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THEFT AWARE 2.00

for Android

USER GUIDE

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Table of Contents

Theft Aware Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................... 4

WHATS NEW IN VERSION 2.00 .................................................................................................................................. 4

THEFT AWARE BASICS ............................................................................................................................................... 4

Unveil the Thiefs Identity ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

Send SMS Commands to the Phone ........................................................................................................................................ 5

Stealth Mode ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Get Theft Aware 2.00 .................................................................................................................................................... 7

DOWNLOAD AND/OR PURCHASE THEFT AWARE ..................................................................................................... 7

INSTALLATION PROCESS ............................................................................................................................................ 7

Use Theft Aware 2.00 .................................................................................................................................................... 8

System Enabled ..................................................................................................................................................... 8

BASIC SETTINGS ......................................................................................................................................................... 9

Owner ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Access Code............................................................................................................................................................................. 9

Notification 1........................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Check for Updates ................................................................................................................................................................... 9

ADVANCED SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................................ 9

Notification 2........................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Lock Phone Settings ................................................................................................................................................................ 9

Allow SMS Commands .......................................................................................................................................................... 10

Phone Lock Behaviour ........................................................................................................................................................... 10

Custom Lock Text .................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Siren When Locked................................................................................................................................................................ 10

Siren Sound ........................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Auto-Enable GPS ................................................................................................................................................................... 10

SMS Map Type ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Gps Query Timeout ............................................................................................................................................................... 11

SMS on Low Battery .............................................................................................................................................................. 11

Lock USB-Debugging ............................................................................................................................................................. 11

Back Up Settings .................................................................................................................................................................... 11

HELP INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................................................... 12

LICENSING THEFT AWARE ....................................................................................................................................... 12

Website Purchase ............................................................................................................................................... 12

Android Market Purchase ................................................................................................................................... 13


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Activate License .................................................................................................................................................. 13

Consume Coupon ................................................................................................................................................ 13

ACCESS CONFIGURATION IN STEALTH MODE ......................................................................................................... 14

ACCEPT ANOTHER SIM CARD .................................................................................................................................. 14

THEFT AWARE 2.00 SMS COMMANDS .................................................................................................................... 15

Remote Command Authorization ....................................................................................................................... 15

Mark the Mobile Phone as Lost .......................................................................................................................... 16

Mark the Mobile Phone as Found ....................................................................................................................... 16

Lock the Mobile Phone ....................................................................................................................................... 16

Unlock the Mobile Phone ................................................................................................................................... 16

Turn Siren on Mobile Phone On.......................................................................................................................... 16

Turn Siren on Mobile Phone Off ......................................................................................................................... 17

Update Mobile Phone Information (One-Time).................................................................................................. 17

Initiate a Call ....................................................................................................................................................... 17

Wipe the Phone .................................................................................................................................................. 17

SMS Forwarding .................................................................................................................................................. 18

SMS Carbon Copy ................................................................................................................................................ 18

Call Carbon Copy ................................................................................................................................................. 18

Call and SMS Carbon Copy .................................................................................................................................. 19

Back Up Important SMS ...................................................................................................................................... 19

Back Up Contacts ................................................................................................................................................ 20

Get Recent Log Entries ........................................................................................................................................ 20

Launch and Shut Down Configuration Interface ................................................................................................. 20

Reboot Phone ..................................................................................................................................................... 20

Change Theft Aware Configuration..................................................................................................................... 20

Implement Own Remote Commands ................................................................................................................. 23

USE THEFT AWARE ADVANCED OPTIONS ............................................................................................................... 24

Send Test SMS ..................................................................................................................................................... 24

Simulate Theft Event ........................................................................................................................................... 24

Simulate Lock ...................................................................................................................................................... 24

Appendix A - Supported Phones .................................................................................................................................. 25

Appendix B - Languages ............................................................................................................................................... 25

Appendix C - Technical Support ................................................................................................................................... 25

Appendix D Affiliate Program ................................................................................................................................... 25


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Theft Aware Executive Summary

Theft Awareprovides data protection and theft recoveryfor smartphones. It enables you to control and

find your device in the event ofloss or theft.

