Phone camera security - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello, I don't know if this is the right forum to ask for this, please forgive me if it is not.
I want to ask if I turned off mobile network and wifi connection, can people still hack or spy me from my phone camera?
Or I am completely safe if I turned those two off?

NamiRobin said:
Hello, I don't know if this is the right forum to ask for this, please forgive me if it is not.
I want to ask if I turned off mobile network and wifi connection, can people still hack or spy me from my phone camera?
Or I am completely safe if I turned those two off?
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You are never completely safe carrying a cell phone. It can be enabled and disabled remotely.

zelendel said:
You are never completely safe carrying a cell phone. It can be enabled and disabled remotely.
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The connections you mean? Without me noticing?

NamiRobin said:
The connections you mean? Without me noticing?
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No, what I mean is, that if the device has power then anything can be activated without you knowing. Wifi, bt, camera, GPS ext. Heck there is even an option that offers to scan for wifi even when it is off. So use a bit of common sense and tell me what you think.

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View: cell radio on when on wifi w/ data off? Airplane + wifi solves, but no BT.

So why are signal bars showing when i'm on WiFi with data and 4g off? Shouldn't the radio be off? And isn't that further draining the battery?
So this topic has expanded as noted below but the solution kills BT. Kinda sucks when doing things locally and no connection is needed.
Sorry, misread
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Ahhh...yeah, i'd just hit airplane mode then. And I can actually turn airplane mode on then wifi mode, but that is a pain, especially since they failed to put airplane mode on the quick toggles. That is odd in itself. So I have to do the power press, turn on airplane mode then do the quick toggle and turn on wifi. Kind of a dumb workaround when quick toggling mobile data should suffice. I guess they assume you're doing the phone thing with texting so the tablet is treated more like a phone. Annoying, but I guess I solved my own problem. Airplane mode on then wifi on does the trick. Now if they'll add airplane mode to the quick toggle, it'll be a nicer setup.
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i dont seem to be able to enable BT in airplane mode, anyone else?
When you turn data off, you do just that, turn off data handling for internet and email. This is a facility for people without unlimited data plans to save cash.
The phone radio is always on for SMS and MMS handling.
I know. I mentioned it in my 2nd post. The problem is some of us could care less about texting on a tablet and are more concerned with battery life. So if we're on wifi, we can go to airplane mode and turn wifi on. But apparently if you're on a plane and want to use your BT headset, you're screwed unless you turn off airplane mode and watch your battery drop like a stone.
Not everyone wants to use their connected tablet as half a phone.
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dbpaddler said:
Not everyone wants to use their connected tablet as half a phone.
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Then why did you buy a 4G unit (its a phone without voice!) and not a WiFi only unit?
All Android and iPaidalot tablets are just phone hardware with large screens...non of them let you fully turn off the cell radio unless in flight mode which turns off every RF transmission. BT is also a no-no when in flight on most airlines if you check...
I'd recommend using LTE OnOff from the Android Market.
While intended for the Thunderbolt, it's more or less just a shortcut to a menu of radio controls that already exists on your device. There's a "turn radio off" button near the bottom.
Farsquidge said:
Then why did you buy a 4G unit (its a phone without voice!) and not a WiFi only unit?
All Android and iPaidalot tablets are just phone hardware with large screens...
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I guess you confuse easily. The easy answer is to not have to rely on wifi. Plus the View replaces my MiFi. If I'm going to carry a small tablet and a mifi, why not get the view?
This isn't sold in the phone section...
And the bluetooth issue is just a bonehead move. So you can't fly and use BT headphones. Or play onboard music or video with BT anything and conserve the battery.
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dbpaddler said:
I guess you confuse easily. The easy answer is to not have to rely on wifi. Plus the View replaces my MiFi. If I'm going to carry a small tablet and a mifi, why not get the view?
This isn't sold in the phone section...
And the bluetooth issue is just a bonehead move. So you can't fly and useaBT headphones.
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LTE OnOff will work regarless of device type. The fact that it has LTE in the name is irrelevant.
dbpaddler said:
I guess you confuse easily. The easy answer is to not have to rely on wifi. Plus the View replaces my MiFi. If I'm going to carry a small tablet and a mifi, why not get the view?
This isn't sold in the phone section...
And the bluetooth issue is just a bonehead move. So you can't fly and use BT headphones. Or play onboard music or video with BT anything and conserve the battery.
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I'm pretty sure you aren't supposed to use Bluetooth in the air.
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View was same price as flyer and had pen and double memory
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If they can do Pogo I doubt BT is an issue. Regardless, turning off unused radios conserves the battery period and the only reason to have the cell radio on while on wifi is texting. Hopefully the LTE Toggle helps. I'll give it a shot next time I'm streaming sports talk or pandora on wifi.
EricSS619 said:
I'm pretty sure you aren't supposed to use Bluetooth in the air.
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dbpaddler said:
I guess you confuse easily.
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No need to be insulting...
No, I don't confuse easily as I read the spec carefully and understand the limitations of the device I am buying (this is a mobile based tablet, not a PC!) and don't cry like a baby when on failing something I did not research!
Hope you get the help you need, if you don't, I'm sure you can start a class action....
Usually when people make a statement and do the confused thing, they're usually being a bit snide. And based off of your response below, I was probably right. I'm sure if you took a poll of people buying tablets with data service, it would be a minute percentage that use it for texting since the vast majority of users are probably texting on their phones. I'm sorry you don't understand why people would want an always connected device.
And reading specs and understanding limitations? What a joke in regards to the ability to turn off a radio.
Sorry, much more content now about being insulting in that first post. Thank you for reinforcing my first sentence.
Farsquidge said:
No need to be insulting...
No, I don't confuse easily as I read the spec carefully and understand the limitations of the device I am buying and don't cry like a baby when it doesnt!
Hope you get the help you need, if you don't, I'm sure you can start a class action....
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Keep it civil kids, the personal comments have no place here. Keep it up and you can expect infractions and/or bans.
The facts of the matter are as follows.
1. The behavio(u)r you're observing is correct, as per spec and design.
2. The radio should be on, with an established bearer whether data is on or off, this is not what the data on/off is about. Data on/off as indicated above is to initiate/terminate data sessions.
3. Yes you do save battery by turning off unused radios, but that defeats the always on nature of the device.
4. Bluetooth has not been certified for airborne use by any major aviation authority.
5. Wifi has been or is in the process of being certified in many aviation jurisdictions, hence wifi is possible in flight mode, bluetooth is not but the default is to turn everything off first and you have to explicitly turn on Wifi.
3. Wifi is "on". And no offense, but being always connected should be an option the user gets to control.
4. Just one instance. Again, the user should have control over what he wants "on" on "his/her" device. flying was just used as an exampled.
Bottom line is, cellular connectivity should not be "mandatory" in anything but airplane mode if it is not needed. It really makes no sense, nor does your justification of it being an "always on device". It's a "when I want it to be" device. I'm paying the $50 per month, not the other way around. And it is still a tablet first. It shouldn't be crippled because it has a cellular radio in it.
And again, wifi is part of being on so the option to turn off the celluar radio should be built in, not some workaround one needs to download. A
globatron said:
Keep it civil kids, the personal comments have no place here. Keep it up and you can expect infractions and/or bans.
The facts of the matter are as follows.
1. The behavio(u)r you're observing is correct, as per spec and design.
2. The radio should be on, with an established bearer whether data is on or off, this is not what the data on/off is about. Data on/off as indicated above is to initiate/terminate data sessions.
3. Yes you do save battery by turning off unused radios, but that defeats the always on nature of the device.
4. Bluetooth has not been certified for airborne use by any major aviation authority.
5. Wifi has been or is in the process of being certified in many aviation jurisdictions, hence wifi is possible in flight mode, bluetooth is not but the default is to turn everything off first and you have to explicitly turn on Wifi.
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What truthfully makes me laugh about the OP's lack of understanding about this whole thread is, in his pursuit of saying what users should have (and no one else has a problem) is that most BT headphones have limited battery life themselves. I have BH-905's, DR-BT21G's and Jabra BT3030's and not one of these units batteries, outlive the Flyers battery, playing music (note: my cell radio is on all the time....) Video watching with BT is downright un-cool with inherent lag (on all tab's!) so the cable comes out for the noise cancelling BH905's on planes...
My car does not make coffee, and I will never expect it to!
Shame you obviously failed to read through the thread. Then you would've realized that BT was not my issue, but someone else's, and I was just trying to point it out and help. My only concern was shutting off the cell radio while on wifi. And I figured it out and posted it rather quick.
Bottom line is there should be an easy way to ditch the cell connection when its only function is for texting. It shouldn't come at the expense of BT and using airplane mode.
And even though it's not my issue I would have times at the gym when I'm on wifi, cell reception stinks, and I wouldn't mind using BT headphones to stream pandora or slacker.
What's even funnier is the same people that love rooting, romming and having complete control over their phones find issue with having the ability to turn a cell radio off when it's not needed aand part of it under the guise that the device is meant to be "always on", like it's a requirement of the device, not an option.
And the coffee/car analogy doesn't make sense in any way, shape or form. Like I can't watch tv on my microwave and I don't expect too.
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dbpaddler said:
Like I can't watch tv on my microwave and I don't expect too.
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But now (or soon) you can... Maybe
http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/20/2574130/microwave-hack-arduino-touchpad-youtube
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[Q] Tethering possible w/o root?

