Carrier IQ? - LG Thrill 4G

Does anybody know if the Thrill roms, have CIQ?
as many of you know CIQ, can track everything about your device,
and i mean EVERYTHING, so i was just wondering if anybody knows if the Thrill roms being develop here have CIQ in them.

As I understand this only comes in the HTC Sense UI

josuelopezv said:
As I understand this only comes in the HTC Sense UI
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iv read through the news, the thing lives in kernel. Sense and Touchwiz and others may have active carrier IQ parts in them for better tracking...

I thought I saw ciq info in the initramfs, if I can confirm with treve I'll pull it.

bedwa said:
I thought I saw ciq info in the initramfs, if I can confirm with treve I'll pull it.
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don't hesitate to do that, pull the rat out there, i want to be able to have some freedom with my phone, without worring too much 'bout big brother

make sure to back up and read up before you remove it. the att version seems to be required to let the phone run on the stock rooted rom. i just bricked mine after removing it. And to kick me while i'm down, it wont boot into cwm so i can recover my phone. sh*t sucks.

mechpilot_z said:
make sure to back up and read up before you remove it. the att version seems to be required to let the phone run on the stock rooted rom. i just bricked mine after removing it. And to kick me while i'm down, it wont boot into cwm so i can recover my phone. sh*t sucks.
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With battery removed hold vol up button and plug phone into computer. You should see a few things installing. Your phone will not actually turn on the way you know it is worlkng is by the fact it connects to the computer. You may need to download a few drivers from the baseband flash tutorial first. Once everything is installed correctly you should be able to install a kdz. That might fix you up.

Is it safe to assume since the Doomed Froyo rom offers a custom kernel then it might be CarrierIQ free? Shouldn't this be a standard request on all new roms in the future?

Cab121 said:
Is it safe to assume since the Doomed Froyo rom offers a custom kernel then it might be CarrierIQ free? Shouldn't this be a standard request on all new roms in the future?
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No I never tried to even look for it. Mech said that removing it made his phone completely unbootable so removing it may prove more difficult than just erasing something.
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Yeah I am double posting
Carrier IQ doesn't really matter anyway. Your carrier sees and stores everything you do with or without it. Everything you do goes through your carrier first so if you think removing carrier iq does anythjng to protect your privacy you are sorely mistaken
Oh one thing you can be happy about is ATT only keeps your texts and call records for 5-6 years.
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Not sure, but if this in the init.rc is what I think it is, I'm going to strip it in Thrillz kernel V3.
Code:
LGE_CHANGE_S [CIQ] 2010-10-21 : adapting patch files
service iqmsd /system/bin/iqmsd
# user system
disabled
on property:service.iq.active=1
start iqmsd
on property:service.iq.active=0
stop iqmsd
# LGE_CHANGE_E [CIQ]
Though Urabewe has a point... If the carriers want the info, they can put it in the Ts&Cs, and skim the info anyways......

Your location, texts, calls, where you made the call from and more are all stored on your carriers servers automatically whether your phone has ciq or not. There is no getting around it and, get your tin foil hats out, the feds DO NOT NEED A WARRANT TO RETRIEVE THIS INFO. THANK YOU MR. BUSH FOR THE PATRIOT ACT
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I know... They would have to get my data records to get my text messages... I use google voice, but point taken.

Urabewe said:
Oh one thing you can be happy about is ATT only keeps your texts and call records for 5-6 years.
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Craps, i've been with att since 1997, there are a lot of pics that shouldn't be there

Someone is all ways watching, so keep your nose clean.
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Urabewe said:
... There is no getting around it and, get your tin foil hats out, the feds DO NOT NEED A WARRANT TO RETRIEVE THIS INFO. THANK YOU MR. BUSH FOR THE PATRIOT ACT
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I couldn't agree more. It's one of the worst pieces of legislation ever made. It's insulting to those who actually like this country to call it the "Patriot act". Just sickening. Welcome to the USSA.
More on-topic, I wonder exactly what it takes to neuter ciq? I know that the phone company has all my txts and phone calls and can sniff packets for all my data usage, but ciq is FAR more insidious than that. It allows keyboard logging. This means that they can have the user id and password for anything that I've logged into from this phone. Granted, I have nothing to hide, but I feel that it is my right to hide it anyways. To be secure in my private papers and effects, etc.
I guess I'm really glad that I hadn't gotten around to porting truecrypt for android yet. It would be completely pointless if there's a keylogger on the machine.
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I have more proof.
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We should find a way to remove this, the orig epic had it and it was able to be removed.
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My results from 4 CarrierIQ detectors. I'm running DoomedFroyo V1.0.1
I got 3 yes, 1 no:
Voodoo Detector-Yes
Kintoo Detector-Yes
Bitdefender Detector-No
Lookout Mobile Security Detector-Yes

