Categoria: Tips & Tricks

How To Unbrick A Samsung Galaxy S4 | Or Any Samsung Android Phone
This article will explain how you can fix a soft bricked Samsung Android phone.

In this guide we use a Samsung Galaxy S4 but the steps should work for any Samsung Android phone as long as you flash the correct stock firmware for the particular make and model of the Samsung Android phone you are wanting to recover.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for the steps in this article. while they did work for us it was because we researched and used the correct files for our phone. Always make sure you back up the device if possible before proceeding and you follow the instructions carefully. This entire process is done at your own risk

What does soft bricked mean?

Soft bricked means that the phone turns on but no longer boots up to the Samsung operating system which means that the phone cannot be used.

Typical symptoms of a Samsung Android phone being soft bricked are the phone booting no further than the Samsung logo (and it can often just reboot over and over which is called a bootloop)

Or you see this screen as soon as the phone turns on.

What causes a Samsung Android phone to be soft bricked?

The phone being soft bricked is usually caused by the following:
- Incorrectly rooting the phone using Odin or the root process does not complete properly and you exit the program.
- Disconnecting the USB cable from your PC while rooting the Samsung Android phone.
- Disconnecting the USB cable from your PC while upgrading the firmware using Kies
- Anything else that causes the PC that the Samsung Android phone is connected to lose power (e.g. power failure) that stops whatever process is taking place (rooting, firmware upgrade etc.) to not complete.
Can a Samsung Android phone that is soft bricked be fixed?

As long as the phone turns on then the phone can be fixed.

As long as the phone can boot up in to Download mode it can be fixed.

We will now detail how to recover a soft bricked Samsung Android phone.

note: if the device is soft bricked there is no way to back it up before following any of these steps. flashing the stock firmware as shown below will delete all data on the samsung android phone – it will all be lost and cannot be recovered.

Our scenario:

For this article we are using a second Samsung Galaxy S4 that is running OS 4.4.3 which has never been rooted before. Now usually rooting is a very simple process and only takes a few minutes and we have a working guide to root the S4 here but, in the nature of science, using a different Samsung Galaxy S4 than the one we usually use resulted in Odin getting stuck during the root process.

On the second Samsung Android phone we used our Odin output looked like this:

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/003> SingleDownload.
<ID:0/003> boot.img
<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!
<ID:0/003> recovery.img
<ID:0/003> system.img
<ID:0/003> cache.img.ext4

It never got past this point and so the Samsung Galaxy S4 was never rooted and we waited an hour but the progress bar on the Samsung Galaxy S4 and on Odin on the PC failed to move so we disconnected the USB cable and now the device is soft bricked.

This means that, right now, when we turn on our Samsung Android phone (the S4) we get the following message: Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again.

How do we fix it?

First of all, try Kies

As the steps say, try Kies to fix the issue.

We connected the S4 to our PC and ran Kies but it never actually recognised the phone. It just constantly said that the device was ‘connecting’ but failed to find out what the phone was which means that no options inside Kies can actually work and the steps given on the screen of our soft bricked Samsung Android phone cannot be followed.

Second, reinstall the stock OS software version

If Kies does not work (and, to be honest, it usually won’t), the next thing to do is get technical. This simply involves flashing the stock operating system software (the software that powers the phone which comes from Samsung) to the Samsung Android phone which should then allow it to boot up and everything should be fixed.

But how is this done?

First, for our soft bricked phone we put it in to Download mode.
- Turn off the S4 completely
- Hold down the volume down, home and power buttons together
- Wait for the S4 to turn on and it should boot in to download mode
If you have done it correctly it boot in to recovery mode and you then press the Volume up button to continue and it will be in download mode.

We then downloaded the stock firmware for the Samsung Galaxy S4 that we were using and we connected the soft bricked Samsung Android phone to our PC and flashed the stock ROM using Odin

The flashing process will take quite some time and, as you have gathered, Do not disconnect the phone from the pc in any way while this is in progress.

When it’s finished, the Samsung phone will reboot and Odin will display a Blue RESET! notification. Then, after the phone boots up for the first time it will display a Green PASS! notification

However, now that the hard part is done, some things may still remain.
- The Samsung Android phone may get stuck booting up on the Samsung logo
- The Samsung Android phone may boot up to the Samsung logo and continually restart itself.
- The phone no longer has a working IMEI number and cannot make calls (‘Mobile Network not available’).
These are easy to fix, to fix them you put the Samsung Android phone in to recovery mode.

To do this you do the following.
- Turn off the Samsung Android phone completely (remove the battery if needed).
- Disconnect the phone from the PC.
- Press and hold the Volume up key, the home key and the power key.
- Keep these buttons pressed and held until the Samsung model number appears
- Let go and then the phone should be in recovery mode.
On our S4 we performed the following steps and it looked like this:

Using the Volume up and Volume down keys to navigate the menu and the Power button to select an option you need to do the following.
- Navigate to wipe data/factory reset and select the option.
- Navigate to Yes – delete all user data and select the option.
- Wait for it to complete.
Now that you have performed a factory reset you also need to reset the user cache.
- Navigate to wipe cache partition and select the option.
- Wait for it to complete.
- The Samsung Android phone will reboot itself and will boot up properly for the first time. This can take a while so please be patient.
If, after the phone has booted up you find that you no longer have a cell signal and that your IMEI number is incorrect – e.g. 004999010640000/01 (Settings > More > About Device > Status > IMEI) then you need to download the modem file from here, save it to your PC and extract it.

Put the Samsung Galaxy S4 in to download mode again and connect it to your PC and run Odin (see step 4 for more information).

It will look like This Picture once connected as we have seen before

Click the CP button and then point to the Modem binary file shown in the last screenshot

Odin should now look like This Picture . You can see the S4 has been added and the modem file is selected.

Click Start to flash the modem and wait.

DO NOT DISCONNECT THE S4 FROM THE PC OR TURN IT OFF IN ANY WAY

Once it has been done wait for the S4 to reboot and you should now have your working IMEI back and the phone will work as normal and you can now make calls.

Can this be used to fix any soft bricked Samsung Android phone – not just the S4?

Technically yes. Simply make sure that you choose the correct stock ROM for whatever Samsung Android phone you are working on – the rest of the steps are the same.

In fact we have already discussed this in several articles relating to the Samsung Galaxy S4 and Samsung Android phones because the process for downgrading an OS, upgrading an OS or returning the Samsung Android phone to the OS it came with from the factory (which should fix the soft brick issue) have already been covered and are the same for every Samsung Android phone.

For example you can use this article to both fix a soft bricked Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and downgrade a Samsung Galaxy Grand – it is not limited to just the Samsung Galaxy S4.

To find and download the stock OS we use the website here.

Click Firmware Database to be taken to the page below

Under TYPE, OS, MODEL and COUNTRY select the values that match your Samsung Android phone.

Click the ROM you want to download

Make sure the details are correct for the Samsung Android phone you are working with and then click the Download button

Once it has been downloaded extract it to your computer as shown in This Picture

Please note that the ROM files can be several gigabytes in size and downloading them may take some time

You now need to flash the firmware that was downloaded on to the Samsung Android phone you are working with which we have already explained here and in several other articles on the FlexiSPY blog and that should fix the soft brick issue.

NOTE: WHEN FIXING THE IMEI ISSUE YOU MUST LOOK FOR THE CORRECT MODEM BINARY FILE FOR THE SAMSUNG ANDROID PHONE YOU ARE WORKING WITH – TRY SITES SUCH AS XDA FORUMS FOR THIS.

As you can see Odin and the ability to flash ROMS is a very important skill to have when working with Samsung Android phones. Obviously there is some risk involved if you pick the wrong OS or if you try to root the phone and it fails or if you flash the incorrect modem binary file (or cannot find it) to fix the IMEI issue but as long as the phone can get in to Download mode then nothing is ever really broken.

Samsung in fact make it much easier than other Android phone manufacturers to work with custom ROMS and performed advanced technical operations on the Android when compared to, say, HTC for example.

Let us know in the comments if you have any questions or issues about fixing a soft bricked Samsung Android phone and we will be happy to help.
Settembre 26, 2014
Easily Change Your Android SELinux Mode
This guide will show you how to Change your Android SELinux mode to permissive on an Android phone, helping you better run various apps to their fullest.

We are not responsible for any damages that occur through following this article. at the time of writing the steps worked fine for the test android phone we were using and we were able to change selinux successfully using a custom kernel.

As we have mentioned throughout this article custom kernels are not available for all versions of every Android phone ever made. however popular phones should be covered. Always take care and backup the device at all stages and correctly choose the kernel for the android model number of the phone you are working with.

Changing SELinux from enforced to permissive will Not Work on Samsung Android Phones with Samsung Knox enabled and it may also not work for other Android phones from other manufacturers depending on the Sndroid os version installed.

What is SELinux?

SELinux or ‘Security Enhanced Linux’ is an Android OS module that is designed to identify and address critical security gaps in the Android operating system. It is used to protect the Android operating software from malicious code or software being installed and causing damage to the phone.

Unfortunately those same ‘security gaps’ associated with malicious software also allow many apps at their root features to function properly. With SELinux in Permissive mode the security gaps in the Android operating system are not fixed and so the programs can use those to run properly.

With SELinux set to Enforced mode the security gaps are fixed, therefor the software cannot run all of its root features properly which results in Limited mode and reduced functionality.

How does SELinux affect applications?

When Samsung released Android OS 4.3 they changed the SELinux option from Permissive, which is what a lot of applications need, to Enforced which means that while most applications will work certain features will not.

For example, when you install FlexiSPY on a rooted phone, as part of the installation process, while it checks for root permissions within SuperSU (after you grant access) it also checks the SELinux status to see if it is set to Enforced – if it is then it will try to force the permission status to permissive.

If it is successful then the software runs in root mode with full access, whereas if it’s unsuccessful, then it will run in root mode with limited access.

How To Check Your SELinux Settings

On the phone, go to Settings > More > About Device and then scroll down to the bottom where you’ll see SE for Android Status

Easily Change Your Android SELinux Mode To Permissive

There is a program on the Play Store (link below) that can change the SELinux mode of non-Samsung Android phones and Samsung Android phones running OS 4.4.2 and below but anything above that and the software will not work – we mention about issues with OS 4.3 and above here

All you need to do is download the application on to the Android phone, run it and tap the Permissive button but, if the Android phone is a Samsung Android phone with OS 4.3 or above installed which also has Knox running then it will no longer work.
- Download and install SELinux Mode Changer from the Play Store onto your phone.
- Run the application and set SELinux to Permissive
- Restart the phone
- Check the SELinux status in the About Device menu to see if it has changed.Note: This process will not only downgrade the OS version but it will also DELETE ALL DATA ON THE PHONE.
Didn’t work? | Install a Custom Kernel

One way to get around SELinux being set to Enforced is change the kernel to one which has been edited so that SELinux has been set to Permissive which should theoretically allow your apps, or FlexiSPY to run in Full mode.

These kernels though may not exist or may be hard to find for every Android phone.

Any Android phone, not just Samsung, whose SELinux status is set to Permissive can run FlexiSPY in FULL MODE.

First of all you need to find out if the Android phone you have has SELinux set to permissive or not which we have explained earlier.

SELinux cannot always be changed so easily depending on the make and mode of the Android phone.

And this is why we have to install a custom kernel if the SELinux Mode Changer application fails to fix the problem.

Please note that custom kernels with selinux set to permissive are not available for all android phones – regardless of whether they are made by samsung or not.

Where can you download a custom kernel?

The Android OS kernel is the most important part of the Android OS. It allows the phone software to interface with the hardware and the application that are installed on the phone, basically telling the phone how to run and what settings and configuration it has and then all this information is used for all installed programs on the Android phone.

The best place to look for custom kernels is the forum on XDA Developers.

How can I install a Custom Kernel which has SELinux set to permissive?

For this example we are using a Samsung Galaxy S4 so we go to XDA forums to get started.

The first thing to do is type in your Android phone model.

Make sure you choose the correct one from the list as many of the same Android phones have country variants with different model numbers.

You can find the model number to search for on the Android phone by going to the About Device (can also be called About Phone) menu and it will be listed.

For example the model number of our Samsung Galaxy S4 is GT-I9505 so that is what we need for our custom kernel.

Once you have entered the model number to search for you will get the main page for that Android phone.

We need a custom kernel so we click the Kernels tab.

You now need to simply browse through all the custom kernels until you have found one that says it has SELinux set to permissive.

For our version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 we found one pretty easily.

As you can see it matches the model number of our Samsung Galaxy S4 and has SELinux set to permissive and runs on Android OS 4.3.

Note: never install a custom kernel on to a phone whose model number does not match. doing so can make the phone inoperable.

Custom Kernel Installation Guide

The first thing to do is to backup the phone completely. This is vitally important. We explain how to backup an Android phone completely in this article.

Once you have backed up the phone completely download the ROM file from here.

Once you have downloaded the kernel file to your PC you need to install Clockworkmod recovery on to your Android phone. If you have already rooted the Android phone then you already have Clockworkmod installed – you can learn more about rooting and how to root popular Android phones here.

Now that you have backed up the Android phone and rooted it to install Clockworkmod recovery it is time to install the customized kernel.

First you need to connect the Android phone to your PC.

Once it is connected it will appear as a device. Simply copy the kernel zip file to the Downloads folder of the phone, once you have done that we can boot in to ClockworkMod recovery and flash the kernel.
1. Make sure the Android phone is turned off completely.
2. Hold down the Volume Up, Home button and power together until the model number appears.
3. Let go of the key combination and Clockworkmod recovery should load.
4. From the list of options choose Install zip from Sdcard
5. Browse to the kernel zip file you copied to the phone and select it.
6. Install the kernel and wait for it to complete.
7. Choose ‘Reboot System Now’ to reboot the phone.
Now that you have flashed the custom kernel and rebooted the phone it is time to check the SELinux status.

