http://www.verizonwireless.com/dam/support/pdf/system_update/galaxys4.pdf
I woke up this morning and on my phone was a request to update from Verizon, it was an official update.
I haven't seen anything anywhere and I can't believe that I am one of the first on XDA to get this;
I go first!
Lol :laugh:
Lol, spam is spam!
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No offense, but you are a little late to the party. The update has been out for a week now.
See these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2731099 - Thread created on first rollouts
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658480 - Discussion thread
The only nice thing is that VZW finally released info on the update.
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No offense, but you are a little late to the party. The update has been out for a week now.
See these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2731099 - Thread created on first rollouts
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658480 - Discussion thread
The only nice thing is that VZW finally released info on the update.
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I didn't think I was the first but I haven't been following lately so I didn't see anything. How do you get rid of that constant nag?
What is so exciting about an update that essentially kills write permissions to the SD card and adds more bloat? Not being sarcastic. Just do not see the benefit. S4 seems fine, pre update.
JMO
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What is so exciting about an update that essentially kills write permissions to the SD card and adds more bloat? Not being sarcastic. Just do not see the benefit. S4 seems fine, pre update.
JMO
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Didn't add more bloat. Please explain in detail what bloat you are talking about. Most bloat can be turned off. As a matter of fact, one of the best parts of the update is the ability to disable bloat from the app drawer. Also, 4.4 added the framework for Tap to Pay. There are plenty of reasons to update. Kit Kat runs better for me and has features I find very useful.
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Didn't add more bloat. Please explain in detail what bloat you are talking about. Most bloat can be turned off. As a matter of fact, one of the best parts of the update is the ability to disable bloat from the app drawer. Also, 4.4 added the framework for Tap to Pay. There are plenty of reasons to update. Kit Kat runs better for me and has features I find very useful.
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I don't believe you can disable KNOX(crap) without root. There are probably a few other verizon apps that cannot be disabled without root.
Knox? I haven't had a problem with it... It does nothing on my phone. Can you please explain what your problem is with Knox?
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You CAN disable knox....The only thing I wish I could disable that u can't is the stupid security update notifications
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It's not that it's a bad update by any means, 4.4 code has a lot of efficiencies over 4.3, but with as long as the wait was i guess people over hyped it and expected more new end-user features.
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My phone didn't show the update till a few hours ago. At first I was semi excited, then I remembered I still plan on rooting the crap out of the thing..... Verizon and their slow nonsense don't sit well with me sometimes.
D3Seeker said:
My phone didn't show the update till a few hours ago. At first I was semi excited, then I remembered I still plan on rooting the crap out of the thing..... Verizon and their slow nonsense don't sit well with me sometimes.
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If you want the update and be rooted, go here --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2726868
rushless said:
What is so exciting about an update that essentially kills write permissions to the SD card and adds more bloat? Not being sarcastic. Just do not see the benefit. S4 seems fine, pre update.
JMO
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Honestly, the SD card "issue" is so overblown its not funny. It doesn't kill write permissions... what it does do, is make it so that apps don't have the right to go willy nilly across you card, to folders it shouldn't have permission to (unless you agree that a random app you download should have the ability to muck with other programs folders).
I made the jump on my phone more than a month ago, and my day to day impacts are NILL. Poweramp still plays all my music just fine, and not one program has had a FC or any other issue. In fact, had i not read articles from other people about the sky falling, i would have never known anyway....
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Honestly, the SD card "issue" is so overblown its not funny.
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It's an unexpected, undocumented change. That you don't run applications which get broken doesn't mean that others aren't hurt by it.
Google is the new Microsoft - they think because they're successful they can do no wrong, but in reality they're clueless about a lot of things. Big enough to not care, and it's the users who get hurt.
Adding *nix permissions to a vfat volume is the right thing to do (short of requiring a modern file system on an SD card), but they're doing it wrong by not phasing it in so apps can accommodate the change.
Well, fill me in. What broke? What app needs to write willy nilly to folders it shouldn't be in that is now no longer working?
For all the moaning people give, i seem to have trouble finding REAL problems...
Divine_Madcat said:
Well, fill me in. What broke? What app needs to write willy nilly to folders it shouldn't be in that is now no longer working?
For all the moaning people give, i seem to have trouble finding REAL problems...
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Subsonic is one example. Here's a detailed explanation with another example.
Your Google-fu is weak.
mike.s said:
Subsonic is one example. Here's a detailed explanation with another example.
