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[APP] Nexus S Fingerprint Scanner App For Ultimate Security

Is There A Way To Implement This Or Port It For The Nexus S? I Know Our Phone Doesnt Have The Reader On The Phone But Is It Possible To Substitute It With Something Else That Only We Can Unlock Our Phones With. I Saw The Video Earlier And Was Quite Impressed. What Do You Guys Think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFmIgNhg0M4

Having a fingerprint scanner on a cellphone is just as stupid as having it on a computer, it's nothing but a security hazard, your fingerprints will be smeared all over your device and/or keyboard and it will be much easier to bypass than an ordinary password.
Now, apart from that, sure it'd be nice to show off with. But there's nothing that can do anything like it with the NS. One thing I did see though was using an NFC-card as a "key" for your phone.

Blu3D said:
Having a fingerprint scanner on a cellphone is just as stupid as having it on a computer, it's nothing but a security hazard, your fingerprints will be smeared all over your device and/or keyboard and it will be much easier to bypass than an ordinary password.
Now, apart from that, sure it'd be nice to show off with. But there's nothing that can do anything like it with the NS. One thing I did see though was using an NFC-card as a "key" for your phone.
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That's your opinion but there is no way of it smearing on the atrix as you can see in the video. You smear more when you type on the nexus.
Sent From Your Mom's Nexus S.

I tend to agree with the opinion that Biometrics on a phone are just a little over the top and could lead to some problems. The idea that your print would be smeared all over the device, however, is just ludacris. The issues I see arising would be, for example, disabling the phone from being returned to you. Just as it prevents people who would use their phones maliciously it prevents people from trying to find the owner of a found device. I once worked at a movie theater and often we returned found cell phones by calling people on their speed dial and asking whomever picked up to inform the person whose number appeared on their caller id that there phone had been found.
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Just a question, but given that the camera can also double up as a barcode reader, wouldn't it theoretically be possible for it to be able to take a good enough quality image of a finger so that it could determine it's uniqueness and therefore identity?
I'm not saying it's a reasonable security mechanism, but it would be pretty cool if it could be done...

kenvan19 said:
I tend to agree with the opinion that Biometrics on a phone are just a little over the top and could lead to some problems. The idea that your print would be smeared all over the device, however, is just ludacris. The issues I see arising would be, for example, disabling the phone from being returned to you. Just as it prevents people who would use their phones maliciously it prevents people from trying to find the owner of a found device. I once worked at a movie theater and often we returned found cell phones by calling people on their speed dial and asking whomever picked up to inform the person whose number appeared on their caller id that there phone had been found.
Sent from my MattedBlues CM7 Google Nexus S!
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The Atrix takes and records both your left and right index finger 3-8 times. So unless your a double amputee....

Yeah it would be a good idea
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True. But its just a idea.
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robstunner said:
The Atrix takes and records both your left and right index finger 3-8 times. So unless your a double amputee....
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I'm sorry but what does that have to do with other people being able to use your phone? The other issue would be in situations like my wife and I have; we have the same phone and often times I take her phone for the day in order to fix issues on her phone but if her phone required her fingerprint to unlock I couldn't do that. Or another example; I usually drive when we go places but most of our friends text/call me about plans and I often get emails and texts about work while we're driving and in both of these cases, I usually need to respond as soon as possible if not immediately. If my phone required my fingerprint to unlock it would add a very unnecessary step to the process of having her respond to these messages.
I'm not saying there are no uses for a fingerprint scanner; for example if you have a lot of sensitive information on your phone like a lawyer or a government official or a doctor or any other number of professions might then requiring your fingerprint to unlock makes sense. But for an average Joe user like me or many other users it just seems like a lot of cloak and dagger to protect my score in Paper Toss lol