"A mobile phone gets stolen in the UK every 45 seconds. Thats nearly 800,000 handsets ayear."(uknetguide.co.uk)

"If your phone is stolen and a thief changes the SIM card, it usually is gone forever as the phone changes

its identity... Theft Aware enables you to stay in contact with your phone even after that event."(ReinhardHolzner, CEO ITAgents)

WHATS NEW IN VERSION 2.00

Please find the news about Theft Aware 2.00 athttp://www.theftaware.com/?step=whats_new.

THEFT AWARE BASICS

Unveil the Thiefs Identity

To enable communication to your phone you will register up to two notification numbers with Theft

Aware (i.e. friends of yours, or your second phone). Those friends will then receive all Theft Aware

messages for you. Now, if the thief changes the SIM card of the phone, Theft Aware will invisibly send

the phone number of the thiefto those recipient numbers. By using the phone number of the thief you

can stay in contact with your phone.

Figure 1: Example of

Notification SMS

Figure 2: Opening the

Maps link

The notification SMS contains:

- Phone number of the thief- Network specific information- GPS coordinates if available- Link to online map service

Contact the police to get your

phone back or remote control the

phone to protect your data.
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Send SMS Commands to the Phone

Get the current location of your phone: If the phone has GPS built in and GPS data is available it will send

you its GPS coordinates. The updates also can be configured to be sent continuously.

Lock the phone: The device will not be usable by the thief anymore as the screen will be blocked by

Theft Aware. This option can also be set to be enabled automatically upon SIM card change.

Activate a loud siren sound: The phone will start to emit a loud siren sound that can only be turned off

again by an authorized user. You are even able to customize the siren sound by specifying own sound

files or by recording a customized siren sound.

Wipe the phone and erase all private data stored on it: Remove Contacts, Call-Log, Sms/MMS, Media

files, Calendar Entries and Browsing History from your phone. Delete files on the memory card to

protect your privacy.

SMS Forwarding (new since build 1710): Theft Aware is able to forward SMS silently to another phone if

you wish to do so.

Call Forwarding (new since Build 1710): Theft Aware is now able to inform you about incoming calls by

text message. Note: We did not implement direct forwarding of the calls as this works differently in the

networks around the world. Also it is not possible to hide the forwarding settings from the thieves eyes

reliably.

Back up all your contacts: Before you wipe the phone you can back up your contacts, they will be

transmitted via SMS to the other device.

Back up SMS that are important to you: Just tell Theft Aware which SMS you want to rescue, they will be

forwarded to the other device.

Let the phone call you or other phone numbers: Your phone is able to phone independently upon SMS

command. The calls will be hidden as good as possible. This enables you to listen to what happens at the

other side of the line without anybody recognizing it.

Query Call or SMS protocol data: By sending a simple SMS command you can query call or SMS protocols

on the target phone.

Change Theft Aware settings: most of the settings of Theft Aware can be changed by SMS.

Remote command plugin interface: Implement your own SMS commands.


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Stealth Mode

After theft, thiefs usually check the mobile phone for applications that could unveil their identity. Thiefs

will look for application icons and will check the application manager. If the thief is able to find

suspicious traces it is very likely that the phone will be turned off and will be subject to disposal. This

usually results in the phone being lost forever.

All of the anti theft solution providers tried to solve this problem. But with their solutions it is either not

possible to change the tools configuration (e.g. uninstall is not possible) or the tool provides visible

traces to a thief causing all the consequences lined out above.

We managed to create the perfect solution. Theft Aware is also the only solution in the marketplace

that will be completely invisible on the phone, in order to give you the best chances to either catch the

thief or get your device back.


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Get Theft Aware 2.00

DOWNLOAD AND/OR PURCHASE THEFT AWARE

Theft Aware is available either via our website http://www.theftaware.com or via Googles Android

Market.

INSTALLATION PROCESS

When you downloaded your installer package you can launch the Theft Aware setup program. This is the

Theft Aware setup program icon:

Figure 3: Theft Aware

Setup Icon

Start the setup program. Now Setup will check for some system prerequisites to use our advanced

Stealth Mode technology. Follow the instructions. The next screen will allow you to set an application

name for your Theft Aware installation:

Figure 4: Choose application

name

Figure 5: Name is

changed

In Android it is not possible to completely hide an installation entry of an application within the

application manager. While other vendors simply ignore this fact and keep their applications visiblethere, we will package a customized Theft Aware installer package for you which is labeled with the

application name that you give here. As a result it is very hard for thieves to find out if Theft Aware is

installed on the phone or not as the name of the application is completely unsuspecting.

