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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flhthemi:
Yes I did.

No, I have the DL701Q 7 inch

I have every update they have done OTA

Android Version - 4.4.2

Kernel Version - 3.4.67 dated Fri Mar 6 10:23:15 CST 2015

Build Number - A86V_V004_3

Custom Build Version - 1410425175

Yes, Accuweather is installed and can not be disabled. Why do you suppose it is Accuweather? I suspect Digiland may have modded the play store or might have added an apk that does the installs and downloads.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
Well, I have 3 main reasons for suspecting that Accuweather is the suspect for our problem:

- the issue had never happened to me before the january OTA update (which removed my root and forced me to replace my old root program with vroot) and the two things that changed in my setup were vroot and that new firmware update with Accuweather and Clean Master as a forced startup app.

- after downloading a bunch of anti malware and antivirus programs, the programs that were reporting potential security issues were always narrowing it down to Vroot and Accuweather. Being a rooting program, I know that Vroot could likely get false positives since it requires an exploit to be installed, so my attention was drawn to Accuweather with Vroot as a secondary potential suspect.

- looking at the permissions, Accuweather has an awful lot of intrusive permissions, one of them being "Download files without notification". One of the security programs I tried also listed Accuweather as being capable of installing .apks without the user knowledge/consent, probably related to that very same permission.

If other users with accuweather could comment on this or if they have uninstalled it successfully (most likely with root), I'd very much like to hear about it.

BTW, flhthemi, did you get the tablet recently or did you have the chance to try the firmware update from January between the January and March time period when the March update was released? Some people were talking earlier in the thread about Clean Master being removed, you confirm that, right? Any other change that seemed to have been made to the tablet (for better or worse) in that March update?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flhthemi:
I got mine around Nov 2014. I have ALL the OTA updates Digiland has offered. So, yes it did have Clean Master and the next OTA removed it....if I remember correctly.

Thing is, I have Accuweather installed on other devices and I don't see this happening on them....but who's to say that Digiland didn't hack the apk...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
Yeah, it's very possible that Digiland modified that apk. You could actually test that by running the scanners I used and see if it returns Accuweather as malware on the Digiland tablet and if the same program reports it as malware when you scan a google store installed version on your other device(s).

I took notes of all the scanners I tried and what each reported. The ones that reported Accuweather as potential malware on my tablet were: "Dr. Web Light" (only reported Accuweather), "McAfee Security" (reported Accuweather and my vroot root program) and "AVG Mobile Antivirus" (reported Accuweather and vroot too). They are all available for free on the google store if you want to try them out and see what they say about your Accuweathers on the digiland and other device.

Since you've had the tablet since November, have you had that issue since the beginning or did it start like me after the January firmware update? (I noticed it sometimes in february I believe)

I'd personally really like to get to the bottom of this as I hate intrusive aps that auto install stuff. If I knew from another user that Accuweather was safe to remove, I'd definitely uninstall it asap.

BTW, did you notice any other functionality difference (for better or worse) or any other change between the January and March firmware update? It's odd that they caved in to complaints and removed Clean Master but they still didn't remove that Accuweather, which makes it even more suspicious... (for info, I still have the January bundled Clean Master on my tablet and none of those anti virus scanners reported an issue with that one...)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flhthemi:
I only noticed the games appearing since the last update. Actually, I only noticed them recently but there have been no new updates recently.

I didn't notice a bit of difference between any of the OTAs as far as performance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
Well, I'm not sure if your problem is gone but mine isn't. I hadn't seen new stuff auto install in a while (last time was near the end of April) but I've seen an app pop up in my list a few days ago. It was the same app that had popped up back in april, it has the name of "com.android.google.settings" and has a flashlight logo. I didn't open it to check, but DrWebLight flagged it as potential malware/spyware (like Accuweather) and it also had, amongst plenty of other permissions, the permission to auto download and install things (again, like Accuweather...). It also made an entry into the "Device Administrators" in the Security Tab called "com.android.google.receiver.MyAdmin", but it wasn't ticked on when I saw it there. I uninstalled it like when it happened back in April, then rebooted the tablet. Upon bootup, I saw that another app had been installed upon reboot "DU Battery Saver". I uninstalled that, then rebooted, and no new app showed up (until next time...).

flhthemi, have you checked with the anti virus tools I listed previously if they flag Digiland's version of Accuweather as malware but don't flag the play store installs from your other devices that have it? I wish I knew for sure that I can safely uninstall that system app Accuweather, because I have a strong suspicion that it's what is causing those auto installs.