kenvan19 said:
I'm sorry but what does that have to do with other people being able to use your phone? The other issue would be in situations like my wife and I have; we have the same phone and often times I take her phone for the day in order to fix issues on her phone but if her phone required her fingerprint to unlock I couldn't do that. Or another example; I usually drive when we go places but most of our friends text/call me about plans and I often get emails and texts about work while we're driving and in both of these cases, I usually need to respond as soon as possible if not immediately. If my phone required my fingerprint to unlock it would add a very unnecessary step to the process of having her respond to these messages.
I'm not saying there are no uses for a fingerprint scanner; for example if you have a lot of sensitive information on your phone like a lawyer or a government official or a doctor or any other number of professions might then requiring your fingerprint to unlock makes sense. But for an average Joe user like me or many other users it just seems like a lot of cloak and dagger to protect my score in Paper Toss lol
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You forgot Angry Birds.
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kenvan19 said:
I'm sorry but what does that have to do with other people being able to use your phone? The other issue would be in situations like my wife and I have; we have the same phone and often times I take her phone for the day in order to fix issues on her phone but if her phone required her fingerprint to unlock I couldn't do that. Or another example; I usually drive when we go places but most of our friends text/call me about plans and I often get emails and texts about work while we're driving and in both of these cases, I usually need to respond as soon as possible if not immediately. If my phone required my fingerprint to unlock it would add a very unnecessary step to the process of having her respond to these messages.
I'm not saying there are no uses for a fingerprint scanner; for example if you have a lot of sensitive information on your phone like a lawyer or a government official or a doctor or any other number of professions might then requiring your fingerprint to unlock makes sense. But for an average Joe user like me or many other users it just seems like a lot of cloak and dagger to protect my score in Paper Toss lol
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Atrix requires a PIN in addition to both index fingers. So as long as you knew your wifes passcode you would be fine.
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Question about the Google Ast button.

I came from a samsung phone where you take the bixby button and make it do other things... is there any apps that can do that for the lg..

No, not until we get a bootloader unlock. Damned superficial feature, if you ask me. Whatever happened to assigning a long-press home button to activate the assistant?
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Einsteindks said:
No, not until we get a bootloader unlock. Damned superficial feature, if you ask me. Whatever happened to assigning a long-press home button to activate the assistant?
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meh.. sucks.. really liked that app for my s9+ that could change all the bixby buttons..
I rather not even have the button lol .. if it cant be changed but oh well.. thx for reply

This is incredibly sad that this (potentially) awesome phone is handcuffed by LG and making it less and less desirable every day ... not just for potentially new buyers, but for those of us who loved the V10 and V20's.
I've stopped that button from activating google assistant as it was only intrusive - but now I've a button that's a dead-button and I hate the "non-functionality" of something that could be quite useful for something else.
Can't wait for an unlocked bootloader! ! ! !

SaintlySins said:
This is incredibly sad that this (potentially) awesome phone is handcuffed by LG and making it less and less desirable every day ... not just for potentially new buyers, but for those of us who loved the V10 and V20's.
I've stopped that button from activating google assistant as it was only intrusive - but now I've a button that's a dead-button and I hate the "non-functionality" of something that could be quite useful for something else.
Can't wait for an unlocked bootloader! ! ! !
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wonder if we will ever see 9.0

umx said:
wonder if we will ever see 9.0
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It's sad that LG has been my phone from the V10, V20 (here and Euro), and had a temp V35 till the V40 came out and loved them all ... EXCEPT ... this V40.
Too much wonky crap going on. Apps don't work well on it. SwiftKey, anything Cleeng (they suck as an App developer, even worse on V40), video's from iPhones, notification resets, doesn't fit well on any wireless charging cradle and the list goes on.
Samsung offering $550 plus a set of ear-buds (good ones) to trade in for the Galaxy S10. Sure it's going to be locked up like a bank vault, but that offer includes unlocked versions so I can switch carriers AND it doesn't come with bloatware.
It's a serious consideration for me.

SaintlySins said:
It's sad that LG has been my phone from the V10, V20 (here and Euro), and had a temp V35 till the V40 came out and loved them all ... EXCEPT ... this V40.
Too much wonky crap going on. Apps don't work well on it. SwiftKey, anything Cleeng (they suck as an App developer, even worse on V40), video's from iPhones, notification resets, doesn't fit well on any wireless charging cradle and the list goes on.
Samsung offering $550 plus a set of ear-buds (good ones) to trade in for the Galaxy S10. Sure it's going to be locked up like a bank vault, but that offer includes unlocked versions so I can switch carriers AND it doesn't come with bloatware.
It's a serious consideration for me.
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hmm any special link? bc i may do that

umx said:
hmm any special link? bc i may do that
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It was a promotion from Samsung in my phone when I was surfing Reddit. I decided to reserve the phone and promotion. Costs me nothing till the phone is released and ready to ship.
I checked on the Samsung website and the offer is there, but you have to dig for it. It wasn't on the first or second page.
Good luck

SaintlySins said:
It was a promotion from Samsung in my phone when I was surfing Reddit. I decided to reserve the phone and promotion. Costs me nothing till the phone is released and ready to ship.
I checked on the Samsung website and the offer is there, but you have to dig for it. It wasn't on the first or second page.
Good luck
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ok.. ya idk i liked my 9+ but i hated the samsung ui and software..

umx said:
ok.. ya idk i liked my 9+ but i hated the samsung ui and software..
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At least all third-party Apps worked on it and the basic tech of the phone worked when you made a change. For me it's more about the functionality ... I can adapt to the few idiosyncrasies of the Sammy line to get a phone that doesn't have the user "UNFRIENDLY" issues the V40 does. LOLOL
Have a great weekend, I'm out to a Bourbon Tasting.