Setup will then help you download and install your customized package. Simply follow the instructions.

Once Theft Aware is installed successfully you may safely remove the setup program from your phone

and proceed with launching Theft Aware.
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LAUNCH THEFT AWARE

Congratulations! At this point in time you got Theft Aware 2.00 successfully installed on your mobile

phone. Now, launch the Theft Aware program from within the application menu of your phone.

Figure 6: Theft Aware Icon

Use Theft Aware 2.00

When starting Theft Aware, the Main Menu Interface will be the first thing youll see. In order to setup

Theft Aware for active use you will have to specify the Theft Aware settings.

Figure 7: Settings Interface

System Enabled

By using this option you can enable or disable the Theft Aware protection system. Note that no SMS

commands nor any theft protection will work if the system is disabled.

Once the Theft Aware protection is enabled, Theft Aware will be put to Stealth Mode automatically. In

Stealth Mode the Theft Aware icon in the application launcher will be hidden.

If you disable the system Theft Aware will be switched to Visible Mode again. Then the Theft Aware icon

will be restored in the application launcher.


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BASIC SETTINGS

To setup Theft Aware for active use you HAVE TO specify the Theft Aware basic settings:

Owner

Please enter your name here.

Access Code

Enter your access code here. This access code is used to authorize access to the Theft Aware

configuration interface. Please do NOT forget your access code. You will not be able to reconfigure

Theft Aware without the access code. The standard access code is 0000. You have to change the access

code before you are allowed to activate the Theft Aware system.

Notification 1

Please choose one of your contacts with an international phone number here. Any Theft Aware SMS will

be sent to that contact.

Check for Updates

Using this setting you can enable an automatic check for software updates which will be done weekly. If

an software update is found, you will get a notification on your phone. The check will only be

performed, if a trusted SIM card is present in the phone.

ADVANCED SETTINGS

The advanced settings are already optimally preconfigured and MAY be changed on demand:

Notification 2

You maychoose a second contact here. Copies of all Theft Aware SMS will be sent to that phone contact

for safety.

Lock Phone Settings

Theft Aware offers the possibility to lock access to the phone or program manager settings. Whenever a

thief accesses the settings those will be shut down again immediately. So it is impossible for a user touninstall Theft Aware by using the application manager. This setting increases battery usage of Theft

Aware but also increases the phone protection significantly.

If you enabled this option but you want to change settings by yourself, disable Theft Aware, change

the settings and then enable Theft Aware again.


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Allow SMS Commands

Theft Aware enables you to remotely control the phone by using SMS commands. You can disable the

feature here. If you set the value to From Notification Numbers, SMS commands will only be accepted if

they are sent from one of the notification numbers given above. The option From All Numbers lifts that

restriction.

Phone Lock Behaviour

If this option is set to SIM Change, SMS Commandthe phone will be locked automatically upon SIM card

change or by SMS command. If the option is set to Only upon SMS Command, the phone can only be

locked by SMS command. The phone can also be unlocked by entering a valid access code in the lock

screen.

Custom Lock Text

You may enter a custom text here, that will be shown on the screen if the phone is locked. If you give no

text here, a standard text will be shown.

Siren When Locked

If this option is enabled, every time the phone is locked a loud siren alarm sound will be played. The

siren sound will only stop if the phone is unlocked again. There is also a SMS command to start/stop the

siren.

Siren Sound

Theft Aware enables you to customize your siren sound. The option Select Sound File lets you select a

sound file from your phone. Also you can record a new sound sample by using the option Record SirenSound. Use the Play Siren Soundoption to listen to the currently active siren. Use the Reset To Default

option to reset the siren sound to the original one delivered with Theft Aware.

On some devices (e.g. the Samsung Galaxy S) the default sound recording utility (SoundRecorder) is not present. Because of this you can not record own siren sounds on those devices.

Auto-Enable GPS

If enabled, Theft Aware will try to enable GPS on non-rooted phones if GPS is disabled in the system

settings. This only works from Android 1.6 on and might cause unwanted popup dialogs to occur

depending on the device model. If Theft Aware is installed as system application, GPS will be

automatically enabled regardless of this setting.