I would love to test the new kernel wit ciq removed. Maybe I'm just grasping at straws, but could this crapware be.part of our battery issues?
For what it's worth, I know that the carriers have all my text and call data and can sniff packets. It's a stretch to say I'm okay with it, but there's not much I can do. A keyboard logger, however, is TOTALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. In addition to that, I am not okay with carriers sending snooping data about me over a metered connection that I pay for. Hell no. Spend your own resources on spying, at&t. Not mine!
-q
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Why is everybody looking for proof when it is sitting right there in running services?
I disabled it by tapping on it and it did not show up in services again for over 10 hours. So I powered down the phone and voila, it is back. Not sure if disabling really disables as I am not set up to log anything to my computer.
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NFL mobile

It was just updated in the market, working on the thunderbolt finally!
Woohoo, just downloaded, finally!
Finally.
Edit: Damn I didn't know that I needed vcast. How much a month is that?
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I thought you only needed to have a subscription during the season and it was free in the offseason?
Jcase just put up a fix for my verizon too!
edit: just tried it and it works fine here
dirtyfingers said:
I thought you only needed to have a subscription during the season and it was free in the offseason?
Jcase just put up a fix for my verizon too!
edit: just tried it and it works fine here
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Live TV works fine? No vcast subscription?
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Live TV works fine? No vcast subscription?
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Hrm, I have had this installed on my phone thinking it would work from awhile ago and never uninstalled. Anyone happen to know the version number that is confirmed working with the thunderbolt?
Version number is 4.0 on my bolt.
Finally, go raiders.
Sweet! Just checked this the other day too. Glad its back and working. GO PHINS!
Go Eagles and Mike Vick suckaaaaaz
Says I need a Verizon login client and get an error. Huh, is it saying I need to be on Verizon? Thing is I am, with my thunderbolt. Lol
Thunderbolt Rooted!
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Says I need a Verizon login client and get an error. Huh, is it saying I need to be on Verizon? Thing is I am, with my thunderbolt. Lol
Thunderbolt Rooted!
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Are you going on with your phone number or account id? I noticed it never let me log on with my phone number. I had to use my account id.
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I don't even have that option. I download it, accept the terms, then it errors me out. ://
Thunderbolt Rooted!
Well, if they don't settle the lockout, we may have an extra year to get any app worked out!
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Well, if they don't settle the lockout, we may have an extra year to get any app worked out!
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At least we have NFL network coverage until then.
Thanks for the heads up... I had given up on them ever getting this working before the draft
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I don't even have that option. I download it, accept the terms, then it errors me out. ://
Thunderbolt Rooted!
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Same thing happens to me, I dont know whats going on. Kinda confusing how other people are saying it works great, is it that our phones are rooted?
andrew53517 said:
Says I need a Verizon login client and get an error. Huh, is it saying I need to be on Verizon? Thing is I am, with my thunderbolt. Lol
Thunderbolt Rooted!
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nkd said:
Same thing happens to me, I dont know whats going on. Kinda confusing how other people are saying it works great, is it that our phones are rooted?
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Hey guys,
Found the problem you are having. Look in titanium backup and see if you have Verizon Signon Services 1.something in there. You need that. Flash the most recent radio and ROM and it should be bundled with it (it is with BAMF 1.5 at least). I am sure there are alternate ways of getting this on your phone though.
Looking at my titanium backup, it's called: "Verizon Single Sign-On Engine 1.0.13"
You need that for the NFL app to work and be able to verify the needed info and such
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Hey guys,
Found the problem you are having. Look in titanium backup and see if you have Verizon Signon Services 1.something in there. You need that. Flash the most recent radio and ROM and it should be bundled with it (it is with BAMF 1.5 at least). I am sure there are alternate ways of getting this on your phone though.
Looking at my titanium backup, it's called: "Verizon Single Sign-On Engine 1.0.13"
You need that for the NFL app to work and be able to verify the needed info and such
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I don't have the Verizon Signon Services 1, well, at least I couldn't find it...Where did you see that? Also, maybe it is because I don't have the most recent radio? I doubt it though. I don't want to flash it because I've read people are having trouble with reboots and poor battery life. Was going to wait till another one leaks. But that might be the reason...
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I don't have the Verizon Signon Services 1, well, at least I couldn't find it...Where did you see that? Also, maybe it is because I don't have the most recent radio? I doubt it though. I don't want to flash it because I've read people are having trouble with reboots and poor battery life. Was going to wait till another one leaks. But that might be the reason...
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Hey you definitely need the Verizon Single Sign-On Engine for the NFL app to work at least, not sure if the version matters, but that is definitely a must.
As far as I can tell I came from BAMF 1.3* and I de-sensed it and it wasn't included then, I ran into the same issue as you, upgraded to 1.5 and flashed the new radio and noticed it in my listings.
Here is a screenshot of my titanium backup app list with the Verizon Sign-On Engine showing:
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Scary....device used by police can scan your cellphone