Your Google-fu is weak.
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At the end of the thread, its reported fixed, and your other article is from 2012 and has nothing to do with any of this.
Keep trying....
As it is.. apps may write to any folder they own, and may read from every folder. Unless the app is badly written, this change should honestly be a non issue.
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Honestly, the SD card "issue" is so overblown its not funny.
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I agree 100%
Divine_Madcat said:
At the end of the thread, its reported fixed, and your other article is from 2012 and has nothing to do with any of this.
Keep trying....
As it is.. apps may write to any folder they own, and may read from every folder. Unless the app is badly written, this change should honestly be a non issue.
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LOL. It was "fixed" by manually changing things in the application, fortunately the app had a setting where the storage path can be configured by the user, many don't. KitKat broke something which worked before because it introduced new restrictions with no prior warning to developers.
The linked article is about this issue, exactly. You didn't read the comments, did you? Or try searching ? The change has been around for a while (back to Honeycomb), but manufacturers worked around it for most devices. Now Google seems to be enforcing it as a requirement with KitKat (or Samsung decided to not do the work-around anymore, we'll see). Maybe it's not causing you problems, but it is causing problems for people.
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Hey everybody!
Last time I gave my new s2 to my girlfriend, she installed an strange app from the market called pesoguin sakura dance (free) (should be on top if you search "tamagotchi" - it was surely the last time i handed it over to her haha).
Reading a comment like "damaged my phone" about the app unsettled me a bit and leads me to the question, if an app from the market could damage my/a phone irreparable?
I tested that app with lookout and didn't find anything. If you look on over 260 averaged 4 stars ratings and 50 - 250 000 downloads you shouln't think that there's something wrong. But, as i said, there's that comment; and i heard from another guy that there could be apps, which change the os of a phone.
Am I too careful and there's nothing (with this app) that should upset me or are there apps which do sth without me realizing anything.
Thanks.
May I ask what your previous phone was?
stoney73 said:
May I ask what your previous phone was?
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May I ask what your previous car was?
any serious and helpfull comments?
Dunno! Hoping to get some answers
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any serious and helpfull comments?
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Reason being it's a pretty stupid question
Unless the app *gets* (by that I mean, you approve) root access, it ain't screwing anything up...
It's always a good practise to read over the permissions the app requires and ask yourself "Does it really need these?"
Btw... please uninstall Lookout...
hmm..stupid question, ya?
so i heard sth. what you obviously didnt hear, namely that there are definetly malicious apps which get root-access without me approving that.
and please get me in the enjoyment of your knowledge why i shouldnt use lookout
Micksta said:
Reason being it's a pretty stupid question
Unless the app *gets* (by that I mean, you approve) root access, it ain't screwing anything up...
It's always a good practise to read over the permissions the app requires and ask yourself "Does it really need these?"
Btw... please uninstall Lookout...
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come on it wasnt stupid
made me think about those viruses on the market place
rkath. said:
hmm..stupid question, ya?
so i heard sth. what you obviously didnt hear, namely that there are definetly malicious apps which get root-access without me approving that.
and please get me in the enjoyment of your knowledge why i shouldnt use lookout
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Pretty sure Superuser would pop-up with any request for root access, don't think there is a way around that...
I am against running an Anti-Virus/Malware client on my phone. IMO it's a stupid idea. I don't want to get in an argument, if you want to run Lookout or similar apps, I'm not going to stop you. It's like the 'why use a Task Manager/App-Killer' argument...
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Pretty sure Superuser would pop-up with any request for root access, don't think there is a way around that...
I am against running an Anti-Virus/Malware client on my phone. IMO it's a stupid idea. I don't want to get in an argument, if you want to run Lookout or similar apps, I'm not going to stop you. It's like the 'why use a Task Manager/App-Killer' argument...
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i dont think that he has asked a stupid question, asked people if they know of any dangerous apps isnt a bad question. you say su would pop up if it was going to be something bad, but you assume he is rooted
I feel a valid concern has been raised in the OP.
The apps available in the marketplace should be vetted but as we know its not.
after rooting the phone...it more or less becomes like the home PC.
personally i download apps only from big corporations...but i do understand most ppl like to try out new & tempting stuff on their phones...
since i access lots of personal accounts from my phone, i keep away from apps which comes from sources i havent heard before...
ignorance is bliss at times...