Backup Software for Note 9

I've read about SmartSwitch and Kies 3. I currently use Kies 3. I don't care how user-friendly, clever, or fast it is. Anything better than Kies 3 to be able to restore single apps and pull out previous APKs? We learned the hard way that we need to turn off Google automatic updates from the play store. They arbitrarily roll out new policies that cripple businesses and cost them many thousands of dollars.
Thanks!

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TWiiTCH said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79320380&postcount=14Do not downgrade if a current bootloader is newer than old one. You can't revert bootloaders but you can up or downgrade if same version or new one that's higher.
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I have never been so frustrated with a phone purchase. I probably have 40 hours in this and it looks like it isn't over yet. First people say once it's upgraded to Pie there is no going back. Next they say it's no problem. Next they say you cannot go back to Oreo and I have a phone on order that is about to get re-listed if I cannot revert it. Now I'm rooting for Hawwaie, a new operating system, and for them to be a US carrier. These guys are criminal.

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I have never been so frustrated with a phone purchase. I probably have 40 hours in this and it looks like it isn't over yet. First people say once it's upgraded to Pie there is no going back. Next they say it's no problem. Next they say you cannot go back to Oreo and I have a phone on order that is about to get re-listed if I cannot revert it. Now I'm rooting for Hawwaie, a new operating system, and for them to be a US carrier. These guys are criminal.
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I feel your frustration. I bought this phone because I wanted a hi end hi performance phone & I thought I'd stay on Oreo until there was a root method for my Snapdragon model only to find out that after hitting no to the update request about 20 times it still forced me to upgrade. Why the heck do they ask if you want to upgrade or not if they're just going to force you to upgrade anyway. As for the bootloader thing if you are on version 1 it doesn't matter what release firmware you put on it just as long as it is bootloader version 1 or higher. Once you go to a firmware that has bootloader version 2 or higher you are unable to go back 2 a firmware that is lower then the one you're currently on. It is stupid but I don't know what to say because I am in your position, stuck with a phone I cannot root and paid big money for. If you have any questions on how to do things just PM me and we can chat I am fairly knowledgeable when it comes to Samsung devices and the note 9 as I've had mine since it was released. Do you have the exynos or snapdragon model? Mine is snapdragon so that is the one I am most familiar with. If I don't know something that you ask me I will not lie and pretend like I do know and feed you information that could lead you down a bad Road. I will give you answers if I do have the correct ones and I am sure of that.
What is it you wish to do or have done with your phone? If it is rooting/jailbreak and you have the exynos model you have an 80% chance that you can succeed in doing so. If you have the Snapdragon model like me we probably will not see a jailbreak or root anytime soon, if at all. There are ways and tricks to get around a lot of problems but they involve work and knowledge and time and usually they are a lengthy process to complete a simple task if it doesn't come out of the box already doing what you wish.
I'd love to trade mine if I could find somebody with a phone that is rootable and it's in the same quality and performs close to the way this one does. I'm going to hold off though because I have downgraded to Oreo and everything I need is functioning at the moment. My only wish 4 root is because I'd like to run Viper4android to be able to get the best sound quality out of the phone possible. For me there is not enough Bass and the volume level is too low, and when you turn the bass or treble up using the EQ provided by Samsung the music goes quieter just so the bass and treble sound louder by comparison. This phone has a very low end audio quality in my opinion. I hate the earbud headphones they come with, AKG I believe. They keep falling out of my oddly shaped ear canal and don't provide me with anything I'd consider special sounding. They rate the headphones as high end $100 value but to me I've bought better for $29.99. Some may disagree but with hiphop/rap I need, well like heavy bass & sharp snappy treble without loss of mid range vocals. I'm getting married in 3/4 of a year, maybe I'll ask for a wedding gift (doing a money tree) and get me some $400 beats over ear headphones by Dr Dre. This phone without viper4android may not push them tho so I'll get a Bluetooth model which provides its own amp power supply.
Like I said if you have questions I'll tell you what I know, what I've actually done myself, and what I'm unsure of. I feel for you so least I can do is offer. Don't give up just yet. Day 2 on Oreo 8.1.0 and still nothing about updates has come up. It's two simple adb commands that stops the forced updates and it affects nothing on the phone. No prompts or error messages & EVERYTHING else works fine. It's easy to undo also and does not void warranty.
Cheers mate, take a deep breath & we can look at each issue 1 by 1. Hopefully their easy to correct.
I'm Ryan by the way. Ttyl ?.