I hope our Vibrants aren't one of the 3000 that can be scanned by this!
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/34/3458.asp
After briefly searching the manufacturers website it does look like our phone is on the list..... However, looks like the only way they can suck out the data (pictures, SMS, sim contents, browser cache, etc) is via a cable. (not wirelessly like some other phones)
http://www.cellebrite.com/
Their brochure even says they can retrieve deleted information and geo stats of where you have been!
We don't do this in my city or in any of my neighboring cities.
It is a violation of the 4th admendment.
What would be the point of this?
I fail to see how they would benefit. Especially when it may not hold up in court.
singlebyte said:
After briefly searching the manufacturers website it does look like our phone is on the list..... However, looks like the only way they can suck out the data (pictures, SMS, sim contents, browser cache, etc) is via a cable. (not wirelessly like some other phones)
http://www.cellebrite.com/
Their brochure even says they can retrieve deleted information and geo stats of where you have been!
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Some of these claims sound a bit like "marketing speak".
Not all the things it claims to do will work on all devices. I reckon that one device might support the dumping of GPS stuff (iPhone perhaps given the recent news headlines? ) (btw I'm joking about the iPhone).
all phones sold after ~2002 must be able to do it in compliance with the freedom of information act introduced in 2001
I wouldnt get my hopes up
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What would be the point of this?
I fail to see how they would benefit. Especially when it may not hold up in court.
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If you willingly give up your phone to be scanned, even if you got nothing to hide, you've waivered your 4th Amendment Rights. Any and all information can and will be used against you as I have yet to meet a cop who didn't treat the average citizen as guilty till proven guilty. Accessing your phone data is like data mining your facebook page and more looking for anything suspicious about your character which could give them "probable cause" for other things. Got pics of you and your friends partying? Now they have a reason to administer the drunk driver test and/or a breathalizer. Got pics of you and your dad hunting? Now they're going to detain you and search you car for guns (they'd do that here in NJ). Your gps data shows you doing 5 or 10mph over the speed limit? Instant speeding ticket. Time stamps on your SMS messages coincide while you where driving (even if you had a passanger using your phone its still your phone) instant moving violation.
That's the whole point to this, to find probable cause in order to convict people of crimes. There is only two ways to thwart this: do not consent to a warrentless search and keep your data encrypted to protect yourself from a forced warrentless search.
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If you willingly give up your phone to be scanned, even if you got nothing to hide, you've waivered your 4th Amendment Rights. Any and all information can and will be used against you as I have yet to meet a cop who didn't treat the average citizen as guilty till proven guilty. Accessing your phone data is like data mining your facebook page and more looking for anything suspicious about your character which could give them "probable cause" for other things. Got pics of you and your friends partying? Now they have a reason to administer the drunk driver test and/or a breathalizer. Got pics of you and your dad hunting? Now they're going to detain you and search you car for guns (they'd do that here in NJ). Your gps data shows you doing 5 or 10mph over the speed limit? Instant speeding ticket. Time stamps on your SMS messages coincide while you where driving (even if you had a passanger using your phone its still your phone) instant moving violation.
That's the whole point to this, to find probable cause in order to convict people of crimes. There is only two ways to thwart this: do not consent to a warrentless search and keep your data encrypted to protect yourself from a forced warrentless search.
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One word for you: Paranoid...
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One word for you: Paranoid...
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Not really. (at least in New Jersey) if you have that point of view there is good reason for it. In some of the quieter counties (Sussex, Warren ect) the cops actually have been known to do this kind of stuff. In Hudson county (where I live) it's less likely but not unheard of.
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one word , oh , two words : ignorant fool
by the way , ur rite theres nothing to be afraid of if you spend all ur life watching sitcoms and drinking beer
I feel sorry for our friends across the pond. The police state of America is becoming less like the land of the free and more like an Orwellian novel with every day that passes.
Ben Franklin wrote, "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
I'm not originally from the US but based on what I'm seeing today, policemen here are way better than my previous home. In my previous country it's all about money, when you have a violation about traffic they'll get money from you and put it directly to their pockets.
If you don't give them money they'll found a way to get you arrested, the worst thing that they can do is secretly put prohibited drugs inside your car without you knowing it then accuse you with that. A very sad thing but it is true, good thing is I now live in the US.
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simple answer
get anything in your phone that can transmit wireless and zap it with a tazer
so thats most likely the CPU and it would be about the same effect as melting your phone. but cooler
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loooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
i think it'd do better job placed on the other end of the phone , so they cant plug it in