Crucio_ said:
i dont think that he has asked a stupid question, asked people if they know of any dangerous apps isnt a bad question. you say su would pop up if it was going to be something bad, but you assume he is rooted
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I don't think he asked a stupid question either. I have found a few malicious apps in the Market that download unwanted garbage to your phone. It surprises me that the Market does not screen out such apps before posting.
That said, I think he definitely needs a new girlfriend.
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Robin M said:
That said, I think he definitely needs a new girlfriend.
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hahaha...no she's cute and no..she isn't someone whos playing tamagotchi stuff
b2t. should i be in sorrow after downloaded pesoguin sakura dance? the developer artsplanet inc isnt that small..
btw. my phone is rooted.
thanks in advance!
nobody that can calm me? :/
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Pretty sure Superuser would pop-up with any request for root access, don't think there is a way around that...
I am against running an Anti-Virus/Malware client on my phone. IMO it's a stupid idea. I don't want to get in an argument, if you want to run Lookout or similar apps, I'm not going to stop you. It's like the 'why use a Task Manager/App-Killer' argument...
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I can get round the superuser popup on many phones... So it's not enough to rely on that alone.
I suggest you do run a reliable AV program if you are at all concerned
Btw, few apps are likely to cause serious harm.
If something gets root, in theory it can cause a lot of damage, but normally they aim to quietly install other files without you knowing.
So if you want to start clean, remove and wipe your sd, clear all app data, and reflash the latest rom via odin or kies
If an app had root, it could have modified your system partition, so the reflash matters.
But in theory, someone could delete everything from your phone, or brick it (on some devices), though I am not aware of any such apps
yes there are very dangerous apps in Android Market like this one for example Albanian Keyboard wich is steals all u data like a key logger and no one in there are doing anything to ban or remove that crap
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of course you can.
so what do you think about that pesoguin sakura dance app (free)?
rkath. said:
so what do you think about that pesoguin sakura dance app (free)?
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Shouldn't be that problematic especially as most security holes are patched in gingerbread. AFAIK the most viruses are only able to harm FroYo and lower OS'es.
This may be a bone head old news post, but it's something I just noticed. I usually check for the free amazon app on my phone each morning but forgot to this morning so I checked online. This is when I noticed a "Test Drive" button as pictured below. I havn't had a chance to play with it yet, but wondering if others have and if, in fact, this is nothing new and I just failed to notice.
Nothing new. .. But still good for those that dont want to install the app before hand and see how it is
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I haven't actually seen anything that's even worth test driving in that section.
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I haven't actually seen anything that's even worth test driving in that section.
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so it's only certain apps then? Perhaps this is why I never noticed. Only time I use web based to to provide a link to someone on here so I don't spend much dwell time.
Chief Geek said:
so it's only certain apps then? Perhaps this is why I never noticed. Only time I use web based to to provide a link to someone on here so I don't spend much dwell time.
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yea i think it's only certain apps, usually useless stuff like games.
Thanks go to Urban Strata for helping clarify it's purpose, and to SteelH, il duce, -viperboy- and everybody else whose been helping look in to this.
Security issues are still always of interest, but if those are patched all that is left is for someone to remove any extraneous code here.
The APKs for it are:
HtcOMADM_SPCS.apk
HtcOMADM_SettingsPlugin_SPCS.apk - looks harmless (thanks SteelH)
HtcOMADM_Tool_SPCS.apk - has some questionable content
I apologize if we jumped the gun blaming htc for this, but with the reputation data mining companies have earned themselves it's not a very good feeling to find software from a company like that running without your knowledge.
http://www.redbend.com/en/company/red-bend-enabled-devices
http://www.redbend.com/en/products-services/software-analytics/benefits
With vSense Mobile™, Red Bend is the only company able to give service providers both real-time analytics insight from the device perspective as well as the ability to proactively change software in the field in order to make mobile devices and services continuously better in a rapidly changing world.
vSense Mobile benefits many organizations inside a service provider, including:
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Marketing / Business Intelligence
Turn usage data into valuable and actionable business intelligence
Better plan and target service roll-outs
Provide usage data for partner ISVs to better define their applications...
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I'll try to dig into it more later, but for now I'd just like to know what all it does.
Think it will be under red bend or vsense? Try and find it as well.
With a quick look I found this.. data/data
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Anthonicia said:
Think it will be under red bend or vsense? Try and find it as well.
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First thing I did was debloat so I haven't noticed it running, but somehow the /data/data/com.redbend.vdmc/ folder is still on my phone. Part of what got my attention is that I don't remember seeing it when I went through the system apps.
