[AT&T LG G3] Subbywrx:
Precise Step by Step Guide to Remove CarrierIQ from your android phone by subbywrx

Step by Step Guide to Removing CarrierIQ from your Mobile by Subbywrx

(This was done on my LG G3/AT&T/Android 5.0.1 so I know it works)

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Before you do anything, you MUST be ROOTED and I recommend

TWRP/CWM to backup your phone. I'm not responsible if you

kill your phone. If you miss something you may have a hard

time accessing your phone due to a pop-up saying "Android

System has Stopped" and/or "diagandroid.iqd has stopped"

and it won't go away making it almost impossible for you to

use your phone. So I created an actual step by step guide that

even the most virgin newbie can follow.

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First, you need Bitdefender Carrier IQ Finder to see if your phone

has CarrierIQ installed/running and then 3C Toolbox (free or paid)

to remove CarrierIQ. It doesn't matter which version you install

as they both work fine. I'm sure 3c would appreciate your purchase.

...Start 3C Toolbox...

1. Slide/Tap to 2nd screen/menu and Tap "Application Manager"

2. Tap "Apps" tab on top menu.

3. On the bottom menu, 3rd button, (it may say "USER" or "ALL")

tap it until it says "System".

4. Find & Tap "Android System" from the list to highlight it.

5. Tap "Open" on the bottom menu.

6. Tap "Details" on pop-up Window

7. Tap "Activities" tab - uncheck anything with "carrieriq" in it

(here's what I unchecked, you may/may not have these)

a. Under "REBOOT" uncheck these:

1. com.carrieriq.iqagent.service.ui.ShowMessage

2. com.carrieriq.iqagent.service.ui.UserPage

b. Under "DebugSettings" uncheck these:

1. com.carrieriq.iqagent.stdmetrics.html5survey.Html5Activity

2. com.carrieriq.iqagent.stdmetrics.survey.android.QuestionnaireActivity

c. Under "VIEW_SURVEY" uncheck this:

1. com.carrieriq.iqagent.stdmetrics.survey.android.QuestionnaireLaunchActivity

8. Tap "Providers" tab - Usually nothing listed but if there are, uncheck them.

9. Tap "Receivers" tab - uncheck anything with "carrieriq" in it

(here's what I unchecked, you may/may not have these)

a. Under "UPDATE_TZINFO" uncheck this:

1. com.carrieriq.iqagent.service.receivers.EnableToggleImpl

10. Tap "Services" tab - uncheck anything with "carrieriq" in it

(here's what I unchecked, you may/may not have these)

1. com.carrieriq.iqagent.service.IQService

11. Tap "Perms" tab - uncheck anything with "carrieriq" in it

(I had nothing)

12. Tap your back button 2 times (get back to main)

a. Slide/Tap to the 4th menu and Tap "(root) Explorer"

13. In "(root) Explorer"

a. Browse to the "/system/lib" by tapping gray folder with ".." after it.

1. Delete "libiq_client.so" or rename it to "bak_libiq_client.so"

2. Delete "libiq_service.so" or rename it to "bak_libiq_client.so"

(I choose to rename them and deleted them after no problems)

14. Tap your back button (get back to main)

a. Slide/Tap back to the 2nd menu and Tap "Application manager"

1. Scroll down/find "LADDM" and tap "Manage..." from the bottom menu.

2. Tap "Uninstall"

(You MUST UNINSTALL "LADDM" if you just DELETE it, it could cause problems)

That's all. No more CARRIERIQ on your phone. It may seem like a lot of

instructions but I wanted to be precise as possible. Remember, back up

your phone before you do anything. I'm not responsible if you kill your

phone. You can now Reboot and run Bitdefender Carrier IQ Finder again

to see if CarrierIQ is running on your system.

---------- Post added at 04:33 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:23 AM ----------

They removed it from the play store because "Voodoo Carrier IQ Detector" was

sending SMS messages to a premium number at a cost, which would charge users

on their phone bills. Information Here.

So they say....Or they just don't want people to remove CarrierIQ, who knows?