Can't take it! PC constantly getting BSOD!

Almost every day!
It also sometimes turns on and nothing appears on screen!
I have Norton
Just a bunch of movies and music.
No games....no viruses found?!
Any help?
It could be a driver issue. Any web cams installed? Any incompatible drivers could be the cause of it.
-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
Just format it.
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It could be a driver issue. Any web cams installed? Any incompatible drivers could be the cause of it.
-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
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Yea I have 1 webcam installed.
Don't know of any incompatible drivers?
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VeryCoolAlan said:
Yea I have 1 webcam installed.
Don't know of any incompatible drivers?
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Is there a installation cd that came with the webcam?
-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
Re-install.
Not because it's the hard (lazy) way to troubleshoot, but because it's the fastest way to diagnose the problem. A PITA i know, but there's a good chance the issue will be resolved. If not, it helps narrow down the problem.
A fresh install is like a change of bedding. A pain to do, but a pleasure to enjoy later!
What is the error on the BSOD? IRQL<1? Bad pool caller?
The best advice I can give you is to isolate when it happens. It may seem "random" but usually there is a common denominator if it is a driver or hardware issue.
Okay
No it didn't come with a CD.
Bought it for $5 on Amazon.
And will check the error next time.
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Okay so now it just turns in and doesn't show anything? I unplugged it for like a day and still nothing.
Do I take it to repair?
kill it with fire!
or just follow jas' advice
No I don't have a disk
And how do you format it?
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No I don't have a disk
And how do you format it?
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You take it to a computer repair shop so a professional can do it. Seriously, if you don't know what you are doing, don't do anything. I work at a repair shop, and it annoys me when clients try to fix **** themselves and mess it up even more.
jaszek said:
You take it to a computer repair shop so a professional can do it. Seriously, if you don't know what you are doing, don't do anything. I work at a repair shop, and it annoys me when clients try to fix **** themselves and mess it up even more.
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Just do this, Allan. Unfortunately, you have to pay instead of you doing it for free.
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Just do this, Allan. Unfortunately, you have to pay instead of you doing it for free.
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Ahh alright.
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These things can generally be diagnosed pretty easily provided its not a 0x124 code.
I would start by checking your event viewer (start/control panel/ administrative tools/event viewer). Check administrative events to see what errors are showing. If there is a bunch of stuff there that you dont understand. You could make a quick custom view to check for hardware errors( right click custom views/create custom view and for source select whea-logger).
If that's too confusing, there is a program that is free that does a pretty good job of finding bsod culprits
www-resplendence-com/whocrashed
Ive used it quite a bit at work(im a tech).
If you are going to reformat and re install make sure to back up all your keys and software info. This is a good program to give all that to you.
www-belarc-com/free_download.html
It sucks to have to pay someone 65-85 an hr to work on your pc. Its usually not something very difficult to fix and reformatting/re installing your os now days is a very simple process if it comes to that. Especially if you have recovery discs or a recovery partition on your hd.
Id imagine your somewhat technically inclined if your on this website in the first place.
MerkSession said:
These things can generally be diagnosed pretty easily provided its not a 0x124 code.
I would start by checking your event viewer (start/control panel/ administrative tools/event viewer). Check administrative events to see what errors are showing. If there is a bunch of stuff there that you dont understand. You could make a quick custom view to check for hardware errors( right click custom views/create custom view and for source select whea-logger).
If that's too confusing, there is a program that is free that does a pretty good job of finding bsod culprits
www-resplendence-com/whocrashed
Ive used it quite a bit at work(im a tech).
If you are going to reformat and re install make sure to back up all your keys and software info. This is a good program to give all that to you.
www-belarc-com/free_download.html
It sucks to have to pay someone 65-85 an hr to work on your pc. Its usually not something very difficult to fix and reformatting/re installing your os now days is a very simple process if it comes to that. Especially if you have recovery discs or a recovery partition on your hd.
Id imagine your somewhat technically inclined if your on this website in the first place.
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Lol okay so when u format. Do you erase all your pics and videos from your harddrive?
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Lol okay so when u format. Do you erase all your pics and videos from your harddrive?
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Yes. Backup first.
I had the same issue few months ago, it was fixed by replaceing the RAM. As I was told there was some problem with dual channel mode.
Graphic's card problem
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...or kill it with fire!
Edit: You could test to see if it'll Blend?

