My Passcode is not working

[fuzzysimba]

It asks me for my pas scode and I put in the pass code and it will not accept it. I know it is correct. I do not want to lose all my info. I am on a a Samsung S6.

Thanks

Dawn

[fitikoko]

The same problem on my Sony xperia xz. Can't access my database. I am sure my password is correct. It worked normally until today. Do you guys have any idea what went wrong? 

[fleetwood]

Same problem here. Been just like this after my phone got Android Nougat. Same database works fine with other non-Nougat mobile devices.

[MisterY]

The problem is that, in Android 7, Google removed some encryption algorithms which were used to encode the PIN.
There is a temporary solution in place for Android 7+.
However, what you need to do is:
- remove the pin on Android 6 or lower,
- set the pin again on Android 7.

Unfortunately, these two schemes are not compatible. Some sort of a better solution needs to be found. Any volunteers are welcome to implement this.
As usual, being an Open Source project, we accept pull request. In fact, this is the only way to get the features into the app as we do not have a regular development team for Android version.

[fitikoko]

The problem is that, in Android 7, Google removed some encryption algorithms which were used to encode the PIN.
There is a temporary solution in place for Android 7+.
However, what you need to do is:
- remove the pin on Android 6 or lower,
- set the pin again on Android 7.

Unfortunately, these two schemes are not compatible. Some sort of a better solution needs to be found. Any volunteers are welcome to implement this.
As usual, being an Open Source project, we accept pull request. In fact, this is the only way to get the features into the app as we do not have a regular development team for Android version.

[corse63]

Same problem since I switch to ANdroid 7. I applied the trick explained above, it works partially: I cannot have the data base protected and accessible from both Android 6 and 7

[USB]

Hi,

I am experiencing the same problem since I update my Sony xperia Z3+ to Android 7.0. The solution to open the database on a android v6 phone is not possible any more as I have no access to such a phone nor can a set this one up to sync with a cloud provider either as I can not get to the settings any more. Is there a solution in sight?

[smjohns]

I have just noticed the same problem on my S7. I have just received the Nougat update and now I cannot open my Money file? Please can you advise how I can remove the passcode when I no longer have a phone running Marshmellow? I can still open the file on my Windows desktop but it insists on a passcode on my phone so assume the passcode must be written to the file somewhere? 

[GabrieleV]

If you can still open it in Windows, could you cleanup it from your transactions/accounts etc.. and send me a PM with it? I'll try to check if I can fix it at database level

[MisterY]

I have just noticed the same problem on my S7. I have just received the Nougat update and now I cannot open my Money file? Please can you advise how I can remove the passcode when I no longer have a phone running Marshmellow? I can still open the file on my Windows desktop but it insists on a passcode on my phone so assume the passcode must be written to the file somewhere? 

Hope this helps others, as well. You should be able to open the database with any tool that works with SQLite databases.
On a PC, I would recommend DbBrowser for SQLite, and on Android there is aSQLite Manager.
Once the database is open, navigate to InfoTable. There is a record there that contains the encrypted passcode. You can delete this record and save changes. The database should open without a passcode in the app.

[GabrieleV]

Could you give me the exact report in infotable? I can provide a patch that can be applied with desktop 1.3 debugging feature

[MisterY]

The key in InfoTable is "PASSCODEMOBILE".

Generally, I don't find the pass-code protection very useful but some people like it that way.

[lcfabris]

The key in InfoTable is "PASSCODEMOBILE".

Generally, I don't find the pass-code protection very useful but some people like it that way.

Thank you for the information. I was almost giving up using the app, which I've been using for several years now.
Problem solved!

Sorry for the bad english (google translate)

[MisterY]

@Icfabris, I'm glad that you can use the app again without issues.
However, I'm not sure how best to tackle this problem for everyone else. There is no way to know whether the user really entered a wrong password or not. Also, if there are no encryption libraries, should we simply not use the PIN? This would make the whole feature pointless.

I guess that the migration would be to remove pin on an older version of Android and restore on a new one. That still seems the least painful option.
Cheers

[airtay]

Hello

I tried to open the sql database, never found the password
I deleted the password on my tablet (android 6.0.1), than save the database
 and when I want to open it from my Xperia Z5 Android 7.0, I  always  have the same issue, the app need a password although I deleted it !

I am close to go to an other app, although I wasusing this one for years (and like it)
Is somebody have an idea ?

Thanks in advance
Airtay

[MisterY]

Hello

I tried to open the sql database, never found the password
I deleted the password on my tablet (android 6.0.1), than save the database
 and when I want to open it from my Xperia Z5 Android 7.0, I  always  have the same issue, the app need a password although I deleted it !

I am close to go to an other app, although I wasusing this one for years (and like it)
Is somebody have an idea ?

Thanks in advance
Airtay

Hi. It seems like you're not getting your database onto the phone. You have to download the database to the phone using some other program. You can not rely on MMEX sync because it needs to open a database first and the database on the phone has the PIN that can not be decrypted.

[airtay]

Many thanks ! it works
So glad to keep mmex, I don't care about password, my phone and myu tablet are pin protected

Greetings :D

[MisterY]

Many thanks ! it works
So glad to keep mmex, I don't care about password, my phone and myu tablet are pin protected

Greetings :D

Glad to see that. This is exactly my argument - I see no point in encrypting the database or protecting it with a PIN if the device is already secured.
Everyone has their reasons, I guess.

[kioler]

Maybe you need to try to clean your cache. Maybe that will help you

[BrenW]

The key in InfoTable is "PASSCODEMOBILE".

Generally, I don't find the pass-code protection very useful but some people like it that way.

This did not work for me, it is still asking for a passcode.

[BrenW]

This did not work for me. Still asking for passcode.

[BrenW]

I have just noticed the same problem on my S7. I have just received the Nougat update and now I cannot open my Money file? Please can you advise how I can remove the passcode when I no longer have a phone running Marshmellow? I can still open the file on my Windows desktop but it insists on a passcode on my phone so assume the passcode must be written to the file somewhere? 

Hope this helps others, as well. You should be able to open the database with any tool that works with SQLite databases.
On a PC, I would recommend DbBrowser for SQLite, and on Android there is aSQLite Manager.
Once the database is open, navigate to InfoTable. There is a record there that contains the encrypted passcode. You can delete this record and save changes. The database should open without a passcode in the app.

this did not work for me. what else can be done?