After enabling the setting it is recommended to disable GPS in the system settings and to test if popups

occur (eg. by pressing the menu key and selectingAdvanced-> Simulate Theft Event>). If popups occur it

is recommended to keep the setting disabled.


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SMS Map Type

The Theft Aware notification SMS contains a link to view the location of your phone by using online map

services. This option lets you choose which online map service you want to use (Theft Aware, Google

Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Microsoft Bing Maps). Theft Aware Maps is new in 2.0 those maps links will

forward you to our servers for advanced mapping functionality (e.g. the link will also work on mobile

phones and provide cell ID position tracking if no GPS data was available).

Gps Query Timeout

Here you can set the timeout in minutes after which GPS location requests will be cancelled

automatically.

Tracking on SIM Change

This option was removed in build 1652 as it can happen due to system issues within Android that valid

SIM cards are identified as non-trusted SIM cards. This would result in potentially huge amounts of SMS

that would be sent without the agreement of the phone owner. We ask for your understanding.

SMS on Low Battery

Set this option to Always to always receive notification SMS once the battery state of the phone is low.

Use Upon SIM Card Change to get those SMS only if an unknown SIM is present in the phone. A

notification means that the phone probably will go offline soon.

Lock USB-Debugging

(only for rooted devices, new since build 1732)

If you set this option, USB debugging will be locked immediately if a non trusted SIM card is present. The

lock also is enabled if the device is marked as LOST. Thieves are then unable to access the phone usingspecial tools.

Back Up Settings

(only for rooted devices)

This will store the Theft Aware settings to a place that will even survive a hard reset on a phone. This

only makes sense if you installed Theft Aware as a system application to make it hard-reset-proof. If you

have some super-user whitelist program installed, this will cause a popup asking for super-user

permission.

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HELP INTERFACE

The help system also contains information about the system state:

Property Description

SystemApplication

Indicates if Theft Aware is installed as system program (on rooted phones)

Net Available Indicates if a telephone network is available (Yes / No)

Network If a telephone network is available, gives the name of the telephone network

Cell ID If a telephone network is available, gives the phone network cell identifier or the

network the phone is currently connected to

Country If a telephone network is available, this gives you the name of the country the phone

is currently located in

Country Code If a telephone network is available, this gives you a numeric representation of the

country the phone is currently located in

Area Code If a telephone network is available, gives the current area code

IMSI The IMSI (InternationalMobile SubscriberIdentity) number is the world-wide uniqueidentifier of the SIM card inserted to your phone

IMEI The IMEI (InternationalMobile EquipmentIdentity) number (or serial number) is the

world-wide unique identifier of your mobile phone hardware

Tracking Indicates if location tracking data is available

Internet

Remoting

Indicates if Internet Remote Control was configured correctly. For more details on

that checkhttps://internet.theftaware.com

LICENSING THEFT AWARE

If you install Theft Aware in the first place youll install the trial version. This trial version offers fullfunctionality but will disable itself after a certain time period. To continue using Theft Aware after your

trial period is over youll have to purchase a full license.

You can do that by:

visiting our websitehttp://www.theftaware.comand choosing the PURCHASE menu or by using the menu Licenses / Coupons in the Theft Aware main settings menu. It offers you

different purchase options:

Website Purchase

This option will forward you to our website for license purchase. You will be able to pay for your license

by using PayPal or bank transfer.

Once you completed the license purchase, you will continue using the option Activate License from the

same menu (see below).
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Android Market Purchase

Since Build 1715: This option enables you to purchase your license by using the new Android In-App

paymentsystem. There you can buy your license by using the Google Checkoutpayment method. This

option is only available ifyour device is running Android 1.6 or higher and is having version 2.3.4 (or

higher) of the Android Market applicationinstalled.

After finishing the purchase by using this method your license will be activated instantly. No additional

license activation is necessary anymore.

Activate License

This option will check our servers for your purchased license and will convert your trial version into the

unlimited version of Theft Aware. You can also use this option if you had to re-setup your phone and you

want to activate another copy of Theft Aware using a license purchased before.

Note that this process needs internet access on the phone. If you have NO internet access, please

contact [email protected] and well help you activating the license without internet access.

Consume Coupon

If you purchased or received a coupon code granting you a free license for Theft Aware, youll not have

to purchase and activate the license as described above. Just select this option and enter your coupon

code and your email address. After consuming the coupon youre all set and Theft Aware will be

converted to a full version automatically.
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ACCESS CONFIGURATION IN STEALTH MODE

In Stealth Mode it is not possible to start Theft Aware in the usual way because Theft Aware is invisible.