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I'd love to trade mine if I could find somebody with a phone that is rootable and it's in the same quality and performs close to the way this one does.
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There is, the Pixel 2XL. The Pixel 3XL came with Pie. There isn't much difference between the two. The reason I didn't is I will be living in a South America most of the time and I want Samsung Pay otherwise the Pixel 2XL almost had
me giving up the stylus.
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Like I said if you have questions I'll tell you what I know, what I've actually done myself, and what I'm unsure of. I feel for you so least I can do is offer. Don't give up just yet.
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If it doesn't come with the right boot loader I'll list it back on eBay and get one that does.
I don't buy phones often because it takes me 80 hours to get one the way I need it. Once I was able to get a phone with a stylus, and I could run line-of-business software, the Touch Pro2, it would be hard for me to give up the stylus. The Touch Pro2 was simply a Pocket PC and you could wipe it and install any operating that had drivers on it, including Android. It could emulate anything, including an iPhone. I'd still have a Windows phone if they made one but Balmer trashed it and started putting Zune on phones with Windows Phone and then it lost it's entire software base, including the Word, Excel, and Outlook that was baked in, and took Nokia down with it. That is what brought Android out of obscurity. I didn't move to Android until the Note 3 because it was the first point in time that Android had enough competent software for line-of-business apps, and the reason I didn't go IOS is because the same apps in the iPhone didn't work right, and I couldn't get where I needed to go, with call recording being one. It was also the latest I could get root. With root we can do site surveys, see what the bands are in a certain area, troubleshoot networks, etc., so we will keep the Verizon Note 3s for that purpose as they have no resale since they cannot be added to the Verizon network after the first of the year because they don't have LTE-A like the Note 4. The Note 8 and the Note 9 are the only ones with the bands needed to be able to work on a variety of networks around the world, that has a stylus, can still record calls if running Oreo, and has Samsung Pay. There is no advantage for me to buy a Samsung without a stylus. The problem with the Note 8 is battery life and it would probably come with an older battery. For those reasons the Note 9 is the only duck in my pond. I couldn't use a Note 10 if someone gave it to me.
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Day 2 on Oreo 8.1.0 and still nothing about updates has come up. It's two simple adb commands that stops the forced updates and it affects nothing on the phone. No prompts or error messages & EVERYTHING else works fine. It's easy to undo also and does not void warranty.
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ADB access for most is about over, and Verizon is the name of a new virus that works around your OTA protections. I'm going to go with what Jammol stated on this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...9-snapdragon-oreo-verizon-wont-t3939073/page2 plus this video for phone settings: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...9-snapdragon-oreo-verizon-wont-t3939073/page2 plus install Package Disabler Pro+.
TWiiTCH said:
Cheers mate, take a deep breath & we can look at each issue 1 by 1. Hopefully their easy to correct. I'm Ryan by the way. Ttyl .
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I have a Note 9 on the way, setting up my plan, and ordering and downloading. The phone is my mini business laptop. It has my mail, schedule, software to support people remotely, tracks my time, takes notes for my calls, etc. I don't use it for movies, games, or music. What turns my ears red is when they make changes that cost me thousands of dollars in lost history and change things to where I lose business functionality. If I find the guy who did Pie and took away my call recording, I'm going to revoke his social media accounts, take the transmission out of his car to keep him safe and from breaking the law with any inadvertent traffic violations, and board up all of the windows on his house to protect his privacy. I know what's best for his life. BTW, I'm Jack

