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[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Idk to the specificities of the data that is sent. Andrew, the VP of Marketing, didn't know what exactly is sent to Sprint or any other carrier. Like I said, Carrier IQ isn't allowed to look at the data, all private.

I did drill him on privacy and he said that is at full discretion to the carrier. I know my next step on finding out more is asking Sprint. Samsung really isn't at here to blame, Sprint just told them what to do...or Sprint did it themselves, who knows how good their devs are. I questions Andrew til I was completely out of time to find out everything about Carrier IQ. Their only goal was to provide data to the carrier to essentially help improve their phones and their network. Which has been leading to improving coverages all over. The only US carrier company not signed with Carrier IQ is T-Mobile.

He did mention that the carriers did have full access to all the personal information from your device already. Such as, location, phone number, sent and received phone calls, text messages, data inside text messages, URL's visited, and just about anything you do on their network. The only thing that Carrier IQ provides to the carriers themselves is an application ready to be used to provide a great extent of research of the device's usage in a large mass.

I have no idea who to talk to about Carrier IQ and Sprint, but I'm working on it.

Anyways, my guess k0nane is that Carrier IQ's collected data does contain everything, and I mean a literal term of everything. Personal and collective data. I believe the carriers sort it out after the fact.

Like I said, an example of what they do is doing studies on application that are embedded into the devices, or left out. What are the results of those, which are quite interesting. It helps us out in the end, but what I'm getting at is this:

The carriers already have all the private and personal information at hand without Carrier IQ. So, there isn't a need to wonder if that data is necessary because the carrier had it before Carrier IQ came along. CIQ just aids in the research and studies the carriers want completed. That's all.

EDIT: The keystrokes are sometimes essential to a study that is being done. Not all data is always collected on every experiment, just what is needed.
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
Maybe that might be the case with the laptop incident but I believe the ciq with the epic has key loggers in my case had.
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Remember, CIQ only turns on the settings when needed. Keystrokes is just a function or ability the application has, not what it is constantly doing.
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
It could store all keystrokes in a log then just send when turned on. Or only send keystrokes when on. My real only complaint is that there is an unwanted service or process running on my phone draining battery and when it was present I had no control of it also do you really think they need data about signal strength. I would imagine that there are calculations for the frequencies and how far it will reach and how strong that signal will be. Its kinda like earthquakes just different frequencies and waves. Its a science I don't think they need individuals data about it.
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
The companies can't do that for every tower. That's way too expensive. This is simple. They can find out where and when signal is dropping out. It can pick up when you drop a call too.

Carrier IQ only takes up an average of 2% of battery life when it is active. It is always inactive until Sprint wants to activate it to do a research study. Then it only is active for a short period of time. Depending on the study, they either ping the device once for an hour, or whatever they choose, or they can set requirements for when it needs to send the data. The data usually contains 30 second intervals.
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
You are right that would be a ton of data but maybe that's why all the other carriers are putting caps to leave headroom for data mining lol kinda kidding but might be true in a way.
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
On the previous - I do know everything transmitted through their network can be/is stored/logged/what have you. CIQ includes more than just that data. No matter what the usage, I'm not comfortable with anyone logging my keystrokes, my screen presses, my applications used...

Above that, my issue with it goes back to consent. I was not told about it. Nobody was told of it. Android applications clearly list permissions used on install - why should this be any different? Why no notification? Is it even legal to transmit that kind of data in the background, through a hidden service, without notifying the user in any way? Even if done unintentionally, transmission of sensitive data from a corporate client could easily be construed as industrial espionage by a court.

As far as battery life goes, I'm highly skeptical of that number. Even if it's normally inactive, I and ACS plainly saw a performance and battery life increase after its removal. I'm sure usage varies by device and implementation (which is different between Samsung devices, let alone between Samsung and HTC devices).
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Well I think the framework integration of CIQ played a part on the battery life with us...I don't quite understand why Samsung/Sprint went so deep on the integration. I won't figure that out til I talk to someone higher up in Sprint.