I know this is a stupid question. But, I have to ask just in case there is something out there that I might not know about.
I also know by now that root after the OTA is not possible (I will not play with JTAG).
I still have the unlimited data plan, and I'd like to take advantage of it. If anyone knows of a software, paid or not, that will allow me to tether, hotspot, I'd greatly appreciate.
Thanks. :cyclops:
Its usb tether only (not WiFi) but easy tether doesn't require root....its a bit expensive but its what I use
Had to buy it awhile back when I was stuck s-on with my inc2
There's also PDAnet (tether only, not Wi-Fi)... I'm using it currently since my replacement phone came with the OTA and I'm stuck being a commoner lol
tazz5150 said:
I know this is a stupid question. But, I have to ask just in case there is something out there that I might not know about.
I also know by now that root after the OTA is not possible (I will not play with JTAG).
I still have the unlimited data plan, and I'd like to take advantage of it. If anyone knows of a software, paid or not, that will allow me to tether, hotspot, I'd greatly appreciate.
Thanks. :cyclops:
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Clockwork Tether. USB only, cost $5 for unlimited use or has a few hundred MB daily limit. You will be breaking your TOS if you care about such things.
bakemcbride21 said:
There's also PDAnet (tether only, not Wi-Fi)... I'm using it currently since my replacement phone came with the OTA and I'm stuck being a commoner lol
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+1 on stuck being a commoner. lolllllllllll epic post. lol
I'm still lost on how my toyota is doing wireless tether on stock rom. It has to be a previously granted permission from verizon to toyota.
So, USB is the only way for now eh?
Ok. I guess that will have to do.
So, if I was to make it to a hotspot, I now have to connect to my laptop (via USB) and then make my laptop to ad hoc?
Hmmm... this would be problematic since my tablet does not do ad hoc, unless I root it also...
Any input would be appreciated.
tazz5150 said:
Ok. I guess that will have to do.
So, if I was to make it to a hotspot, I now have to connect to my laptop (via USB) and then make my laptop to ad hoc?
Hmmm... this would be problematic since my tablet does not do ad hoc, unless I root it also...
Any input would be appreciated.
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FoxFi works great! They recently updated it to work on the OTA DNA and I use it everyday. There are caveats, you will have to use a passcode because of the certificate and I can't use a widget to turn it but both are acceptable to me. Let me know if you have any questions.
FoxFi seems to do the trick!
jackard said:
FoxFi works great! They recently updated it to work on the OTA DNA and I use it everyday. There are caveats, you will have to use a passcode because of the certificate and I can't use a widget to turn it but both are acceptable to me. Let me know if you have any questions.
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I was actually just coming in to let everyone know about this also! It seems like the free download working well, although the cap on the MB usage on the free one is very tiny - watch a YouTube for 15 min, you're capped.
It also seems like it really works the phone, the battery level drops very fast and the phone gets hot. I know i should expect this, but a bit too much to not wonder if it's not detrimental to the phone.
orateam said:
I'm still lost on how my toyota is doing wireless tether on stock rom. It has to be a previously granted permission from verizon to toyota.
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I don't know what this means. your Toyota connects to your phone via Bluetooth. Unless you are saying that you are surfing the web with your Toyota, please clarify.
Foxfi initializes the stock tethering app without root. It requires you to install a security certificate that requires you to have a lock screen password.
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Wifi Tethering Wish List

