Unable to enable Anti-Theft as device admin after install

Avast Mobile Apps Avast Anti-Theft for Android
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Hello All,

I am unable to set my anti-theft as device admin after root installation.

Details are as listed

  1. Phone model : Samsung Galaxy S5
  2. Firmware : Recently upgraded to Lollipop 5.0
  3. Root Installation : Yes (as shown in ‘system state’)

before upgrading the firmware i was able to set the anti-theft as device admin. Now after upgrade i am not able to set.

2

Same problem here, it refuses to set AntiTheft (Rooted) as device manager.

Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900F latest android 5.0 (minor upgrade) version. :frowning:

3

Try to reinstall anti-theft and see if it works.

4

Tryed all i can think of uninstalling reinstalling Anti-Theft, factory reset and reinstalled the complete Mobile Security Suite but nothing helped. Anti-Theft cannot be set to System Manager.

5

I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5, recently upgraded to Lollipop which is currently rooted as well. Had to reinstall Anti Theft after update and when I attempt to enable it as a Device Administrator, the setting doesn’t retain. I click the check box, then click enable but when I go back the check box is missing. I have uninstalled and reinstalled anti theft to no avail. I have enabled and disabled device administrator for other apps to rule out an android problem, and they worked just fine. Any ideas?

6

Had contact whit Avast support, the problem lies in the combination Anti-Theft and the latest S5 lollipop update. It should be working in the next update of Mobile Security.

7

Thanks for sharing that information xclude.

8

It should be new antitheft, not mobile security. Actually the CDN version of rooted AT is working with rooted S5.

9

AFAIK Avast seems to be abandon the rooted version of anti-theft, so you should not expect a very much support.

10

Hi.
I have a similar problem.
I can not install a check box in the device manager.

Galasy S4. Android 5.0.1

If there are any solutions?