Sadly...in your contract there is a waiver for this exact thing. Being a Sprint sales rep, I have actually read every word in the contract and it does say you give Sprint the right to collect anything from your phone by any means. Sprint owns the data, but this is also true for every carrier. All carriers have this in their contracts, so don't think Sprint is the only one doing it.

I'm not saying it is right, but yes it is legal to a certain standpoint.
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
The fine print is bs these days. Everyone has us by the balls.
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Well...when all the companies do it...there's nothing you can really do. All post-poid carriers have all the same exact stipulations in their contracts.

If you don't believe me, go ask for a blank contract from the 4 major carriers and read through them all.
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
This was precisely my earlier point on Samsung's involvement. Thanks for the echo. ;)

I'd really like to see it hold up in a court, let alone the court of public opinion.
[Epic 4G General] Top Nurse:
Anyone here remember the clipper chip fiasco?
[Epic 4G General] dito33:
And the government has some of that information too for their own purpose too kind of win-win for gov-corp deals on our expense that's why nobody can sue

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] ydoucare:
Update 2: Samsung's official Korean language blog, Samsung Tomorrow, has a posted an update calling the findings false. According to Samsung, the confusion arose when the VIPRE security software mistakenly identified Microsoft's Slovene language folder ("SL") as Starlogger, which Sammy was able to recreate from an empty c:\windows\SL folder (see image above). So yeah, move along, it's much ado about nothing -- the R525 and R540 laptops are perfectly safe.
[Epic 4G General] dreamsforgotten:
I highly doubt the carriers are going to give you any of the dirty details of what the true purpose of carrier iq is. I'm also not inclined to be as calm and trustworthy as WTM comes off on the issue. Its far from just a Samsung thing either every company out there capable of tracking your every move is currently doing it. Android was a very difficult move for me because its owned by google to begin with. Google's face is the handy internet mogul, but most know there is an open door for all law enforcement agencies to gain as much insight on you as possible. Use gtalk, gmail, etc and they can, at any point, pull up a written transcript of any conversation you ever had using their software. I'm not "scared" of the police having access to my conversations because I have nothing to hide but its the principle of the matter and I don't appreciate it!
[Epic 4G General] humdrum2009:
Lol

Keep your enemies close.

Keep your carrier closer:confused:
[Epic 4G General] dreamsforgotten:
Lol like that one!
[Epic 4G General] kzi7:
Lol, I like Samsung TVs and DVD players... they should just stick to those, keyloggers would be fine there.
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
I believe that these companies will continue to pull data from everywhere they possibly can. It takes out doing surveys. Lol
[Epic 4G General] ringold24:
except now even their tv's and dvd players have internet access where you can do all sorts of things to give google personal info and log your conversations. Its like the movie enemy of the state. the more tech you use the easier it is to keep tabs on you.
[Epic 4G General] dchawk81:
The job of keeping tabs on me would be a demotion. Perhaps the punishment that comes right before termination. Suicide would be a nagging thought in such a person's routine.
[G4] Metallica45:
hi

first one sorry for my bad english

so

i have a problem with my wizard K-jam G4

my compter was restarted under reprogramming my phone

now the phone was not started at all

no boot screen no charging

i think i must reflash it with jtag but i dont know how ....

i have the shematics for interface h-jtag

but i don't know what is the file can i use for reflash

thanks for replay
[G4] Hakim Rahman:
Hai Metallica45, I recommend you to see the previous thread --- > http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=306892 (post# 5)

you 'll find what you're looking for (interface h-jtag)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flunik:
Hello, so, there was a nice t9 dialer, in the vibrant

any chance this dialer is ported to the nexus s ?

:)

thanks
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bolick:
Try Dialer One

https://market.android.com/details?id=kz.mek.DialerOne&feature=search_result
[Desire HD General] rogermorse:
Hello. I am too having problems with the GPS fix. I googled, i have read fora, i wrote on fora, i have read even the facebook desire hd page where people from all over the world have the same problem with the GPS.