Has anyone seen stuff auto install on their digiland tablet too besides me and flhthemi? Anyone seen that app "com.android.google.settings" with the flashlight logo? (googling it seems to return another app by the same name from google but without that flashlight logo, so it wouldn't be the first time spyware disguised itself with an official sounding name to avoid raising suspicion)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CheesePickles:
I'm was having the same issue on a DL701Q. I have the tablet updated. I went to Settings>Security> and I turned off Unknown Sources, That seemed to stop the auto installing for me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
Thanks for the tip, but unfortunately I had that turned off when I started seeing those things auto install the first time and that didn't stop the last few waves...

I am curious, did you notice if any of those auto installs were that app with the flashlight logo called "com.android.google.settings"? Is your tablet rooted? Does it still have Accuweather running at all time in the background? Also, it took almost two months between my last two waves of auto installs, so one might think the issue is solved when it really isn't...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flhthemi:
I'm sorry I haven't responded sooner but I've had family problem here that I'm dealing with. My wife was involved in a head on collision so I'm not able to be around the forums as much as usual as I'm mostly at the hospital with her. I hope you get it resolved and if I can get a stab at mine to try some of the virus scans I'll get back to you.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CheesePickles:
I've seen that app install with the Unknown sources on, but it didn't come with any extra apps. I've had the setting like that since April or February. Accuweather is usually always running in the background. If it runs for a long time, it sometimes causes OS programs on my tablet to stop. have tried rooting with the Iroot apk and the Kingo Root apk, but they failed. I have the latest update installed. There was an app that auto-installed called WPS Office in April or May that couldn't be removed and I believe that it was installed by Accuweather.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
No problem, don't worry about it, I wish you the best with that situation and a full recovery to her.

Very interesting. Given that your tablet isn't rooted, I think it's pretty safe to assume that this flashlight app called "com.android.google.settings" was installed by some Digiland bloatware, with the most likely culprit being Accuweather. By any chance did you click on it or start it to see what it did? Since then, you uninstalled it right? I don't have that WPS Office App but I haven't installed the latest March firmware update (I'm on the January firmware). Could it have been installed with that firmware update and you didn't notice it until later in April or May?

Back in february, when I last re rooted my tablet after the January update removed root for many users, I used the Vroot PC app that was linked earlier in the thread. Is that the one you tried? It was that link: http://www.mgyun.com/en/getvroot

If that doesn't root you then I guess it means that the latest update closed that rooting method... So no one who installed the latest March firmware update has gained/regained root?

EDIT: I just noticed you said you tried the .apk. I had tried the .apk vroot file but that didn't root me either, what rooted me in february was the pc app I listed and someone else linked to on page 8 or 9 of the thread. You have to connect your tablet to your PC and run the PC app.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CheesePickles:
I haven't opened the flashlight app since I deleted it since my antivirus scanned it as a virus. Since WPS Office isn't delete-able without root, i think it was installed in the update. I rooted my tablet a few minutes ago using vroot. I'm stuck with using Kinguser right now since Supersu doesn't seem to work. Thanks for helping me get rooted. :) BTW am I suppose to uninstall Kinguser then install Supersu because Supersu gets an error when install binaries with Kinguser installed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
You're welcome, I'm glad you got it rooted.

When you talk about "WPS Office" it wouldn't be another name for "Office Suite Pro" by any chance? (it has 3 cubes as its logo, one blue, one green, one red). That's the only office software on my tablet as far as I know and I believe that one came with the original firmware when I got the tablet in November. You also have that one as well?

You say you have "kinguser" as the root application? It's not "Superuser"? (its logo is a blue shield with a white lion on it) That's the rooting supervisor app that got installed on mine when I rooted it back in february using the link I gave you. Did they change the rooting supervisor app in their Vroot package or something?

I'm not sure about your question on installing Supersu since I haven't changed mine from the default "Superuser".

Do you plan to remove Accuweather now that you have the tablet rooted? I'd be very interested in hearing about it if you do.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flhthemi:
I turned mine on this morning, first time in a while, and got an update:

Build: A86V_004_4

Kernel Version: 3.4.67 July 3

Don't see any additional bloat ware as yet....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CheesePickles:
WPS Office doesn't seem to have the same logos and looks like a diiferent app than what is on my tablet. When I rooted, Kinguser and two other apps in Chinese installed. There was no Superuser app that got installed. With Kinguser, it doesn't let me uninstall Accuweather since it is classified as a "Core App". Does Superuser say it is a "Core App"?