IT_Architect said:
:laugh:There is, the Pixel 2XL. The Pixel 3XL came with Pie. There isn't much difference between the two. The reason I didn't is I will be living in a South America most of the time and I want Samsung Pay otherwise the Pixel 2XL almost had
me giving up the stylus.
If it doesn't come with the right boot loader I'll list it back on eBay and get one that does.
I don't buy phones often because it takes me 80 hours to get one the way I need it. Once I was able to get a phone with a stylus, and I could run line-of-business software, the Touch Pro2, it would be hard for me to give up the stylus. The Touch Pro2 was simply a Pocket PC and you could wipe it and install any operating that had drivers on it, including Android. It could emulate anything, including an iPhone. I'd still have a Windows phone if they made one but Balmer trashed it and started putting Zune on phones with Windows Phone and then it lost it's entire software base, including the Word, Excel, and Outlook that was baked in, and took Nokia down with it. That is what brought Android out of obscurity. I didn't move to Android until the Note 3 because it was the first point in time that Android had enough competent software for line-of-business apps, and the reason I didn't go IOS is because the same apps in the iPhone didn't work right, and I couldn't get where I needed to go, with call recording being one. It was also the latest I could get root. With root we can do site surveys, see what the bands are in a certain area, troubleshoot networks, etc., so we will keep the Verizon Note 3s for that purpose as they have no resale since they cannot be added to the Verizon network after the first of the year because they don't have LTE-A like the Note 4. The Note 8 and the Note 9 are the only ones with the bands needed to be able to work on a variety of networks around the world, that has a stylus, can still record calls if running Oreo, and has Samsung Pay. There is no advantage for me to buy a Samsung without a stylus. The problem with the Note 8 is battery life and it would probably come with an older battery. For those reasons the Note 9 is the only duck in my pond. I couldn't use a Note 10 if someone gave it to me.
ADB access for most is about over, and Verizon is the name of a new virus that works around your OTA protections. I'm going to go with what Jammol stated on this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...9-snapdragon-oreo-verizon-wont-t3939073/page2 plus this video for phone settings: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...9-snapdragon-oreo-verizon-wont-t3939073/page2 plus install Package Disabler Pro+.
I have a Note 9 on the way, setting up my plan, and ordering and downloading. The phone is my mini business laptop. It has my mail, schedule, software to support people remotely, tracks my time, takes notes for my calls, etc. I don't use it for movies, games, or music. What turns my ears red is when they make changes that cost me thousands of dollars in lost history and change things to where I lose business functionality. If I find the guy who did Pie and took away my call recording, I'm going to revoke his social media accounts, take the transmission out of his car to keep him safe and from breaking the law with any inadvertent traffic violations, and board up all of the windows on his house to protect his privacy. I know what's best for his life. BTW, I'm Jack
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I looked around and even found a great condition pixel 2 XL that somebody was willing to trade for my Samsung Galaxy S8 but I was nervous about a used phone, and luckily once I called my carrier to check if the pixel would run on their Network they told me it didn't. I am with Eastlink Mobility in Eastern Canada and their firmware customer code or abbreviation is esk. They stated that they sell only the phones that work on their Networks (many) and phones purchased elsewhere would not work on there modem bands and would only be able to purchase second hand phone that they carry in store so that I would be okay and I would be able to connect to their towers. To me this sounds like a bunch of bul****, there are many many bands and Eastlink Mobility doesn't even own any Towers. The service they provide is through rented Towers from Bell Canada and Telus Canada and Rogers Canada. This being the case I would assume any phone that runs on any of these Networks should be able to be hooked up and used with my current provider without me having to purchase a brand new phone. I think it is a money grab and also all the phones that they do sell currently are not able to be rooted. Very small selection. Only newest Note 9+ Galaxy S10, iPhone X, and some cheapos that liik ancient.
FOR $150 a month I get...
Unlimited nationwide long distance calling. Unlimited local calling 24/7. I have insurance that covers everything even if I dropped it on concrete face down and stepped on it getting out of the car to pick it up and shattered the screen rendering the phone useless (whick I did a week after buying the note 9) God that sucked/was dumb. This insurance does not expire ever as long as I keep it on my plan. It doesn't matter the reason the phone is damaged so it's a pretty good insurance plan. I also get 7gb of mobile data each month and unlimited sms/mms but I'm still wondering if WiFi calling will be activated. I see through package Disabler there is a WiFi calling apk. why it'd be there if there was no intention on using it 1 day, but I'm sure Eastlink will be last to get it available. Google pay & Samsung pay are not compatible with my bank/country/provider so their just wasting space. I have bixby turned off atm. Single press - settings, double press - game launcher, & long hold press is screenshot. Quite handy, I used button remapper & setup on pc was a breeze. Wish me luck finding a "looked after" (female owner sosted prob never rooted) pixl 2.
I'm thinking I'll keep this note & use very lightly with my screen cover & Otterbox & sell before I'll lose out on resale when it becomes too low, meaning I'll sell if a good option appears & I can profit off mine still due to keeping EVERYTHING it came with. & in mint shape. Carrier unlocked but I think they have to unlock if requested now due to a law passe. The must provide you with free code. I have my Box, manual/warrenty, no scratches, all oem parts which most are still unopened or have never been used even, and in mint condition. Never been messed with or buggy issues. I'll keep my eyes open for pixel 2 but I'm pretty sure I'll run into the previous issue I mentioned. Denial by carrier.