I have tried EVERYTHING, now the last chance is to change the region from the gps conf file....which i can remember being northamerica, while i live in europe. Maybe changing that to EUROPE will help me fix the gps problem.

To save changes to that file, i would need root access. I don't have root access. I don't need root access, i just want to change that file and see if the gps gets the fix faster than before....other than that, i have never wanted root access.

So, knowing my target....which is the most simple way to change that .conf file? I know that the visionary tool doesn't work anymore with froyo desire hd....so i can't root the phone...other methods look really complicated to me. there should be a way to edit the GPS file without doing a mess with roms and downgrades and everything...

please help !!!
[Desire HD General] Hawks556:
You need root access to edit the file, there's no other solution that I know of. If you decide to root, use FasterFix from market to change the region.
[Desire HD General] superstick1:
Unable to use Visionary due to your build number is more than 1.3xxxxxxx?

You do not have any other option other than to root your device in order you to alter system files. Even if you download FasterFix in the market, you will need to have Superuser permission before the app can directly change system files for you.

If your build number is higher than 1.3xxxxxx, then you have to do a downgrade.

GPS performance has been affecting me in the past, but now i have found a solution(not sure yet, but it works for me until now). Now I got a fix within 5-15 seconds. At most is 30 seconds for the first fix.

Anyway, you should consider rooting. You can have full access throughout your device. My phone previous, battery life can last for a day, now at least two days. I am running different ROM and Kernel thats why.

Cheers dude. =)
[Desire HD General] Jerry_East:
It is a part of \etc, definately will need a root access to grant you access to the file.
[Desire HD General] rogermorse:
ok could you link me to a really SIMPLE tutorial to do that? of course i think i'll have to do a hard reset? lose all my saved games and screen configurations.... :( sigh i just did a hard reset for the same reason (gps)....

and what about new rom and so on? do i have to use another rom in order to root the phone? what does that change ? any rom to recommend?
[Desire HD General] giegi_dc:
You don't need root access to modify gps.conf.

Use FasterFix.

Use it two times (open Fasterfix, select europe, apply, then do these steps once again).

Fasterfix will return an error both times, but if you open gps.conf from a file manager like ASTRO) you'll see that file had been changed.

After a while, Android reverts automatically gps.conf to notrh america ntp.

Didn't pay much attention to this, so i don't really know if Android reverts file on reboot or even without reboot.
[Desire HD General] rogermorse:
i actually used faster fix, but as soon as i do anything, it says 'required root access' and doesn't do anything !! is that the error you're talking about ?

EDIT: i tried again...start faster fix: can't get root. change to europe = root access required. the gps.conf (i checked) is still on north-america.pool server :(((
[Desire HD General] Hawks556:
What are you talking about? You can't change system files without root and the app description clearly states that you need root access and busybox. It's not there to fool people is it?

@rogermorse

btw, are you using a case?
[Desire HD General] rogermorse:
I AM using a case but even without case no difference, i tried many times.

i'm trying to root the phone...already on the first step i'm blocked: android developer kit doesn't find java SDK 64 bit....i googled and other people have this problem, i can't fix it, it just keeps saying that java was not found....OMG i had never thought rooting a phone would have been that difficult....i think i'll surrender and never use the gps in my life.

the installer of android SDK stops because it doesn't find java SDK. if i unzip the SDK, at the exit it says the same thing. I was able to make windows recognize the phone in debug mode as ADB interface....but then the

adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuteradb shell

says 'not found'. anyway the java has something wrong with the android SDK that, as i said, keeps telling me that cannot find the java. i already entered the path in user variables...
[Desire HD General] G1sanju:
while downloading the SDK, Don't download the exe, go with zip...I think that's what I did when I faced the issue last time.....
[Thunderbolt General] azbryan3:
Do you have Amazon App Store installed? I do and sometimes I open an app that I got from there and it says I have to reinstall it from the app store.

