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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MagickalShadow:
I am fairly certain that every app installed on Android accesses the phone or network or both. It is most likely asking for your location for the exact same reason the website SpeedTest.net asks for it...even if you access it on your PC... and that is so it can measure your speed and latency from the server closest to your location. If you notice this app was not made the US Govt. it was made by someone named Ookla who also made an app called “Speedtest.net Speed Test”.

Let's not get paranoid without actually looking beneath the surface here. More than likely this was just someone trying to make an “official sounding” app. A government agency like the FCC would actually list itself as the publisher of something like this and not any specific individual, especially under the name of “Ookla”.

For example, how many official IRS publications have you ever seen that list an individual person as the author or publisher? Now how many are just listed as “IRS Publication _____”?

As for exporting the resluts, many "Speed Test" websites publish the results of each test and many offer statistical averages for each ISP, state or country. On the surface, this seems like the same thing "speed test" programs have been doing since the '90s.

The only thing that raises a red flag to me is this Ookla guy using the "FCC" name for his own app. That alone is the only thing that would make me think there is anything suspicious about this. Reason to be cautious? Sure. Government conspiracy? Certainly not.

If you are are going to be scared of every app that accesses your phone calls and data connection, I would recommend not downloading any apps at all. As I stated earlier, I am fairly certain they all do and if not all, then certainly a very large majority do.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] whats77inaname:
1) I surmise you didn't pay attention to the "Visit the developer's Webpage" section (http://www.broadband.gov/qualitytest/about) nor did you pay attention to the "Send mail to developer" link (newmedia@fcc.gov).

Last time I checked, the only entity that could register a .gov domain name would be, hmmmmmmmmmmmm, the govt?

2) So, for s&g's let's just jump over to http://www.broadband.gov/, and lo and behold, it's a site by the FCC.

3) Let's run a quick "who is" query...

"WHOIS information for broadband.gov :

[Querying whois.nic.gov]

[whois.nic.gov]

% DOTGOV WHOIS Server ready

Domain Name: broadband.gov

Status: Active

Please be advised that this whois server only contains information pertaining to the .GOV domain. For information for other domains please use the whois server at RS.INTERNIC.NET."

4) And finally, the privacy statement for the site:

"The FCC is collecting and storing street addresses, IP addresses, and broadband performance information through these speed tests. (The FCC is not collecting email addresses through these speed tests.) The street addresses will not be released, disclosed to the public, or shared with any outside entities, including Ookla and M-Lab, except in the limited circumstances described in the Consumer Broadband Test Privacy Statement. The FCC, Ookla, and M-Lab are collecting and storing broadband performance information and IP addresses, which Ookla and M-Lab may release to the public. The FCC will not make individual IP addresses available to the public except in the limited circumstances described in the Consumer Broadband Test Privacy Statement. For more information, see the complete Consumer Broadband Test Privacy Statement, the Ookla Privacy Policy , and the M-Lab Privacy Policy. The FCC is soliciting this information under authority of the Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-385, Stat 4096 § 103(c)(1); American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat 115 (2009); and Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended."

So, to counter your false claims and your casually dismissive attitude, I would suggest you follow your own advice next time (and look beneath the surface) before you step into a glass house throwing rocks. I did my research before posting, did you?

And granted, this may be a totally benign app, but given the source and other things they have been known to do, do you *really* want to take that gamble?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MagickalShadow:
Who exactly are they and what have they done? Granted, I didn't read the website info, but as I pointed out, this is not really any different than any other app in the entire market.

Last time I checked, the FCC wasn't kicking in the front doors of peoples homes and anal probing them for information about their G-mail contact list. I have no clue who "Ookla" is so, I have no clue what they have been known to do. For that matter I have no clue what M-Lab has been known to do either. If you want to go down the whole Govt. conspiracy "oh no they are after me" road, then hey, knock yourself out. But if they really were after you, they probably wouldn’t take the gamble that you would download their app from Android market. They would probably just legislate it into law that every phone had to ship with it pre-installed.