What if you could encrypt WiFi tethering with a code and make it so someone (such as, your girlfriend) have access to use it and it turns on when they punch in the code...ah I'm dreaming
kushmacdaddy said:
What if you could encrypt WiFi tethering with a code and make it so someone (such as, your girlfriend) have access to use it and it turns on when they punch in the code...ah I'm dreaming
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Well if you mean wpa wifi tethering then that's standard
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Dri94 said:
Well if you mean wpa wifi tethering then that's standard
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Do you have to have it on?
You would have to leave it on. otherwise how is the phone going to know when a device is trying to connect? Magic?
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You would have to leave it on. otherwise how is the phone going to know when a device is trying to connect? Magic?
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A push notification that says a user is trying to connect, and the ability to grant access. Its a wish list Haha, I was seeing if other users would find it interesting.
How is the phone to know to send you the push notification?
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How is the phone to know to send you the push notification?
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I think he meant the device connecting to the phone, or client, sends a push notice to the phone, server, which then activates WiFi service on demand, not just always on or off.
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pio_masaki said:
I think he meant the device connecting to the phone, or client, sends a push notice to the phone, server, which then activates WiFi service on demand, not just always on or off.
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Again I ask, how is the phone to know that an "approved" device is within range?
Unless you have gps active on both phones, a simple data connection isn't going to get you an accurate enough location.
Its just not possible.
dot45 said:
Again I ask, how is the phone to know that an "approved" device is within range?
Unless you have gps active on both phones, a simple data connection isn't going to get you an accurate enough location.
Its just not possible.
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It would know its an approved device via the password the he mentioned being used in the first post. Location has nothing to do with it, if the push notice is received with a proper password then it would turn on tethering and allow the client to connect, if its not within range that's not the servers fault. As this all imaginary then it could easily shut off if no client authenticates and connects within a minute or so, and also if a client disconnects.
Why would location even be a concern besides range?
Maybe use NFC to trigger it? That would take care of the devices knowing if they're near each other.
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pio_masaki said:
It would know its an approved device via the password the he mentioned being used in the first post. Location has nothing to do with it, if the push notice is received with a proper password then it would turn on tethering and allow the client to connect, if its not within range that's not the servers fault. As this all imaginary then it could easily shut off if no client authenticates and connects within a minute or so, and also if a client disconnects.
Why would location even be a concern besides range?
Maybe use NFC to trigger it? That would take care of the devices knowing if they're near each other.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - Carbon
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1. How else are you to know when to enable tethering?
2. NFC is only viable if the devices are a few inches apart.
dot45 said:
1. How else are you to know when to enable tethering?
2. NFC is only viable if the devices are a few inches apart.
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Well if you just walk up, wave your tablet at your phone and then it just links up seems like a nice little feature to me. Considering your phone is usually going to be with you, say sitting at a coffee place or something, you pull out your tablet, you'll probably be able to get them within that few inches fairly easily.
Or how about this, its all imaginary, use your imagination for something you'd like to see for WiFi tethering, the actual point to this thread.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - Carbon
pio_masaki said:
Well if you just walk up, wave your tablet at your phone and then it just links up seems like a nice little feature to me. Considering your phone is usually going to be with you, say sitting at a coffee place or something, you pull out your tablet, you'll probably be able to get them within that few inches fairly easily.
Or how about this, its all imaginary, use your imagination for something you'd like to see for WiFi tethering, the actual point to this thread.
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In order to start down the path of designing a solution, the requirements must be clear and concise.
Also, you are working with the hardware in the phone, so that can be a limiting factor.
NFC could work, so long as you are ok leaving it on all the time. Having someone wave their phone/tablet at your crotch to turn your tethering on could be 'interesting' depending on where you are.
If we completely ignore having the phone be "aware" of the device connecting to it, so we remove the proximity requirement. We could have an app monitoring your text messages, and watching for a specific string. Have one string enable tether and another disable tether.
An application already exists that will do the above. (do something on the phone, based on the text of an incoming sms message.)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=AutomateIt.mainPackage&hl=en
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In order to start down the path of designing a solution, the requirements must be clear and concise.
Also, you are working with the hardware in the phone, so that can be a limiting factor.
NFC could work, so long as you are ok leaving it on all the time. Having someone wave their phone/tablet at your crotch to turn your tethering on could be 'interesting' depending on where you are. If we completely ignore having the phone be "aware" of the device connecting to it, so we remove the proximity requirement. We could have an app monitoring your text messages, and watching for a specific string. Have one string enable tether and another disable tether.
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I'm all for a solution that has people wave expensive toys at my crotch. Anything else the solution does it just gravy.
As its a WiFi tether I'm working based on something like a tablet, so SMS would likely be out, no connection at that point. It would also limit push notice like I mentioned before, hadn't considered that. The only thing I can really think of would require NFC, which only newish devices have. If we rely on a WiFi signal to handle the detection for connection then it may as well be how it is now, tap a button, WiFi tether is on.
While the NFC range could be an issue, again given a phones WiFi tether range I don't consider it to big a stretch to assume the client will be fairly close to it already, so they have to walk 10 feet to pat your crotch, small price for them, and payment for your data usage
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pio_masaki said:
I'm all for a solution that has people wave expensive toys at my crotch. Anything else the solution does it just gravy.
As its a WiFi tether I'm working based on something like a tablet, so SMS would likely be out, no connection at that point. It would also limit push notice like I mentioned before, hadn't considered that. The only thing I can really think of would require NFC, which only newish devices have. If we rely on a WiFi signal to handle the detection for connection then it may as well be how it is now, tap a button, WiFi tether is on.
While the NFC range could be an issue, again given a phones WiFi tether range I don't consider it to big a stretch to assume the client will be fairly close to it already, so they have to walk 10 feet to pat your crotch, small price for them, and payment for your data usage
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They could send a text with their "dumb phone", since its just looking for a text string, not caring what device sent it.

