Factory reset samsung galaxy s3

You just received your shiny new flagship of a smartphone and now you are ready to put the old one up for sale on eBay, or Craigslist, or Swappa. The secondary market is alive and well with over hundreds of thousands of devices for sale.You have taken really good care of your older Android device and are certain that it will get a great price from an eager buyer. All you need to do is perform a factory reset and you are good to go, right? Maybe not.AVAST, an anti-virus software and provides free software, as well as paid services for consumers and businesses alike, took to the internet and bought 20 used Android phones for the purposes of seeing how much, if any, personal data was still on the devices after a factory wipe and reset had been performed. The results were stunning to say the least.With the help of some off-the-shelf digital forensic software (such as FTK Imager), AVAST was able to cover the following:Over 40,000 stored photosMore than 1,500 family photos of … [Read more...] about Your personal data may not be completely removed with an Android factory reset

posted on 22 May 2013, 16:59 6 1. kurejikame (Posts: 12; Member since: 27 Jun 2012) I can see this being useful, but there seems to be a few issues. The first being that even though it would be built into the firmware would flashing a different rom not remove it? The second is that the phone would most likely have to be on for it to work. Lastly, unlike a car, a cellphone is small so it's not as easy to find as a car. If for some reason the criminal did not immediately pull the battery and they got a trace on the signal, they'd still most likely be looking in a general vicinity. Finding a car in a 5 or 10 mile radius is not extremely hard, but a cellphone? Good luck. posted on 22 May 2013, 17:11 0 2. daddysbeenabadgirl (Posts: 157; Member since: 26 Jul 2012) I agree. They should come out with some micro chip instead that could be fitted inside the phone somewhere. Im not sure if its possible but it would be more successfull. I disagree about them not being able to narrow … [Read more...] about Comments for : LoJack will now recover your Samsung Galaxy S4

posted on 09 Dec 2013, 11:53 1 1. vikk2232153 (Posts: 19; Member since: 18 Oct 2013) Why the hell are they delaying the update for Europe? This is really disgusting. posted on 09 Dec 2013, 11:57 1 2. AFnerdTP (unregistered) Chicago suburb resident here, with a Sprint Note II. posted on 09 Dec 2013, 11:58 0 4. AFnerdTP (unregistered) i believe mine was under 500MB posted on 09 Dec 2013, 11:58 0 5. GeekMovement (unregistered) Nice! posted on 09 Dec 2013, 15:15 0 14. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012) Which suburb? Aurora? Schaumburg? Plainfield? Hoffman Estates? posted on 09 Dec 2013, 11:57 0 3. GeekMovement (unregistered) I'm constantly checking my note 2 on Sprint (Seattle region) hoping that there will be an update. posted on 09 Dec 2013, 12:00 1 6. AFnerdTP (unregistered) yeah you should get one soon, no doubt posted on 09 Dec 2013, 12:06 0 8. GeekMovement (unregistered) pretty excited! I really hope … [Read more...] about Comments for : Android 4.3 has now arrived for the T-Mobile Samsung GALAXY Note II

posted on 14 Nov 2012, 07:29 1 1. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012) Buttery smooth! posted on 14 Nov 2012, 15:50 1 16. richardyarrell2011 (banned) (Posts: 510; Member since: 16 Mar 2011) Gotta say it's pretty amazing. I got my update notification from Tmobile this morning at 6:49 am and by 7:15am the update was completed. The stock browser is so much better. Gmail operates faster, the notifications shade has a very nice glow and when the update was completed all my old folders with games and apps were separated into circle folders similar to stock android but better. Pop up player is smoother. My Google plus and Facebook applications are more fluid for some reason. Gallery seems smoother. Great update I have to say. I can only imagine how much better it is on my Galaxy Note 2 that i will be purchasing Thursday since that is quadcore 1.6 Exynos 4412 processor instead of the current dualcore snapdragon s4 on the Galaxy S3. posted on 14 Nov 2012, 07:43 … [Read more...] about Comments for : T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S III getting Android 4.1 update now

posted on 27 Apr 2015, 11:13 0 1. mrej201 (Posts: 226; Member since: 04 Feb 2015) yes I just did a manual check downloading it now posted on 27 Apr 2015, 11:15 0 2. waddup121 (unregistered) ah finally! posted on 27 Apr 2015, 11:16 0 3. Fallen1 (Posts: 285; Member since: 14 Nov 2014) I was expecting this article hours ago lol but my Note 4 runs so smooth now posted on 27 Apr 2015, 11:38 0 4. wrm2013 (Posts: 223; Member since: 28 Mar 2013) How buggy is it posted on 27 Apr 2015, 12:17 0 6. Fallen1 (Posts: 285; Member since: 14 Nov 2014) Its 5.0.1 so no bugs that I've noticed yet. posted on 27 Apr 2015, 14:27 1 9. wrm2013 (Posts: 223; Member since: 28 Mar 2013) I had the s2 ruined by an update, s3 ruined by an update, my s5 got worse with an update so I'm hesitant to update my note 4, partially because it's the best phone I've ever had and don't wanna ruin it. posted on 27 Apr 2015, 11:38 0 5. nateatlarge (Posts: 28; Member since: … [Read more...] about Comments for : Android 5.0.1 rollout begins for T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy Note 4