Unless that would interfere with their plans for the UFO's, the next Sept 11th or the reincarnation of Elvis or whatever other paranoid crap everyone wants to blame a relatively incompetent government of flawlessly doing with the personal information of every citizen within its borders...

I think I am going to text message everyone in my contact and tell them to run a test with this app...then we can all panic that the FCC knows we own cell phones, how fast our internet connections are and where we live...as if they couldn't have figured all this out yesterday before any one of us installed the app...unless they are going to use this to spy on us...oh wait I remember everyone being paranoid about that after watching it happen to Will Smith in "Enemy of the State" back in the '90s...so that can't be it...

Oh well... if I never post on here again, that means they found out I download apps form the Android Market...and god help us all when they find out about everyone else...

Oh and by the way, "Ookla" isn't part of the government: http://www.ookla.com/about.php
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] whats77inaname:
1) I tempered my post with "this could be benign".

2) No one is hollering conspiracy theorist except you, I'm simply providing the facts that this app exists, it will reside on your phone, and there is no real way of knowing what it does outside of what is stated.

3) Yeah, I read Ookla isn't part of the government, did I ever say they were? But at this point, that's just tit for tat. And if you don't know who "they" are (I think I've spelled that out) and what they've "done", about the only thing I can suggest is that you research your history.

I think I'm about with this post. Do want you want, dude.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MagickalShadow:
Actually the whole tone of your post screams "conspiracy theory". Even your reply does when you state:

"there is no real way of knowing what it does outside of what is stated".

That is the very definition of "conspiracy theory" and really the same could be said for any app. Seriously, this is not the only app that gathers information or accesses the same things, it is just the only one you targeted in your post. You're just paranoid about this specific one because it supposedly has "government ties".

And no, you haven't spelled out who "they" are. That is why I asked. Apparently I am mistaken, so please...enlighten.

Telling me to research history is a cop out. I am guessing you have some evidence of something malicious going on or there would be no need for suspicion of the app outside of some paranoid idea you have. Besides I must be missing something if I don't see the danger in this app that you do, so why trust me to uncover anything on my own in my history research? No, I am sure that you actually have some real hard evidence here that you can bestow upon the masses at large to convince us all what evil lurks within the Android Market.

I mean you post this here about this single app based on not so unique characteristics and you're all like "FCC...GOVERNEMNT...HINT, HINT, HINT" (I am paraphrasing of course), yet fail to elaborate on why, then basically say “well, I am not saying there is anything wrong with it” (paraphrasing again). In your own exact words...Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah....

So, which is it? Are you "warning" everyone that, except for the FCC name, this app is basicaly like every other app or is there something special that you are trying to hint about it that no one but you knows about? If so, then at least say what that is.

No worries though, I understand that even though someone is paranoid, that is not evidence that they aren't out to get us.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazililazn:
Sooo, I am making this thread about the fact that when you make adjustments through the camera app (contrast,saturation,sharpness) the adjustments aren't saved.

Now, after putting pictures and videos on my computer, I have noticed how dull the videos/pictures look at stock settings. (imho at least) But, after playing with some settings, I have come to conclude that for camera the best settings are

+2 Contrast, +1 Saturation, 0 Sharpness.

For the video recorder it would be,

+1 Contrast, 0 Saturation, 0 Sharpness.

However, I want these adjustments to be saved. Its kind of annoying that everytime I want to take a picture/video I have to make the same adjustments X.X
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazililazn:
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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dungeon47:
I don't know the answer to your question, but I've found that getting to know the presets acts as a somewhat faster workaround.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazililazn:
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Wonder if any dev has ever thought about this. Dont see the point in having adjustments there if they arent saved :/
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] kevina90:
For rooted Sense Roms ONLY!