[Q] Tether DNA's WiFi connection to USB

So, I'm moving. And my PC doesn't have a WiFi card in it for the time being. Ethernet is out of the question.
I have an unlimited Verizon 4g plan... but I heard they don't let you tether for free anymore over their network with unlimited. (I can use WiFi root tether, but that's beside the point.)
I've tried using the Settings => Usb Tethering option, but stock sense doesn't let you tether without a 4g connection enabled.
Any ideas? (Preferably something without dumb limitations, like no https etc, but beggars can't be choosers.)
Thanks!
-Frankie
im on digital dream 2.2 and am posting from my wifi routed through my phone using the normal usb sertting smart detect or w/e its called
i disabled cell data just to be sure it works, as for stock i was kinda sure i had done the same thing before but dont have any way to test it again atm.
hyphydragon said:
im on digital dream 2.2 and am posting from my wifi routed through my phone using the normal usb sertting smart detect or w/e its called
i disabled cell data just to be sure it works, as for stock i was kinda sure i had done the same thing before but dont have any way to test it again atm.
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Interesting. Do you have HTC Sync on your pc?
Only way it'll let me do it is if I use data. I'll post screens in a min
See
illusionz said:
See
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I use fox fi and with the pdanet application on the pc you can fake your image hiding your tethering, doing it the way the guy above states does not work on stock anymore normally and would certainty show your usage. on pdanet just use stage two usage hiding uh is hard to explain and I'm on my phone I'll update my post in like 10 minutes showing what I mean with pictures on my pc K.
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I use fox fi and with the pdanet application on the pc you can fake your image hiding your tethering, doing it the way the guy above states does not work on stock anymore normally and would certainty show your usage. on pdanet just use stage two usage hiding uh is hard to explain and I'm on my phone I'll update my post in like 10 minutes showing what I mean with pictures on my pc K.
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Thanks mate. I didn't know PDA used my phones WiFi. Thought it only worked with 3g.
Doesn't the program not let you use https and stuff?
illusionz said:
Thanks mate. I didn't know PDA used my phones WiFi. Thought it only worked with 3g.
Doesn't the program not let you use https and stuff?
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on PDANET atm with LEVEL II usage hiding and i was able to get into things like paypal with https and what not. So i think it would be fine, i don't have unlimited anymore so i use no hiding but i turned it on to see if it works and it seemed to. Im posting this with it on level II.
hyphydragon said:
im on digital dream 2.2 and am posting from my wifi routed through my phone using the normal usb sertting smart detect or w/e its called
i disabled cell data just to be sure it works, as for stock i was kinda sure i had done the same thing before but dont have any way to test it again atm.
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Definitely works and will do the trick for now. Thanks man.
The free version kind of blows... I go through the allotted data in like a minute.
Do you notice pretty low speeds, or connection drops when the phone goes to sleep? Do you know if I need to keep it always screen on or something? Or is this the level 2 screening?
Wish there was a way to do this natively without having to do all this, but will work in a pinch. Thanks!
it works by using a advanced proxy type thing( its complicated) but i notice no difference with it on level 2 and none and witht he phone off i do have a fox fi key though since i use it for work a lot. with the free version i did notice it was slower but i had that version so long ago they had it where it was unlimited but only 180KB/s so it was slow regardless, this was a OG droid so long time ago. its still cheaper than getting hard line lol and an one time only payment, i used to have issues on windows 8 but their newest pdanet client for desktop fixed those. i get around 20mbps in the field generally when working.