Best anti virus software?

What is the best anti virus software for my droid?
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Anti virus? are you kidding me?
Lol why not Zoidberg?
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in all my years of owning android phones, rooting, flashing, moding etc... ive only read about a few types of viruses for android one that steal your data and other malicious ones but ive never gotten any and if you did whoopty do sbf flash. you kinda have to try and get a virus on these phones or be extremely unlucky er stupid. none of my nerd friends have gotten one hell noone i know with an android device has gotten one.
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What is the best anti virus software for my droid?
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Always check your apps permissions and youll be fine. If the media has scared you that much, do what the media tell you and get an iThingy
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HA! XD ima click ur thanks button
I would recommend AV for only the remote lock, wipe, and gps features in case of theft/loss. There are other, non AV apps that do this too though. Such as Seekdroid.
Lol. Ithingy...
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Androidsims said:
I would recommend AV for only the remote lock, wipe, and gps features in case of theft/loss. There are other, non AV apps that do this too though. Such as Seekdroid.
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+1 for Seekdroid
Haven't had to put it to use thankfully but if my phone ever does get stolen, I feel bad for the poor fellow who gets his hands on it... Very powerful app! Can remotely track the device, activate an alarm if you've lost it at home, lock the phone remotely and even do a full wipe, all from your web browser. Currently inside my house and it locates me to an accuracy of 4 meters... And the BEST part, IMO, you can HIDE it from the app drawer on the phone itself!
And as mentioned earlier, Antivirus is not needed. 99.9% of apps that come through the Market are safe.
Thank you all. I am aware that there are hardly any viruses out there for android devices, but i am currently in the midst of trying.. keyword: trying to root my phone, and i dont want to put any viruses from the files i download from the PC, onto my beloved smartphone, so once again thanks guys
and if any one has some free time and would be willing to guide me through the process of getting rid of bloatware (ive already rooted my phone, and backed up everything i just dont know what to do next) i would be willing to ship 10$ =)
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Download Script Manager from the market, then run one of the debloating scripts in the dev section. There's one by psouza and another one, I used the other one. It has options to keep certain apps in the script.
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Dphwhitty, ive done that in the past, downloaded script manager, ran both scripts, neither one of them worked saying i had a syntax error. But thanks anyways man
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The 2011 version also has real-time driver distraction monitoring, ID 10-T error updating, and for some reason a toolbar.
I think AV is good enough. Added feature is that you get remote wipe if your phone ever gets lost.
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FYI common sense doesn't protect you from things such as exploit and web script based infections.
I personally use Lookout. But honestly its not something you need to worry about too much, yet. But I'm sure its going to be a problem next year. Play it safe and only install apps that have high install counts on the market and high ratings.
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eXecuter.bin said:
FYI common sense doesn't protect you from things such as exploit and web script based infections.
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That's the 2012 version that covers that
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Zoibster said:
What is the best anti virus software for my droid?
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Well, unless you are doing A LOT of side loading (installing non market apps) from random sites or are using pirated applications there is absolutely no need for anti-virus on a linux based system..
You as the end user are 100% in control of what apps gain permission and using common sense by looking at what permissions your giving said applications is up to you to decide.
The only virus I've heard of was found in china and pretty sure it was a side loaded application and it would steal data like phone numbers and e-mail addresses and the person was selling the information to spam sites.
Like I said though, if your just downloading apps from the android market your fine.
eXecuter.bin said:
FYI common sense doesn't protect you from things such as exploit and web script based infections.
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Your right, android already does that. Unless someone writes a script/exploit to get around asking permissions for root since the browser doesn't run as a root application. Android has very high security when it comes to web browsing. Remember, we are talking about linux.
In my opinion the best protection is a firewall, DroidWall does the job well.