No weather icon no glass background

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=823241

No glass background deodexed

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black with white letters clock odexeded and deodexeded

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=821367
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] kevina90:
Reserved by me
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] kevina90:
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[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] Moh_Jay:
Bump

Signatures are fancy.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] kevina90:
wow.... i forgot i even wrote this thread.....
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] Moh_Jay:
Lol

Signatures are fancy.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] wantabe:
I'm hoping someone would be interested in combining the clearclockhtcwidget with the one that has a blackbackground with white numbers. Or maybe I just missed it somewhere. I was able to get the one with the clear background working by replacing the apk in the rom I use. Any help or advice would be appreciated! Maybe someone would want to take on a small project.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] kevina90:
so you want one with a clear background and as for the numbers, white on top of black?
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] wantabe:
Exactly!:D
[Epic 4G Android Development] fixxxer2008:
i may be getting an epic tomorrow but im debating it atm. i don't see alot of roms for this device, not even stock android ones. the biggest drawback for me is no apps2sd. i cannot live without it. as far as roms go i can develop some for us, ive made several hero roms before. but is there any development on apps2sd or do we have to wait for the froyo update? :(
[Epic 4G Android Development] ravizzle:
Is apps2sd really a big deal for u? The epic has more internal mem than the hero so u won't run. Out as quick. I switched from hero with cm6 and I had to use apps2sd on hero, but I haven't been able to use all of the epics internal mem. Idk how many apps u got so if u got even enuff to use up the epic mem then I understand ur concern, but I really doubt anyone needs that much.

Sent from my Epic 4G
[Epic 4G Android Development] Darkshneider:
Dont, get an Evo. More devs, more ROMs, more customizing.
[Epic 4G Android Development] SladeNoctis:
Thats true but the overall experience is better on Epic. If Epic 2.1 stock feels faster then EVO 2.2 stock then you have to wonder how fast this sucker is going to be in 2.2. Plus everybody is just waiting for 2.2 since whats the point putting some much effort of a software version thats hardly going to be used when 2.2 comes out. Is there still 2.1 development for Android phones that received 2.2, i seriously doubt it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mrkrabs:
Epic screen is sooooo much better than evo and it really is way faster. Plus. I think a lot of development is overrated...all I'm looking for is that one good rom to stick with..I get tired of switching all the time. Just my opinion.
[Epic 4G Android Development] fixxxer2008:
yes, yes it is. the development for this phone really lacks.
[Epic 4G Android Development] fixxxer2008:
i might but the evo is going on 6 months old now so im doubtful ill get one.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Darkshneider:
Didnt you get a Pre after the Hero? Seriously, go Evo.
[Epic 4G Android Development] fixxxer2008:
yeah and my pre basically smokes the hero as im running at 1ghz..

i dunno what ill do yet, my upgrade is due tomorrow. knowing my luck ill buy the evo and the development will cease. :o
[Epic 4G Android Development] twoeleven99:
Yeah bro you need froyo..but just be patient the word is froyo for epic sometime in nov. I'm coming from an evo and yes I'm dissapointed about the dev community or lack there of for the epic but even with that and the epic running 2.1 I'm still glad I switched from the evo..so pick it up its a great phone
[Epic 4G Android Development] Darkshneider:
Lol, I dont think so. Even if it ceases, there plenty to go around.
[Epic 4G Android Development] muyoso:
There is no incentive to develop for the Epic 4g at this point. The instant the phone was released it was made public knowledge that 2.2 was coming to it, and the closer that date comes the less people want to invest in tweaking 2.1.

App2sd is a cool feature and all, but I don't see a need at this point. I have a ridiculous number of apps installed and I still have a hundred MB free on the internal storage. I use maybe about 40% of the apps I have installed regularly and about 30% of what I have installed I never use. Maybe when Android starts getting better games ported over from iOS or developed natively on the platform, the need will arise.