hope this helps explain some things.
rvc
reaverclan said:
it works by using a advanced proxy type thing( its complicated) but i notice no difference with it on level 2 and none and witht he phone off i do have a fox fi key though since i use it for work a lot. with the free version i did notice it was slower but i had that version so long ago they had it where it was unlimited but only 180KB/s so it was slow regardless, this was a OG droid so long time ago. its still cheaper than getting hard line lol and an one time only payment, i used to have issues on windows 8 but their newest pdanet client for desktop fixed those. i get around 20mbps in the field generally when working.
hope this helps explain some things.
rvc
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Thanks bud, yeah it helps. I'll probably end up buying it eventually... WiFi Tether [Root] works fine for WiFi, but for some reason FoxFi scares me. I feel verizon will strip my unlimited away from me while using FoxFi. Not sure why I feel safer using the WiFi root tether app though.
they should be able to tell your tethering with a normal non proxied app. In reality though they can allways tell if they cared but unless your use more than like 6 GB idk they would care if your plan is expensive enough lol.
Yeah, I wish there was another way than pdanet to do it. Wish there was a way to tell if the speeds are just my phone or the free pdanet version.
how low are the speeds on speedtest.net on pc vs on the app on the phone, mine are almost same.
I was.... "Testing" the download speeds through pdanet. Its about 1000Kbs slower through pdanet.

[Q] phone to phone transmission

Hi,
I can't find this covered anywhere, but I am thinking in theory all the hardware exists in a mobile phone to communicate with another phone without going via a base station - I'm thinking a walkie talkie type thing. Phones have transmitters and receivers, so the hardware is all there as far as I can see. Does anyone know if the developer has access to the hardware on this level in order to do this as an app? Even in theory?
I know it would be possible (not necessarily easy!) using bluetooth or wifi signals, but a mobile is capable of transmitting much further with its hardware, so I wondered as an emergency thing, would it even be possible?
Thanks for your time
good question,
I dont want to think
chrisvenema said:
good question,
I dont want to think
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I think so too
What?
androidthief said:
I think so too
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Sorry guys, but is this what counts as help on these forums?
I have a serious question. Does anyone know if this is possible? Now at a glance on the forum it looks like this has been answered.
squid_fish said:
Sorry guys, but is this what counts as help on these forums?
I have a serious question. Does anyone know if this is possible? Now at a glance on the forum it looks like this has been answered.
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squid_fish said:
Hi,
I can't find this covered anywhere, but I am thinking in theory all the hardware exists in a mobile phone to communicate with another phone without going via a base station - I'm thinking a walkie talkie type thing. Phones have transmitters and receivers, so the hardware is all there as far as I can see. Does anyone know if the developer has access to the hardware on this level in order to do this as an app? Even in theory?
I know it would be possible (not necessarily easy!) using bluetooth or wifi signals, but a mobile is capable of transmitting much further with its hardware, so I wondered as an emergency thing, would it even be possible?
Thanks for your time
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