Using the above screenshot as an example you would need to check the SELinux status which is highlighted and the Kernel version should also have been updated to reflect the custom kernel that you just installed.

Providing everything was done correctly and SELinux was successfully changed to Permissive you can now install FlexiSPY (or deactivate and uninstall and reinstall to get full mode) and start taking advantage of the great features that FlexiSPY offers on a rooted phone.
Settembre 24, 2014
How To Return The AT&T HTC One M8 To Stock ROM
This guide will show you how to downgrade the HTC One M8 OS software and return it to factory settings.

Note: This is only for the T-Mobile or ATT HTC One M8 – DO NOT USE IT ON ANY OTHER VERSIONS

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for downgrading the Android device in any way. Before performing any of these steps make sure you back up your Android device completely. These steps are performed at your own risk.

What do you need to downgrade the HTC One M8?

In order to downgrade the HTC One M8 you will need the following:
- The HTC One M8 you wish to downgrade in your hand.
- A PC.
Note: This process will not only downgrade the OS version but it will also DELETE ALL DATA ON THE PHONE.

Getting started

The first thing you need to do is make sure you have set up the Android SDK on your PC and that ADB is installed and working.

In order to use Fastboot to downgrade the HTC One M8 you must have the Android SDK downloaded and installed on to your computer

You can download the SDK from here.

Step 1 – Gain S-Off on your HTC One M8

You need to gain S-Off on your HTC One M8 to be able to downgrade it and you can use Firewater and the website here to do this – please read all instructions carefully.

Step 2 – Download the HTC USB drivers for your PC

In order for your HTC One M8 to be recognised once you connect it to your PC, and for Fastboot to work please install the drivers from here.

Step 3 – Enable USB debugging on the HTC One M8

On the HTC One M8 you must enable USB debugging so that the PC recognizes it when you connect it and you can downgrade it.

To do that, on the device, go to Menu > Settings > Developer options and make sure USB debugging is selected.

Step 4 – Connect the HTC One M8 to your PC and run Fastboot

Connect the HTC One M8 to your PC.

On your PC browse to the Fastboot folder that you got after you installed the Android SDK.

Hold down the shift key whilst right-clicking to open a command prompt window.

Type “adb reboot bootloader” and press Enter. The phone will reboot into bootloader mode.

On the phone select the Fastboot option.

In the same command prompt window type “fastboot oem lock” and press Enter.

The HTC One M8 bootloader will then be locked – this may take some time.

You only need to lock the bootloader if you unlocked it for rooting the device – otherwise skip this step.

Step 5 – Download the downgrade RUU file

On your PC download the T-Mobile RUU (ROM upgrade utility) file that you will use to downgrade the phone. You can get it from here. The ATT version is here.

Step 6 – Downgrade the phone

With the HTC One M8 still in Fastboot mode and connected to your PC and the downgrade RUU file downloaded simply run the RUU file itself.

On the window that appears select the Update option and follow the on-screen instructions.

Once the entire process has finished the HTC One M8 will reboot and then you can remove it from your PC.

Once the HTC One M8 boots up it will be running the same stock OS as it was when you first purchased it.

You only need to lock the bootloader if you unlocked it for rooting the device – otherwise skip this step.
Settembre 23, 2014
How To Downgrade A Samsung Galaxy Note 3 From OS 4.4.2 To 4.3
This guide will show you how to downgrade the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 from OS 4.4 to OS 4.3.

Disclaimer: Please understand that this guide is provided ‘as is’. FlexiSPY is not responsible for it or its contents and you perform the downgrade procedure entirely by yourself and at your own risk. FlexiSPY is not responsible in any way for any damages that may incur through following this guide and by reading past this notice you agree to the notice given above:

For this guide we are using a Note 3 whose model number is SM-N900

Please make sure your Samsung Galaxy Note 3 model number matches the one used above as not all versions of the Note 3 can be downgraded.

What is needed to downgrade?

In order to downgrade the Note 3 you will need the following:
- The Note 3 that you wish to downgrade in your hand
- A PC.
Why downgrade the OS of the Note 3?

If you have rooted the Note 3 already what happens is that you no longer receive official system updates from Samsung so what happens if you want to change the OS version to an older one for performance reasons?

All you have to do is backup the Note 3, download the ROM that you want to downgrade to and then flash the ROM to the phone using your PC and Odin.

For one thing downgrading the Android OS to an older version can allow Galaxy Note 3s running OS 4.4.x to run FlexiSPY in FULL mode which means that, once the device is rooted, all FlexiSPY features will function provided you have rooted the phone before installing FlexiSPY.

Running an older OS version can also add features that were removed in newer version or improve stability and reliability, especially if the new OS has just been released and so can be subject to bugs and issues.

Backup the phone first

Before you do anything make sure that the phone has been backed up first. We have discussed how to do that here (the steps are the same even though the phones are different) and the software used is EFS Professional (to backup all partitions – especially EFS as this is the most important).

Once the phone has been completely backed up to your PC you now need to download the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 ROM for your country that is running OS 4.3.x.

Download the 4.3.x ROM you need for the Note 3

Now that you have backed up the phone completely (especially the EFS partition – we cannot stress that enough!) it is time to get the ROM you need.

If you want to downgrade a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 running OS 4.4.x to 4.3.x or below in order to run FlexiSPY here is what you need to do.

1. Browse to http://www.samfirmware.com/
2. Click the Firmware tab at the top.
3. Click the Check your firmware option.
4. Search for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 using the dropdown menu.
It should look something like this..

5. Click Check firmware when done.

Note – In this example using the Note 3 we chose Thailand as the country but you would choose your own country (e.g. USA or UK) which means that the model number (SM-N900) may also be different.

6. Click Download – click the Download button again when ready to proceed (you may need to register a free account on Sammobile before you can download ROMS).

7. Click the Download button once more to start the download process and save the ROM file to your PC.

The filesize is 1.3GB so the download may take some time. Once downloaded save it somewhere that is easy to access such as the desktop.

Download the unlocked Note 3 bootloader

When Samsung released the Note 3, on many variants of the model, they have now locked the bootloader. This means that you cannot downgrade at all as you cannot unlock the bootloader on all versions of the Note 3 which is why this guide is for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 model SM-N900 only.

You can download the unlocked bootloader from here.

Save it to your PC in an easy to find location such as the desktop.

Get the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Ready

In order to flash the ROM to your Samsung Galaxy Note 3 you must perform a few tasks on your PC first.

1. Download Samsung Kies for your PC so that the phone is recognised by Odin when you connect it using the USB cable.
2. Download Odin.
3. Put the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 in recovery mode
a. Turn off the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 completely
b. Hold down the volume down, home and power buttons together.
c. Wait for the phone to turn on and it should boot in to download mode

If you have done it correctly it will look like below and you then press the Volume up button to continue and it will be in download mode.

4. Connect the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to your PC using the USB cable.
5. Open Odin and it will look like this if everything is done correctly (ADDED means that the phone has been successfully recognized by Odin.)

You now have to add the bootloader file you downloaded in to Odin.
- Click the BL button
- Browse to the bootloader zip file and choose it.
Once added and Odin confirms it is okay simply click Start to start the flashing process – this can take some time and please do not remove the phone from your computer in any way.

Once done successfully Odin will look like this.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will reboot and you can disconnect it from your PC.

Booting up for the first time using the OS may take some time so please be patient.

Once it boots up disconnect it from your PC. You now need to boot it in to recovery.
- Turn off the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 completely
- Hold down the volume up, home and power buttons together.
- Wait for the phone to turn on and it should boot in to recovery mode.
Once in the recovery menu choose to wipe data/factory reset and also wipe the cache partition – THIS WILL DELETE ALL DATA ON THE DEVICE.

After that reboot the phone back in to normal mode and then turn it off. You now need to boot in to download mode.
- Turn off the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 completely
- Hold down the volume down, home and power buttons together.
- Wait for the phone to turn on and it should boot in to download mode.
Connect the phone to your PC and it should be recognised by Odin.

You now have to add the ROM file in to Odin.
- Click the AP button
- Browse to the ROM file and choose it.
Once added and Odin confirms it is okay simply click Start to start the flashing process – this can take some time and please do not remove the phone from your computer in any way.

Once done successfully Odin will look like this.

How To Fix Any Issues After Downgrading

If the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, after you flash the ROM, is stuck on the Samsung logo or constantly reboots then do the following.
- Turn off the phone completely.
- Hold down the Volume up, home and power buttons together.
- Wait for the phone to display the Samsung logo and then let go
It will now be in recovery mode which looks similar to this.

Using the Volume up and down keys scroll to Wipe data/factory reset and press the Power button to confirm

Scroll down to Yes and press the Power button on that to confirm, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will then perform a factory reset.

When it is back on the screen shown above select Reboot and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will restart and boot up – this may take some time when booting for the first time so please be patient

If, after the phone has booted up you find that you no longer have a cell signal and that your IMEI number is incorrect – e.g. 004999010640000/01 (Settings > More > About Device > Status > IMEI) then you need to download the modem file from sites such as XDA forums, save it to your PC and extract it.

Put the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 in to download mode again and connect it to your PC and run Odin (see above for more information).

Click the CP button and then point to the Modem binary file that you downloaded and extracted.

Click Start to flash the modem and wait.

DO NOT DISCONNECT THE SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 3 FROM THE PC OR TURN IT OFF IN ANY WAY

Once it has been done wait for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to reboot and you should now have your working IMEI back and successfully downgraded the OS version.

As ever this guide is provided as is so if you have any issues or questions about this simply let us know in the comments and we will do our best to assist you.
Settembre 22, 2014
Introducing The New FlexiSPY GPS Navigator
Most spy apps say that they let you spy on the targets location—but what they actually deliver is a dry list of data with a simple map. Unless you decide to risk eye strain and headaches, there is no way to quickly ‘move’ through the targets path.

There is also no way to export spy routes to other systems like Google Earth or a TomTom where you could have this information available to you in the applications that you love.

This is probably not an issue for the casual user, but our customers tend to be smart users, and professionals who have to make serious decisions based on what they are seeing.

So we created the GPS Navigator.

What The GPS Navigator Is

FlexiSPY GPS navigator is a detachable widget that lets you quickly combine the data and map views of your targets locations and see exactly how they relate to each other. It also allows you to export the route data to a standard KML file, which you can send to Google Earth allowing you to save routes and use great tools like street view to see the route through the eyes of the target.

As one of our testers said,” It’s so powerful it’s actually creepy!”

What’s currently on the market

Most spy phone apps give you a very basic overview of location tracking. This generally consists of simply a map window and a list of co-ordinates. Note how the data grid is below the map. Now imagine there are more than just a few records—you’ll will be scrolling up and down the page like a yoyo trying to match the data to the map. Now compare that to our navigator features.

Our Navigator features

Detached Navigator –

The detached navigator is a floating widget that you can place anywhere on the screen. As you interact with the data in the navigator the map window instantly responds by applying a pin at the selected location. You can then scroll through the data set.

This makes it easy to visualize and move through a large data set of locations.

The navigator widget also contains a list of GPS records, the GPS record is made up of the following:
- Latitude & Longitude – View the co-ordinates of the TARGET device.
- Accuracy – View how accurate the GPS reading is to the nearest meter.
- Map View – View the selected co-ordinate in Google Maps.
- Date and Time – Date and time of the TARGET device when the co-ordinates were taken.
- Mark as favorite – Mark selected co-ordinates for quick retrieval for analysis later.
You can also dock and undock the Navigator as well as view it in full-screen. This gives you a much better way to explore and analyze the location data. Any co-ordinate you click on in the map window is also highlighted in the GPS Navigator and vice-versa.

New Map Window –

The map window lets you visualize your targets movements in a number of ways, giving you greater insight into why they may have been there in the first place. Controls are offered to change the map overlay so you can see a satellite view or a map. The former is a good way to see what kind of buildings or roads are there and to easily recognize land marks. The latter is better for getting street names and directions.

The map window also lets you discover where your target was on any given day. To do this, you enter a date range and the map windows will show you ll the locations recorded for your target. To make it even easier to understand their route, you can use the ANIMATE tool to see each co-ordinate of the phone drop in place on to the math and join together to form a path of where the TARGET device has been

Export Your GPS Data – Get More From Your Maps

While FlexiSPY will get the GPS data for you, and allow you to examine it quickly, there are third party tools that let you do many other things with your route data. You may wish to load it into a GPS system like a Tom Tom, your car sat nav

The GPS navigator also allows you to export the co-ordinates as a KML file that you can then import in to Google Maps or Google Earth to really explore where the TARGET device went.

So, we are going to find out where co-ordinate 20 was by plugging the GPS data in to Google Maps.