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I took you up on that because I didn't want to reduce the usefulness of this thread to others by thread drift into chat over other topics and strategies, which I started doing already.

If you purchased this phone on eBay, the phone might be compromised.

This just hit me like a tank. I was clearing up some app permissions and access due to not having used several apps on months. I went into Twitter to see what was accessing my app... Imgur, Tweetcaster, Twitch, etc.
And there it was. Shows the Asus phone I have not owned for months with having recently accessed my Twitter account hours ago.
I'm logging the phone out of that account, and am now changing every password I have on every account on every online app. When it failed safetynet, I formatted the phone and retuned it. I have a Pixel 4XL now.
This was a phone that came to me via eBay, had a version of the OS that wouldn't update, so I got a refund.
Check your phones! If I find anything else, I'll post here. I don't remember much about the phone setup, but look at my previous posts and you'll see what versions and stuff it had.

You bought a Tencent Games Phone from eBay which was badly converted to WW.
Device Fingerprint was not changed from CN to WW - Hence you were not getting any updates.
Then while you sold it, You just did a factory reset (Maybe not) and sold it without revoking the device authorizations in the apps you used.

JazonX said:
You bought a Tencent Games Phone from eBay which was badly converted to WW.
Device Fingerprint was not changed from CN to WW - Hence you were not getting any updates.
Then while you sold it, You just did a factory reset (Maybe not) and sold it without revoking the device authorizations in the apps you used.
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I agree that it was a bad conversion. I wasn't willing to fix what they tried to do. They also acted astonished that they could receive an already converted phone without being told that it was converted before selling it to me. I didn't believe them.
I did perform the correct factory reset, and sent it back to the original seller. It came direct from China.
Twitter showed access by that phone and model 23 hours before I downloaded and logged into Twitter. Other phones tied to that account I have not used were LAST logged in several months to a couple of years ago. This one was actively logging in.

So, not compromised. Just user error.

standupdad said:
This just hit me like a tank. I was clearing up some app permissions and access due to not having used several apps on months. I went into Twitter to see what was accessing my app... Imgur, Tweetcaster, Twitch, etc.
And there it was. Shows the Asus phone I have not owned for months with having recently accessed my Twitter account hours ago.
I'm logging the phone out of that account, and am now changing every password I have on every account on every online app. When it failed safetynet, I formatted the phone and retuned it. I have a Pixel 4XL now.
This was a phone that came to me via eBay, had a version of the OS that wouldn't update, so I got a refund.
Check your phones! If I find anything else, I'll post here. I don't remember much about the phone setup, but look at my previous posts and you'll see what versions and stuff it had.
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Bro, honestly, you just freaked out. Nothing wrong there. Just a mistake.
BTW, bar photography & screen, there is not a single department the pixel 4XL trounces ROG 2. And I believe no one interested in a great camera goes for ROG 2. That means initial reason may have been battery, power, uniqueness, gaming (air-triggers), accessories, great audio etc.
So, IMHO, you met a problem which got you worried - rightfully but then you knee-jerked into a rash and wrong decision which made you settle for less.

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Bro, honestly, you just freaked out. Nothing wrong there. Just a mistake.
BTW, bar photography & screen, there is not a single department the pixel 4XL trounces ROG 2. And I believe no one interested in a great camera goes for ROG 2. That means initial reason may have been battery, power, uniqueness, gaming (air-triggers), accessories, great audio etc.
So, IMHO, you met a problem which got you worried - rightfully but then you knee-jerked into a rash and wrong decision which made you settle for less.
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Settle for less? I loved the RP2! I rolled back to my Moto Z force after getting rid of the Rog. I got the 4XL about 2 months ago for 75 bucks from TMo bc they screwed something up on my account, and now pay $64 a month for 3 lines. Dafuq does my 4XL have anything to do with the RP2 showing that it logged into my Twitter account a day B4 I downloaded Twitter and logged in? I don't brag that the Pixel is better. It's a mediocre mid range with a good camera. RP2 was hands down the hw winner! The video, audio, the battery, etc.
I would trade this 4XL over to a band equivalent RP2 in a second, and still give a couple bills on top of it. But it's coverage in Dayton was sub par, hence the need for a band equivalent.
Do whatever y'all want. Call it knee jerk, call it whatever. Comment away. I thought that I was doing the appropriate thing by coming back and telling y'all since y'all were so helpful in helping me better understand my RP2 in the first place. Nothing should have shown that it logged in sans my tablet and current phone.
Night y'all
Merry Christmas
Sheesh