I've been swamped here lately so I was kinda hoping someone else has already had a chance to rip it apart. Even if we can opt out of it I still don't trust it, especially if it's this poorly protected.
edit: found it HtcOMADM_SPCS.apk
Great, wtf is wrong with HTC and Sprint? Leave the spyware out of android ffs!
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It's hiding under something if it is running. That's all I can see for now too. Sorry for being obvious.
HTC has so much running, if theyre responsible then it is gonna be in with their shat.
I don't have the tools to monitor what's going out and where. Ciq was found in that manner. If redbend isn't stupid they will hide it better.
Maybe someone could get in touch with TrevE and see what he can figure out.
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I'm looking into this.
Well, this is a little unsettling...
looking @ "tree.xml" in /data/data/com.redbend.vdmc/
there's some REALLY creepy code in there about data logs and server pulls, re-auths, there's even a command to upload (I think) some user info on data behavior to https://oma.ssprov.sprint.com/oma .....
I also see in the /ext/ directory there, they have 2 files:
libvdmengine.so
libvdmfumo.so
I also have no idea what the info inside "vdm.reg.xml" in the /shared_prefs/ points to but it loos like it may be injecting an xml line into another part of the system?
...more to come...
ok now looking in titanium backup for "com.redbend" it returned this app name:
vDM Client 1.0.2218232562.436999.426320
just reporting lol
It seems like this had a quick response when all the techblogs began to report about it. Maybe we should submit this to Engadget, BGR, Gizmodo, etc. and see what kind of feedback we can get back from Sprint/HTC about it?
Damn these fing companies.... Is it enough we have uncle Sam on our tails
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We took these files out of our Viper4G 2.0.0 Beta from the beginning, ladies and gentlemen nice find, Haus.
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-viperboy- said:
We took these files out of our Viper4G 2.0.0 Beta from the beginning, ladies and gentlemen nice find, Haus.
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Does it free up some Ram like when removing it from the 3D did?
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Good god...Thanks for digging in on this fellas, if it is doing some naughty things...I hope it gets all blown up like cIQ did. I'm about ready to go back to a flip phone if this crap doesn't stop.
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We took these files out of our Viper4G 2.0.0 Beta from the beginning, ladies and gentlemen nice find, Haus.
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and you now cannot update your PRL and profile
just discovered this.
I am pushing the 3 apks back one at a time until I know which does what.
so far, the settingsprovider one put the "system updates" back into my settings menu, but I still couldn't update
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and you now cannot update your PRL and profile
just discovered this.
I am pushing the 3 apks back one at a time until I know which does what.
so far, the settingsprovider one put the "system updates" back into my settings menu, but I still couldn't update
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Damn thats not good, looks like Sprint and HTC are gonna force us to have their spyware
DB13 said:
Damn thats not good, looks like Sprint and HTC are gonna force us to have their spyware
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Nah I'm sure one of the talented devs will figure out a way to disable it without any ill effects.
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and you now cannot update your PRL and profile
just discovered this.
I am pushing the 3 apks back one at a time until I know which does what.
so far, the settingsprovider one put the "system updates" back into my settings menu, but I still couldn't update
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Ok so I pushed back all but the _tool_ one and can update my stuff.
Sadly it looks like they built dependencies into these
Hopefully the more talented people can find a way to fix this.
I'll keep the tool apk out of my system and see how it goes, I do still have signal and data.
Also that app name I listed earlier in TiBu is installed again, must be one of those first 2 apks.
So I sent a pretty nasty message to Samsung today announcing my displeasure with this whole KNOX issue and not receiving updates because of our devices being "modified" I did so because Samsung preached Open Source, as does Google and for them to block OTA updates is about as much bull as if Microsoft started to block your Windows updates because you install some aftermarket software etc. We all paid for a product and we are all entitled to updates I feel regardless of weather or not we have rooted our devices or not. If I get any sort of response at all I will post. I doubt I will but it felt good to vent to them at Samsung. You all should do the same. If they get enough complaints then maybe they will do something about it.
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I second this.
I agree with this but give it time, a work around will come up.
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Beandip-Javier said:
I agree with this but give it time, a work around will come up.
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it already has... downloading mi5 to flash back to get update (knox tripped)
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it already has... downloading mi5 to flash back to get update (knox tripped)
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My point to them is we should not have to go through a workaround.