This is done by doing the following:
- Click the Export option and then click the Download option when asked and save the KML file to your computer in an easy to find place such as your desktop.
- Go to Google Maps at https://maps.google.com/
- Click My Places.
- Click the Or create with classic My Maps link.
- Click Import and browse to the KML file that you downloaded in step 1.
- Click Upload from File and the KML file will be uploaded in to Google Maps.
- Click and drag the orange man on to the map and Google will immediately switch to street view.
  – Seen in the screenshot below, the map windows has split in two. At the top we have Google street view and below is the map with us on it
- Using the left and right cursor keys to turn left and right and pressing the up or down cursor keys you can then ‘walk’ around the map as if you were really there!
FlexiSPY Location Data + Google Earth

You can also export the same KML data in to Google Earth as well. Google Earth allows you to explore it is more depth than Google Maps as well as allowing you to save individual locations to your collection of places so you can easily and conveniently know where the TARGET device will be, here are the steps for doing so.
- Download Google Earth from http://www.google.com/earth/
- Open Google Earth and go to File > Open and browse to the KML file you exported from FlexiSPY’s GPS Navigator. Select it and then click Open.
- Click and drag the orange man on to the map screen to turn on Google street view. Doing this allows us to see where the phone has been in much greater detail.
- If the TARGET device visits a location regularly which you want to keep an eye on you can click the button to add a pin to the location so that you can remember it later.
- Click OK to add the pin at the yellow target location shown in the picture above. The place will be added to the list of locations currently inside Google Earth.
- Google Earth allows you to save the list of places either as part of your own collection (titled ‘My Places’) which is ideal for storing common locations that the TARGET device is known to go to or arrive from or you can simply save a screenshot of the current location instead.
FlexiSPY Location Data With Other Mapping Systems

The location data we have explored here can be viewed and manipulated across many mediums, be it tablet, PC or smartphone and you can even import the KML data file in to in-car navigation systems such as TomTom Navigator too – now there really is no excuse for not knowing where they are at all times.
- To convert the KML data file to the OV2 format for TomTom you can use the converter here.
- To covert the KML data file to the GPX format for Garmin you can use the converter here.
- To convert the KML data file to the LMX format for GPS units you can use the converter here.
Currently we’re the only ones that give you this much functionality when it comes to tracking the location of a smartphone, but we’re always adding cool additions to our features! If you want to stay up to date on all the newest from us, then you should follow us on one of our social media channels!
Settembre 19, 2014
How To Downgrade The OS Of Any Samsung Android Phone
Recently, on our Samsung S4 downgrade article, we were asked whether or not the steps in the article would work on a Note 3. Our answer that was, in theory, the process of backing up the EFS partition of the phone, downloading the older ROM and then flashing it using Odin should work because both phones are manufactured by Samsung and so they process is near enough the same.

But before you downgrade the OS version there are a few things you need to consider.

  1. Downgrading the OS will mean that ALL data is wiped from the phone.

  2. Downgrading the OS to an older version means you will lose new OS features or updates.

  3. If you downgrade and then root the phone you can no longer upgrade to new OS versions because software update is disabled due to the device being rooted.

Why downgrade the Android OS?

For one thing downgrading the Android OS to an older version can allow Android phones running OS 4.4.x to run FlexiSPY in FULL mode which means that, once the device is rooted, all FlexiSPY features will function provided you have rooted the phone before installing FlexiSPY.

Running an older OS version can also add features that were removed in newer version or improve stability and reliability, especially if the new OS has just been released and so can be subject to bugs and issues.

What Does an Android OS Consist Of?

If you want to take a closer look at what an Android OS consists of then backing up the Android phone using software such as EFS Professional can be used to tell you more about the software that runs the device.

The main Android OS partitions are as follows:
- BOOT – This contains information allowing the phone to boot up. Without this the phone will not start.
- SYSTEM – This contains the OS itself. This can be wiped and you can still use the phone in download mode to flash as new ROM because the information from the BOOT partition is still present.
- RECOVERY – This contains the recovery information. This allows you to perform alternate boot and maintenance options.
- USERDATA (or DATA) – This contains your user information such as contacts, SMS messages, settings and applications installed. Wiping this partition alone is the same as a factory reset.
- CACHE – This is where the Android OS stores frequently accessed applications components or data. Wiping this is fine, it automatically gets rebuilt once the device reboots.
- MISC – This is important as it controls miscellaneous settings including but not limited to the network carrier configuration and settings and USB information. Wiping this will result in parts of the phone no longer working.
- SDCARD – This is the SD card. Wiping this deletes all data on the SD card. On the Galaxy S devices this refers to the internal SD Card partition and not the actual SD card you insert which uses another partition.
We can examine more about an Android OS using backup tools such as EFS Professional.

In the above screenshot we have four partitions selected.

EFS – Contains the CSC information used in Odin (see below).

BOOT – Contains the bootloader information used in Odin (see below).

RADIO – Also contains important carrier information and settings.

SYSTEM – The actual OS itself that is currently installed.

How are Samsung OS ROMS flashed to the device?

Every Samsung phone has an operating system. This software is known as a ROM. When you downgrade the ROM the ROM you download can be one of two formats.

1st Possible Format – All in one – An all in one file that contains all the ROM partition information and is the easiest to flash.

2nd Possible Format – Separate parts (see below) with a file for each part and a PIT file to put it all together

As you can see above there is quite a difference between an OS ROM that is all in one and one that is separated but for either case you will need Odin, a PC based program, to flash the ROM and downgrade it.

The main buttons that you need to work with on Odin are as follows.

PIT – This is the partition information table. For some ROMS, even if you flash individual parts it will not work without the corresponding PIT file that tells the phone how everything is separated and laid out.

BL – Flash files to the device that only pertain to the bootloader (what happens when the phone boots up).

AP – Flash the main ROM file. This is the option most people will need to focus on.

CSC – This is the file that contains all the carrier and network information such as access point names and settings and other carrier/network related information.

An Android ROM (often several gigabytes in size) is partitioned (split) in to different sections with each section responsible for different features and functions which have been explained above.

So now that you know what an Android ROM is and what it consists of what happens next?

Always backup the Samsung Android device first

Before you do anything always back up the Samsung Android device first, just in case.

This can be done in a variety of ways but we prefer using EFS Professional.

To use this software you must make sure of three things:

  1. The Samsung Android phone you want to backup has been rooted by you.

  2. You have installed BusyBox on the Samsung Android phone from the Play Store.

  3. You have installed the Android SDK on your PC correctly and ADB works.

Once you have made sure that the Samsung Android device meets the requirements download and run EFS Professional. We explain how to backup the phone and do all this here.

With the phone backed up to your PC using EFS Professional the backup file will look like this.

All successful backups are stored in the EFSProBackup folder and all the backups have the model name, as well as date and time of when the backup occurred.

At the time of writing this article the date is 9th September 2014, so, just to prove this works. We will backup the phone we are using for this article (Samsung Galaxy SIII – GT-I9300) using EFS Professional.

As you can see we have selected just the EFS partition this time to backup and this will be explained why in the next section.

We click the Backup button and the process starts – this can take some time and depending on how many applications you have installed and such the backup filesize may be large so make sure you have enough space on the phone itself or inserted SD card before starting the backup.

As you can see from the screenshot below the backup was successful.

And the saved backup folder on the PC is shown here which contains the EFS partition information.

As you can see the backup archive data matches the time of writing (9th September 2014) and the device name is that of the Samsung Galaxy S3 that we are using (GT-I9300).

When it comes to backing up a Samsung Android phone before downgrading the OS the only partition you really need to backup is EFS as we have done above (we still recommend you back up everything just to be sure) and we will explain why in the next section.

Find the ROM that is correct for your Samsung Android device

We touched upon this in our Samsung S4 downgrade article and showed the site to use to get the OS ROMs you are looking for.

So, for example, if you want to downgrade a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 running OS 4.4.x to 4.3.x or below in order to run FlexiSPY here is what you need to do.

  1. Browse to http://www.samfirmware.com/

  2. Click the Firmware tab at the top.

  3. Click the Check your firmware option.

  4. Search for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 using the dropdown menu

So, it should look something like this.

Click Check firmware when done.

Note – In this example using the Note 3 we chose Thailand as the country but you would choose your own country (e.g. USA or UK) which means that the model number (SM-N900) may also be different.

You would obviously choose the Samsung Android phone model and country that applies to you which matches the Samsung Android phone whose OS you wish to downgrade.

  5. The latest firmware will appear.

Click Download

  6. Click the Download button again when ready to proceed (you may need to register a free account on Sammobile before you can download ROMS).

  7. Click the Download button once more to start the download process and save the ROM file to your PC.

As you can see, the filesize is 1.3GB so the download may take some time. Once downloaded save it somewhere that is easy to access such as the desktop.

Get the Samsung Android phone ready

In order to flash the ROM to your Samsung Android phone you must perform a few tasks on your PC first.

  1. Download Samsung Kies for your PC so that the phone is recognized by Odin when you connect it using the USB cable.

  2. Download Odin.

  3. Put the Samsung Android phone in recovery mode
— a. Turn off the Samsung Android phone completely
— b. Hold the volume down, home and power button together
— c. Wait for the phone to turn on and it should boot into download mode.

If you have done it correctly it will look like below and you then press the Volume up button to continue and it will be in download mode (this is using an S4 as an example but all Samsung Android phones will look the same in download mode).

  4. Connect the Samsung Android phone to your PC using the USB cable.

  5. Open Odin and it will look like this if everything is done correctly (ADDED means that the phone has been successfully recognized by Odin.)

You now have two ways to add the ROM file into Odin.

  1. If the ROM file is one file do the following:
a. Click the AP button
b. Browse to the ROM zip file and choose it.
  2. If the ROM file is in more than one part do the following:
— a. Click PIT and add the PIT file.
— b. Click BL and choose the BOOT file.
— c. Click CP and choose the CODE file.
— d. Click CSC and choose the MODEM file.

Either way, once you have selected the correct way to flash the phone simply click Start to start the flashing process – this can take some time and please do not remove the phone from your computer in any way.

Once done successfully Odin will look like this.

The Samsung Android phone will reboot and you can disconnect it from your PC.

Booting up for the first time using the OS may take some time so please be patient. Once it boots up you have successfully downgraded your Samsung Android phone.

How to fix any issues after downgrading the OS

If the Samsung Android phone, after you flash the ROM, is stuck on the Samsung logo then do the following

Turn off the phone completely.
Hold down the Volume up, home and power buttons together.
Wait for the phone to display the Samsung logo and then let go.

It will no be in recovery mode which looks similar to this.

Using the Volume up and down keys scroll to wipe data/factory reset and press the Power button to confirm.

Scroll down to Yes and press the Power button on that to confirm.

The Samsung Android phone will then perform a factory reset.

When it is back on the screen shown above select Reboot and the Samsung Android Phone will restart and boot up – this may take some time when booting for the first time so please be patient.

If, after the phone has booted up you find that you no longer have a cell signal and that your IMEI number is incorrect – 004999010640000/01 (Settings > More > About Device > Status > IMEI) then you need to download the modem file from sites such as XDA forums, save it to your PC and extract it.

Put the Samsung Android phone in to download mode again and connect it to your PC and run Odin (see above for more information).

It will look like This Picture once connected as we have seen before.

Click the CP button and then point to the Modem binary file shown in the last screenshot

Odin should now look like This Picture . You can see the Samsung Android phone has been added and the modem file is selected.

Click Start to flash the modem and wait.

DO NOT DISCONNECT THE SAMSUNG ANDROID PHONE FROM THE PC OR TURN IT OFF IN ANY WAY

Once it has been done wait for the Samsung Android phone to reboot and you should now have your working IMEI back and successfully downgraded the OS version.

As ever this guide is provided as is so if you have any issues or questions about this simply let us know in the comments and we will do our best to assist you.
Settembre 17, 2014
How Can I Spy On An iPhone 6 Or An iPhone 6 Plus?

Update – 7/7/2015

You can now spy on up to iOS 8.4 with FlexiSPY! Learn more by checking out our post about this release, on the blog

Update – 1/7/2015

You can now spy on up to iOS 8.1.2 with FlexiSPY.

To do so, you’ll need to jailbreak your iPhone, which we’ve provided a guide for – here

Both FlexiSPY PREMIUM & FlexiSPY EXTREME are compatible with this latest jailbreak.

Update 10/24/2014 – Now Outdated

Pangu has now released a jailbreak for iOS8 / 8,1, it’s still advised that you not update your phone to iOS 8 as the jailbreak just released is not stable and FlexiSPY doesn’t support this latest jailbreak yet (as well as all other mobile spy software)

Some of the information Below is out of date, but still contains important information:

Original Post – Now Outdated

Currently FlexiSPY (And all other mobile spy software) Do Not Support iOS 8 as there isn’t a jailbreak out for it yet.

Please Do Not Update To iOS8. You can prevent the iOS 8 update by reading the section in the article called: Can You Stop iOS 8 From Being Updated By The User And Losing The Jailbreak?

With the release of iOS8, the iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 plus, many people are wondering if it’s still going to be possible to install mobile spy software onto their Apple devices. The answer in short, is yes, You will be able to Spy on an iPhone 6, an iPhone 6 Plus, a device running iOS8, and possibly even the iWatch. However, the question that can’t be answered definitely yet, is: When Can I Spy On These New Devices?
In this article we will answer some of the most common questions that we get from people, if you have after finishing the article, please contact us in the comments section at the bottom of the page.

A Date For Spying On iOS8 Devices Hasn’t Been Set Yet

Mobile spy software for iOS devices (such as the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, etc) all rely on the target phone being Jailbroken. This means that no mobile spy software can claim to work on an iOS device unless there’s been a jailbreak released for that iOS version. And currently, there is no jailbreak for iOS8.

So again, Without the ability to jailbreak any iOS 8 device such as the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus or Apple Watch it is not possible yet to install any spy phone software onto the device.

How Long Will It Be Before I Can Jailbreak The iPhone 6?

No one really knows.

The time it takes for the latest version of iOS 8 to be released and the time it then takes for clever hackers to jailbreak the iOS (it is not something done by FlexiSPY in any way) can vary significantly. Actually it is taking longer and longer for a jailbreak to appear after the release of the latest version of iOS due to Apple making it more and more secure and thus fixing the exploits that jailbreak teams such as Evad3rs used to jailbreak the device.

Ironically, when Apple released iOS 6.1.3 (which killed the iOS 6.1.2 jailbreak by Evad3rs) they actually credited the Evad3rs team for helping them fix it by finding the issues and exploits that Apple patched to make iOS 6.1.3 possible.

