Hey guys, I'm running Eclipse 1.4 (have been for a while) and recently VPN Services has began randomly asking for SuperUser permissions. Not a once and done deal, but to the point where I have to click remember my decision and deny it multiple times to stop the SU prompt and then it locks my phone and requires a battery pull.
Can anyone tell me what this app does? It's located at /system/app/EdmVpnServices.apk so it's obviously a preloaded app.
I'm thinking either someone is trying to gain remote access to my phone or it has something to do with my companies Exchange service and their remote permissions.
I just renamed the app to .bak and I'm about to reboot and see what it breaks. I can't find any info on this app online so any input is appreciated.
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Thanks to xda main page I download this free app and was shocked to find that most apps wanted to know my location my imei and have access to my contacts.
This app is like uac for windows but better. Give it a try on the market
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Does this mean most devs have a big brother fetish?
I downloaded LBE this morning. I'm surprised at just how many apps have phone state and identity as one of the permissions. Question is however whether the apps will update properly without this permission.
I have fring requesting contact information and access to sms twice an hour.
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Well, from my limited research, read phone state and identity permission is related to one of three things:
1. Android 1.5 compatibility.
2. Registration check.
3. App needs to be shoved into the background when a call comes in.
The Amazon Appstore reads the phone number whenever you open it. This is because the Appstore needs to know what phone to sideload the.app to. It's currently the only app I have that does this. All my other.apps are free since I don't have spare cash to spend on the Market. So far none of those apps have triggered this permission.
You load tweetcaster pro from amazon that asks for stuff alot
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Amazing how many stupid apps need to access stuff that they probably don't need to access. Blocked a BUNCH of garbage today...turned on the phone at 7am, and by 5pm, it had blocked 32 requests.
Lol. Had it installed for an hour, nothing happened until XDA Premium app asked for my IMEI...
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So with the new Touchwiz Update, why would someone need or want to root their SGT10.1? Before my only big reason was for screen shots and some apps that offer shutdown option softbuttons. But with Touchwiz you get a screen shot function. What functions would you want that would require rooting?
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easy, I want the bar at the bottom to be black again and the settings panel (wi-fi toggle, airplane mode toggle to be blue not green) to name a few.
i think installing LBE Privacy Guard is an excellent reason to root.
Does that app keep apps from trolling your data and selling it? I've used lookout before. It works pretty well but who knows if its working. Lol
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Does that app keep apps from trolling your data and selling it? I've used lookout before. It works pretty well but who knows if its working. Lol
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LBE actually monitors your data and presents you with an alert every time an app tries to access it. The alert allows you to approve or deny the access. That way if a video player app randomly starts trying to access your contacts you a) know about it and b) can deny it.
I haven't rooted my GT yet but I've used LBE on a Transformer when I had it. It was great because i could deny apps accessing my data when they had no reason to do so. If I root, LBE and AdFree would be the two of the main reasons for doing so.
Adfree and Titanium Backup are my main reasons.
I have not looked at the steps in a while. But seems like my biggest obstacle is I have nothing but Mac OS so I cant use most of the tethered and app centric methods. Wish there was an app in the market to help you root without being tethered. That would be worth some bucks! Lol
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Disabling ads, removing bloatware and wifi tethering with my OG droid.
My Roger EVO 3D came pre-installed with an app called "Wi-Fi Calling". Does anyone know what this is?
I think it may be a Rogers app (the icon is red and white), but I can't tell for sure. It doesn't appear on the market from what I can tell.
I'm asking because despite the fact I have turned the app off (via a checkbox within the app itself), the app regularly account for around 5% of my battery usage.
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My Roger EVO 3D came pre-installed with an app called "Wi-Fi Calling". Does anyone know what this is?
I think it may be a Rogers app (the icon is red and white), but I can't tell for sure. It doesn't appear on the market from what I can tell.
I'm asking because despite the fact I have turned the app off (via a checkbox within the app itself), the app regularly account for around 5% of my battery usage.
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the app is not stock on the Sprint version of the HTC EVO 3D.
some apps are coded poorly and will continue to run services in the background even though they coded the app to give you an option to turn the app off. if this is the case with the WiFi Calling app and you don't plan on using it, your best bet would be to move the apk out of the /system/app or /data/app directory to somewhere else like the sdcard.
the solution i present assumes you have root and are nand unlocked. removing the apk is the *safest* method, imo, to make sure the application is uninstalled and not consuming resources.
The android package manager, which manages all the devices applications, monitors /data/app and /system/app for application .apk files to be added/removed and will process the application .apk file as soon as it detects a new file or the removal of an existing file.
Hence, moving the apk file out of /system/app or /data/app to the sdcard will essentially cause the packagemanger to uninstall the application and the icon should be removed from your application launcher/tray.