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I didn't get that update. I think it's because I wasn't connected to WiFi and cleared my cache a bit. Is Accuweather still there?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flhthemi:
I don't see it!! No widget, no app showing up in the list!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CheesePickles:
That's great! The only problem is when I installed the update, it said that the files weren't correct and it didn't install. Now i'm stuck with it saying "Upgrading Android Optimizing App 1 of 60" when it boots up. I'll try installing it manually. EDIT: The update didn't install successfully and now it is doing a boot loop.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
Sorry, I'm confused by that first sentence "WPS office doesn't seem to have the same logo and looks like a different app than what is on my tablet". I thought you said that you had WPS office on the tablet? I don't have WPS office on mine but "Office Suite pro", which is indeed a system app. Do you have that one as well?

I'm surprised that the link that I posted installed Kinguser on yours. I guess they changed the root controlling app in a recent package. I just went to the website and the version available now is 1.8.5, the one I downloaded in february which had SuperUser (white lion on a blue shield icon, not the more famous SuperUser that some people talk about I believe) was 1.7.9.

I don't use SuperUser to uninstall things (I'm not even sure if it has that feature), I use either "ES File Explorer" (most excellent app, I highly recommend it for a bunch of purposes) or "Uninstall Expert". Both of those list Accuweather as a system app, but they both have the capabilities of uninstalling system apps through root. So although I haven't personally uninstalled Accuweather yet, they should normally be capable of it.

That sounds awesome. So Accuweather is nowhere to be found in that last update, neither in the running process list, nor the main menu or anywhere else? Did you thoroughly check?

I haven't been prompted to update because I disabled wireless update from auto starting with root (through "ES file explorer"), but I am tempted to install it if that's the case. Although I'd like to know if maybe they've replaced it with other malware/spyware that might be harder to detect? I also wonder if that last update removes root or allows it to be rooted again if it does remove it.

Anyone reading this who is rooted and installed that last july update?

That is some scary stuff, I'm sorry to hear that.... :(

What happened exactly? What do you mean by installing it manually?

Are you still stuck in a boot loop? Any idea at all what might have caused this issue?

Could it be the root? Or maybe one of the issues you encountered before you successfully rooted it?

Or that thing about missing binaries?

I wish you the best of luck in solving it. Please keep us posted.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flhthemi:
Just powered on and checked all segments of Apps in Settings, no mention of Accuweather!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
Very nice, thanks for checking. If you ever get the chance to run the spyware detection tools I posted earlier, I'd be interested to know if Digiland snuck in another spyware/bloatware tool to replace accuweather, maybe in a less obvious fashion. Also if you notice any more auto installed app or game with that newest update.

Do you have any intention of rooting the tablet?

Edit: i forgot to ask, do you remember if the march update or that latest july update were forced updates or did they let you pick whether or not you wanted to install it? I remember that forced update in january really upset a lot of people, me included.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flhthemi:
It was not forced as I had a notice and then opted to install it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CheesePickles:
I think root messes with the update since I tried installing the update on a stock tablet which had success in installing it. I tried installing the update manually from the download link in Digiland's website, but it included too much software for me to understand. My tablet isn't stuck in a boot loop anymore, but it's stuck on the "Upgrading Android" thing. I think I should try flashing the tablet's stock ROM, but I don't know where to find it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flhthemi:
Had some time

Dr Web Light - Quick Scan found nothing - Full Scan found nothing

McAfee Mobile Security - found nothing in any category

AVG Mobile Antivirus - Found my setting for Unknown Sources was allowed and found nothing else
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
Awesome, thanks for taking the time to test this! This is a pleasant surprise that Digiland seems to have reversed their bloatware/spyware approach and that the latest update seems to be very clean (will you let us know if new app/games install automatically again in the future?)

BTW, did they list any change at all in the patch notes?

Out of curiosity, do you have any intention of rooting your tablet?

I wonder if that new update is still rootable. If anyone reading this has the latest firmware update and still has root, please let us know.

Hmm, was rooting the only difference between the stock tablet and the rooted one you tried to update? You said earlier in the thread that Accuweather running too long was causing some OS program to stop, could the update failure be related to that? Did your stock tablet also exhibit that problem with accuweather? (thankfully my accuweather isn't causing me that issue). How about the missing binaries issue that didn't allow you to install "Superuser"? Could those be responsible for the update failure?

I wish I could help you with the firmware flashing thing but I have zero experience on that.

On page 12 and 13 of this thread though, they discuss about downloading the stock firmware from the digiland website and flashing it successfully.