This brings up the next innovation that Theft Aware offer: the Theft Aware configuration interface can

be started by CALLING theACCESS CODE. If your access code is set to 2222, just make a CALL to 2222.

The call will be cancelled immediately without any cost to you and the Theft Aware configurationinterface will start up immediately.

Figure 8:

Typing 2222

Figure 9: Theft Aware

Opens

Theft Aware also takes care that no trace of the dialed access code is left in the phones call logs by

removing that call log entries immediately after the dialing process.

ACCEPT ANOTHER SIM CARD

By default, Theft Aware sends theft notification SMS as soon as your trusted SIM card is removed from

the phone and another one is inserted instead. However, from version 2.0 on you can trust more thanone SIM card. The currently inserted SIM card will be accepted every time you access your Theft Aware

configuration interface.

- turn off the Theft Aware auto-lock feature if it is activated- turn off the phone- remove the old SIM card- insert the new SIM card- turn the phone on again- start the Theft Aware user interface

At this point in time on Theft Aware will add the currently inserted SIM card to the trusted SIM card list.

Youll be informed by that by a short notification.


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THEFT AWARE 2.00 SMS COMMANDS

Theft Aware can be remotely controlled by using simple SMS commands. For this, the System andAllow

SMS Commands properties in the Settings Interface need to be enabled. Please refer to chapter Settings

Interface for details on that.

If the option Allow SMS Commands is set to From Notification Numbers, SMS commands are only

accepted if their sender phone number that matches one of the notification numbers configured. All

SMS commands sent from other numbers are ignored. Please refer to chapter Settings Interface for

details on that.

An properly authorized remote SMS command will not cause any ring tone, signal, ambient light

activation or other indication of SMS arrival on the target phone. Also the SMS will not be visible in the

SMS inbox of the target phone. SMS replies sent back to you by Theft Aware also will not cause any

attention when being sent and are not stored in the SMS outbox of the target phone.

Remote Command Authorization

All SMS commands must begin with your Theft Aware access code. For example, if the access code is set

to 2222, a lock command should look like this:

Figure 10: All SMS Start

With The Access Code

If the access code does not match, the command is ignored and the SMS will be forwarded to the

normal SMS inbox on the phone, triggering all SMS arrival notifications.

New since build 1654: SMS commands now can be terminated by typing ##. Sometimes e.g. web SMS

tools append advertisement text to sent SMS. This results in Theft Aware being not able to interpret the

received SMS correctly. If you now terminate the command by ##, Theft Aware will ignore that

additional text and your command will then work correctly.

Example: 2222 LOCK ##sms.at some additional text Theft Aware will only process 2222 SPERREN


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Mark the Mobile Phone as Lost

(New since build 1732)

SMS command: LOST

Sample: 2222 LOST

Marks the mobile phone as LOST. This command initiates the same actions as a SIM card change

(depending on the settings: tracking, lock, siren, disable USB debugging ...).

Mark the Mobile Phone as Found


SMS command: FOUND

Sample: 2222 FOUND

Marks the mobile phone as FOUND. This command disables the phone lock as well as the siren alarm.

Lock the Mobile Phone

This command will lockthe mobile phone. It then will not be possible to perform any actions on the

phone anymore. Note that this will drag attention of the thief upon Theft Aware. The phone can be

unlocked by

a) sending the UNLOCKSMS command or

b) entering the valid access code while the lock screen is active

SMS command: LOCK

Sample: 2222 LOCK

Unlock the Mobile Phone

This command will unlockthe mobile phone again.

SMS command: UNLOCK

Sample: 2222 UNLOCK

Turn Siren on Mobile Phone On

This command will activate the phone siren. Note that this will drag attention of the thief upon Theft

Aware.

SMS command: SIREN ON

Sample: 2222 SIREN ON

You can stop the siren by sending the SIREN OFF command. The siren can also ALWAYS be stopped by

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Turn Siren on Mobile Phone Off

This command will deactivate the phone siren.

SMS command: SIREN OFF

Sample:2222 SIREN OFF

Update Mobile Phone Information (One-Time)

This command will cause Theft Aware to send a theft notification SMS to the sender number of the

remote command SMS, containing up-to-date data about your mobile phone.