And get whatever phone you want frankly. The epic is better than the Evo, and I am not saying that because I own one. If you are willing to make roms and help develop, I am not too sure why you are concerned about the lack of development on the phone. Isn't that something that regular users should be worried about?
[Epic 4G Android Development] schizopunk:
I honestly wouldn't recommend the EVO to anyone... it was the worst phone I've ever used.
[Epic 4G Android Development] chefthomas99:
+1 same thing happened with me. I was with the evo for a week it just felt like a bigger hero honestly... epic is amazing.. go for epic you won't be disappointed.. you always have that 30 day return guarantee..
[Epic 4G Android Development] Zei:
There is really no point for Apps2sd at all. What are you saving all that internal mem for? And just because there are more roms out doesnt mean thats a good thing. Coming from a G1 I hated that there were so many damn roms to choose from, and they all had the same basic ish cept maybe a few of them were themed up differently.

The Evo is basically turning into a iPhone IMO, and im sick of the users swearing up and down that THAT phone is basically the best in the biz...FALSE. The epic suits me more for what I need which is basically gaming, movies, and partial business. All the Evo has to go on is .3" of screen and a processor that not nearly as powerful as the epics and for that matter SENSE UI IS ****ING UGLY *shudders*

/rant

LMAO, I just love our small community. We dont need 50 differrent roms and become a clusterfuck like the other sub forums. We need to support each other

:EDIT:

Why does everyone want a stock android rom, I thought the point of these different phones was to be different
[Epic 4G Android Development] muyoso:
I wouldn't go that far. The Evo has a few advantages over the Epic and the epic has a few advantages over the evo. For one, the evo has a larger screen, and even though its only .3 inches, its VERY noticeable. Also, somehow even though they have a larger screen, the screen uses less battery than our epic's. Also, they have a kickstand which is pretty damn sweet.

I chose the Epic because of the Super AMOLED, which I THOUGHT was super battery efficient and also a brilliant display (1/2 aint bad), the amazing processor and the dedicated GPU. HTC makes amazing phones, and the EVO's build quality is higher than the Epic's, but they ALWAYS shortchange their phones by ignoring the graphics department. Every smartphone I have purchased has been an HTC device, and on EVERY SINGLE one they have had no hardware accelerated graphics, which has always become an issue.
[Epic 4G Android Development] SwimDrewid:
Had an evo for nearly 90 days. Had froyo. Had every cm6 nightly. Had cm6 rc1.

Miss cm6. Miss froyo. But am loving the epic so much more than the evo.

Better battery life, better screen, physical keyboard, better stability.
[Epic 4G Android Development] fixxxer2008:
reasons? im leaning towards the evo because it's alot cheaper than the epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] fixxxer2008:
yes there is, the more free ram you have, the faster your phone runs. apps2sd is a godsend.
[Epic 4G Android Development] tanimn:
I look forward to the day that you are forced to eat those words. :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] Dulanic:
The upside is that both cm6 and froyo are coming soon.
[Epic 4G Android Development] SwimDrewid:
Yep
[Epic 4G Android Development] mithritades:
Apps2sd is baked into froyo and u can turn off Touchwiz on the Epic and use stock Android without any Mods
[Epic 4G Android Development] Zei:
Ive had several HTC devices and the Evo was unimpressive to me. Plain and simple
[Epic 4G Android Development] NeonMonster:
I miss Apps2SD but in reality it really isn't nessacary.

Yeah it was cool to have 300 apps installed on my nexus, but I honestly only truely use maybe 30 or so of them.

The internal memory on the Epic is large, I have about 150 apps installed and still a very decent amount of memory left.

I hate the Froyo2SD however, it was very touchy and apps on the sd card tend to give errors.

As far as the Dev community goes, I think its partially to do with froyo coming soon, and also the fact the phone is still pretty new still. The roms we DO have are pretty good in my opinion.

from a epic Galaxy far, far away.
[Epic 4G Android Development] UnicronAlpha99:
Never owned an Evo. I played with the Epic for 30 minutes in the store and the Evo for about 10. Epic was faster with 2.1 vs 2.2 Evo and the LED screen made the Evo's LCD look washed down. The Epic visibly navigated the OS and rendered web pages faster, in store with both phones at stock on 3G. The EVO is a nice phone, play with both side-by-side and pick which you feel more comfortable with.