I'm hoping that some of the rooted users from earlier in the thread are reading this and could chime in about that newest update and if they have installed it successfully. Given flhthemi's positive experience on that last update, I'm super tempted to install it to get rid of Accuweather, but I admit that I'm scared of encountering the same issue that CheesePickles did... Maybe some brave/experienced users who took the plunge could chime in?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLoonyRebel:
So my Digiland 10 inch tablet has been sitting on the initial version that's been on it since release. I just tried to do the "wireless update" and getting the "system is damaged" message. Any ideas on how I can get this to do the updates? I did root the device but have wiped it since in hopes maybe I could get it to update. Thanks in advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
Is it stuck in boot loop with an error message, or is the tablet still perfectly usable and you only get that error message if you try to update? From reading your message, it seems that your tablet was rooted, you tried to update the firmware, got that error, then uninstalled root, then you are still getting that error when trying to update firmware? Is that correct? So the tablet is still usable?

Out of curiosity, what rooting method had you used to get it rooted and what rooting supervisor did you have installed?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLoonyRebel:
The tablet is working fine. I believe I used Root Genius back in December 2014 to root this. I can't remember what rooting supervisor app it threw on the tablet sadly.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
That's odd, if it's otherwise working fine and you removed root, I have no idea what could be causing this. Between this and Cheesepickles experience on that update, it seems that this last firmware is rather finicky to install.

Has anyone who had their tablet rooted got this to install successfully?

As a matter of fact, besides flhthemi, has anyone else successfully installed that firmware update, rooted or not?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taraku:
Digging Deep into this tablet

DL1010Q

so far I have ,

Root, SuperSU

Backed up / Dump Rom, DD

TTL mod, Direct connection to board.

Battery mod Removed old 5000mAh , installed dual 6000 mAh

heat-sink for better cooling.

____________________________________________________

what i am working on now.

CWM / TWRP recovery

Hardware to copy rom directly.

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Goal?

CWM / TWRP recovery

Cyanogenmod

_____________________________________________________

i will post all data and images once i am done, if you need the images please let me know.

If you would like to work with us, and help with any information please contact me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
Nice!! Are you running the latest firmware update? Did you install it successfully?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ray12k:
Hi ,

Does anyone have the the firmware for the digiland DL701Q. They took it off their site and my daughters tablet went down last night

thanks in advnce
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flhthemi:
Is this what you're looking for?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5h0uajdkzkh5qci/DL701Qupdate_software.rar?dl=0
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaMagicTicket:
Does this tablet have android encryption can't find it anywhere?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vampirefo:
Should be in settings under security.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaMagicTicket:
nothing there
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaddyShortLeggs:
We're you able to fix it? I have the exact same problem and my tablet has been sitting in my dresser for the last month in a half. Any help would be much appreciated.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
Did your tablet brick a month and a half ago by installing the very latest firmware? That post you quoted was after the december update. Did you also have kinguser still on the tablet? What firmware did you have before the tablet was bricked? The january forced firmware update removed root access for the people who had kinguser installed by root genius, thats why im curious as well.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaddyShortLeggs:
I had 4.4.2 and yes I used kingo user and i was rooted. I bricked it when I tried to update the latest update.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
Wait, I don't mean the android OS version (i believe we are all on 4.4.2 in this thread) but the digiland firmware number or kernel number. For example, mine is still from the january digiland update, it lists that one as 3.4.67 from the jan14th update. Were you still on the december firmware when you tried to update it last month? Or january? Or the second to last one which was in march/april?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaddyShortLeggs:
I don't know what firmware i was on but I believe I was up to date on everything. The latest update is the one that bricked it though.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Planet Indigo:
That's odd, the january update should have made you lose root back then if you were using root genius and kinguser, that's what happened to me and a few other people. It stayed functional though but i had to use vroot to regain root after.

In any case you are now the second person to report a problem with the installation of that last firmware update, it definitely sounds like a problematic update to install...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeaT420:
Digi-Lands website looks like it got an updated look and they don't have the firmware on there anymore. I found it on mtkfirmware.com, is that a safe site?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supermaxkato:
I have a sprint version (sph-l520). Has anyone been able to get QPST to work on this phone?

If so, which build number/version? Thank you!
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.faramroze:
No. Use SPCutility.apk with wifi on on the phone. Note down the SPC. Connect to pc by dialing ##3424# and select DM mode. Download and install DFS CDMA software with latest Samsung drivers installed. Make RUIM only in DFS and reboot. Insert any CDMA SIM. Everything works.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supermaxkato:
I have it working without Sim so I don't want to switch it to ruim-only because then it will require a Sim. My question about qpst is so I can program data without a Sim (I can't get data settings to stick using dfs.)

Has anyone else succesfuly used this phone with qpst? If so, what version and what build?