Is it possible to retrieve photos from old cell phones?
Thanks for the A2A.Technically speaking, as long as the phone in question is still working, you can retrieve all Data you want,not just photos.Usually, to retrieve Data, in this case photos, from a phone, all you have to do is to plug it to your computer in order to access its internal storage.The moment the phone is connected to your computer, a window or rather a dialog box more or less like this one would appear before you,Thus its internal storage will be accessible, along with all the Data it contains.To directly dive deeper into the storage of the phone, you're going to want to click on “open device to view files” where you could have anything from a mere folder to a whole bunch of folders displayed, depending on how full the phone's storage is and how it's organized.Once you reach that point, I'm sure you can find your photos by yourself and once you do find them, you can either copy them somewhere else or completely move them out of the phone.Now depending on what phone you're talking about, phone makers often release softwares and programs that help make things a little easier for the average consumer, Samsung for instance has Samsung kies and smartswitch, sony has Xperia companion, LG has its pc suite, etc…Such proprietary softwares can help you backup your Data, as well as retrieve it from the phone. But becareful, sony's Xperia companion won't work with an LG phone and vice versa, each phone has its suite.
If Huawei and other Chinese companies are not doing illegal, cheating deeds, why are so many countries banning their products/services or raising concerns about them?
A2A. All of the countries which banning Huawei’s 5G equipment are US 1st Tier allies. I assume that because US put pressure or offer incentives for their allies to ban Huawei, as part of US’s effort to slow China’s technology development. And my reasoning are the following:US and most of US allies are democratic countries and take pride of their rule of law. One of the very fundamental concepts of rule of law is the presumption of innocence. That is, the economic activity should stay free, open, and fair, as long as there is no court reaching a guilty verdict.So far, there has been ZERO case where a single court determined that Huawei was guilty of putting spying backdoor in their telecom equipment. As a result, I view that the whole Huawei ban things are nothing more than political drama.Sure, some people would say Huawei has certain issues with intellectual property (IP). However, you should know that 1) these countries ban Huawei for cyber securities concerns, not IP, 2) it’s very normal for tech companies to have IP disputes, just look at how much IP right disputes between Samsung, Apple, Qualcomm, Google, and etc, 3) While Huawei has some IP disputes with US companies, Huawei is one of the largest buyers of US tech products; in a comprehensive perspective, Huawei has a win-win relationship with US tech firms.Sure, some people would say Huawei is a SUSPECT of violating Iran sanction. However, you should know that 1) Huawei is just a suspect, and should be treated as innocent until proven guilty, 2) this is US domestic law, as Iran deal was ratified by UN and all the non-US countries in the world; other countries should not use US domestic law to punish foreign companies to begin with, 3) again, even if Huawei violates Iran sanction, it has nothing to do with cyber securities of its 5G equipment.Personally, I am quite disappointed by many of the so-called democratic countries. They have been consistently talking about how independent and just of their judiciary systems are, and yet in practice it is still political.
Can I track a cellphone even if the location is turned off?
If a phone is "switched off" it is actually in a sleep or standby mode (that's how the button wakes it up) so it is not actually offBetter would be airplane mode with radio turned off. The the obvious answer is "no radio = no trace"But it is conceivably there are "trap doors" or "spyware" that could still record voices and transmit location if required.This wouldn't be a normal thing; it wouldn't be obvious - but only a fool would say NSA & GCHQ can't do it.People who scared of being monitored will take the battery out of their phone (tricky with iPHONE... make sure it is very, very flat) and then put it in the fridge.And then go somewhere else, leaving it there.
Can the police track your cell phone if it's turned off?
No. The phone needs to transmit radio waves for it to be tracked.The exception is that certain types of malware make your phone turn itself on and transmit without seeming to do so (the screen stays off). I’ve read about police agencies using this trick to track cellphones or turn them into listening devices.So if you really don’t want to be tracked, take the battery out. Then the phone is dead, dead, dead.
Change voicemail from Spanish to English? God PLEASE help?
Press 1. Press pound sign. She says something like, "You currently listen to your prompts in ___ (English, for me). To listen in ____ (Spanish) Press _ (1 or 2; it depends on the language you have it on)." For English, press 1. Then she asks if you want to confirm. Pound if yes. Star if no.
Do local police departments have the ability to listen to cell phone calls? If so, could this power be abused by an operator?
For Part 1 of question - simply yes, with lawful authorization the police can listen to your cell phone calls as well as intercept text messages, chat messages and discover the location of your phone using its own GPS technology. Of course, you would have to be committing a crime where any of these tactics would be deemed necessary. Often there is a higher threshold of evidence required prior to authorization of any warrants or orders to get access to your information this way.There are specific callers and phone numbers that will get identified that the police department will be authorized to listen to during these intercepts. Could it be abused by the operator? Do you mean the police technician monitoring the calls? They can't use any evidence collected unlawfully against you and should you discover that the police wilfully obtained evidence knowing there method was unlawful you might want to get some legal advice.However if you just mean could the phone carrier listen and abuse their ability to access your calls? Unrelated to policing, about a decade ago I learned that an ex of my girlfriend at the time worked for the phone company. Apparently he was a jealous or curious guy and would often listen in to her calls to see who she was talking to or dating. I don't know what kind of quality control exists at the phone companies now to prevent anything like from happening in this day and age though.