standupdad said:
Settle for less? I loved the RP2! I rolled back to my Moto Z force after getting rid of the Rog. I got the 4XL about 2 months ago for 75 bucks from TMo bc they screwed something up on my account, and now pay $64 a month for 3 lines. Dafuq does my 4XL have anything to do with the RP2 showing that it logged into my Twitter account a day B4 I downloaded Twitter and logged in? I don't brag that the Pixel is better. It's a mediocre mid range with a good camera. RP2 was hands down the hw winner! The video, audio, the battery, etc.
I would trade this 4XL over to a band equivalent RP2 in a second, and still give a couple bills on top of it. But it's coverage in Dayton was sub par, hence the need for a band equivalent.
Do whatever y'all want. Call it knee jerk, call it whatever. Comment away. I thought that I was doing the appropriate thing by coming back and telling y'all since y'all were so helpful in helping me better understand my RP2 in the first place. Nothing should have shown that it logged in sans my tablet and current phone.
Night y'all
Merry Christmas
Sheesh
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Lol, take it easy bro.
First of all, it makes no difference what I think. So if you prefer Pixel 2, then there's no option out there like the Pixel 2. I'm not shooting down your choice or decision, I was giving a subjective view.
Furthermore, I can assure you that a log glitch/mistake tied to time or zone difference caused that log but there's no way they would log into your twitter account. Even so, with a phone you bought from them a day before it gets to you.
Not forgetting the fact that it was flashed with a WW ROM over there in China and shipped to you.
And I'm sure it did not take a day to get to you. Also, it did not arrive with twitter installed.
In that case, then the delivery service (UPS, FEDEX, DHL, Singapore Post etc) may have been the ones who logged in just before dropping it off at your doorstep - which is next to impossible.
Either way, it's just an error in log.
BTW, your fears are justified and it's better to be safe than sorry.
Cheers mate.

Is this normal Google pay behavior?

Even if my phone is unlocked and the screen is on, I still have to look at it and hit confirm after I tap it to the terminal.
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Even if my phone is unlocked and the screen is on, I still have to look at it and hit confirm after I tap it to the terminal.
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I believe so to prevent false payments from being made. I think even with fingerprint sensor it's the same.
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I believe so to prevent false payments from being made. I think even with fingerprint sensor it's the same.
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I guess with fingerprint it's much faster since I don't have to lift the phone up since my finger is on the scanner. I want to say it wasn't like that when I first got there pixel 4. I want to say an update shortly changed the behavior
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I guess with fingerprint it's much faster since I don't have to lift the phone up since my finger is on the scanner. I want to say it wasn't like that when I first got there pixel 4. I want to say an update shortly changed the behavior
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It's been a while since I've tried with my Pixel 4 XL because I got a Wear OS device back in August. You could be right though.
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Even if my phone is unlocked and the screen is on, I still have to look at it and hit confirm after I tap it to the terminal.
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I'm not positive with Google pay specifically but try disabling this option in settings/security/face unlock I've included a screenshot of what to disable.

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I'm not positive with Google pay specifically but try disabling this option in settings/security/face unlock I've included a screenshot of what to disable.
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Yeah it's disabled. I tried toggling it on and off again just to be sure.
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Yeah it's disabled. I tried toggling it on and off again just to be sure.
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Then it's just because of the level of security used for Gpay. I don't personally mind, my face unlock is lightning. I came from my Pixel 2 XL and the face unlock has been faster with a higher rate of success than the fingerprint scanner on my old Pixel.

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Then it's just because of the level of security used for Gpay. I don't personally mind, my face unlock is lightning. I came from my Pixel 2 XL and the face unlock has been faster with a higher rate of success than the fingerprint scanner on my old Pixel.
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For vending machines it's alright since it's face up but those flat terminals I have to tap, lift, verify, confirm and then re-tap. I know it's little but when I first got the phone it didn't have that extra confirmation since the phone was already unlocked.
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If my phone is unlocked I do not have to look at it again when attempting to tap and pay with Gpay.

