This man knows who stole my phone, can anyone help
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No. The thick thief has put a lock code on his new phone and when he accidentally types it in wrong cerberus takes a picture. Perfect situation for a face shot
Just tried the photo feature on my S3 in transparent mode, you can just use the phone normally and you'd never know it had been taken.
Soldato
The crim got his own unlock code wrong, which triggers Cerberus to snap a photo and email OP. Keep up!
Soldato
Going to the press could be a good shout, or at least something to give the police a kick up the backside.
I can see the Daily Mail loving this story - immigrant dole scrounging criminals, useless police, technology they know nothing about! All the OP needs to do now is explain how the immigrant phone thief gave him cancer!
I can see the Daily Mail loving this story - immigrant dole scrounging criminals, useless police, technology they know nothing about! All the OP needs to do now is explain how the immigrant phone thief gave him cancer!
No it just means he has put his own lock code on the phone. Cerberus has a default setting that everytime you enter a code in wrongly it'll email a photo. It shouldn't alert the phone user to this at all. It'll only do it when he enters his own code in wrongly.
Soldato
I'm considering getting rid of my lock screen pin thanks to this thread...
Soldato
Going to the press could be a good shout, or at least something to give the police a kick up the backside.
I can see the Daily Mail loving this story - immigrant dole scrounging criminals, useless police, technology they know nothing about! All the OP needs to do now is explain how the immigrant phone thief gave him cancer!
Yessss!!!
Ring the Fail!!!! Please do this!! You can have reporters and sky news camped outside the blokes house in an hour
Soldato
Me too.
Just to recap, has the theif taken out the sim? im confused. If i was to steal someones phone i would have wiped before using?
Caporegime
He swapped the sim to his own, Cerberus then alerted to this and emailed the OP with the new number.
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Thief has his own sim card in now but hasn't wiped the phone. With cerberus you can install it to the system so a factory reset means it's still installed. Only a ROM flash would disable it.
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I only put one on after the first few pages when the OP was getting blasted for not having one.
But now, I'm going to take it off again. Not having any visible security on your phone is an advantage if you have Cerberus and it luls the thief into a false sense of security. If someone nicks your phone and sees loads of pin locks and that you're security conscious they're far more likely (and will have to) wipe it.
Soldato
Have you tried going to your local station and speaking to someone in person, Try speaking to the duty sergeant to get things moving or at least some idea of whats happening.
Soldato
Man of Honour
Remember, you can add 5 phones/devices to each account so it's not just for your phone but family member's as well if you do get the app!
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On my rooted S3 I flashed:
cerberus_disguised-ICS.zip
Then it appears as 'System Framework' in the app drawer. Then I went on my computer and hid cerberus from app drawer through the online tracker, once I had setup a dial code for it.
Seems to be the best way to maximise protection in a stealth manner.
Soldato
It sounds like a great app, but pointless unless you are a vigilante or a voyeur.
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