We should not have to Odin back two updates, update to the second, wait for MJ4, and that's if you even get the update cause I know they stopped them for a while for some. On top of that you lose everything you have done which is crap. Xposed, Viper Audio Mod etc. All that stuff takes time to do and someone shouldn't have to start from scratch because Samsung f***ed up in the first place and didn't get their software right causing audio and S pen issues. Should we have to go through this headache because of their mistake? I think not.
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My point to them is we should not have to go through a workaround.
We should not have to Odin back two updates, update to the second, wait for MJ4, and that's if you even get the update cause I know they stopped them for a while for some. On top of that you lose everything you have done which is crap. Xposed, Viper Audio Mod etc. All that stuff takes time to do and someone shouldn't have to start from scratch because Samsung f***ed up in the first place and didn't get their software right causing audio and S pen issues. Should we have to go through this headache because of their mistake? I think not.
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i totally agree but in do time..
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i totally agree but in do time..
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Feel free to sign up and chime in. Maybe someone from Samsung will actually listen if we stir up enough trouble
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http://opensource.samsung.com/commu...pe=forum&threadId=1366&msgId=1366&forumType=8
KNOX was a problem on the SGS4 too, but devs got it handled. Same will happen with Note 3.....so cool yer jets.
Not being able to get updates because you are rooted has been an issue since the beginning of Android time and has nothing to do with knox. If you choose to root then it is warned that you must jump through hoops to get updates, known fact. Android being open source has nothing to do with your freedom to root and modify your device either. It is simply a means to allow any third party to make apps, widgets, theme engines, whatever, unlike a closed source like IOS where all developers have to go through Apple to get rights.
Knox is security, plain and simple. There have been a lot of malicious attacks on Android in the past year and this is an attempt of closing those back doors. Difficulty in rooting and flashing is a side effect not the direct target.
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Not being able to get updates because you are rooted has been an issue since the beginning of Android time and has nothing to do with knox. If you choose to root then it is warned that you must jump through hoops to get updates, known fact. Android being open source has nothing to do with your freedom to root and modify your device either. It is simply a means to allow any third party to make apps, widgets, theme engines, whatever, unlike a closed source like IOS where all developers have to go through Apple to get rights.
Knox is security, plain and simple. There have been a lot of malicious attacks on Android in the past year and this is an attempt of closing those back doors. Difficulty in rooting and flashing is a side effect not the direct target.
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EXACTLY!!! Thank You for posting this! Since you're a mod, maybe some people will actually believe you!!!
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http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/08/0...ty-fix-heading-to-xperia-z-series-this-month/
This is to confirm Sony will be pushing out an update to protect their Z series phones first from this Stagefreight problem that involves hacking our Androids with simply MMS. The issue is for us is that we still haven't had Lollipop to our phones for this long. Will this patch update may even take Verizon to do a hell a lot longer before they could even give us our deserved update? Because this is a serious issue that must be addressed.
I've also attached a screenshot from the analysis app for my Z3v, and we're definitely vulnerable...
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we are ****ed
Watch vzw give us a patch without 5.1...
Old news Vzw is a terrible carrier
Not only stagefright but now certifi-gate, and certifi-gate you need to update the whole OS to fix it, so maybe we will finally get Lollipop, but wouldn't hold your breath.
I feel like a duck sitting on a pond surrounded by hunters, being a sitting duck I don't like.
SO LETS SEE HOW VZW PROTECTS THEIR NETWORK NOW!
Will VZW patch or will VZW not?
The quick fix solutions I have found so far in credits to Android Authority is to either download Textra for your messaging app, or disable auto downloading of MMS attachments on your messaging app.
To do that on our phones, go to stock Messaging app, Settings, then scroll down to uncheck Auto MMS Retrieval.
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The quick fix solutions I have found so far in credits to Android Authority is to either download Textra for your messaging app, or disable auto downloading of MMS attachments on your messaging app.
To do that on our phones, go to stock Messaging app, Settings, then scroll down to uncheck Auto MMS Retrieval.
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Good tip, did that yesterday to mine and my wife's phone after reading the exploit news.
Be careful, any MMS can have the exploit attached.
Forgot to add, I disabled "Hangouts" too, I think it is affected too.
I was on my phone and went to xda news and saw the pushbullet article. I click on comments and get a redirection with a mess of ads and a android message talking about being infected....wth xda!!!
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Not only stagefright but now certifi-gate, and certifi-gate you need to update the whole OS to fix it, so maybe we will finally get Lollipop, but wouldn't hold your breath.