Please be aware that there are currently many scam sites already advertising ways to jailbreak iOS 8 and these are all false – please be careful. You should follow one of our social media channels if you want to be the first to know when the jailbreak comes out.

We know they’re false because:

At the of publishing this article, iOS 8 was not even released yet to the public
There is no jailbreak of any kind available yet for the finished version of iOS 8
The video on the site shows how to jailbreak iOS 7 (if it really could jailbreak iOS 8 then why post bogus videos for an older iOS that anyone can jailbreak?)

Here’s what one of these sites can look like, so be careful.

Why is it taking so long to jailbreak iOS 8?

iOS beta versions can be jailbroken but this does not mean the final version can be.

At the time of writing (September 11^th 2014) iOS 8 is not even out officially to the public and neither is the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and the Apple Watch is scheduled for the early part of 2015 so unfortunately you simply must wait.

Once iOS 8 is released publicly people will start to look at ways to jailbreak it. This could be easy, it could be hard. For those that are unaware the last jailbreak for iOS 7.1.x came from a Chinese hacking group and was called Pangu. During tests of the jailbreak it still worked on the iOS 8 beta versions but this is no way indicative to say that the same jailbreak will work on the final version of iOS 8.

iOS 8 Tethered and Untethered Jailbreaks – What Are They?

Untethered jailbreaks are always the best but take longest to arrive and no jailbreak is truly permanent.

Once someone figures out how to jailbreak iOS 8 when it is released to the public it will be tethered only to start with. This is always the case. A tethered jailbreak is essentially the ‘quick and dirty’ way just to prove a jailbreak can be done and it is usually complex (the process is as technical as it gets before it is streamlined to make it easier for public consumption) and it also has one main caveat which is explained below.

Tethered jailbreak – As soon as the iPhone is turned off or rebooted or loses power the jailbreak will be lost and, to boot up the phone to even use it you must connect it to your PC and then you have to jailbreak again and the process repeats until the phone is rebooted or loses power or turns off (rinse and repeat).

As you can see, this is not ideal at all and this is why FlexiSPY does not start to develop software until an untethered jailbreak is available. For a tethered jailbreak, not only would the person need to keep rejailbreaking the phone but every time the jailbreak is lost FlexiSPY would need to be physically installed again and this is just not ideal. Of course if Apple update iOS 8 in the meantime and people upgrade to that then it can mean the tethered jailbreak no longer works which further means the wait for an untethered jailbreak increases.

FlexiSPY understands that people cannot get the iPhone’s they wish to track all the time to keep jailbreaking it all the time if the jailbreak is tethered. Furthermore, from a development perspective, an untethered jailbreak is far safer to work with than a tethered one because an untethered jailbreak is permanent unless the iPhone is factory reset.

A tethered jailbreak is the first to be available but is not really worth it.

Untethered jailbreak – An untethered jailbreak takes the longest but it is the jailbreak that everyone wants and FlexiSPY prefers. An untethered jailbreak is permanent once applied unless the device is factory reset or upgraded to a new iOS version from Apple that fixes the exploits used in the untethered jailbreak (which means it is back to square one – waiting for a jailbreak for the new iOS 8 version and this is nothing to do with FlexiSPY).

Untethered jailbreaks are what everybody really wants, including FlexiSPY, but the wait for them to appear gets longer and longer.

Can You Stop iOS 8 From Being Updated By The User And Losing The Jailbreak?

Nobody knows at this time but, in theory, if you can do it on iOS 7.x then iOS 8 should be able to also – given time.

Now there are Cydia tweaks for iOS 7.x that you can get such as Recoveryguard that trick iOS in to thinking that the version installed is the latest one which stops the iPhone owner from being able to upgrade the iOS directly from the iPhone itself.

However this does not apply if the iPhone is factory restored in iTunes as iTunes always checks for the latest iOS version before it restores or if the iOS is updated from ITunes itself.

Please note that at the time of writing nobody knows if Recoveryguard is compatible with iOS 8 once it is released but it works fine in iOS 7 providing you have jailbroken the phone.

You can install RecoveryGuard by adding the Cydia source http://cydia.pushfix.info to your list of Cydia sources and then tapping that source and finding RecoveryGuard and installing it the same as you installed FlexiSPY or any other Cydia program.

Unfortunately though RecoveryGuard is a tweak you can only get through Cydia and you get Cydia by, yes, you guessed it, jailbreaking the phone so the people who create these tweaks also have to wait for iOS 8 to be jailbroken so that they can update their applications and make them compatible – the same as FlexiSPY.

Can I Spy On Someone’s Apple iWatch?

We are not sure if people want spy phone software for the Apple Watch. If you are interested, let us know in the comments and we will be sure to look in to it.

The Apple Watch still requires an iPhone to be tethered to it in order to receive notifications (you basically look at the watch on your wrist instead of pulling the iPhone out of your pocket instead – but not much more than that) so it may just be better to wait for FlexiSPY to fully support iOS 8 (which will run on the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5 C, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Watch and all iPad generations starting from the iPad 2) instead so you can spy on the actual iPhone tethered to the Apple Watch and not the Apple Watch itself.

How long do we need to wait for FlexiSPY?

The Gold Master (final version) of iOS 8 was just released so our developers are getting to grips with that to see the new features and how we add even more great new features in to FlexiSPY but, as said, with no jailbreak there is not much we can do right no except speculate what we can do and just wait for any kind of jailbreak (tethered or untethered) and test our theories and get FlexISPY working.

In the meantime though don’t forget that FlexiSPY still works on iPhone’s and iPad’s that have been jailbroken. This is something we will of course retain in our software for iOS 8, our software can hide Cydia too meaning that, whether it is iOS 7 or iOS 8 you have just jailbroken to install FlexiSPY you can hide all traces of the jailbreak (Cydia) and our software also hides itself completely too for complete stealth.There’s actually a guide for doing so, here.

That’s All For Now | But Stay Up To Date

Currently this is the latest situation regarding FlexiSPY and iOS 8 and the new iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch. However we will be sure to update this article with any new information regarding when FlexiSPY is available for iOS 8 but, in the meantime, join us as we all patiently wait for the iOS 8 jailbreak to arrive. To make sure you’re up to date with the jailbreak, please follow us on one of our social media channels.

Settembre 16, 2014
How iCloud Can Rain Your Personal Data All Over The Internet
“You’ve probably heard about the celebrity pictures that were stolen and linked all over over the internet.. Furthermore you probably also know that Apple’s iCloud was -at least in part- at fault”

But what you may not be aware of is just how easy the whole thing was, and how, using applications that are simple to find, you too can gain access to practically anyone’s iCloud account – and you don’t need to be a hacker to do it.

Notice: Everything in this article is for educational purposes only. Apple most likely have fixed the exploits that lead to the data leak so this is just a proof of concept article showing how it was most likely done. FlexiSPY is not responsible for any damages, loss or anything else that incurs if you do try to recreate these steps.

How Did The Leak Happen?

According to reports it was simply due to the accounts that were compromised being unsecure. For example they failed to turn on two-step notification for their account or their password was just too easy to guess. Once access was gained in to the accounts, and because most iPhone users happily let their device upload all pictures to their iCloud account without ever thinking of the consequences, a second piece of software was used to then download all backups of said iPhone.

Once those backups were downloaded the same program was used to explore its contents and this includes the pictures and videos that are now all over the internet and are being investigated by the FBI

So who is to blame? Apple for not making it clear enough that iCloud backs up everything? Apple for not making sure two-step sign up is mandatory? The user for not really fully understanding the implications of having their data stored in the cloud which can potentially be hacked?

If you own an iPhone every picture you take is uploaded to your iCloud account once you have signed in to the iPhone using your Apple ID. However this can be easily turned off (we stress that Apple have fixed the exploits so that passwords cannot be guessed by brute force which makes this hack no longer possible) so that you are no longer vulnerable.

The process that led to the leak consists of several steps.

2 Ways It Might Have Been Pulled Off
1. First off, the hackers needed to have access or know the email address of the persons targeted.
2. They used those email addresses to login to iCloud and guess the security password
3. They gained access to the account and then proceeded to download any iCloud backups.
Or it could have been done this way:
1. The hackers knew the email addresses of the people they wanted to target.
2. Hackers used a brute force tool and password list to guess the passwords.3. They gained access to the acocunt and then proceeded to download the iCloud backups.
Either way, one thing that hasn’t come to the surface yet is how the hackers got the email addresses to start with.

However there are many darknets where information like this is traded via the use of the encrypted TOR browser.

Replicating The Hack

This is done entirely for educational processes and, from the latest information, Apple have already fixed the iCloud vulnerabilities. So, for this we will just show you, hypothetically how it was done but we will investigate the software used to download and extract iCloud backups in more detail.

The first thing is to obviously know the email address of the people you wish to target. We are using our own Apple ID that we have set up which already contains an iCloud backup. However the program that is being pointed at to guess the passwords was called iBrute.

This is a small program written in Python that will try to brute force (guess the password) of all email addresses in the mail.txt file using the passwords in the passlist.txt file. However in the release notes it confirms as we have said, Apple have patched the exploit which means the program will no longer work.

So, for this, we are going to assume that we already have an account (Apple ID) whose password we know (which we do) so, because Apple fixed the exploit the next step is written from the perspective that iBrute worked and gave us an email address and password.

Before we proceed to the next section we need to understand just how iCloud works on an iPhone after you enter your Apple ID which is like this.
1. Enter your Apple ID on the iPhone – iCloud is enabled by default which photo sharing enabled.
2. Set up a new photo stream on the iPhone and add pictures – wait for them to be uploaded to iCloud
3. For PC download and install the iCloud Control Panel
4. Once it is installed you are asked to log in to iCloud.
5. You then click the Options button under Photos to see the photos that were be uploaded to iCloud
6. You can set the options to upload all photo streams from the iPhone to iCloud.
7. You can then see the iCloud photos that are stored on your PC.
What you may not be aware of is that even though photo sharing is enabled by default it is not as easy as logging in to any iCloud account and viewing the pictures online. iCloud does not work that way and even though we have set up a photo stream as a test it will not appear on the iCloud website.

Below you can see the photo stream on our PC we are using. We have added 3 extra pictures (you can just drag and drop any image file into the iCloud photos folder and it will sync.

So, if we log in to iCloud directly we see the following – no pictures of any kind.

So how does iCloud actually work?
1. Sign into iCloud on any iDevice using your Apple ID
2. Set up photo streaming and photo sharing in iCloud
3. Take some pictures or videos on the device
4. Login to a new iDevice with the same account.
5. All pictures and videos taken will appear on the new device.
So essentially iCloud is the backend that hosts and shares all pictures and vides (and other content such as emails and contacts) between all iDevices your account is logged in to but this also means that picture and videos backed up to iCloud are only visible on the specific iDevice.

So how do you get access to the pictures or videos if you cannot do it directly from iCloud itself?

This is the next thing we will discuss and where things get clever.

Backing Up To iCloud

Apple makes it pretty damn easy to back up data to the cloud, in-fact, it’s enabled on a persons iOS device by default. This includes automatic backup of photos from the camera roll.

All you need to be back up the phone is to make sure that your phone is charging, connected to wifi, and is locked. Once the device is backed (specifically iCloud) you’re able to perform the same steps that the hackers used to get access to the information.

Apple, for some strange reason, do not allow any iCloud backup to be password protected so it essentially means that should someone find software that can download all backups from an Apple ID and the respective iCloud account then they potentially have access to very personal or sensitive information.

This is what the hackers did

And this is what we will show you too (for educational purposes only)

The first thing you need is the PC software that was used which is called Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker. This is from a Moscow based company and the software is sold on the basis that it allows you to recover files from phone backups from variety of different manufacturers (Apple, BlackBerry, and Microsoft) and is to be only used for legal purposes only.

However looking at their main menu for a start tells you that this software could definitely be used for all the wrong reasons.

Decrypt Backup – Simply drag and drop any iPhone or iPad backup made within iTunes in to this option for it to be decrypted and for you to be able to view all data stored inside the backup.

Explore keychain – The keychain is encrypted by Apple and contains all the passwords on the device (iPhone or iPad). Again, just drop an iTunes backup on to this option to view all passwords used on the phone across all installed applications that have been stored in the keychain.

For those who are interested the keychain stores the following information:
1. Secure certificates
2. Tokens (e.g. Twitter, Facebook etc.)
3. Browser stored passwords
4. Wi-Fi passwords for all networks a device was connected at least once
5. Passwords, tokens and certificates stored by various applications
And the final option is what we are looking for – Download backup from iCloud.

It is obvious that the hackers just entered the email address and passwords of the people in question (which they obtained illegally as we explained) and then the software does the rest. For us we will be getting the data from the phone we just backed up.

So we put in the username and password of our Apple ID that we set up for this exercise and then we sign in and our backup is clearly listed at the top.

We then click the Download button and after a short time we can then choose any kind of information we want from inside the online backup.

All we are really concerned about is the camera roll as that is where all videos and pictures are stored but this software allows us to grab any and all information from an iCloud backup associated with the Apple ID that was used to sign in.

Essentially you just wait for the data to be downloaded to your PC and then you can pretty much do anything with it as you wish.

Apple makes this possible due to iCloud not having two step verification when you sign in (e.g. you sign in with a username and password and then answer a security question) which means that, as we have shown, just get the email address and password of an Apple ID and you potentially have access to phone backups which contains clearly sensitive and personal information.

How Can You Stop This From Happening?

The easiest way to stop yourself and your iDevice from becoming the next victim is simple.
1. Make sure your Apple ID password is strong
2. Turn off iCloud backups on the iDevice itself
3. Use a cloud system with better backup and security such as Dropbox
Apple have since patched the brute force method used but they have still not improved iCloud security to encompass two step verification although, in the wake of this scandal, we hardly think Apple will rest and leave their premier cloud backup solution with such a gaping hole in it for the whole world to look in.