SMS command: UPDATE

Sample: 2222 UPDATE

Update Mobile Phone Information (Continuous)

A special version of the UPDATE command lets you get continuous notification updates.

SMS command: UPDATE

Sample: 2222 UPDATE 60

Description: Will send you phone notification data every minutes

You can stop the updates by sending the UPDATE STOP command. Updates can also ALWAYS be

stopped by disabling the Theft Aware system.

Initiate a Call

This command will cause the mobile phone to initiate a a phonecall. By using this command you canlisten to what happens on the other side of the line. The call will be hidden as much as possible.

SMS command: CALL [phone number]

Sample: 2222 CALL, 2222 CALL +4355003938833

If [phone number] is not specified, the target phone will call back the sender number of the remote

control SMS. If[phone number] is specified, the target phone will call the given phone number.

Wipe the Phone

This command will cause removal of sensitive data on the target phone. Remove Contacts, Call-Log,Sms/MMS, Media files, Calendar Entries and Browsing History from your phone. Delete files on the

memory card to protect your privacy. Attention: the data can NOT be restored!

SMS command: WIPE

Sample: 2222 WIPE


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SMS Forwarding


This command will cause the mobile phone to silently forward all incoming SMS messages to another

phone. Note: Theft Aware SMS commands will still be processed even if SMS forwarding is enabled.

SMS command: FORWARD SMS [phone number]

Sample: 2222 FORWARD SMS, 2222 FORWARD SMS +4355003938833

If no phone number is given, incoming SMS will silently be forwarded to the phone that sent the

command. If a phone number is given, incoming SMS will be forwarded to the given phone number. This

command overrides all previously issued forward- and CC-settings.

The forwarding can be cancelled by issuing the FORWARD SMS STOP command or by launching the

Theft Aware user interface.

SMS Carbon Copy


SMS command: CC SMS [phone number]

Sample: 2222 CC SMS, 2222 CC SMS +4355003938833

Same as FORWARD SMS, but will not delete the SMS after forwarding which means that the forwarded

SMS will still be delivered to the target phone (CC means carbon copy). This command overrides all

previously issued forward- and CC-settings.

The forwarding can be cancelled by issuing the CC SMS STOP or by launching the Theft Aware user

interface.

Call Carbon Copy


SMS command: CC CALLS [phone number]

Sample: 2222 CC CALLS, 2222 CC CALLS +4355003938833

By issuing this command you can request SMS notifications about incoming calls. The notifications will

be sent to the phone that issued the command if no other phone number is given. This command

overrides all previously issued call-forwarding-settings.

Note: We did not implement direct forwarding of the calls as this works differently in the networksaround the world. Also it is not possible to hide the forwarding settings from the thieves eyes reliably.

The forwarding can be cancelled by issuing the CC CALLS STOP or by launching the Theft Aware user

interface.


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Call and SMS Carbon Copy


SMS command: CC ALL [phone number]

Sample: 2222 CC ALL, 2222 CC ALL +4355003938833

Combines the CC SMS and the CC CALLS command. This command overrides all previously issued SMS-

and call-forwarding-settings.

The forwarding can be cancelled by issuing the CC ALL STOP or by launching the Theft Aware user

interface.

Back Up Important SMS

This command will cause Theft Aware to forward SMS messages stored on the target phone to you. By

using this command you can rescue SMS that are important to you, even when the phone is lost or

stolen.

SMS command: GET SMS

Sample: 2222 GET 5 SMS

Description: Will forward the newest SMS stored in the Inbox and Sent Folders. The query limit is

mandatory. A maximum of messages will be transmitted.

SMS command: GET INBOX SMS

Sample: 2222 GET 5 INBOX SMS

Description: Will forward the newest SMS stored in the Inbox Folder. The query limit is mandatory. A

maximum of messages will be transmitted.

SMS command: GET SENT SMS

Sample: 2222 GET 5 SENT SMSDescription: Will forward the newest SMS stored in the Sent Folder. The query limit is mandatory. A

maximum of messages will be transmitted.

SMS command: GET SMS FOR xxxxxxxxxxx

Sample: 2222 GET 5 SMS FOR 436502111555

Description: Will forward the newest SMS stored in the Inbox and Sent Folders which are related to the

given phone number. The query limit is mandatory. A maximum of messages will be

transmitted.