Who pays to root your phone

Mod edit: Thread close as my paranoid side tells me this is free advertisement. If not, thread closed for teh LULZ then.
Cheerio,
Or is it just simply for people who do not know anything about rooting trying to root
why root when you dont know ?
hmm
maybe just maybe
Well, if you are completely technologically illiterate, then paying $35 dollars is nothing compared to paying $500 to replace your device if you ruin it. Don't you agree?
agree brad
Brad387 said:
Well, if you are completely technologically illiterate, then paying $35 dollars is nothing compared to paying $500 to replace your device if you ruin it. Don't you agree?
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This is true; though if they're completely technologically illiterate, I'd wonder why they even want to root it. :highfive:
But anyways, I see ads on Craigslist here locally of people offering their services for rooting phones lol.
Anyone notice the reviews:
I Had Just Given Up On Rooting My New HTC Galaxy SII
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...pathetic.
Theonew said:
Anyone notice the reviews: ...pathetic.
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Lool
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Theonew said:
Anyone notice the reviews: ...pathetic.
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Totally missed this! I'd probably have trouble rooting an HTC Galaxy SII as well lol.
codycorexxx said:
This is true; though if they're completely technologically illiterate, I'd wonder why they even want to root it. :highfive:
But anyways, I see ads on Craigslist here locally of people offering their services for rooting phones lol.
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There is alot of reasons people would want their phone rooted even if they didn't know how to do it. Remove bloatware, speed up the UI, use incompatible apps...and alot more.
I do agree that you should do it yourself to know how to fix it if something goes wrong, but when it comes down to it, it is their phone and they can do with it as they please.
The same could be said for basically anything though. If you can't change your own oil, should you be driving a car?
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There is alot of reasons people would want their phone rooted even if they didn't know how to do it. Remove bloatware, speed up the UI, use incompatible apps...and alot more.
I do agree that you should do it yourself to know how to fix it if something goes wrong, but when it comes down to it, it is their phone and they can do with it as they please.
The same could be said for basically anything though. If you can't change your own oil, should you be driving a car?
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I agree with this. I cant root my phone (on my own). But I followed someone elses guide & was succesful. My GF has a wildfire S, & has constant problems with lack of memory. She cant root, or even follow a guide, but it needs doing to make the phone usable.
Guess it's a service they are providing but consumers might as well go on YouTube or Google and save yourselves $30. God knows how their software works. Good luck to them trying to explain to someone on how to unlock the HTC One X for example with their software.
Wow!
They've been featured on search engines, blogs and online encyclopedia that anyone can edit!
They must be legit!
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Lesicnik1 said:
Wow!
They've been featured on search engines, blogs and online encyclopedia that anyone can edit!
They must be legit!
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Next time I go to them!!!
Hahahaha..... LOL
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Doesn't even look like the spent $35 on site design.
Also from the first review it's clear thoose guys are geese, and I don't trust geese anywhere near my phone.
Thanks to your post I now have a good adBlocker
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Anyone notice the reviews: ...pathetic.
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I'm guessing that the website is targeted at the 50-75 years old userbase.
with so many video tutorials out, its sooo easy to root youtube/xda are your friends :good:
The problem is, I know many friends who want to root their phone because they think it will magically make their phone better and faster...
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The problem is, I know many friends who want to root their phone because they think it will magically make their phone better and faster...
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Lol you should explain to them that that's not how It works!
Rooting a phone Is a joke IMO, Who would pay $35? I mean If It were flashing ROM's and what not then I somewhat understand that as that's where the brick can happen but can you really brick doing a simple root that takes less then 5 minutes?
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Lol you should explain to them that that's not how It works!
Rooting a phone Is a joke IMO, Who would pay $35? I mean If It were flashing ROM's and what not then I somewhat understand that as that's where the brick can happen but can you really brick doing a simple root that takes less then 5 minutes?
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Umm no. You have far more of a chance bricking your phone during the root process than flashing a ROM. Rooting can involve unlocking bootloaders, changing bootloaders, using unsecure boot images, flashing unsecure kernels...all of which can brick a phone...even if doen correctly. Flashing a ROM, 99.99999% of the time will not brick your phone.
I think this is only for very noobs
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