We hope that you have found this article useful. Don’t forget that you can actually use FlexiSPY on your own iPhone or iPad to act as a secure and effective device backup tool so, if this interests you, why not check out a 24 hour demo of FlexiSPY right now?
Settembre 9, 2014
How To Restore Any iPhone And Keep Your Jailbreak
For many people restoring an iPhone can mean hours of extra work restoring all installed applications, contacts and such but, most importantly, it means that the device needs to be jailbroken again. This is especially important when, say, an iPhone is restored and Apple wants it to be upgraded to an iOS version that cannot be jailbroken. How can you restore the said iPhone and keep the jailbreak? The following shows you how.

FlexiSPY is not responsible for any damages incurred as a result of following this guide. Restoring the iPhone by following this guide will delete all contents and settings so make sure you have backed up the iPhone first before proceeding. Following these steps from hereon out is done so entirely at your own risk.

What is needed to restore an iPhone and keep the jailbreak?

To restore an iPhone and keep the jailbreak you simply need the iPhone you wish to restore physically in your hand.

The iPhone must be jailbroken first, otherwise you cannot install the software mentioned below as it only works on a jailbroken device.

The iPhone can be jailbroken running iOS 6.x or 7.x (up to 7.1.2) the steps are entirely the same and the end result (of the iPhone being restored completely and remaining jailbroken is exactly the same.) Now that we know what is needed it’s time to get started!

Step 1 – Add the iLex R.A.T repository to Cydia

The program that magically allows us to restore any iPhone and keep the jailbreak is called iLex R.A.T. You will need to add this repository to Cydia to be able to then install the program and run it.

To do that please follow the steps below.
1. Open up Cydia on the jailbroken iPhone
2. Tap Sources.
3. Tap Edit.
4. Tap Add.
5. In the dialog box that appears type http://cydia.myrepospace.com/ilexinfo/ and then tap Add Source.
  Give the iPhone some time to update the Cydia source list.
6. Once the source has been added tap the new repository that has appeared.
7. Tap All Packages.
8. Tap iLex R.A.T. From the list.
9. Tap Install.
Wait for the program to install..

Step 2 – Install Mobile Terminal Emulator

In order to use the program once it has been installed you first need to install the mobile terminal emulator because all the commands are done by the command line. Mobile Terminal emulator is part of the standard Cydia BigBoss repository and you can install it by following these steps.
1. Open up Cydia on the jailbroken iPhone
2. Tap Sources.
3. Tap the source called apt.thebigboss.org
4. Tap All Packages
5. Scroll down to Mobile Terminal Emulator and tap it.
6. Tap Install.
Wait for the program to install. Once it has been done the mobile terminal icon will appear on the iPhone springboard. Tap it to continue on to the final step.

Step 3 – Restore the iPhone and keep your jailbreak

With the mobile terminal emulator open, type the following and then press return after each command.

rat

The iLex R.A.T. program will then present you with a long list of options. We need option 12.

So type the following and press return.

12

You will be asked to confirm this so please do and then the restore process will start.

The process may take some time.

Once it has been done though, the iPhone will run the first use wizard (as it does when it has been completely factory reset) so you simply need to complete that again and, once the iPhone is ready for use, Cydia and the jailbreak will still be present and working.
Agosto 22, 2014
How To Root The Nexus 5 Running The Android L Developer Preview
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This article will show you how to root the Nexus 5 running the Android L developer

FlexiSPY is not responsible for the steps or rooting process given inside this article. However, all care has been taken to make sure that the information contained here is as accurate as possible. Please read and follow the instructions carefully and remember that rooting is entirely your own responsibility and FlexiSPY is not responsible for it in any way.

What’s Needed To Root?

We already gave a detailed blog article on how to install the Android L developer preview on a Nexus 5 which you can read here.

This article already assumes you have set up the following pre-requisites. If you have not done this please read the article linked above to learn how to set up the environment correctly:
1. You have installed the Android SDK onto your PC
2. You have enabled and are running USB debugging on the Nexus 5
3. You have correctly set the path variable within Windows for Fastboot to be used by the Android SDK
The next step is rooting it to allow you to get the most from the new Android OS.

Thankfully Android L and the developer preview has already been rooted and the process is quite simple and we have documented it completely below.

In order to root the Nexus 5 on Android L you will need the following:
- A Nexus 5
- The Android L developer preview image
- A PC
You will then need to install the Nexus root toolkit which you can find here.

Once you open up the Nexus rooting toolkit it will look like the picture below.

There are two steps to the rooting process. First of all, you must unlock the bootloader and second you can then root the Nexus 5.

Simply click the Unlock button to start the bootloader unlocking process. This will DELETE ALL DATA on the Nexus 5 and so, if you wish to back it up first please follow the steps in the previous article before continuing.

Once you have backed up the Nexus 5, as said, click Unlock and the following dialog box will appear with detailed instructions on the actual process and what will happen.

As long as you have set up the Android development environment on your PC correctly (see the prerequisites given above) then all you need to do is connect the Nexus 5 to your PC and follow the steps that appear to unlock the bootloader. The entire process will be automated providing you have installed the Nexus 5 USB driver and Android SDK and you just have to click OK to start.

The rooting toolkit will then check to see if USB debugging is enabled on the Nexus 5 and it will then proceed to restart the device and unlock the bootloader and it does this by using Fastboot and putting the phone into bootloader mode.

The entire process is short and only takes a few minutes. Once it is done the Nexus 5 will boot up normally and the Nexus toolkit will display a message saying that the bootloader was successfully unlocked.

You can tell if the bootloader has been successfully unlocked when the Nexus 5 is in Fastboot mode (as shown in the picture below) and the lock state is set to unlocked.

With the bootloader unlocked you can now proceed to root the Nexus 5 running the developer preview of Android L. Open up Android toolkit again and make sure the Custom recovery option under Root is also selected.

Once you click Root the following message will appear detailing the entire process which is also automated.

Simply click OK to start and the entire process will begin. Again you need to make sure the Nexus 5 has USB debugging enabled and you successfully installed the Android SDK on the PC that the Nexus 5 is connected to (via USB) whilst performing the rooting process.

The rooting process will also install the TWRP recovery as well which replaces the stock recovery used on the Nexus 5 and gives far more functionality. The TWRP recovery allows you to easily backup the Nexus 5, flash and install zip files (e.g. ROM kernels) as well as a whole host of other advanced features which is why, for this guide, to get the most out of the Nexus 5 we recommend you root the phone and install TWRP.

Once the rooting process has been completed you will easily be able to tell that the Nexus 5 has been rooted because you will see a new application called SuperSU which means the Nexus 5 running Android L has now been successfully rooted!
Agosto 21, 2014
How to Downgrade The Android L Developer Preview To Android OS 4.4.4 On A Nexus 5
This article will show you how how to downgrade from the Android L developer preview to Android OS 4.4.4 on a Nexus 5.

Disclaimer: FlexiSPY is not responsible for the steps inside this article. However all care has been taken to make sure that the information contained here is as accurate as possible. Please read and follow the instructions carefully and remember that downgrading the OS is entirely your own responsibility and FlexiSPY is not responsible for it in any way.

Why downgrade?

We’ve already published articles on how to install the Android L developer preview on a Nexus 5 here. However Android L is still under development which means that certain features, functions or software may not work entirely as expected. It is also not recommended to run an OS that is currently in development on your main phone for reasons mentioned above.

This means that ultimately you may wish to downgrade back to the latest version of the Android OS which is stable and works. In this case, for the Nexus 5, this is Android OS 4.4.4 and the process for downgrading from the Android L developer preview back to Android OS 4.4.4 on a Nexus 5 is actually not as hard as you may think.

What’s needed to downgrade?

In order to downgrade the Nexus 5 from Android L you need the following:
- The Nexus 5 running Android L
- A PC
- The Nexus 5 OS 4.4.4 recovery image
On the PC that you will be using to downgrade you must have first of all set up the Android environment correctly such as installing the Android SDK, setting the Windows path for Fastboot, making sure the bootloader of the Nexus 5 is unlocked and installing the correct Google USB driver so that the Nexus 5 is recognised completely by your PC when you plug it in.

This article is written assuming that you have done this already. If you have not then you can learn more about setting up the Android environment needed by reading the first article in this series detailing how to upgrade to the Android L developer preview which you can find here.

Step 1 – Download the Android OS 4.4.4 image

The first you need to do is download the Android OS 4.4.4 image from here. Google provides these images for you so that you can easily downgrade the Nexus 5 should anything go wrong or reinstall the current OS version if the Nexus 5 is running OS 4.4.4.

Please make sure that you download the correct version for the Nexus 5 model you are working with.

Once you have downloaded the image file save it in a convenient location such as your desktop.

Once you have saved the image file to your computer you must extract it to gain access to the files that are required to start the flashing process.

Once you have extracted the files inside the downloaded image file it should look like the picture below.

Step 2 – Flash the Android OS 4.4.4 image to the Nexus 5

We already mentioned that we assume you have already set up the Android development environment on your PC but again, if you need a refresher, read the article here.

To flash the Android image you first need to put the Nexus 5 in Fastboot mode.

This is done by doing the following:
- Make sure the Nexus 5 is turned off completely.
- Connect the Nexus 5 to your PC using the USB cable
- Hold down the volume down button and the power button together to turn it on.
If done correctly the Nexus 5 will turn on in Fastboot mode and it will look like the picture below.

With the Nexus 5 in Fastboot mode and connected to your PC browse, on your PC, to the folder where you saved the Nexus 5 Android OS 4.4.4 ROM.

Simply double-click flash-all.bat and wait for the Nexus 5 to complete the steps and, once done properly, the Nexus 5 will restart and it will be running OS 4.4.4 again.
Agosto 19, 2014
How To Install The Android L Preview On To A Nexus 5
This article will show you how to install the Android L preview on to a Nexus 5.

Bear in mind that the latest version of Android, Android L, is still under development.

The version we are installing in this article is subject to change and you perform the steps in this guide at your own risk.

While everything has been done to make sure the steps are accurate, FlexiSPY is not responsible for the contents of this guide or any damage that may be incurred from following this guide.

What is Android L?

Android L is the newest version of the popular Android OS. It will be Android OS version 5.0.

As is the tradition with Android OS versions being named after desserts (Android OS 4.x (K) was named Kitkat for example with Jelly Bean and Ice Cream preceding them) many people believe that the ‘L’ will stand for lollipop but this is not confirmed (nor denied) by Google at this time so we just have to wait and see what Google decide to do.

With the new Android OS not being scheduled for release until at least the end of 2014 it comes as no surprise that only a few select phones are eligible to be running this version currently.

Luckily, here at FlexiSPY, we like to keep on top of all things tech which is why we have just installed the Android L developer preview on our Nexus 5 and we are going to show you how you can do the same in just a few quick and simple steps.

What you need to install Android L

In order to install the Android L developer preview on to a Nexus 5 you will need the following:
- A Nexus 5 phone
- The Android L developer preview image
- A PC
Step 1 – Backup the Nexus 5

Because this is still development software we highly recommend that you back up the phone first completely before proceeding.

To do that you, first of all, install the Nexus root toolkit which you can find here.

Once you have downloaded the Nexus toolkit connect the Nexus 5 to your PC using the USB cable it came with. After that, you need to put the Nexus 5 in USB debugging mode before it will be seen while connected to the PC using the Nexus root toolkit program.

To enable USB debugging on the Nexus 5 simply do the following:
- Tap Apps
- Tap Settings
- Tap About Phone
- Scroll down to Build Number and keep tapping that until you read you are now a developer. The Developer options menu has now been unlocked.
- Tap the new Developer Options Menu.
- Make sure Stay Awake is checked
- Make sure USB debugging is checked.
You also need to make sure you have installed the Nexus 5 USB driver otherwise even with USB debugging enabled the PC will still not recognize the phone. To learn how to do that click here.

If, after enabling USB debugging and installing the USB driver and the Nexus 5 is still not recognized then try a different USB port on your computer because sometimes that can make the difference.

Also make sure that, with the Nexus 5 connected to your PC, no on-screen notification on the Nexus 5 is visible asking you to accept USB debugging on the PC (you have to accept otherwise the PC will not find the phone).

With all this done the Nexus 5 should now be recognized when you run the Nexus toolkit and it will look similar to this.

As you can see the Nexus root toolkit has identified the Nexus 5 and Android OS version so the next thing that we need to do is start the backup.

The root toolkit takes care of the entire backup process, so click the Backup button to start.

We want to create a complete backup of the Nexus 5 before we install anything on to it so simply click Create Android Backup File.

There is quite a lot of text to read but essentially you just need to tap OK and then you can proceed to the next step.

The next step will ask you where you wish to save the backup file to on your computer. Simply pick a convenient location and then the next window will explain more about the backup process and what will happen.

While the backup is in progress make sure the Nexus 5 is not interrupted.

Once the backup is complete the Nexus root toolkit will inform you.

Downloading the Android L developer preview

Google makes downloading the developer preview as simple as possible however there are some prerequisites first. You must make sure you have installed the Android SDK on your PC first.

You must also make sure that, within Windows, you have set the path variable for Fastboot to match the location where you save the downloaded Android developer preview too.

For more information how to install the Android SDK please see the details here.

When you have successfully installed the Android SDK to a folder of your choice on your PC, it should look like this (we have installed the Android SDK to C:\Android for easy reference).

Here you can see the SDK (the SDK folder) has been installed and we have put all of this in a folder located at C:\Android for easy access as mentioned.

You can download the Google L developer preview from the link here.

Make sure you download the correct one for the Nexus 5 and then save the downloaded folder in the same folder as the SDK as shown below. We named our folder android for easy reference also.