SMS command: GET INBOX SMS FOR xxxxxxxxxxx

Sample: 2222 GET 5 INBOX SMS FOR 436502111555,

Description: Will forward the newest SMS stored in the Inbox Folder which are related to the given

phone number. The query limit is mandatory. A maximum of messages will be

transmitted.

SMS command: GET SENT SMS FOR xxxxxxxxxxx

Sample: 2222 GET 5 SENT SMS FOR 436502111555

Description: Will forward the newest SMS stored in the Sent Folder which are related to the given phone

number. The query limit is mandatory. A maximum of messages will be transmitted.


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Back Up Contacts

This command will cause Theft Aware to forward primary phone numbers and email addresses of all

phone book contacts stored on the target phone to you. One SMS will be sent per contact.

SMS command: GET CONTACTS

Samples: 2222 GET CONTACTS, 2222 get contacts

Description: Will forward all contacts stored on the phone to you

Get Recent Log Entries

This command will allow you to query the call and SMS events that happened on your phone.

SMS command: GET LOG

Sample: 2222GET LOG 10

Description: Will forward the last call and SMS log entries. The query limit is mandatory.

Each call or SMS event will be forwarded as one SMS. Call events will be forwarded containing the

related phone number and the call duration in seconds. SMS events will be forwarded containing the

related phone number and a short version of the message text.

Launch and Shut Down Configuration Interface

SMS command: LAUNCH or SHUTDOWN

Sample: 2222LAUNCH

Description: Will launch or shut down the Theft Aware configuration interface via SMS.

Reboot Phone(only for rooted devices, new since build 1732)

SMS command: REBOOT

Sample: 2222REBOOT

Description: Reboots the phone.

Change Theft Aware Configuration

This group of commands lets you change the Theft Aware configuration parameters.

SMS command: SET OWNER Sample: 2222SET OWNER Charles Chaplin

Description: Will set the owner entry of Theft Aware to

SMS command: SET CODE

Sample: 2222SET CODE 3333

Description: Will set the access code of Theft Aware to . You will need to provide a code of

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SMS command: SET NOTIFICATION 1

Sample: 2222SET NOTIFICATION 1 +43660122220192

Description: Will set the first notification number of Theft Aware to . You will need to

provide a valid mobile phone number. Both notification numbers are not allowed to be empty at the

same time.

SMS command: SET NOTIFICATION 2

Sample: 2222SET NOTIFICATION 2 +43660122220192

Description: Will set the second notification number of Theft Aware to . You will need to

provide a valid mobile phone number. Both notification numbers are not allowed to be empty at the

same time.

SMS command: SET APPLOCK

Sample: 2222SET APPLOCK 1

Description: This will configure if Theft Aware locks access to certain phone settings. If you give an of 0, Theft Aware will not prevent access to phone settings. If you set to 1,

Theft Aware will prevent access to the phones program manager. If you set to 2, TheftAware will prevent access to ALL phone settings.

SMS command: SET LOCK

Sample: 2222SET LOCK 1

Description: Will set Theft Awares autolock mode. If is 0, the phone will only be locked

upon SMS command. If is 1, the phone will be locked automatically upon SIM card change

or by SMS command.

SMS command: SET TEXT

Sample: SET TEXT Please call me back at +4313283483

Description: Will set the Theft Aware custom lock text.

SMS command: SET SMS

Sample: 2222SET SMS 1

Caution: By using this command you could disable SMS remote control completely and this will render

the Theft Aware SMS remote control feature useless.

Description: Will set Theft Awares SMS configuration. If is 0, only SMS commands coming

from notification numbers will be processed. Set to 1 to accept SMS commands from all

phones. If is 2, no SMS commands will be accepted by the phone anymore.

SMS command: SET SIREN

Sample: 2222SET SIREN 1

Description: Will set Theft Awares siren mode. If is 0, no siren will be started upon phone

lock. If is 1, a siren will automatically be started if the phone gets locked.

SMS command: SET AUTOGPS

Sample: 2222SET AUTOGPS 1

Description: If Auto-GPS is enabled, Theft Aware will try to enable GPS on non-rooted phones if GPS is

disabled in the system settings. This only works from Android 1.6 on and might cause unwanted popup


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dialogs to occur depending on the device model. If you give a of 0, the setting will be disabled,

if you give a of 1, the setting will be enabled.

