I enter the pin code. This is currently just a screen lock, I switch any form. There is no obstacle protection. You can answer a call after stealing your phone! All you need is another sim card. This is not security! My phone Honor 20 is independent. Thanks for the help!