Inside the android folder, you must extract the contents of the developer preview so it looks like this:

Next, connect the Nexus 5 to the PC using the USB cable.

Make sure it is powered off and the hold down the volume down button and the power button to turn it on and it will boot up in Fastboot mode which looks like this.

The final thing that needs to be done is within Windows which is to set the Path of Fastboot so that it points to the Android SDK Fastboot files which we have located in C:\Android\SDK\Platform-Tools on our PC (for you it will be different).

To set this do the following:

On the Windows desktop (in this case Windows 8) open up file explorer. Right click your computer and then click Properties.

With the system properties menu open click Advanced System Settings and the System Properties window will appear.

With the System Properties window, open click Environment Variables and the menu that appears will look similar to what is shown below.
In the Environment Variables window select Path and then click Edit.

Add a semicolon, as shown in the example, and then type the full path to the Android SDK (in this example we use C:\Android as mentioned).

Now that we have everything set we need to make sure the Nexus 5 is ready.
- The Nexus 5 should be connected to your PC.
- The Nexus 5 should be running in Fastboot mode.
- You should have installed the Android SDK on to your PC in an easy to access location.
- You should download the Android L developer preview image and saved it in a folder where you saved the Android SDK for easy reference.
Now that you have done all these four things you simply run the flash-all.bat file inside the Android L developer preview folder.

If all you see inside your Android L developer preview folder is a zip file you must extract it first to view all the files.

The Android L preview image will be flashed to the Nexus 5. This may take some time.

DO NOT DISCONNECT THE NEXUS 5 FROM YOUR PC OR TURN IT OFF OR DO ANYTHING THAT WILL INTERRUPT THE FLASHING PROCESS IN Anyway.

Once you have flashed the Android L developer preview the Nexus 5 will boot up for the first time. This may take some time also so please be patient. Once it boots up Android L will be fully ready for use.
Agosto 19, 2014
COME EFFETTUARE IL DOWNGRADE DI UN SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 DA 4.4.2 A 4.2.2
Questo articolo ti spiegherà come far passare un Samsung Galaxy S4 da OS 4.4.2 a 4.3.

Attenzione: Questa guida è fornita ‘così com’è’. FlexiSPY non è responsabile per essa o per il suo contenuto e dichiari di effettuare la procedura di downgrade a tuo rischio e pericolo. FlexiSPY non è responsabile in alcun odo per qualsiasi danno risultante dal seguire questa guida e leggendo oltre questa nota accetti le condizioni elencate sopra:

Il nostro modello di Samsung Galaxy S4 è un GT-I9500.

Questi passaggi potrebbero non funzionare con la versione GT-I9505 del Samsung Galaxy S4 e decidi di effettuarli a tuo rischio.

Perché fare il Downgrade?

FlexiSPY non è ancora completamente compatibile con OS 4.4.2 e se il tuo dispositivo target usa una versione OS 4.4.2 hai bisogno di fare il downgrade per poter usare funzionalità di FlexiSPY Extreme come spy call e l’intercettazione chiamate.

Inoltre un downgrade potrebbe risultare in un miglioramento della performance del tuo S4, che a differenza del Samsung Galaxy S5 non è in grado di sfruttare l’ultima versione OS di Android.

Tieni presente che in alcune aree geografiche gli S4 non possono usare OS 4.4.2 e questo dipende interamente dall’operatore della linea e dalla stessa Samsung.

Cosa serve per il downgrade?

Per effettuare il downgrade del Samsung Galaxy S4 hai bisogno di quanto segue:
- Il Samsung Galaxy S4 con OS 4.4.2 di cui vuoi eseguire il downgrade
- Un PC
- Il cavo USB del Samsung Galaxy S4
- Il file firmware OS 4.2.2 per S4 del tuo paese (vedi dopo)
- Un backup della partizione EFS del S4 (vedi dopo)
- Il file binario del modem per S4 (vedi dopo)
- Il software di rooting per PC chiamato Odin (vedi dopo)
Adesso che hai tutto il necessario è ora di iniziare!

Fase 1 – Controlla che la versione di Android OS sul Samsung Galaxy S4 sia 4.4.2

Sul telefono vai in Apps > Settings > More > About Device per vedere la versione OS. Nell’immagine sotto puoi vedere che il nostro S4 utilizza la versione Android 4.4.2.

Fase 2 – Fai il backup della partizione EFS del S4

In pratica, senza entrare troppo nel tecnico (parleremo più in dettaglio della partizione EFS più avanti) è sempre meglio assicurarsi di avere un backup del telefono prima di eseguire il downgrade. La partizione EFS permette al telefono di fare chiamate e di eseguire altre funzionalità quali l’identificazione del network e il numero IMEI.

Senza questi dati il telefono non può funzionare come telefono.

Per fare il backup della partizione EFS useremo un programma chiamato FES Professional che è un programma per PC che ci permette di fare il backup della partizione EFS su un computer per tenerlo al sicuro.

Puoi scaricare EFS Professional qui.

Sul Samsung Galaxy S4 vai sul Play Store e scairca e installa BusyBox, perché è necessario per il funzionamento di EFS Professional. Devi avere sbloccato il Samsung Galaxy per installare BusyBox, puoi leggere la Spy Phone Review qui per assistenza.

Consenti l’accesso quando ti viene chiesto e clicca su Installa per iniziare il processo di installazione.

Una volta installato BusyBox e sbloccato Samsung Galaxy S4, collega semplicemente l’S4 al tuo PC usando il cavo USB e avvia EFS Professional.

Quando esegui EFS Professional, verificherà sullo stesso S4 che il debug USB sia abilitato (per abilitarlo su S4 vai su Settings > More > About Device e continua a cliccare Build Number finché non vedi le Developer Options. Una volta dentro Settings > More > Developer Options assicurati che USB debugging sia selezionato.)

Clicca OK sull’S4 quando richiesto.

Su PC se avvii EFS Professional si assicurerà che l’S4 sia sbloccato e che BusyBox sia installato. Dovrebbe apparire così:

Clicca sull’etichetta Backup.

Assicurati che EFS Professional appaia come in Questa Foto. Come vedi All Partitions è selezionato ma solo le quattro partizioni collegare a EPS sono selezionate per il backup, a questo punto clicca su Backup per iniziare.

Una volta che il processo di backup è completato disconnetti l’S4 dal PC e connettilo di nuovo.

Usando Windows Explorer naviga nella SD card del S4 per trovare la cartella di backup intitolata EFSProBackup.

Copia semplicemente questa cartella sul tuo PC e tienila in un posto sicuro.

Fase 3 – Scarica la versione Android 4.2.2 OS per il tuo paese e modello di S4

A questo punto occorre scaricare Android 4.2.1 ROM che serve per fare il downgrade del tuo S4.

Puoi farlo da questo sito.

Clicca Firmware Database per andare nella pagina qui sotto.

Sotto TYPE, OS, MODEL e COUNTRY seleziona il valore riferito al tuo S4

Clicca sulla 4.2.2 ROM che vuoi scaricare

Assicurati che i dettagli corrispondano all’S4 di cui vuoi eseguire il downgrade e clicca il bottone Download

Una voltascaricto estrailo sul tuo computer come mostrato in Questa Immagine

Tieni presente che i file ROM possono arrivare a diversi gigabyte e scaricarli potrebbe richiedere del tempo.

Fase 4 – Avvia il firmware 4.2.1 su S4

Devi avviare il firmware è stato scaricato su S4.

Per farlo hai bisogno di un programma chiamato Odin che puoi scaricare da qui

Devi mettere il Samsung Galaxy S4 in modalità download in questo modo:

• Spegni del tutto l’S4
• Tieni premuti i tasti per abbassare il volume, home e il tasto di accensione contemporaneamente
• Aspetta che l’S4 si accenda: dovrebbe essere in modalità download
Se lo hai fatto correttamente dovrebbe apparire come l’immagine sotto e premendo il tasto per alzare il volume continuerà in modalità download

Adesso che hai scaricato Odin connetti il Samsung Galaxy S4 al tuo PC e Windows scaricherà in automatico i driver.

Now you have downloaded Odin connect the Samsung Galaxy S4 to your PC and Windows should download the drivers automatically.

Una volta avviato Odin, se tutto va bene e l’S4 è in modalità download, dovrebbe dire Added! Come mostrato in Questa Immagine

Cliccca il bottone AP e naviga il file firmware che hai scaricato e estratto precedentemente.

Clicca il file firmware e scegli Open.

Il file firmware sarà controllato e aggiunto su Odin in modo da apparire come nella schermata in basso. A causa delle dimensioni del file ROM potrebbe richiedere del tempo.

Quando Odin appare come la schermata sotto sei pronto per avviare il file ROM, che è stato visionato con successo da Odin.

Tutto quello che devi fare e cliccare su Start per avviare il file ROM.

Avviare il file ROM può richiedere fino a 15 minuti

NON DISCONNETTERE IL TUO S4 DAL PC O SPEGNERLO PER NESSUN MOTIVO

Una volta finito il processo Odin dirà PASS e l’S4 si riavvierà e inizierà dal nuovo ROM

Fase 5 – Risolvere ogni problema – impossibilità di riavviare

Se l’S4, dopo l’avvio del ROM, si blocca sul logo Samsung fai quanto segue

• Spegni del tutto l’S4.
• Tieni premuti i tasti per alzare il volume, home e il tasto di accensione contemporaneamente.
• Aspetta che l’S4 mostri il logo Samsung e lascia andare

Adesso è in modalità recupero che appare così.

Usando il tasto del volume scorri fino a reset Wipe data/factory e premi il tasto di accensione per confermare

Seleziona Yes e premi il tasto di accensione per confermare.

Il Samsung Galaxy S4 avvierà il riavvio.

Quando si trova di nuovo nella schermata mostrata sopra clicca Reboot e l’S4 si riavvierà – questo potrebbe richiedere del tempo, quindi sei pregato di essere paziente.

Fase 6 – Risolvere ogni problema – Perdita di IMEI

Se, dopo aver riavviato il telefono scopri di non avere segnale e che il tuo numero IMEI è sbagliato– per esempio 004999010640000/01 (Settings > More > About Device > Status > IMEI) hai bisogno di scaricare il file del modem qui, salvalo sul tuo PC e estrailo.

Metti il Samsung Galaxy S4 in modalità download e connettilo al tuo PC e avvia Odin (per informazioni leggi la Fase 4).

Come già visto, apparirà come in Questa Immagine una volta connesso

Clicca il pulsante CP e indica il file binario del Modem mostrato nell’ultima immagine

Odin adeso dovrebbe apparire come in Questa Immagine. Puoi vedere che l’S4 è stato aggiunto e che il file modem è selezionato.

Clicca Start per avviare il modem e attendi.

NON DISCONNETTERE IL TUO S4 DAL PC O SPEGNERLO PER NESSUN MOTIVO

Una volta fatto aspetta che l’S4 s riavvii e dovresti avere di nuovo il tuo IMEI e avere eseguito con successo il downgrade dell’S4 da 4.4.2 a 4.2.2.

Come sempre questa guida è fornita così com’è, quindi per qualsiasi problema o domanda usa i commenti e faremo del nostro meglio per assisterti.

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Agosto 13, 2014
Come Intercettare le Chiamate di un iPhone Con FlexiSPY

Intercettare le chiamate può sembrare qualcosa di limitato ai poteri della NSA, ma in realtàpossiamo farlo tutti.

Tutto quello di cui hai bisogno per intercettare le chiamate di un iPhone è lo strumento giusto, e se il tuo telefono target è un iPhone FlexiSPY è quello giusto.

Dopo aver acquistato il Software Tracker per iPhone, ti basterà seguire le istruzioni di questa guida per iniziare ad intercettare le telefonate già da oggi. Nel caso tu fossi interessato alla guida per Android, invece, fai riferimento a questa guida. Ma vediamo cosa fare con un iPhone.

Come intercettare le chiamate | Primi passi

Fase 1 – Accedi alla pagina iniziale del tuo FlexiSPY

Fase 2 – Seleziona il tab Control Center e poi clicca su Live Call Controls

Fase 3 – Individua l’opzione “abilita intercettazione chiamate”

Fase 4 – Assicurati che sia impostata su ON.

Fase 5 – Clicca su Manage Watchlist

Fase 6 – Assicurati che tutte le opzioni al di sotto di Global Options siano Checked.

Fase 7 – Clicca su Bugging Controls.

Fase 8 – Clicca su Set Monitor Number.

Fase 9 – Inserisci il tuo numero di cellulare con il prefisso internazionale (+XX123456789) e, una volta verificato di averlo inserito in modo corretto, clicca su Sync Now.

Fatto

Una volta effettuati questi passaggi, ogni volta che qualcuno effettuerà una telefonata con il suo smartphone riceverai una notifica via SMS!

Speriamo che tu abbia trovato questa guida esaustiva. In ogni caso, per qualsiasi approfondimento su questa o alter funzionalità di FlexiSPY, lascia un commento qui sotto o sulla nostra pagina social!

Agosto 13, 2014
Come Spiare le Chat di Skype su Android con FlexiSPY

Skype è una piattaforma di messaggistica istantanea incredibilmente popolare, sia su computer che su dispositive portatili. Se conosci qualcuno che usa molto Skype, o che se ne è interessato di recente, vorrai sapere cosa sta combinando. Dopo aver acquistato il nostro software spia per cellulari, sarai in grado di spiare le chat di Android, e la seguente guida ti spiegherà come. Iniziamo!

Spia le Chat di Skype su Android – Come Fare

Fase 1 – Accedi alla tua Bacheca attraverso il Portale di FlexiSPY.

Fase 2 – Clicca sulla scheda Messaggi e scegli IM e poi Skype.

Fase 3 – Visualizza le chat di Skype catturate per te.