Epic 4g/Rooted/Epic Experience 1.2.04/Phoenix 1.49/Epic Glass Blue Theme
[Epic 4G Android Development] muyoso:
What does moving the apps to the SD card have to do with RAM?
[Epic 4G Android Development] schizopunk:
Well I came from the Hero. I used to be a huge HTC guy and I actually got the Evo on launch day (waited in line and everything...), at first I loved the phone but then it just seemed really poorly made. The fact that you don't even know what screen your Evo will have until you get it, I find that kinda ridiculous... some screens didn't have the FPS cap and the others did.

Also I had to go through about 3 Evos before I just gave up on it, the first one the USB completely stopped working, the second one same thing and then my third one had some major light leakage on the bottom buttons. I expected a lot more quality for a phone at that price (let alone the fact that I paid full price for that and my Epic since I didn't want to use my upgrade)... but yeah, the quality is well worth it on the Epic, I personally dont care about the keyboard aspect at all and have probably only used it once, don't believe the statement, "if you want a keyboard, get the Epic, if you don't care about the keyboard, get the Evo...", its not only the keyboard that wins over the Evo.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Djinn23:
I nearly returnd my epic cause sammy n sprint would not acknowledge the 3g upload thing . They ended up doing so on like day 28. Glad I did keep it. IMO evo is re-packaged old hardware. The only great feature it has that we do not yet is hdmi out. Not huge if you use dlna. This is my first android and an awesome improvement over my crapberry. Although...I am betting a g1 would have met that criteria.

Froyo is in the pipes so it should not be a dealbreaker imo. If gingerbread is what u will want .... I would not hold your breath.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ippikiokami:
Eh not sure where this EVO hate came from but I moved from an EVO to Epic too. However I do regret it somewhat. I don't use the keyboard anywhere near the amount I though I was and it's a lot thicker with the case. I had to return two Epics already, one due to a totally dead GPS and second one due to the keyboard sliding part being Wayyyyyyyyyyy too loose (as in pretty much fell down with gravity and a little tap)

If you decide to get an EVO you will be happy with it. Yes the Epic has a great CPU / GPU combo but I've yet to run a game or app that I REALLY USE that actually takes advantage of it.

Part of the reason the EPIC's community isn't as big is because there are just less people in general that have the phone. I see Evo's a lot but have only met 1 other with an EPIC. Don't get me wrong Epic is a great phone but unless you are obsessed with your benchmarks, EVOs normal use isn't that much slower. After the latest official FPS unlock (and the modded unlocks in the past) the EVO isn't a slouch either.

I still have questions about Samsung's support of their phones too. There have been a lot of complaints in the past and no word on official date for froyo on epic makes me wonder. With HTC even their old Mytouch 3g's are getting Froyo. Samsung is slower while being a much more massive company.
[Epic 4G Android Development] blazewit:
well b.s. 1.5 now has app2sd support so thts a moot point.(even though app2sd frees up rom, wich is just storage and has nothing to do with ram or how fast your device performs,) But really they are both good phones, the epic is my fist slide out kb phone n I both love and get slightly annoyed by it but its really the only practical soloution for emulators, plus my epic beats my tegra 2 tablet in the graphic department so I dont think you'll find a better gaming phone atm, and yes more demanding games are coming. for me the biggest thing I miss from the evo is development but the epic is relitivly new, imean my d inc didnt even get root for months but now its an awesome for roms. really it comes down to delayed gratification. Do you get the better more future proof phone but have to wait for its potential to b unlocked, or do u get a phone thats has less potential but where that potential has allready been relized...
[Epic 4G Android Development] k0nane:
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[Epic 4G Android Development] Hero_Over:
might have been herospecial 2 that froze your phone. i havent seen any issues with a2sd yet and ive tested