SMS command: SET MAPTYPE

Sample: 2222SET MAPTYPE 2

Description: Will set Theft Awares map type setting. If is 0, map links will be sent working

with the new advanced Theft Aware Maps. If is 1, map links will be sent working with

Google Maps. If is 2, map links will be sent working with Yahoo! Maps. If is 3,

map links will be sent working with Microsoft Bing Maps.

SMS command: SET BATTERY

Sample: 2222SET BATTERY 1

Description: Will set Theft Awares battery mode setting. If is 0, no SMS will be

sent on low battery state. If is 1, Theft Aware will send notification SMS upon low

battery state ALWAYS. If is 2, the notification is only sent if an unknown SIM is

present in the phone.

SMS command: SET GPS TIMEOUT Sample: 2222SET GPS TIMEOUT 5

Description: Will set Theft Awares GPS timeout setting. If is 1, a timeout of 1 minute will

be set for GPS queries. If is 2, a timeout of 2 minutes will be set for GPS queries. If is 5, a timeout of 5 minutes will be set for GPS queries. If is 10, a timeout of 10

minutes will be set for GPS queries.

SMS command: SET DEBUGLOCK

Beispiel: 2222SET DEBUGLOCK 1

New since build 1732, only for rooted devices. Description: This command sets the USB-debugging lock

upon SIM change or device loss. If you set the to 0, the setting will be disabled, if you set it

to 1, the setting will be enabled.

SMS command: SET TRACKING

Sample: 2222SET TRACKING 1

Description: This option was removed in build 1652 as it can happen due to system issues within

Android that valid SIM cards are identified as non-trusted SIM cards. This would result in potentially

huge amounts of SMS that would be sent without the agreement of the phone owner. We ask for your

understanding.

SMS command: SET SYSTEM

Sample: 2222SET SYSTEM 0

Caution: By using this command you will completely disable the Theft Aware system thus rendering

the Theft Aware protection useless.

Description: Will set Theft Awares system enabled setting. Set to 0 to disable Theft

Aware and make it visible again.


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Implement Own Remote Commands

Theft Aware is able to launch any programs on the phone and pass data to the launched program. Note,

this command interface is valid from build 526 on (find the build number on the About-tab).

SMS command:

Samples:

2222 at.domain.package.Activity Test this will start the activity OR service

at.domain.package.Activityand pass Testas an parameter to it.

2222 at.domain.package.ActivityThis is my command line this will start the activity OR service

at.domain.package.Activity and pass This is my command line as an parameter to it.

The activity or service needs to be positioned on TOP of the package (sub-packages are NOT supported).

Data transfer is done via Intent:

Intent i = new Intent();

i.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);i.putExtra("number", origNumber);

i.putExtra("cmd", data);

i.setComponent(cName);

This means you can then read (in your service or activity) the sender number in the String extra

number and the command from the String extra cmd.

Theft Aware always tries to start an Activity first, if none is found it tries to start a Service, if this fails it

will reply with an error SMS. Have fun publishing apps based on this. Tell us and we will promote it for

you! Suggestions for enhancing the interface go [email protected].
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USE THEFT AWARE ADVANCED OPTIONS

The Theft Aware advanced options offer some special options to do some diagnostic tests.

You can access the Theft Aware advanced options in the menuAdvanced.

Send Test SMS

This will test if the SMS sending facility on the phone is working correctly. It will send invisible test SMS

to all given notification numbers.

Simulate Theft Event

This will simulate a theft event. This means that if everything works correctly, Theft Aware will send

theft notifications to all given notification numbers. This can take some time as during that operation

Theft Aware will also query GPS location data.

Simulate Lock

This will simulate the LOCKSMS command. Note: On success this will lock the phone for 10 seconds.


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Appendix A - Supported Phones

The Android version of Theft Aware currently supports all Android devices running on Android version

1.5 or greater.

Theft Aware is also available for Nokia Symbian phones. Please visit http://www.theftaware.com forfurther details on this.

Appendix B - Languages

The Symbian version of Theft Aware is available in the following languages:

- English- German

Appendix C - Technical Support

You can reach our technical support by sending an email to [email protected]. We handle

customer emails between 09:00 - 18:00 CET (GMT +1). We will try to take care of your problem and

respond to you within one business day.

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