If you ever do need the app again you can simply move the app .apk file back to /data/app or /system/app and the packagemanager will load it up.
i only have the sprint version of the evo 3d, so i'm unfamiliar with this app, but hopefully my suggestion solution and the description of how the packagemanager operates will help!
Thanks for the info.
Since I'm running the GSM version of the EVO 3D, I'll have to wait for a reliable root method before I can get rid of this app.
That's the one think I'm missing from my old X10 - root access (and Titanium Backup specifically).
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Thanks for the info.
Since I'm running the GSM version of the EVO 3D, I'll have to wait for a reliable root method before I can get rid of this app.
That's the one think I'm missing from my old X10 - root access (and Titanium Backup specifically).
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i was hoping you wouldn't reply saying you're not rooting .. but since you did .. the only other solution i've heard of .. and it states in it's description, it doesn't require root, is an application which loads at startup and allows the user control over blocking/allowing other apps from starting up.
after a quick google search, i think this is the app i've heard about:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vesperaNovus.app.StartupAuditor
author thread: http://androidforums.com/application-announcements/54838-new-improved-startup-auditor.html
it does cost money and i have not purchased it but i've heard from some people that it works .. so take that for what its worth! i think the android market has a 15 min return period from app purchase to end of return period time allowance.
root would be the preferred method, but as a non root alternative, this is the best solution i can think of. good luck!
It's not that I don't want to root. It's that there currently isn't a root method available for the GSM variant of the EVO 3D.
I'll just wait and live with it until then.
Hi,
I came to the same conclusion that the WIFI-Calling app is still running even when turning offf the feature. And, yes, it doesn account for some batery usage when looking at battery stats.
I am trying to find a way to have the battery last for a full day of slight use. (doesnt last a full day for me with only 5 msg, 3 short calls and some internet browsing).
This app is unkillable with SystemPanel;(
wtf is rogers doing with its apps is crap.
Rooting the phone is not something I consider for the moment.
Will try the suggested app.
thanks,
StartupAuditor fails at preventing the WIFICalling app from starting
Same for Android Assistant
This WIFICalling app is still there eating a big chunk of the CPU time
;(
I used titanium back up to convert the SU app to a user app and after it was done a random pop up came up about USBank asking for SU permission. Has anyone else had this happened? Seems estrange it has happened twice to me second time I was testing it if that was the reason it happened.
I have also had the U.S. Bank app request root access just in normal use, no TB converting involved. Others have noted the same in reviews in the Google Play store. Very strange. Perhaps the app is doing sort of security check to see if the phone is rooted...
Most likely it is checking for the su binary and finding it so it checks to see if it is executable. The blizzard mobile authenticator used to do the same thing and had a warning about running it on rooted devices. For the most part I'm sure it's just a security check.
I've never had the app ask for su permission. Just checked my balance about an hour ago too.
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Its never asked while using the bank app. Just randomly while using titanium back app. I've always denied excess either way but it just seems estrange.
Here is the problem;
I have a mobile banking app on my phone. The app is in the store and can be downloaded, but it has to be activated in order to be able to use it. So every time time I change the phone (and I do that once or twice a year), I have to go to the bank to get the code. I understand that this is a security measure. However, I'm so sick of this, that I'd like to try solving it.
Now, I'd like to be able to transfer that app to another phone without going to the bank/getting the new code. Is there a way to do this?
Maybe with Titanium Backup!
No. I tried that some time ago. If I recall correctly, it just creates APK file from installed app, and this file can transfered to another device. There it installs like any other new APK. And in this case, it will ask me for an activation code. At least that's how it was last year when I tried to transfer the same app to my HD2.
So restoring data as well from TB does not work?
I'm thinking if there is any "loose" folder post activation on the sd card that isn't caught by titanium.
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I just tried. This time I used app+data. And I got behind the activation code point, but I'm stuck on PIN nr. First 2 times it said wrong pin, although I entered the same PIN I'm entering on my old phone. 3rd time it started to show various errors.
I guess it got locked somehow. It does happen if you enter the wrong PIN 3 times.
The interesting thing is that the app is still working on my old phone.
I guess they protected it well.
Just a noob here but maybe transfer the apk and the data file with Bluetooth file transfer I've used it for apks and zip files. hope this helps
Edit : and fix permissions ?
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I doubt there would be any difference in sending the files via bluetooth.
In the play store sign-in to the same email that you used. You can find all your apps synchronized and you can re-download and install on the new device.
Not true.
Not every app.
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I don't think it would be possible because it looks that app code is linked with hardware. Whener you are going to change hardware you will need new code.
That's a good security measure, you should be grateful to your bank.
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Your app download history is saved to your Gmail account, so when you sync that to your new phone, all the apps will be there.
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