I feel like a duck sitting on a pond surrounded by hunters, being a sitting duck I don't like.
SO LETS SEE HOW VZW PROTECTS THEIR NETWORK NOW!
Will VZW patch or will VZW not?
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Where are you reading that you need to update the whole OS to patch Certifi-gate? Read this article, particularly the quote from the google spokesperson. http://www.zdnet.com/article/androcertifi-gate-remote-access-security-hole-malware-seen-in-the-wild/
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Where are you reading that you need to update the whole OS to patch Certifi-gate? Read this article, particularly the quote from the google spokesperson. http://www.zdnet.com/article/androcertifi-gate-remote-access-security-hole-malware-seen-in-the-wild/
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Took you long enough to try and disprove me.
Do some reading you will find it. It is a problem with a layer in the OS, I had the information before the Black Hat conference.
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Took you long enough to try and disprove me.
Do some reading you will find it. It is a problem with a layer in the OS, I had the information before the Black Hat conference.
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I did read, couldn't find anything to support what you are saying but did find what I linked. If you have something else feel free to share with the rest of us. Kind of a moot point to me really as I am on my Nexus 6, which apparently isn't vulnerable.
That's okay I'm fine with being right don't have to prove it to you.
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That's okay I'm fine with being right don't have to prove it to you.
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you have something against sharing with the community?
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you have something against sharing with the community?
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Your name is "community"?
Pleasure to meet you Community.
If you have Nexus 6 and are not at risk, are you just here to gloat and point fingers at us and laugh? Not very friendly.
1linuxfreak said:
Your name is "community"?
Pleasure to meet you Community.
If you have Nexus 6 and are not at risk, are you just here to gloat and point fingers at us and laugh? Not very friendly.
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Who's pointing fingers and laughing? There is a community of users here that could benefit from the information you have if you'd share it. I only asked where you got your information from as the information I had seemed to imply something different.
BladeRunner said:
Who's pointing fingers and laughing? There is a community of users here that could benefit from the information you have if you'd share it. I only asked where you got your information from as the information I had seemed to imply something different.
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If you know as much as you imply you would already know what I know and there would be no need for further discussion.
So as far as you are concerned the scare is over. Patches are out everything is fine. At least with your Nexus 6.
I will not post up something that is available on the inter web and you can find yourself. LAZY! Wait you may not get it right so here --
"Android-based mobile devices are under threat from yet another major security vulnerability and this time a simple download patch won’t fix it. Making smartphones and tablets safe against the new 'bug', dubbed Certifi-gate, will reportedly require a rewrite of the underlying software, leaving most mobile devices vulnerable until a new operating system version is released." -- there copy and paste this into your browsers search window or highlight and right click and do "Search Google" for this. Wait here -- https://www.google.com/search?q=certifi-gate+requires+a+OS+rewite&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=certifi-gate+requires+a+OS+rewrite
since you can't do it yourself.
Please go away now troll.
1linuxfreak said:
If you know as much as you imply you would already know what I know and there would be no need for further discussion.
So as far as you are concerned the scare is over. Patches are out everything is fine. At least with your Nexus 6.
I will not post up something that is available on the inter web and you can find yourself. LAZY! Wait you may not get it right so here --
"Android-based mobile devices are under threat from yet another major security vulnerability and this time a simple download patch won’t fix it. Making smartphones and tablets safe against the new 'bug', dubbed Certifi-gate, will reportedly require a rewrite of the underlying software, leaving most mobile devices vulnerable until a new operating system version is released." -- there copy and paste this into your browsers search window or highlight and right click and do "Search Google" for this. Wait here -- https://www.google.com/search?q=certifi-gate+requires+a+OS+rewite&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=certifi-gate+requires+a+OS+rewrite
since you can't do it yourself.
Please go away now troll.
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wow, I really feel that was completely uncalled for.
BladeRunner said:
wow, I really feel that was completely uncalled for.
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Really bro and what you did to me was kosher? Alrighty then!
Should have left it alone, I all but begged you to drop it.
So now I am wrong for sharing, really?
1linuxfreak said:
Really bro and what you did to me was kosher? Alrighty then!
Should have left it alone, I all but begged you to drop it.
So now I am wrong for sharing, really?
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WHT, exactly, did I "do to you"? Wrong for sharing? Absolutely not. It's what I wanted from the beginning. Wrong for personally attacking by calling me lazy and a troll. Absolutely, I am neither, thank you very much.
This thread was on its way down the list but I just had to wake it up......