So I uninstall then head back and redlownload. It works for a day or two then errors again. Anyone else with this?
[Thunderbolt General] want a droid:
The ones I've downloaded have been doing great.
[Thunderbolt General] nosympathy:
yep, kept happening with angry birds, could play it maybe 5 mins then error out and I would redownload and repeat. So I got it somewhere else and uninstalled the amazon app store. To many bugs right now.
[Thunderbolt General] rizzomegav:
do you have fastboot turned on? I think that breaks other market apps.
[Thunderbolt General] magneticzero:
I wonder if they are having DRM issues, like with Rio if you uninstall the App Store you cant play the game. I bet the apps check to see if you paid for and downloaded them from the app store etc.... just my hunch
[Thunderbolt General] azbryan3:
No I didn't want to risk it.
[Thunderbolt General] Gunthermic:
I had to re-install Angry Birds once, after that it has worked on all other free apps downloaded from them.
[Thunderbolt General] yareally:
The amazon app store allows developers to "turn on" drm, which basically means that applications will not work if you do not have the amazon app store installed and have a working internet connection. In regards to that, I like the free apps they give out every day, but I dont think I would want to buy any from their store due to those reasons. They also have a no refund policy :(
[Thunderbolt General] m00nshake:
Just downloaded free Fruit Ninja app and it works fine.
[Thunderbolt General] azbryan3:
Actually I DID have fast boot on. Dunno why. I must have tried it to see of it worked or something but I have it off now and I did a reboot and am still getting the error. But only seems like its shazam that's the issue. I am running the Perfect Storm ROM so I'm not sure if its something in there that's causing it.
[Thunderbolt General] LysolPionex:
I'm having a similar issue.

I've been using the Amazon appstore for a while now and have had no problems. Installed CM 6.1.3 v054 onto my x10i and Weatherbug Elite and Vignette (which I actually paid for!) both don't work on the custom ROM.

I've tried wiping the data and uninstalling them and the appstore and reinstalling from scratch and it still no worky.

It seems certain apps have the DRM built into them. Is there any way a dev could mod his ROM to include DRM capability? Why wouldn't it have it already?
[Thunderbolt General] yareally:
Part of the "features" of the amazon app store is the ability to allow developers to automatically inject drm into their applications if they choose. Easiest way to tell if your apps have it without further debugging would be to uninstall the amazon app store and see if they still run.
[Thunderbolt General] mngdew:
Everything working great so far...
[Thunderbolt General] Gunthermic:
Angry Bords, Weather Bug it's constanly happening too. Got rid of it, and just downloaded it via the market. The programs are definently lookign for the amazon app..
[Android Software Development] yourdudeness:
Anyone is using Corona to build android applications? I´m having problems testing on an actual device the apk compiled by Corona and some guidelines would be appreciated. Everything is running smoothly on the simulator but not working on the device.
[Android Software Development] yourdudeness:
Nobody?

:(
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZeratulMW:
Why do elevators have th door close button? I mean the open button opens the doors; but as many times as u press the door close button, it doesnt seem to close any soon than it would have otherwise. So... why even have the button?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goodintentions:
A friend of mine, who repairs elevators for a living, once told me that the elevators made before the 2000s would go straight up to your floor if you press the floor button and the close button at the same time. He never figured out if this was a bug in the system or someone purposely made them that way.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
Don't just sit there, go download it! :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] premikkoci:
I am from Czech Republic and I can't buy it =(
[Windows Phone 7 General] z33dev33l:
Mobile site works well and costs 99 cents less...
[Windows Phone 7 General] pittphan:
:D

Excellent! Board Express has been flakey, so I really hope this is better.