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Fatto!

Questo è tutto, adesso dovresti essere in grado di spiare le Chat di Skype su Android. Naturalmente, se hai delle domande su questa o qualsiasi altra funzionalità di FlexiSPY, faccelo sapere nella sezione commenti oppure attraverso i nostri social media.

Luglio 4, 2014
Localizzare i Dipendenti con il GPS dello Smartphone

Ci sono un sacco di dispositivi di localizzazione GPS sul mercato. In vece di datore di lavoro, puoi installarne uno su un’auto aziendale, senza problemi. Oppure installarlo sul badge dei dipendenti. Installarlo sull’auto personale del dipendente… sì. E in alcuni casi puoi installarlo per localizzare i tuoi dipendenti che usano l’auto personale per lavoro fuori sede.

Tuttavia, i dispositivi di localizzazione GPS installati hanno un grande limite. Localizzano solo l’auto dei tuoi dipendenti. Non localizzano i tuoi dipendenti.

Come puoi localizzare i tuoi dipendenti? Come puoi accorgerti se i tuoi dipendenti hanno deciso di andare allo stadio anziché recarsi a quel costoso seminario che hai pagato tu?

Gli smartphone sono dispositivi fenomenali, perché possono localizzare e trasmettere posizioni accuratamente come i dispositivi GPS. Per la necessità di rintracciare chi chiama i servizi di sicurezza pubblica, i telefoni con trasmettitore GPS sono diventati di uso universale – infatti, molti Stati impongono che i telefoni siano venduti con trasmittenti GPS. La cosa che stupisce è che la legge tratta i due dispositivi (GPS e cellulari) in modo diverso, nonostante forniscano dati simili.

Leggi sulla Localizzazione GPS dei Dipendenti

L’uso di tecnologie GPS per localizzare i dipendenti sul lavoro è ormai molto diffuso. Più del 53% dei datori di lavoro usano tecnologie GPS per localizzare i loro veicoli e dipendenti. Oggi per i datori di lavoro con più di 8 dipendenti è conveniente usare una qualche tecnologia di localizzazione.

L’analisi di due recenti decisioni di appello dello Stato di New York dimostra perché il tribunale applichi norme diverse per determinare se la localizzazione GPS è legale per i datori di lavoro a seconda che il monitoraggio sia fatto da un dispositivo installato in una macchina, o se la localizzazione è eseguita su uno smartphone.

Nel valutare la legalità di usare un dispositivo di localizzazione GPS, è importante innanzitutto guardare se ci sono limitazioni sul suo utilizzo per questioni di privacy.

Prima di tutto, nessuno statuto federale impedisce ai datori di lavoro di effettuare localizzazioni GPS su cellulari per individuare la posizione dei loro dipendenti. In secondo luogo, il Connecticut è l’unico stato a richiedere l’obbligo di notifica dell’uso di localizzazione GPS da parte di un datore di lavoro. La California e il Texas hanno recentemente passato una legge che richiede la notifica per l’applicazione di un dispositivo di localizzazione su automobile.

Dunque, non ci sono limitazioni legali per un datore di lavoro che vuole localizzare i suoi dipendenti con un dispositivo GPS.

raccomandiamo che tutti i datori di lavoro facciano presente questa politica e notifichino per iscritto i loro dipendenti.

Tre stati ora richiederebbero che un datore di lavoro notifichi i suoi dipendenti dell’uso di tecnologia di localizzazione GPS per monitorare la loro posizione durante l’orario di lavoro. Questa non è una limitazione rilevante. Infatti, si consiglia che tutti i datori di lavoro facciano presente questa politica e notifichino per iscritto i loro dipendenti.

Nonostante non vi siano leggi sulla privacy che potrebbero limitare sensibilmente l’uso di tecnologia per la localizzazione GPS sul posto di lavoro, i tribunali hanno iniziato a considerare questa materia, e hanno fissato alcune linee guida sui limiti che potrebbero porre sotto la legge questo tipo di monitoraggio

I tribunali hanno solitamente trovato una bassa aspettativa di privacy riguardo il monitoraggio sul posto di lavoro. Almeno che l’invasione della privacy sia irragionevole, fino a implicare informazioni altamente personali sul dipendente, il monitoraggio non è considerato come una violazione dei diritti di privacy del dipendente.

Prima del GPS, per determinare se ci fosse una violazione della privacy, i tribunali hanno valutato se fosse stata valicata una zona in cui una persona si aspetterebbe ragionevolmente privacy, e se l’intrudione fosse offensiva alla luce dei motivi e degli obiettivi dell’invasore. (Vedi, Miller v. NBC, 187 Cal.App.3d 1463, 232 Cal.Rptr. 668 1986) e Shulman v. Group W Productions, 18 Cal.4^th 200, 955 P.2d 469, 74 Cal.Rptr.2d 843 1998.

Monitoraggio della Localizzazione GPS dei Dipendenti – Il Primo Caso

Il primo caso di monitoraggio GPS di un dipendente è stato a New York. Nel Cunningham v. New York State Dept. of Labor(2013 NY Slip Op 04838), la Corte di Appello di New York ha ascoltato il caso in cui un dipendente è stato disciplinato sulla base di prove ottenute attraverso l’uso di un dispositivo di localizzazione GPS installato sulla sua auto personale.

Michael Cunningham lavorava nel dipartimento del lavoro di stato in una posizione manageriale. Lavorava in questo reparto da 20 anni e gran parte del suo lavoro si svolgeva o sul campo o fuori sede.

Il suo datore di lavoro sospettava che stesse dando resoconti falsi sul tempo e facendo assenze non autorizzate. Credevano che quando sosteneva di essere in viaggio di lavoro, stesse in realtà tornado a casa prima di quanto non dichiarasse.

Il datore di lavoro assunse un investigatore per seguire la sua auto e confermare i sospetti. Cunningham riuscì più volte a eludere l’investigatore. A questo punto il datore di lavoro attaccò un dispositivo di localizzazione GPS sotto il volante dell’auto personale di Cunningham, a sua insaputa.

Il datore di lavoro seguì gli spostamenti dell’auto di Cunningham per un mese. Durante questo periodo, il dispositivo di localizzazione GPS richiese due sostituzioni. Sulla base delle prove ottenute dal dispositivo di localizzazione, il datore di lavoro prese azioni disciplinari contro Cunningham portando al suo licenziamento.

La corte che si occupò del caso ritenne ragionevole l’uso del dispositivo di localizzazione GPS per confermare i sospetti sulle assenze di Cunningham e per verificare i tempi. Dichiaro anche che il tracciamento dei movimenti della vettura per un mese fosse un periodo ragionevole.

Tuttavia, la corte ha anche stabilito che la ricerca era eccessivamente invadente. Dal momento che il datore di lavoro stava seguendo i movimenti in auto di Cunningham 24 ore su 24, e quindi anche lunghi periodi di tempo in cui Cunningham non dichiarava di lavorare, la ricerca superò lo scopo consentito. Il datore di lavoro, che ha sostituito il dispositivo GPS per due volte durante la sorveglianza, lo avrebbe potuto facilmente rimuovere quando Cunningham era in vacanza. La corte ritenne che il datore di lavoro non aveva fatto uno sforzo ragionevole per non monitorare Cunningham mentre era al di fuori delle ore di lavoro.

Qualche mese dopo, la Corte Suprema degli Stati Uniti fu scossa da un caso criminale, ma avrebbe potuto dare un duro colpo all’uso dei dispositivi GPS attaccati alle auto. Nel caso United States v. Jones 132 S. Ct. 949, 565 U.S. ___ (2012), il giudice Scalia dichiarò che la violazione comportata dall’applicare un dispositivo GPS a una auto invadeva la privacy della persona. L’idea generale, inoltre, suggerì che ogni monitoraggio a lungo termine con GPS è una violazione della privacy, perché rivela un’ampia gamma di informazioni personali, incluso associazioni politiche, religiose, sessuali e familiari.

I cellulari, tuttavia, non hanno ricevuto lo stesso trattamento dai tribunali. Nel caso United States v. Skinner 690 F.3d 772 (6th Cir. 2012), la Corte ha deciso che non c’è una ragionevole aspettativa di privacy legata al trasmettere la localizzazione di un cellulare. Altrimenti, sarebbe un’invasione di privacy usare dei cani per annusare le tracce di un sospetto. Nel caso Skinner, la Corte ha esplicitamente fatto una distinzione tra mettere un dispositivo GPS su un’auto, come nel caso Jones, e usare il segnale di posizionamento di un cellulare. Il primo implica una violazione, il secondo no.

Con il trattamento preferenziale sulla privacy dato cellulari rispetto ai dispositivi GPS nelle auto, sembrerebbe logico che i datori di lavoro dovrebbero utilizzare la tecnologia di localizzazione GPS dei telefoni cellulari, anziché posizionare un dispositivo nell’auto personale di un dipendente. Nonostante ci siano ancora buone finalità di business per la localizzazione GPS delle auto aziendali, seguire i movimenti dei dipendenti può essere più importante, soprattutto in questa epoca di telecomunicazioni e di lavoro a distanza.

In un campione di professionisti provenienti da tutte le parti degli Stati Uniti, il 56% usa un telefono pagato dal datore di lavoro.

Dunque, i datori di lavoro possono fornire telefoni che hanno un software di localizzazione GPS, per permettergli di monitorare gli spostamenti dei dipendenti. Come già detto, noi raccomandiamo che i dipendenti siano notificati di questo, soprattutto perché potrebbe esserci dei rilevamenti al di fuori dell’orario di lavoro. Questa è un’alternativa interessante alla segretezza che ha portato alla sconfitta del datore di lavoro nel caso Cunningham, in cui il monitoraggio diventa così invasivo da violare la ragionevole aspettativa di privacy del lavoratore.

Luglio 3, 2014
Come Rintracciare il Posizionamento GPS di un Android Con FlexiSPY

Quando gli chiedi dove sono stati tutto il giorno, sei sicuro che ti dicano la verità?

Purtroppo non puoi saperlo finché non li vedi tu stesso in quella location, o se hai installato un dispositivo di localizzazione GPS che è con loro tutto il tempo.

Nella seguente guida, imparerai come rintracciare il posizionamento GPS di un Android usando la Funzionalità di Localizzazione GPSdi FlexiSPY.

Iniziamo

Fase 1 – Accedi alla bacheca di FlexiSPY attraverso il Portale.

Fase 2 – Clicca sulla scheda Locations.

Fase 3 – Visualizza tutte le localizzazioni GPS.

Fatto

Questo è tutto, e adesso dovresti essere in grado di rintracciare con successo il posizionamento GPS di un Android con FlexiSPY.

Naturalmente, se hai delle domande su questa o qualsiasi altra funzionalità di FlexiSPY, faccelo sapere nella sezione commenti oppure attraverso i nostri social media.

Luglio 1, 2014
Posso Spiare Il Telefono di Mio Figlio?
Sei preoccupato per il tuo teenager?

Chi stanno frequentando? Cosa fanno dopo la scuola? Sono vittima di bullismo? Usano droghe?

Queste sono tutte valide – e comuni – preoccupazioni di un genitore.

Probabilmente hai comprato un telefono a tuo figlio – un bell’iPhone o uno smartphone Android.

Scoprendo come usano il loro telefono puoi mettere da parte molte paure. Puoi anche intervenire, se necessario, per proteggere tuo figlio.

Quali sono le implicazioni legali di spiare il telefono di tuo figlio? Tuo figlio può farti causa?

Immunità Genitore-Figlio: Storicamente, la Dottrina di Immunità Parentale ha impedito a un figlio di fare causa ai genitori. Questa dottrina trova la sua genesi negli Stati Uniti con Hewellette v. George, 68 Miss. 703, 9 So. 885 (1891), in cui una figlia minorenne non ha potuto citare la madre per i danni risultati dalla sofferenza mentale e fisica subita durante la frequentazione di un asilo per 11 giorni, per scelta di sua madre. La corte diede questa motivazione:

“La pace della società edelle famiglieche compongonola società, e di una politicapubblicasana, volta a osservare ilbenessere dellefamiglie egli interessidella società, vietaa unfiglio minorenneil dirittodi fare richiesta dirisarcimentocivileper lesioni personalisubiteper manodelgenitore.Lo Stato, attraverso le sueleggi penali, proteggerà il figlio minorenneda atti di violenzae torti da parte dei genitori,e questoè tutto ciò cheil figlio può richiedere’.

La regola stabilita a Hewellette è la seguente: “Fin tanto che il genitore ha l’obbligo di prendersi cura, guidare e controllare, e il figlio ha l’obbligo reciproco di assistere, confortare e ubbidire, non può sussistere una tale azione.”

Tutti i 50 stati, legislativamente o giuridicamente (per scelta della corte suprema) adottarono questa dottrina. La California ha adottato l’immunità giudiziaria (Trudell v. Leatherby (1931) 212 Cal. 678 [300 P. 7] secondo cui un figlio minorenne non può fare causa ai suoi genitori per negligenza perché tale azione da parte del figlio contro i genitori “porterebbe discordia nella famiglia e disturberebbe la pace e l’armonia del nucleo”).

La Fine dell’Immunità Genitore-Figlio: Quasi tutti gli Stati adesso hanno abbandonato l’immunità assoluta genitore-figlio, con riferimento a illeciti intenzionali contro il figlio (per esempio pedofilia e abuso). Molti stati hanno abrogato la dottrina per le accuse di negligenza in cui vi è copertura assicurativa il genitore, e permettere che il figlio faccia causa al genitore non disturberebbe l’armonia della famiglia, perché la domanda in realtà è nei confronti del portatore di assicurazione per il genitore (per esempio consentire cause di negligenza alla guida – ormai comunemente escluse dalle polizze assicurative).
- La Regola Goller – immunità dell’ordinaria negligenza parentale
Riconoscendo il bisogno continuo di proteggere l’autorità genitoriale e l’armonia familiare, alcune giurisdizioni hanno cercato di limitare l’immunità ad un comportamento negligente che deriva da un “esercizio della potestà genitoriale. .- [o] un esercizio di ordinaria discrezione genitoriale che riguarda la fornitura di cibo, vestiti, alloggio, servizi medici e dentistici e altre cure.” Goller v. White, 20 Wis. 2d 402, 122 N.W.2d 193 (1963).