Just got back from my local 7 eleven and I used my Gpay to see how mine behaved and paying using the actual Gpay app, I did not have to scan my face again. Also I completely forgot about the Gpay shortcut I have enabled and once unlocked, I can instantly bring up my credit/debit cards and pay from any screen or app by holding the power button. See my screenshot below.

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Just got back from my local 7 eleven and I used my Gpay to see how mine behaved and paying using the actual Gpay app, I did not have to scan my face again. Also I completely forgot about the Gpay shortcut I have enabled and once unlocked, I can instantly bring up my credit/debit cards and pay from any screen or app by holding the power button. See my screenshot below.
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How did you enable that?

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It's been a while since I've tried with my Pixel 4 XL because I got a Wear OS device back in August. You could be right though.
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I have a Fossil Gen 5 and I've tried enabling GP on the watch but it's annoying to me since it needs authorization. Every time I do anything on the watch I have to unlock it or GP won't work. How do you do it conveniently?

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I have a Fossil Gen 5 and I've tried enabling GP on the watch but it's annoying to me since it needs authorization. Every time I do anything on the watch I have to unlock it or GP won't work. How do you do it conveniently?
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I have a gen 5 Carlyle too. What authorization are you talking about? Setting up a card for the watch takes several steps but once it's done, Google Pay is just a swipe and tap away for me. I turn on the screen (I keep "always-on screen" option on and tilt-to-wake off), swipe down, and tap the Pay icon. My default card pops up and I just put it close to the tap the pay area. Even quicker is putting Google Pay on a watchface but I don't use it enough to do that. I would rather have something like battery, weather, or Google Health info.
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I have a gen 5 Carlyle too. What authorization are you talking about? Setting up a card for the watch takes several steps but once it's done, Google Pay is just a swipe and tap away for me. I turn on the screen (I keep "always-on screen" option on and tilt-to-wake off), swipe down, and tap the Pay icon. My default card pops up and I just put it close to the tap the pay area. Even quicker is putting Google Pay on a watchface but I don't use it enough to do that. I would rather have something like battery, weather, or Google Health info. View attachment 4919771
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What happens to me is that I need to put on an authorization method on the watch. Either a pin or password and anytime I use the watch, even if it's not for GP, it asks for the pin code or pwd. Even if I go to check notifications I have to put in my pin. I don't use always on but I do use tilt to wake. You think I need to change that in order for it to be easier to use? I'm going to check Reddit now too see what they suggest or if anyone is having issues like I am.

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What happens to me is that I need to put on an authorization method on the watch. Either a pin or password and anytime I use the watch, even if it's not for GP, it asks for the pin code or pwd. Even if I go to check notifications I have to put in my pin. I don't use always on but I do use tilt to wake. You think I need to change that in order for it to be easier to use? I'm going to check Reddit now too see what they suggest or if anyone is having issues like I am.
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Well that's annoying. I have a a screen lock too but it's supposed to be only automatic. So only when the watch is off my wrist does it ask for my pattern.
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Well that's annoying. I have a a screen lock too but it's supposed to be only automatic. So only when the watch is off my wrist does it ask for my pattern.View attachment 4919781
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It's very annoying. I think one of the problems is that I use my metal watchband a lot and it's kind of loose on my wrist, purposely so. So it might think it's off my wrist when it slides around. Seems like others are having the same issue but I'll look into it further. I have always used my phone for GP anyway so it's not a huge deal but it would be cool to be able to use it.

bobby janow said:
It's very annoying. I think one of the problems is that I use my metal watchband a lot and it's kind of loose on my wrist, purposely so. So it might think it's off my wrist when it slides around. Seems like others are having the same issue but I'll look into it further. I have always used my phone for GP anyway so it's not a huge deal but it would be cool to be able to use it.
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It being loose most likely the issue. I have a metal band and although I don't work out with it, I keep it snug enough that it doesn't lock yet loose enough that it can slide a little.
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It being loose most likely the issue. I have a metal band and although I don't work out with it, I keep it snug enough that it doesn't lock yet loose enough that it can slide a little.
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That's what it is. I put on my black band and it seems to be staying unlocked now.

biggiestuff said:
How did you enable that?
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https://ww.9to5google.com/2019/09/03/android-google-pay-power-menu/#

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https://ww.9to5google.com/2019/09/03/android-google-pay-power-menu/#
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I used both those commands and the position of the power menu changed to the bottom but my cards don't show up at the top to rotate through. I uninstalled and reinstalled Google pay. I still have to do the 2nd confirmation in order to use Google pay.
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