Will download is soon as my NODO update is finished applying!!!:cool:

Edit: I have no problem giving $.99 of my money to XDA - it's because of this site that I am installing NODO on my HD7 right now.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
As a senior member you probably already got a lot from being on xda, 99 cents is not much to show your support. And the app works!
[Windows Phone 7 General] z33dev33l:
I dont mind donating to XDA directly but it sort of feels like a kick in the groin when users of some "favored" OSes don't have to pay to use a service but we do. There are already some mods showing favoritism on the forums. If I post a topic regarding Windows Phone 7 in the overall general section then it gets moved even though 99 percent of the topics there are directly related to android. Just sucks that everyone likes ****ting on WP7.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Tempest790:
I'm glad this is out. 99c isn't bad. The mobile site works good, but I like the clean interface of this app. My first post using it! Yay!
[Windows Phone 7 General] pfranceschi:
Good job! Very well designed and featured packed. I am surprised how much functionality it has, yet it is simple to understand and easy to use. WP7 Metro UI rocks!
[Windows Phone 7 General] domineus:
Posting on here now and I must admit it is not bad....not bad at all. Great work!
[Windows Phone 7 General] pittphan:
Posting from it now. So far so good.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Tempest790:
Actually, it's based on Board Express. I found Board Express to have some issues. This seems to be working very smoothly.
[Windows Phone 7 General] eternalemb:
Shh, you might get banned for speaking out! I sure did on one of my soccer forums when I complained about certain "super mods" taking sides and handing out warnings only to our side. Pathetic how "mods" can do as they please...
[Windows Phone 7 General] vander09:
they worked, they get paid. its only 99cents, and its only till late april, after that i think it will be free, its on the xda home page article
[Windows Phone 7 General] revrak:
great, i cant get it because my credit card is not from USA :mad:
[Windows Phone 7 General] eternalemb:
well that sucks. I read your post AFTER i bought it. boo.
[Windows Phone 7 General] iamjonso:
Pretty good. I love it, but scrolling is sometimes a bit choppy.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mKTank:
Gonna stick with Board Express 'till this becomes free.

Not that it matters anyway. This is identical to Board Express. Just only limited to XDA.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Dizmatic:
I really like the app. Very clean.
[Windows Phone 7 General] TOA Duck:
I love the app. Nice work fellas.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Andrmgic:
Not bad guys. Using it now. Going up a level in the forums eludes me, though..
[Atrix 4G General] Sugarkryptonite:
What do you guys think of the keyboard lab issues? Lag with opening the notification bar?

Have you had any? I had a lot with the keyboard while trying it out in the store (although I doubt that phone had been restarted anytime in the recent past). Here's an example of what I'm talking about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfwBZdpQZzY @ 8:40

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izxrt84JeI8 @ 8:00 (he sums up the lag problems in this video)

I like the phone but I just feel that these lag issues are going to annoy the hell out of me after a while...Bell doesn't have as long a policy as 30 days so buying this phone just to try it out is more trouble than it's worth I think...

Thanks,

Elliott
[Atrix 4G General] mgymnop:
I have from time to time a lag in the notification bar when I try to pull the bar down. This happens most often when I get a notification while the phone is in sleep mode. Waking up the phone and then pulling down the notification bar is often after the second or third attempt possible.
[Atrix 4G General] dinan:
I had the same lag after unlocking the phone and trying to pull down the notification bar. Annoyed me to no end and people thought I was crazy... glad to see I wasn't the only one who isn't blind lol.
[Atrix 4G General] Sugarkryptonite:
Thanks guys. Do/did either of you have LauncherPro installed? Was the lag any better?
[Atrix 4G General] arcticreaver:
if you want smoother scrolling through the menus and whatnots, launcherpro is the way to go.

there is lag here and here but unlike the stock android with motoblur, i can live with this type of lag. it's not even that bad at all - with launcherpro.
[Atrix 4G General] Sugarkryptonite:
Yea...I'm most worried about the keyboard lag which seemed very bad when I was testing it out and the reviewer above said the same thing...what do you think about it? I was making a lot of mistakes because it couldn't keep up.
[Atrix 4G General] seh6183:
Launcher pro essentially fixes it
[Atrix 4G General] cheetah2k:
I'm using the Modaco made Gingerbread launcher and experience no lag at all.
[Atrix 4G General] mgymnop:
I am on my second Atrix and both had the same problem so I guess it is a software problem.