Questo perché i genitori hanno il diritto di crescere i loro figli secondo i loro valori, senza interferenze della corte. I genitori dovrebbero essere liberi di determinare la crescita fisica, morale, emotiva e intellettuale dei loro figli. Tutti i genitori hanno una filosofia unica sull’educazione dei figli, e le questioni di supervisione genitoriale sono legate a queste considerazioni filosofiche. Né una corte né una giuria possono valutare fattori così soggettivi senza calpestare la filosofia individuale dei genitori.

La regola Wisconsin dai Goller, che è quella seguita dalla maggioranza di stati, è la seguente: la regola delee’immunità genitoriale viene abrogata a eccezione di queste due situazioni: (1) se il presunto atto di negligenza comporta un esercizio dell’autorità genitoriale sul minore; (2) dove la presunta negligenza comporta un esercizio della ordinaria discrezionalità genitoriale per quanto riguarda la fornitura di cibo, vestiario, alloggio, servizi medici e dentistici, e altre cure.
- La Regola Gibson – Lo Standard di Genitorialità Ragionevole
La California ha aperto la strada alla completa abolizione della dottrina dell’immunità genitoriale e molti stati si stanno muovendo verso la regola del “genitore ragionevole” della California adottata in Gibson v. Gibson (1971) 3 Cal.3d 914. Dopo Goller, Gibson ha riconosciuto che “un genitore può esercitare una certa autorità su un figlio minorenne che sarebbe illecita se diretta verso qualcun altro. Per esempio, un genitore può sculacciare un figlio che si è comportato male senza essere perseguibile, o può ordinare al figlio di stare temporaneamente nella sua stanza come punizione, senza essere accusato di sequestro.”

Gibosn ha adottato la seguente regola, ora conosciuta come lo standard “del genitore ragionevole”: “dal momento che la legge impone al genitore l’obbligo di prendersi cura e disciplinare suo figlio e conferisce il diritto di prescrivere un corso di condotta ragionevole per il suo sviluppo, il genitore ha un’ampia discrezione nell’attuazione della sua funzione genitoriale, ma tale discrezione non include il diritto di infliggere liberamente ferite alla persona oltre i limiti della ragionevole disciplina genitoriale… [A] nonostante un genitore abbia la prerogativa e il dovere di esercitare autorità su suo figlio minorenne, tale prerogative deve essere esercitata entro limiti ragionevoli. La norma da applicare è quella comune della ragionevolezza, ma vista dal punto di vista del ruolo genitoriale. Per questo, la prova del corretto comportamento di un genitore è questa: che cosa avrebbe fatto un genitore ragionevole e prudente in circostanze analoghe?”

Statuto di Monitoraggio Richiesto : Legge di Supervisione del Figlio dell’Oregon

Qualcuno potrebbe anche obiettare che il monitoraggio delle comunicazioni e della posizione a volte può essere necessario per i genitori con un figlio che ha una storia di comportamenti criminali. Per esempio, l’Oregon impone sanzioni penali (solo una multa di $100) contro i genitori i cui figli violano le leggi sul tabacco, l’alcol, le assenze ingiustificate e il coprifuoco. Per provarsi innocenti, i genitori devono dimostrare che hanno segnalato il tali comportamenti alla polizia, oppure che hanno preso misure ragionevoli per controllare il figlio. (Oregon Statuti Rivisti, Sez. 133.07 (Mancanza di Controllo di un Figlio)).

Responsabilità Genitoriale per Infastidire un Figlio: Non Hackare l’Account Facebook di Tuo Figlio

Nonostante non ci siano casi di genitori denunciati dai loro figli per invasione di privacy per aver spiato il loro cellulare e l’attività di internet, c’è un caso recente dove un genitore ha portato le sue attività di supervisione all’estremo.

Il figlio 17enne di una donna dell’Arkansas aveva lasciato la sua pagina Facebook aperta sul suo computer. Sua madre ha letto i suoi commenti ed è rimasta disturbata nello scoprire che stava postando riferimenti di abuso domestico su sua madre. La donna ha cambiato la password del figlio e, nel corso di diverse settimane, ha iniziato a pubblicare numerose dichiarazioni false e diffamatorie che, per gli amici del figlio, sembravano postate dal 17enne stesso. Ha persino mandato comunicazioni volgari via sms e Facebook a suo figlio.

Il figlio ha fatto una denuncia alla polizia. La madre è stata arrestata, processata e imprigionata per molestie. È stata condannata a 1 anno di libertà vigilata, con l’obbligo di pagare una multa di $435 e frequentare classi di gestione della rabbia.

La Conclusione di un Genitore: Monitorare l’attività su telefono e internet di vostro figlio rientra nei diritti del genitore, e potrebbe essere il vostro dovere. Mentre la sorveglianza e il controllo sono perfettamente legali, una condotta intenzionalmente dannosa che va oltre l’educazione genitoriale, espone i genitori sia per la responsabilità civile che penale. Inoltre, esporre comunicazioni personali pubblicamente può, in alcuni casi, portare a responsabilità civile o penale per diffamazione, molestie o violazione della privacy.
Giugno 30, 2014
Gli Hack per Smartphone In Watch Dogs Sono Reali E Sono Già In Circolo

“Pensano che sia un uomo fuori controllo… ma non ho mai avuto così tanto controllo.”

– Aiden Pierce Watch Dogs

Per quelli che non conoscono il mondo dei videogiochi, Watch Dogs della Ubisoft è uno dei titoli più attesi del momento. Questo gioco ‘open world’ promette tutto ciò che GTA V offriva, ma focalizzandosi più sull’hackeraggio della città che non sulla sola potenza di fuoco.

Watch Dogs è ambientato nella Chicago del futuro, dove la città è interamente legata a un unico sistema principale conosciuto come CtOS. Ovviamente, gli hacker più esperti potrebbero infiltrarsi nel sistema e causare ogni tipo di problema alla città e ai suoi abitanti e questo, essenzialmente, è il punto cruciale di Watch Dogs.

Molte persone hanno iniziato a interrogarsi su quanto credibili e possibili siano gli hack attuati nei panni di Aiden Pierce mentre investighi sulla morte di tua nipote, e questo articolo ti mostrerà che parte di quello che vedi e che puoi fare in Watch Dogs è reale ed è in circolo da diverso tempo.

La prima cosa è ascoltare chiamate in tempo reale. All’inizio di Watch Dogs devi intercettare un telefono e ascoltare l’intera conversazione dal tuo telefono.

L’Intercettazione Chiamate ti permette di ascoltare in tempo reale le chiamate di un’altra persona senza che se ne accorga. Diversamente da Watch Dogs che, come ogni buon film di Hollywood o della tv, porta la verità al punto in cui sembra che tutto possa essere hackerato da remoto (è una bugia), se vuoi ascoltare le chiamate di qualcuno usando FlexiSPY avrai prima bisogno del dispositivo TARGET dell’altra persona per installare FlexiSPY manualmente.

REGISTRAZIONE CHIAMATE

Nel corso di Watch Dogs scopri i registri audio, che sono registrazioni che danno più informazioni sulla vita delle persone che vivono in questa versione futuristica di Chicago. Nel gioco Aiden entra semplicemente in un computer e può iniziare ad ascoltare l’audio registrato sul suo telefono. Lo stesso principio è applicato da FlexiRECORD con il prodotto FlexiRECORD. Nella vita reale, però, devi prima installare in software di monitoraggio, in questo caso FlexiSPY, sul dispositivo TARGET e FlexiRECORD sul tuo computer, connettendolo a un telefono Android.

Dopo di ché funziona nello stesso modo, tutte le chiamate possono essere registrate e archiviate sul tuo computer o puoi salvare i file registrati sul tuo telefono per ascoltarli mentre ti sposti.

In Watch Dogs non solo puoi ascoltare chiamate in tempo reale, ma puoi anche origliare conversazioni private tra gli abitanti di Chicago mentre cammini in giro. FlexiSPY offre questa funzionalità – che si chiama spy call – anche nella vita reale e ti permette di usare il tuo stesso telefono per chiamare il dispositivo TARGET e ascoltare cosa succede intorno al telefono in quel momento.

FlexiSPY rende spycall incredibilmente facile, una volta installato FlexiSPY sul telefono TARGET devi solo inserire il tuo numero di telefono nella bacheca online di FlexiSPY, attivare la funzionalità spycall e sei a posto.

Chiama semplicemente il telefono TARGET dal tuo per iniziare ad ascoltare di nascosto.

Alla fine Watch Dogs parla essenzialmente di hack. Non c’è niente di più soddisfacente dell’hackare semafori per sfuggire dalla polizia, guardare dietro e vedere che la polizia ha fatto un tamponamento mentre tu scappi via. Ma sapevi che in Watch Dogs puoi hackare anche gli SMS delle persone? Proprio così, e sì, puoi farlo anche nella vita reale. Questo significa che, a un certo punto del gioco, puoi hackare gli SMS di qualcuno per scoprire informazioni o persino inviare SMS per distrarli mentre tu gli sgusci accanto.

Nonostante la tecnologia non sia ancora al punto di hackare il telefono di altri da remoto (nonostante molte truffe lo promettono), puoi veramente intercettare e leggere gli SMS di qualcun altro usando FlexiSPY.

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Cosa ne pensi dell’hackare ponti per farli alzare dopo che tu sei scappato? Watch Dogs te lo permette e Ubi Soft ha persino assunto Kaspersky come esperti per assicurarsi che gli hack del gioco fossero reali (nonostante molti siano stati resi più drammatici per fare scena – pensa al film Swordfish con John Travolta e Hugh Jackman).

Dunque non c’è dubbio che Watch Dogs sia il gioco più figo del momento. Con la sua interpretazione innovativa di una città e società interattiva e interconnessa, che ti fa pensare alla tua sicurezza. Dipendiamo troppo dai nostri computer o smartphone e continuerà a peggiorare: ciò significa un rischio sempre superiore che ciò a cui teniamo venga hackato. C’è una frase classica nel film Antitrust di Ryan Philippe del 2001: “non prendiamo niente sul serio, almeno che non sia su hard drive”.

Questo è vero anche oggi che i nostri dispositivi sono diventati una parte di noi (Galaxy Gear e Google Glass) con una serie di tecnologie indossabili pronte per essere lanciate sul mercato. Stiamo arrivando al punto in cui i nostri corpi sono i nostri dati, ed è il motivo per cui le applicazioni sulla salute sono il prossimo boom del marcato.

Non c’è dubbio che l’uscita di Watch Dogs ha innescato domande e questioni sulla sicurezza online o dei dati digitali, su come siamo diventati dipendenti dai dispositivi e sul controllo che hanno su di noi (siamo onesti, sono loro che controllano noi, non viceversa, altrimenti li spegneremmo per sempre).

Il bisogno continuo di controllare Twitter, Facebook, SMS e la segreteria Telefonica in ogni momento fa sì che i nostri dispositivi siano sempre accesi e nella nostra mente. Tutti questi dati, nelle mani sbagliate o ottenuti illecitamente, potrebbero avere conseguenze negative. Ma prima di tutto i media devono educarsi su cosa significhi veramente hacking, anziché paragonarlo a quanto mostrato da Hollywood e in TV.

Con l’uscita di Watch Dogs sarebbe stato bello uscire dallo stereotipo dell’hacking fatto da remoto, che non è vero. È questa mancanza di informazione che permette a molte aziende illecite di arricchirsi con software truffa. Quando pensi alla storia di Watch Dogs che mette persino un’intera città sotto il controllo di un unico OS (sarebbero diversi, uno per ogni tipo di infrastruttura – acqua, energia, ecc.) è un po’ troppo radicale, ma è anche dove le nostre vite sono dirette.

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Forse Ubi Soft correggerà questo errore nel sequel e farà installare fisicamente il software ad Aiden sul dispositivo che vuoi controllare, e magari per il multiplayer squadre di hacker potranno combattere per il controllo di uno specifico sub-sistema del OS (come cattura la bandiera) per battere la squadra avversaria – renderebbe il gioco più realistico e interessante – o quanto meno potrebbero lasciarci nascondere i cadaveri che lasciamo nel nostro cammino. Perché non provi come sarebbe in realtà Watch Dogs con FlexiSPY, gratis per 24 ore oggi? Come incentivo ulteriore ottieni uno sconto del 5% sul tuo acquisto FlexiSPY usando il codice sconto FSPY5OFF – valido fino al 30 giugno 2014.

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FlexiSPY Is Now Compatible With iOS 7.1.2

You can now install and run FlexiSPY Premium & Extreme as well as FlexiSPY iPad on any jailbroken iOS device running iOS 7.1.2!

This now means that you can now get the same unrivalled IM capturing capabilities on iOS 7.1.2 as well as great signature FlexiSPY features such as spy call and call interception.

How can I get FlexiSPY on my iOS 7.1.2 device?

The first thing you need to do is jailbreak the device, we have a guide for that, which explains all the steps, that you can read, here All it takes is a few minutes and the TARGET device in your hand to jailbreak the device with help from access to a PC and you will be up and jailbroken in no time. After being jailbroken, the installation of FlexiSPY will be as simple as ever, so why not start enjoying FlexiSPY on your jailbroken iOS 7.1.2 device today!

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